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- Battleground Sweep: President-elect Donald Trump completed his sweep of the seven battleground states on Saturday, winning Arizona and bringing his electoral vote count to 312.
- Blame Game: As Democrats process the reality of a Trump victory, some party leaders are rationalizing the loss by assigning blame.
- Split Ticket: Earlier on Saturday, Trump flipped Nevada, but Jacky Rosen, a Democrat Senate incumbent, prevailed.
- Biden to Meet Trump: President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday morning to kick off the presidential transition.
- The Good and the True: The main character in one of Charles Dickens's lesser known novels offers inspiration to hold on to the goodness inside amid hardships. Story below.
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| Ivan Pentchoukov,
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Former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Kinston Regional Jetport in Kinston, N.C., on Nov. 3, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) |
President-elect Donald Trump became the projected winner of the presidential election in Nevada and Arizona on Saturday, formalizing a sweep of the seven battleground states.
The two victories bring Trump's Electoral College vote total to 312. As of 10 p.m. on Saturday, he led Vice President Kamala Harris by more than 3.7 million votes on the national level.
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- A state becomes a battleground when all available estimates make the race too close to call.
- There were seven battlegrounds in the 2024 election: North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada.
- While Trump became the projected winner on Wednesday morning, Arizona and Nevada were expected to take days to count ballots. By Saturday, enough ballots were processed to make an informed projection. (More)
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- Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) has won a second six-year stint in the Senate, defeating Republican challenger Sam Brown.
- President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Nov. 13 to discuss plans for the presidential transition.
- President-elect Donald Trump said that he does not see a role in his administration for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.
- Two women, including a United States Postal Service (USPS) worker, were arrested in Colorado's Mesa County for allegedly stealing mail-in ballots and forging votes in an attempt to "test" the voting signature verification system, according to officials and an affidavit.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an investigation into reports that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers neglected storm-affected supporters of former President Donald Trump while assessing damage from Hurricane Milton. |
- According to screenshots of internal messages published by The Daily Wire, a FEMA official instructed relief workers who were identifying residents eligible for federal aid in Lake Placid, both orally and via internal messages, that it was best practice to "avoid homes advertising Trump."
- One image shows that a relief worker uploaded a photo of a property with a Trump flag with a note stating, "Trump sign no entry per leadership."
- Other notes stated: "Per leadership no stop Trump flag," "Trump sign," and "Trump sign, no contact per leadership."
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Relief workers reportedly skipped at least 20 homes since late October in a district that voted 70 percent for Trump. The Epoch Times has not independently verified these claims. A spokesperson for the agency told The Daily Wire that the supervisor who sent the messages, Marn'i Washington, is not actively working for the agency pending an investigation. The agency said it was horrified and deeply disturbed by Washington's actions. |
- Private employers will now be required to provide earned paid sick leave for eligible employees in three states after voters passed ballot measures in Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska.
- A U.S. District Court Judge permanently prohibited the state of Illinois from enforcing a ban on certain types of semiautomatic rifles and so-called "high capacity" magazines.
- A judge ruled on Nov. 7 that New York City cannot invoke a centuries-old "anti-pauper" law to block Texas from offering illegal immigrants free bus rides to the Big Apple.
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In this episode, I sit down with scientist and physician Dr. Robert Malone to discuss his latest book, "PsyWar," co-authored with his wife, Dr. Jill Malone. —Jan |
Mark Hendrickson In economics, the first lesson I taught my pupils is the lesson of things that are seen and things that are not seen. Actions have some effects that are readily apparent and others are overlooked or not perceived. It's the same with our military veterans. We see the obvious price they've paid—the time they spent far away from home and some of the physical injuries, such as lost limbs. What we don't see are their psychological wounds. Sadly, these are more numerous than physical injuries, and they often cause greater suffering.
It took me many years to understand this. The uncle who raised me was as tough and fearless as any man I've ever known, yet even he struggled with deeply disturbing memories from World War II more than half a century later… (Full Column)
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In the run-up to the U.S. election, former President Donald Trump pledged to quickly end the war in Ukraine. Now that he has secured a second term in office, speculation is rife as to how he intends to do so. Francis Boyle, a foreign policy analyst, points to recent comments made by Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Trump's running mate, which suggest "potential outlines" for a negotiated solution. |
- "I suspect Vance coordinated those comments with Trump," Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law, told The Epoch Times.
- Speaking on the Shawn Ryan Show podcast in September, Vance suggested that a "demilitarized zone" could be established between the warring sides.
- He did not provide further detail about the proposed demilitarized zone, or its precise geographical location, other than to say it should be "heavily fortified."
- Russia, meanwhile, according to Vance, would receive a "guarantee of neutrality" from Kyiv, meaning that Ukraine would abandon its bid to join the NATO alliance.
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- Gangs in France are forming semi-autonomous Mexico-style narco-enclaves in quiet towns, emboldened by a reduced police presence, warns a veteran French police commander.
- At least 26 people were killed and 62 more were wounded in an apparent suicide bombing at a train station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday.
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The scale weighing the risks against the benefits of aspirin is starting to tip. Three major clinical trials in recent years concluded that aspirin is not suitable for preventive use in people without known cardiovascular disease. |
- On trial involving patients with cardiovascular risk factors, showed that aspirin did not significantly reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events but did increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Another trial included over 19,000 older adults, found that aspirin did not improve survival rates but significantly increased the risk of major hemorrhage by 38 percent and elevated all-cause mortality by 14 percent.
- A third trial included over 15,000 diabetes patients without cardiovascular disease, concluded that "the absolute benefits were largely counterbalanced by the bleeding hazard."
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An 1857 illustration by Hablot Knight Browne, depicting the marriage of Arthur Clennam and Amy Dorrit, based on Charles Dickens's book "Little Dorrit." |
The great 19th-century novelist Charles Dickens presents us with humble and innocent characters that inspire belief that goodness can be found in humanity. The characters offer inspiration for how to persevere in the midst of hard times by clinging to the good and the true. Lessons from 'Little Dorrit': Contrasted with Victorian excess, the fate of Amy Dorrit, the lead character in Dickens's novel "Little Dorrit" emphasizes that true nobility is often to be found in hidden lives and forgotten places, where it's warmed by love and self-sacrifice, rather than in the cold grand ballrooms, jewels, fortunes, and feathered tiaras of high society. Novel Plot: "Little Dorrit," published in serial form between 1855 and 1857, tells of the Dorrit children, whose father is confined to a debtor's prison, and Arthur Clennam, the gentleman who tries to lift them out of poverty. Prison Motif: Dickens uses and reinterprets the prison motif throughout the novel, revealing to readers the various forms of confinement in human life: physical jails, psychological manipulation, and the prison of one's own self-centeredness. Kindness and Selflessness: Despite her own suffering, heroine Amy Dorrit always seeks to lessen the sufferings of others. She becomes the embodiment of the self-sacrifice that is the antidote to the self-centeredness pervading the novel. Inspiration: Against a backdrop of mystery, intrigue, satire, and social critique, filled with characters of signature Dickensian quirkiness, the great novelist tells a tale of love and its quiet endurance in the face of hardship.
Read the full novel analysis by writer Walter Larson here.
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