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Electoral College 2020: Trump Takes Florida, Biden Wins Minnesota, Most Swing States Too Close To Call

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Post date November 4, 2020
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We’ll be updating this story all night with state results for one of the most chaotic elections in modern American history – check back for the latest.

Electoral vote count: Biden 223, Trump 145

Trump took the first major battleground as the AP called Florida for him at 12:35 a.m. – the Sunshine State was a must-win state for Trump, but Biden’s campaign took pains on Tuesday to stress the Democratic candidate has several paths to victory without it.

Biden was projected to win Minnesota at 12:13 a.m. – a target state for Trump, who lost there by just 1.5 points in 2016 – while Trump was forecast to take Montana and Iowa, reach states for Biden but ones that were possible for him to win on a good night.

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Rubio Floats Conspiracy Theory: Networks Won’t Call Florida To Suppress Trump Vote

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Post date November 4, 2020
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) floated a baseless conspiracy theory Tuesday night that media networks deliberately are holding back from calling the race in Florida for President Trump because they want to suppress the vote in other swing states—a wild claim that was quickly picked up by the Trump campaign.

By 11 p.m. EDT, major television networks had yet to call Florida for President Trump, prompting some members of the Trump campaign to cry foul even as the results remained close, and anchors reminded viewers it was difficult to project states with speed due to the large influx of mail ballots.

“It’s over,” Rubio argued on Twitter, “So why won’t they call the race?”

The Florida senator went on to claim the networks had held back from calling Florida “to deny Trump an early swing state” before polls closed in Arizona and Nevada—suggesting the media networks had refrained from making the call deliberately to suppress the Trump vote.

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Senate Race Updates: Hickenlooper Gives Democrats First Pickup, Graham Holds Seat

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Post date November 4, 2020
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Republicans are looking to hold on to their delicate three-seat majority in the Senate on Tuesday, and the balance of power could come down to just one or two races—here are the latest results:

Colorado: Popular former governor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper knocked off Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), the Associated Press projects, handing Democrats their first Senate pickup of the night in a race they saw as crucial to taking back the majority.

South Carolina: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) survived a challenge from Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison, the Associated Press projects, in what amounts to the most expensive Senate loss in U.S. history after Harrison raised a record $57 million in the third quarter and more than $130 million overall.

Arizona: Democrats are strongly favored to pick up a seat in Arizona, where former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is challenging Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), who has campaigned heavily as a Trump loyalist.

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Trump Praises Drivers That Biden Campaign Says Tried To Run Bus ‘Off The Road’

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Post date November 1, 2020
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President Donald Trump on Saturday offered praise to a group of pro-Trump pickup truck drivers in Texas who surrounded and slowed a Biden campaign bus and who the Biden campaign accused of trying to run it “off the road,” underscoring allegations that Trump encourages his supporters to act violently.

“I LOVE TEXAS!” Trump tweeted, along with a video of a dozen pickup trucks, sporting American and pro-Trump flags, following a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a highway in Texas.

The scene appeared to show the same incident chronicled in other videos posted to social media on Friday and Saturday showing the trucks following the bus and, in one case, ramming a white SUV accompanying it.

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Zoom Is Now Worth More Than ExxonMobil—And Founder Eric Yuan’s Net Worth Has Nearly Doubled In Three Months

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Post date November 1, 2020
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High-flying video conferencing service Zoom, which has seen skyrocketing demand during the coronavirus pandemic, is now worth more than ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies.

As of 2:30 p.m. ET, Zoom sported a market valuation of $139 billion, compared to Exxon’s $138.9 billion. Zoom began the year with a market cap of $19 billion. While Zoom posted $1.35 billion in revenue over the past 12 months, Exxon, by comparison, posted $213.8 billion in revenue during that time period.

Exxon announced on Thursday that it would lay off 1,900 U.S. employees, the latest effort to reduce costs and improve efficiency during the pandemic. Exxon has seen its operations pressured by corona-virus like other energy companies, many of which have taken steps to improve balance sheets, reduce staff and in some cases suspend dividends.

West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil benchmark, currently trades at around $36 per barrel, down from over $62 as recently as January.

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THE BEST AMAZON PRIME DAY DEALS | YOU CAN SHOP NOW | BUYING ADVISE

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Post date October 12, 2020
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WHAT IS AMAZON PRIME DAY DEALS?

Prime Day is an exclusive sale for Amazon Prime members – customers who pay $119 a year for free fast shipping via Prime Video, free movie and TV shows (available for $9 a month), and unlimited access, among other benefits. For reading material on any device via Prime Reading.

During Prime Day, choose products from a variety of brands, ranging from Amazon-owned electronics to clothing and homewares. The occasion is exclusive to key members during Amazon Prime Day.

Again, when is Amazon Prime Day? According to Amazon’s blog, the first Prime Minister’s Day event took place on July 15, 2015, as a way to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary.

The first Prime day lasted 24 hours – the length of a “day” you know – and gave members access to nine countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Canada and Austria.

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Trump appears in public as his doctor says he is no longer a transmission risk

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Post date October 11, 2020
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US President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self on Saturday as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID-19 and his doctor said he was no longer a transmission risk.

Trump took a test on Saturday which showed that he was no longer a “transmission risk to others,” his physician Sean Conley said in a statement, adding that an assortment of tests taken by the president showed there was no longer evidence “of actively replicating virus.”

The White House had no immediate comment on whether Conley’s statement indicated that the president had tested negative for the coronavirus.

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Trump released from hospital, but doctors still have medical specifications

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Post date October 6, 2020
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President Donald Trump was released from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening. Following an announcement by his medical team that the president’s health was improving. And that he could continue treatment at the White House, although doctors refused to divulge details of Trump. War against 19.

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The president walked out of Walter Reed and flew back to the White House on Marine One, promptly tearing off his face mask before walking into the Executive Residence.

Earlier Monday, Trump released claimed by announcing his own discharge that he was feeling “really good” after news broke that he was suffering from fever, fatigue and shortness of breath three days after arriving in Walter Reed.

At a Monday afternoon press conference, White House Physician Sean Conley said Trump’s condition has continued to improve over the last 24 hours, and he now has “met or exceeded all standard hospital discharge criteria,” though he “may not entirely be out of the woods yet.”

Trump Briefly Leaves Hospital To Greet Well-Wishers Outside

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Post date October 5, 2020
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TOPLINE President Donald Trump left Walter Reed Medical Center, where he is being treated for coronavirus,

Sunday and was driven by Secret Service agents past well-wishers who had lined up outside the medical facility, as part of a spontaneous makeshift parade that occurred just hours after doctors disclosed the president had been treated with oxygen and steroids.

Reporters on the scene like Associated Press’ Phillip Crowther captured video and images of Trump waving to supporters from the inside of a Chevy Suburban in Bethesda, Maryland.

All passengers inside the car, including Trump, appeared to be wearing masks.

US President Trump, first lady test positive for Covid-19

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Post date October 2, 2020
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early today.

Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. Trump was last seen by reporters returning to the White House on Thursday evening and looked to be in good health. Trump is 74 years old, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has now killed more than 200,000 people nationwide.

“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Trump tweeted.

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