NC chief justice race heads to recount in NC
Incumbent Cheri Beasley requests a machine recount in the NC Supreme Court chief justice race as Paul Newby holds a narrow lead based on final county tallies. Beasley trails by about 370 votes from 5.4 million counted. Steady recount work expected with public viewing of county activity and a completion target by Nov 25.
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Jim O’neill
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Roy Cooper
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Robeson County
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Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
State Board of Elections
U.S. Senate
House
Council of State
Pompeo meets Orthodox leader in Istanbul during Turkey trip
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Istanbul on a brief European and Middle East swing. The talks focused on religious freedom while Turkey criticized Washington over human rights and racism, with Pompeo touring the Rustem Pasha Mosque and wearing a mask alongside his wife Susan.
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Mike Pompeo
Turkey
Pompeo
Europe
Middle East
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Paul Russell
Ankara
Washington
United States
Bartholomew
Rustem Pasha
Sinan
Susan
Patriarchal Church of St. George
Patrick Semansky
Pool
Associated Press
Biden fills top White House with campaign veterans
President elect Joe Biden announced a wave of senior staff from his campaign to key White House roles. Jen O’Malley Dillon becomes deputy chief of staff and Cedric Richmond winds up as senior adviser with expanded public engagement duties.
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Joe Biden
White House
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Jen O’malley Dillon
Louisiana
Cedric Richmond
Steve Ricchetti
Richmond
Mike Denilon
Dana Remus
Julio Chavez
Ron Klain
America
O’malley Dillon
Barack Obama
Rodriguez
César Chavez
Kamala Harris
Obama
Valerie Jarrett
Congress
Prison virus outbreak at Oakdale prompts oversight warning
Federal inspectors found FCC Oakdale in Louisiana kept inmates with COVID-19 in housing for up to six days without isolation and failed to provide proper PPE. The report highlights gaps in CDC and BOP guidance adherence and staff protective equipment shortages amid rising prison cases nationwide.
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Louisiana
Justice Department
Inspector General
Federal Correctional Complex
Oakdale
Bureau of Prisons
Marshall Project
Associated Press
Fcc Oakdale
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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