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News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Every state has now been called. Joe Biden officially won Georgia, while Trump took North Carolina.
— POLITICO (@politico) November 13, 2020
The final electoral vote count: Biden 306, Trump 232. https://t.co/rrUjVa20Tn pic.twitter.com/RnJLDHpete
The Trump campaign's attorneys said Friday they’re no longer seeking a court’s intervention into the presidential race in Arizona, after alleging in a lawsuit last week that some in-person votes were improperly rejected https://t.co/h9cKO3Z9j5
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 13, 2020
Late last night, a law firm sought to pull out of a Trump-filed suit over the election tallies in Pennsylvania. It is highly unusual for a major law firm to seek to withdraw its representation of a client in litigation so soon after it commenced. https://t.co/rmfVakJn8H
— POLITICO (@politico) November 13, 2020
A Texas health system is constructing a large tent in Lubbock to help with the surge of COVID-19 cases and will house patients who can be safely discharged from the Covenant Medical Center to continue treatment. https://t.co/tRVlqQICMr pic.twitter.com/yctoWd7W3I
— ABC News (@ABC) November 13, 2020
Several dozen Secret Service officers have either tested positive for coronavirus or are self-isolating after close contact with someone who tested positive, source says. https://t.co/ucpCx2WBAe
— CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gave a controversial speech yesterday, warning that not only is freedom of belief under threat, but freedom of expression is as well https://t.co/KN3ikxr0ln
— POLITICO (@politico) November 13, 2020
Florida Gov. DeSantis wants to amend the state's "stand your ground" law in a proposal that would expand one of the broadest laws of its kind in the country as part of DeSantis' "anti-mob" draft legislation. https://t.co/sEuGZY56zy
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 13, 2020
There's a renewed push to get Chad Wolf confirmed as Homeland Security secretary — a position in which he's been serving in an acting capacity for a year — before Inauguration Day, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. https://t.co/00OB23w28F
— CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2020
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck western Nevada early Friday, shaking residents of an area stretching hundreds of square miles in two states, USGS says. https://t.co/YkT65nxwkp
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 13, 2020
This mom of three who was diagnosed with COVID-19 two months after giving birth is finally home after spending four months in the hospital, much of that time sedated and in the ICU. https://t.co/VK5i4pzOvz pic.twitter.com/dMZW4N7AJv
— ABC News (@ABC) November 13, 2020