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| He may not be out in public, but President Donald Trump is still firing people. Thirty-six states are now requiring face masks in public. And in what feels like the best decision made by anyone in all of 2020, Michael B. Jordan is People's Sexiest Man Alive. |
| It's Lindsay with the headlines. Welcome to a very newsy Wednesday! |
Trump's election fraud claims to take another turn? |
| As states prepare to finish certifying their vote counts, all eyes will be on President Donald Trump on Wednesday after the firing of Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs . Trump announced Krebs' dismissal on Twitter on Tuesday night, which the social media giant flagged with labels stating: "This claim about election fraud is disputed." Krebs' ouster follows the agency's declaration that the general election was the most secure in U.S. history. Trump continues to make unsubstantiated allegations of voting fraud while Trump's legal team pursues multiple legal challenges in battleground states. |
| All eyes were on Michigan on Tuesday night: |
| The Wayne County Board of Canvassers in Michigan unanimously voted to certify the county's November election results late Tuesday – after the two Republican members of the board previously voted against certifying the results, which included votes in Detroit. Public commenters accused them of disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of voters – particularly African American voters – in initially refusing to certify the election. |
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Coronavirus controls take effect across the country – but what about Congress? |
| As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise nationwide, some states are halting phased reopening plans or imposing new coronavirus-related restrictions starting Wednesday. Under rules announced by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in-person high school and college classes are suspended for three weeks along with eat-in dining at restaurants and bars. Casinos, movie theaters and some other businesses will temporarily close. In Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear intends to unveil measures aimed to curb the explosive rise of coronavirus infections in the commonwealth. Thirty-six states — plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico — now require people to wear face coverings in public statewide, according to a list maintained by AARP. Iowa, Utah and North Dakota joined the list in recent days, and Maine, Ohio and West Virginia strengthened their mandates last week. |
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FAA poised to clear Boeing 737 Max to fly again |
| The Federal Aviation Administration is expected Wednesday to clear Boeing's 737 Max to fly again after grounding the jet for nearly two years due to a pair of crashes that killed 346 people. False assumptions, mismanagement, rushed deadlines, miscommunication and outright deception led to the failure to catch the design flaws of the 737 Max that led to the crashes, a 238-page report from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released in September found. Regulators around the world grounded the Max in March 2019, after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet. That happened less than five months after another Max, flown by Indonesia's Lion Air, plunged into the Java Sea. |
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Amazon launches its online pharmacy for medications and prescription refills |
| Filling you insulin and inhaler prescriptions may have just gotten a lot easier. Amazon.com opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered to their front door in a couple of days. Shoppers have to set up a profile on Amazon's website and have their doctors send prescriptions there. The company said it won't ship medications that can be abused, including many opioids. Most insurance is accepted, Amazon said. |
The Timberwolves are on the clock... It's time for the NBA draft! |
| After being delayed five months because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 NBA draft will take place Wednesday night (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) — virtually — as it takes a page from the NFL, WNBA and NHL drafts. The No. 1 pick is held by the Minnesota Timberwolves, projected to select Georgia guard Anthony Edwards after a long offseason to ponder their potentially franchise-altering choice. There's a chance for a trade to shake things up as several teams have their eyes on polarizing prospect LaMelo Ball. Memphis big man James Wiseman appears to be a lock for the No. 2 pick to the Golden State Warriors, as NBA team evaluators will have plenty of last-minute assessments heading into the draft. |
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| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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