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Military voters fear they’re part of Trump campaign’s unsupported fraud claim

By Michelle L. Price, Michael Balsamo, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Lawyers from Trump’s campaign sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr alleging they had uncovered what they described as “criminal voter fraud” in Nevada. Voting rights activists say hundreds of people on the list appear to be linked to…

Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

The law requires that one race be audited by hand to check that the machines counted the ballots accurately, not because of any suspected problems with the results.

Fauci recommends masks at Thanksgiving gatherings if COVID-19 status unknown

By Associated Press

The U.S. set a single-day record of more than 160,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday.

Microsoft says Russian, North Korean hackers tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine data

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

Most of the break-in efforts involved attempts to steal the login credentials of people associated with the targeted organizations.

Many schools abandon plans for in-person learning as COVID-19 cases spike

By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press

Such decisions are complicated by a host of conflicting concerns — namely, safety versus the potential educational and economic damage from schooling children at home, in front of computers, under their parents' supervision.

2 dead, 1 missing after explosion at Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut

By Associated Press

State and federal investigators are responding to the VA Medical Center in West Haven, Associated Press reports.

Pope Francis congratulates Biden for winning presidential election

By Will Weissert, David Crary, Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden, a lifelong Roman Catholic, spoke to Pope Francis on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump refusing to concede.

WATCH LIVE: Pelosi offers briefing amid Biden transition

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

With the balance of power in the Senate hinging on a couple of Georgia races headed to a runoff, and Democrats losing seats in the House, Biden's proposals for a public health insurance option and empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription…

California hits unwelcome milestone with 1 million COVID-19 cases

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

After spiking in the summer, the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in California declined markedly into the fall but now is surging again, like much of the nation.

Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery’s killer

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Prosecutors in Georgia say the man who fatally shot a Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, had previously used racial slurs in text messages and on social media.