NOVEMBER 14, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden wavs as he leaves The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Four years ago in this space, I swatted down the idea that so-called "faithless electors" would deny Donald Trump the presidency when electors met to cast their votes for president and vice president in late December of...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
All of the planets will be visible until Friday, November 13. - Shutterstock
It might be time to break out that telescope.
This week, there will be some not so familiar sights in the sky: seven planets will be visible at various points in the day
Venus and Mercury are bright enough to see in the mornings, while Mars,...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
Neha Sharma, left, will miss the parties this year. - Courtesy of Neha Sharma
Diwali, one of the most important festivals in India, commenced Thursday, with the main festivities due to take place on Saturday, November 14.
Each year, Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world celebrate Diwali. The festival symbolizes new beginnings and the triumph of good over...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden won't be sworn into office until he's inaugurated on Jan. 20, but he's already addressing the coronavirus pandemic and the country's economic recovery. He established a COVID-19 task force to help prevent the spread of the virus, which continues to break its record number of new daily infections, reaching 150,000 new cases on Thursday.
Biden's economic plans also...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday wrongly claimed full credit for Pfizer Inc.’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successful, misrepresenting the extent of government support behind the company’s efforts.
A look at the...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has made a capital contribution of up to $50 million in Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate change company owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
“The Company has entered into a definitive agreement, for making capital contribution, up to USD 50 million, in Breakthrough Energy Ventures II, L.P. (BEV), a limited partnership, newly incorporated under...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has extended wishes to Indians across the globe for Diwali saying the festival carries "a special significance" this year as the world has been taken over by the coronavirus pandemic.
In a video recorded message, he talked about the idea behind the Indian festival and talked about every year the festival is celebrated...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
President Donald Trump participates in a Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2020. - Patrick Semansky/AP
After showing little signs of engaging on the coronavirus pandemic this week as it rages across the country, President Donald Trump on Friday planned to break...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr on May 15, 2019. - Evan Vucci/AP
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of 1,000 attorneys, including retired federal and state judges, state attorneys general and law professors criticized the Trump administration over baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
"Every candidate has a right to ensure that an election...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
President Trump has claimed widespread fraud was at play in the presidential election. Several of his lawyers have told judges in courtrooms across the country that they don’t believe that to be true.
The Trump campaign or Republican allies have brought lawsuits in several battleground states contesting election results that favored President-elect Joe Biden, seeking to stop the...
