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The year 2020 may now be behind us, but we aren t done with the 2020 election just yet.
The newly-elected Congress is waiting to be sworn in and two runoff elections in Georgia are coming up that will determine control of the Senate, while President-elect Joe Biden s Electoral College victory still has to be certified by Congress. Biden also still has a few Cabinet picks to announce – including his nominee for Attorney General – as he plans for his inauguration.
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More than 160,000 cases of Covid-19 were reported in the US on New Year s Day
From CNN s Alta Spells
At least 160,606 new Covid-19 cases and 2,051 related deaths were reported in the United States on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University s tally.
To date, there have been 20,128,693 reported cases of coronavirus in the US. At least 347,788 people have died.
The totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.
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WHO approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in breakthrough for developing nations
From CNN s Virginia Langmaid and Angela Dewan
Saturday, 02 January 2021 - 19:05
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 60 years old. State Senator Augustus Benton (Ben) Chafin, Jr., a native son of Russell County located in Southwest Virginia, passed away on January 1, 2021 from Covid-19 complications, the statement said.
Chafin is survived by his mother, sister, wife, three children and grandchildren.
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Virginia State Sen. Ben Chafin dies from COVID-19 It is with profound sadness and sorrow that we learned of the passing of our good friend and colleague, Ben Chafin, this evening, Norment wrote in a caucus release Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 10:14 PM EST January 1, 2021
RUSSELL, Va. On Jan. 1, the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus leader, Thomas Norment, Jr. (R-James City County), shared news that State Sen. Ben Chafin, Jr. (R-Russell) had died from COVID-19 complications. It is with profound sadness and sorrow that we learned of the passing of our good friend and colleague, Ben Chafin, this evening, Norment wrote in a caucus press release. To us, Ben was more than a dedicated colleague who exemplified the best in public service. He was a treasured friend, unrelentingly cheerful with an infectious smile and gregarious manner.