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Private money helped pay to conduct Minnesota’s election

Private money helped pay to conduct Minnesota’s election

With Congress failing to provide enough aid to election offices, private funders — including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg — donated hundreds of millions to help conduct elections around the country.  
by Tom Scheck, Geoffrey Hing, Sabby Robinson and Gracie Stockton

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On Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, hear the APM documentary 'Days of Infamy'

On Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, hear the APM documentary 'Days of Infamy'

Monday is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Within the living memory of Americans are two deadly surprise attacks against the United States: Japan's assault on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Both times, the Library of Congress sent people out to record the voices of ordinary Americans as they reacted to a changed world.

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Biden picks California attorney general to lead HHS, pandemic response

Biden picks California attorney general to lead HHS, pandemic response

President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration's coronavirus response.
by The Associated Press

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Will the U.S. ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

Will the U.S. ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy. Such a strategy, they say, could systematically check more people for infections and spot surges before they take off.
by The Associated Press

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Trump's legal losses come fast and furious

Trump's legal losses come fast and furious

The Trump campaign and allied Republicans had sought to overturn results in six states. After a string of legal losses, Rudy Giuliani told Fox News that “we don't need courts," arguing state lawmakers can just declare Trump the winner.
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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Gazelka: ‘Essential’ Capitol workers should get faster COVID-19 shots

Gazelka: ‘Essential’ Capitol workers should get faster COVID-19 shots

The Legislature’s ability to meet in person more often in 2021 could hinge on how fast the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed. Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka suggested “essential” Capitol dwellers should have an early place in line.
by Brian Bakst

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