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The 2020 election was singular in terms of the controversies it generated, culminating in the awful events of January 6. The coronavirus pandemic spawned a swarm of exceptional election procedures, such as “no-fault” absentee ballots, the use by some states of mail-in ballots as the default voting method, reduced voter verification standards and very loose proxy voting rules. Mailed ballots can be delivered to the wrong address, or not forwarded, or intercepted....

Ruess expanded on the plans in an interview with CNBC’s Phil LaBeau saying that the electric Vette will be sold alongside other gas-powered variants, in electrified and fully electric versions. The all-electric Corvette, Reuss said, will possibly be able to reserve as early as next year. Additional details regarding the electric vehicle’s (EV) specifications, features and name will be revealed at a later date. General Motors engineers are working on the new model at the company’s EV space in Warren, Michigan....

The diet gets its name from the fact that nutrients are introduced into the body in as close to their elemental form as possible. This makes it easier to digest and absorb nutrients when recovering from specific conditions. Several commercial formulations are available as options for people who need to be on the elemental diet. In this article, you’ll learn how the elemental diet works, when and why it’s used, and potential side effects....

The Broward County School Board member, Sarah Leonardi, told the Miami-based WFOR-TV she has been “attacked with bigoted comments and death threats” and said some of her friends and family members have similarly been targeted. The controversy stemmed from a field trip some students at Wilton Manors Elementary School took to Rosie’s Bar and Grill in Wilton Manors earlier this week. Leonardi posted pictures from the visit on Twitter Wednesday afternoon and wrote she was “SO honored” to assist with chaperoning the trip....

But the real news is what Fidelity didn’t do. It didn’t touch Fidelity Magellan, its $56 billion flagship. This despite the fact it’s been on the rocks the past six months. Since Sept. 11, when the fund reached its all-time high, Magellan has ranked a hideous 770th out of 818 growth funds, according to Morningstar Inc. As you can see from the graph adjacent to this article, from Sept. 11 through Friday, Magellan has lagged the Standard & Poor’s 500 index by a whopping 16 percentage points....

Cleotha Abston, 38, was charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence in connection with Fletcher’s disappearance. He was previously held in state prison after he forced Kemper Durand, a Memphis-based lawyer, into the trunk of his car at gunpoint. In that particular case, which took place in 2000, Abston was charged with aggravated robbery and especially aggravated kidnapping. The new law was sponsored by Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, both Republicans, and it states that there is no release eligibility for a person who committed certain offenses, one of which is especially aggravated kidnapping....

“Elizabeth Warren hates Michael Bloomberg more than she wants to win,” Carville said while appearing Wednesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “I think she doesn’t want to attack Bernie [Sanders] because she’s scared she’ll get primaries in 2024 and her attacks on Bloomberg probably help her raise money, maybe she just genuinely dislikes him, but it wasn’t to any fruition to her getting any more votes. It was maybe to stay alive a little bit longer....

The Farm System Reform Act would prohibit new large factory farms from going into business and force others to cease expansions before halting operations entirely within two decades. Warren’s support for the law comes after multiple reports of unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Ro Khanna is also co-sponsoring the effort and has introduced companion legislation to the House. “For years, regulators looked the other way while giant multinational corporations crushed competition in the agriculture sector and seized control over key markets,” Warren said in a statement....

During a rally in Arlington, Virginia, an attendee asked Warren what she would do as president to ensure everyone was held to the same standards under the law, including Putin’s “boy in the White House.” The attendee pointed out President Gerald Ford’s pardon of former President Richard Nixon and asked for an assurance that Warren would hold everyone accountable for criminal actions. “His elf on the shelf,” Warren said in reference to Trump before adding, “So the answer is, yes, no one is above the law, everyone is held accountable....

“How many people need to lose their jobs before the Fed stops its extreme interest rate hikes?” Warren tweeted on Friday as reports suggested the Fed is planning to raise interest rates again this year. The Fed, which is the U.S. central bank, is expected to raise interest rates by 0.25 percent at its next two meetings as part of ongoing efforts to tackle inflation, before pausing further rises....

