Headlines for November 9, 2020
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- Joe Biden Elected 46th U.S. President as Pennsylvania Count Seals Victory
- Kamala Harris Becomes First Woman, African American, Asian American Vice President
- Trump Pursues Baseless Lawsuits as GOP Splits on Their Response to Election
- Senate Control Hangs on Georgia Runoffs
- Most World Leaders Congratulate Biden and Harris; Brazil, Russia, Mexico and China Hold Off
- Biden Unveils Coronavirus Task Force as U.S. Cases Hit 10 Million, with Over 237,000 Recorded Deaths
- WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and at Least 5 Others Test Positive for COVID-19
- ACLU Files Suit over Gov't Handling of Pandemic in Immigrant Jails; COVID-19 Surging in Nursing Homes
- Pfizer Early Trial Data Suggests Coronavirus Vaccine Is 90% Effective
- U.N. Warns Yemen, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and South Sudan Facing Possible Famine Amid Pandemic
- Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Set to Remain in Power in Burma
- Luis Arce Sworn In as New Bolivian President, as Supporters Await Return of Evo Morales
- Gunmen Raid Military Post in Baghdad, Killing 11; Soldiers Kill Protester in Basra
- Former Broadcaster Killed in Afghanistan as Violent Attacks Continue
- Ethiopia Replaces Tigray Regional Gov't, Launches Airstrikes, as Fears Mount of Outright War
- Eta Makes Landfall in Florida Keys After Devastating Central America, Killing at Least 150