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Detroit activists from 12 local organizations marched through the city on November 7th, 2020 to call for the protection of Detroit's votes. Adam J. Dewey/NurPhoto via Getty Images US Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, told CNN he's not convinced by a Republican lawsuit aimed at overturning the 2020…

Airbnb on Wednesday raised $3.5 billion in its IPO at a fully diluted valuation of around $47.3 billion, and will begin trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol ABNB.Why it matters: This is the culmination of a remarkable rebound for the hospitality giant, which many counted…

Tuesday, December 8 was a minor procedural date on the 2020 presidential election calendar but also a notable symbolic one: The safe harbor deadline. At that time, which by law occurs six days before the members of the Electoral College gather to cast their votes for the president and vice…

On Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the latest edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live! by tackling President Trump’s continued bungling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has thus far claimed over 270,000 American lives, seen millions slide into poverty, and kept many trapped indoors. His administration’s latest screw-up involves Pfizer’s coronavirus…

Sign up for the Guardian’s First Thing newsletter Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday said he is feeling better after contracting Covid-19 and expects to leave the hospital on Wednesday. The 76-year-old former New York City mayor, who is spearheading Trump’s flagging effort to overturn the Republican president’s election…

Some people collect stamps in their free time. Others play chess or go bird-watching. David Perdue, the senior senator from Georgia, trades stocks. An analysis by The New York Times earlier this month found that Perdue reportedly accounts for one-third of all stock trades made by senators in recent years,…

When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, it invited Americans to choose their path to salvation. Would it be scientific reason, predicated on patience with process and trial and error? If so, eminent minds like Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci were there on our screens to explain how viruses spread exponentially and…

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks about Donald Trump’s legal challenges to his election loss at the Republican National Committee Headquarters in Washington in November. Photo: EPA-EFE US president’s lawyer has been travelling across the country as he leads a legal push to challenge the election results ‘Get better…

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has suspended his chief of staff, Anthony Agbazuere.This was announced in a terse statement on Sunday. The statement was signed by the secretary to the state government, Chris Ezem.It noted that Agbazuere’s suspension takes immediate effect.”Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the immediate…

December 4, 2020 | 5:56pm | Updated December 4, 2020 | 5:57pm Enlarge Image A NY Waterway ferry on the water near 39th Street and 12th Avenue, New York, NY. Gregory P. Mango The New York Waterway ferry service – the nation’s largest privately-owned commuter ferry company – has been…