A photograph was published purporting to show the actress serving as the Queen of Love and Beauty at the Fair St. Louis—previously known as the Veiled Prophet Ball—in 1999, when she was aged 19. Showing her dressed in an elegant white gown and gloves as a room of smiling onlookers gaze at her in apparent awe, the image could be easily be dismissed as just another throwback snapshot of a future celebrity at her local pageant....

Mocking people who publicly back different causes online, the Tesla CEO shared a popular meme style that features a man holding a Ukrainian flag which was captioned “I Support the Current Thing.” Behind the man, also known as the NPC Wojak meme, are various LGBTQ+ flag designs. The tweet sent out to his 77.6 million followers instantly gained attention with both positive and negative reactions. At the time of writing, well over 165,000 people liked the tweet while 13,000 people commented on the post....

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss announced she would be resigning from the role on Thursday afternoon. She has since faced significant mockery as the Conservative party leader had only been in the position for 44 days. Medvedev, who is the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation tweeted: “Bye, bye Lizz Truss, congrats to lettuce.” This was in reference to a campaign launched by British tabloid The Daily Star, which held a livestream to see which would last longer, a lettuce head or Truss in her role as OM....

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has led the release of a stockpile of internal Twitter employees’ emails and other forms of company communication in an effort to be more transparent about the platform’s past decisions on monitoring content that goes against its policies. In “part six” of the internal company review posted by journalist Matt Taibbi, past company emails revealed occasions when federal law enforcement alerted Twitter employees of accounts it believed to be in violation of the platform’s rules for disseminating false election information....

Known as “Battery Day,” the billionaire CEO has long teased that his company is on the cusp of revealing news that could change the course of the EV industry, describing it in a Q1 2020 earnings call as “one of the most exciting days in Tesla’s history.” On September 11, Musk teased on social media that the event would showcase “many exciting things,” saying in the same thread that Bill Gates “has no clue” about electric vehicles after the Microsoft co-founder snubbed Tesla in a blog last month....

In response to the recent ruling, Musk responded to a tweet from CNBC reporter Michael Sheetz with a picture from the 2012 movie Dredd. “You have been judged,” the caption from Musk’s own tweet says. The response from Musk comes shortly after federal Judge Richard A. Hertling sided with NASA, refuting Blue Origin’s arguments that SpaceX was unfairly awarded NASA’s lunar landing contract. Bezos and Blue Origin first filed the lawsuit against NASA in August after the space agency awarded SpaceX a $2....

Trading was volatile this week as investors from the Reddit community r/wallstreetbets poured funds into video game retailer GameStop (GME), sending shares soaring by over 400 percent in seven days—and resulting in disruption of short sellers. Amid this turmoil on Tuesday, Musk, who is no stranger to shifting markets using social media, tweeted “I kinda love Etsy,” referencing a site best known for selling handmade items and art supplies. He said he bought a product for his pet dog....

The rookie signed a long-term deal with Chicago entering the season, keeping him under team control through at least 2024. He was hitting .231/.286/.372 with three home runs prior to Friday’s game. Chicago announced Jimenez suffered a right ankle sprain, though he’ll be re-evaluated on Saturday. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN The White Sox (9-14) are in a rebuilding season, and they are hoping that Jimenez and Yoan Moncada can develop as leaders of their young core....

John, performer of such hits as Rocket Man and Tiny Dancer, used to to be the chairman of the club, taking over the position in 1976 with the intention of taking the Hornets to the top, and achieving that feat in 1982. Now a father of two alongside husband David Furnish, the pop star cuts a proud figure as he and his partner strive to make sure their kids have a ’normal life'....

After only six months on the job, Art Acevedo was suspended by City Manager Art Noriega, accused of meddling in department and internal affairs investigations. Acevedo also has been called out for inappropriate Elvis Presley impressions and racial discrimination in a comment against police commissioners. In a meeting addressing Acevedo’s actions, videos were played of Acevedo dancing to Jailhouse Rock and impersonating Elvis, and entering a dance floor of a fundraiser, slapping a woman’s rear with a piece of paper....