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| Good morning! It's Friday the *checks watch* 13th. Great. Please avoid ladders and black cats today. We've had just about enough of 2020's antics. |
| As the world congratulates President-elect Joe Biden (now Pope Francis and Chinese leaders), President Donald Trump continues to obstruct a smooth transition, to diminishing effects. Coronavirus is bad, like, summer-surge bad. And whatever your job is, feel grateful it's not re-hand-counting the 5,000,000-plus Georgia ballots. |
| Essential reading: If you click one thing today, may it be Nathan Bomey's report on the threat of misinformation and QAnon during Biden's presidency. It's important we get to know these threats so we can do our part to combat them. |
| It's Lindsay. Here's the news I'll be watching out for today: |
Georgia's hand vote recount of the presidential election must begin |
| Election officials in Georgia are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential election that stems from an audit required by state law as counties begin the recount at 9 a.m. ET Friday. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the recount of all votes in the presidential race, sending officials across the state scrambling to adjust their post-election plans. Raffensperger said a hand tally of "every single, lawfully cast legal ballot" was needed due to the slim 14,112-vote margin between President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden. The recount must be completed by Nov. 20. |
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Dispute over classified briefings for Biden may come to a head |
| Will President-elect Joe Biden get access to classified intelligence briefings, even though President Donald Trump continues to contest the election results? Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said earlier this week he would intervene if the Trump administration doesn't start allowing Biden to receive the briefings, which typically are given to incoming presidents so they can be prepared to deal with national security threats. Trump so far has refused to allow the presidential transition to begin as he contests the election results. |
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More big trending news |
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COVID-19 killing Americans almost as quickly as the worst week of the summer |
| Bars and restaurants throughout New York City, the nation's first virus "hot spot," will be forced to close at 10 p.m. each night beginning Friday as a fall uptick in COVID-19 cases kills Americans almost as quickly as the worst week of the summer surge. In another sign the pandemic is only getting worse, California has joined Texas as states which have logged more than 1 million cases. Nationwide, there have been more than 10.45 million cases and 242,000 deaths, with new cases soaring to all-time highs of well over 120,000 per day over the past week. |
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A quirky news interlude |
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 | | Spain-based artist Antonio Capel shared a stunning before-and-after of a statue in his hometown of Palencia. | | Antonio Capel | |
Eta is spinning off to sea, but hurricane season isn't over yet |
| The former Tropical Storm Eta's fickle nature has made it difficult to predict, but by late Friday, the unruly tempest's path should be more sure . Eta, classified as a post-tropical cyclone, unleashed heavy rain and strong gusts of wind as it buzzed across Florida on Thursday, dumping more than half a foot of rain in some areas, tearing roofs off homes and leaving thousands without power. One fatality was reported in the state. The storm is expected to batter the Carolinas before continuing to weaken east of the mid-Atlantic coast. |
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| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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