Challenging and trying to overturn those results and win the 2nd term in the white house donald trump is also urging georgia voters to come out to the polls in january for our Critical Senate runoff race he says it will control not just the future of the senate which republicans currently hold but the future of their. The u. S. Has reported a Record Number of covert 1000 infections for the 3rd day in a row nearly 230000 cases were recorded over the last 24 hours according to Johns Hopkins university the u. S. Has seen a major resurgence of the virus over the past months putting even more pressure on hospitals u. K. Media is reporting that the british cabinet will support Prime Minister boys johnson over a no deal breaks it the u. K. And the e. U. s to let on its less than a month before the deadline to reach a deal talks are set to continue later on sunday. A committee in the us has found that to wreck to microwave radiation is the likely cause of an outbreak of mysterious illnesses am
Day. With the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly an R T International a tense wait this seems to have finally chosen its next leader joe biden is on course to become the 46. 00 president of the United States after Media Projections say he secured 290. 00 Electoral College votes thats well above the vital figure of 270. 00 but donald trump appears out of the election was rigged readying lawsuits in the coming week r. T. America has been sworn breakstone came to be. Joe biden has officially become the president elect for the United States it was saturday when that announcement was made by a number of media organizations after biden secured more than 270 electoral votes enough to put him over the top he spoke in wilmington delaware tonight alongside the 1st Vice President of the United States come all the harris 1st woman ever to ascend to the position of Vice President heres what harry had to say in introducing the new p
Georgia is one of the states still too close to call and they are setting for a recount. Trump continues to make baseless allegations of widespread fraud in places like pennsylvania which officials flatly reject. With the president needs to do is put his big boy pants on. To acknowledge the fact he lost and congratulate the winner. An unresolved alexion and a nation on edge. Three days after one of americas most divisive residential votes, it appears that joe biden is moving further ahead of President Trump in the battleground states which will decide the final outcome. Joe biden is ahead in pennsylvania, nevada, and georgia. So far, he is projected to have one 264 Electoral College votes. The whole trump has 214. The magic number required is 270. Joe biden needs only to win one of those undecided states to get over the finishing line. Lets start with pennsylvania where joe biden is ahead of donald trump by over 15,000 votes. A decision there could come in the next few hours. The remai
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