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November 11, 2020
• Trump, Top Republicans Still Not Accepting Election Results; Biden Projects Calm as Trump Refuses to Accept Loss; Supreme Court Signals Affordable Care Act May Survive Latest Challenge; U.S. COVID- 19 Hospitalizations Hit Record High; Fauci Says Help is Coming with a Vaccine, But Keep Guard Up; European Union Aims to Procure 300 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses; U.K. Tries Population-Wide Testing Strategy in Liverpool. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Funeral Services Begin for Chief Palestinian Negotiator; New Study Shows COVID-19 Survivors Have Risk of Psychiatric Disorders; Biden Speaks to Allies; How Right-Wing Media is Encouraging Election Denialism; Biden Projects Calm as Trump Refuses to Accept Loss; World Biggest Online Shopping Event Underway In China; President Trump Still Refuse to Concede; Americans Skeptical of Coronavirus Vaccine; Europeans Having Second Thoughts of Vaccine Success; Four Hong Kong Officials Disqualified. Aired 3-4a ET
• Some Top Republicans Rejecting Biden's Win; Texas Surpasses 1 Million Infections; E.U. Buying 300 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine; Top U.S. Allies Congratulate Biden; Vatican Report on Sex Abuse Warnings. Aired 2-3a ET
• Transition Turmoil, Republican Refusal, Trump Denial; Trump's Transition Delay Puts America At Risk; Trump Breaks Presidential Transition Norms; GOP Majority Backs Trump's Election Fraud Claims; Saeb Erekat, Palestine's Spokesman, Laid To Rest; COVID Hospitalizations Up Nearly 25 Percent In 7 Days; Singapore-Hong Kong "Travel Bubble" to Start November 22; China Rules Hong Kong Government Can Bypass the Courts to Unseat Local Legislators; Philippines Bracing for Yet Another Typhoon; How Right-Wing Media is Encouraging Election Denialism; Vatican Report Admits Failures in McCarrick Abuse Case; Investors Getting Refunds after China Halts Ant's IP. Aired 1-2a ET
• Top U.A. Allies Extend Congratulations to Biden; How Right-Wing Media is Encouraging Election Idealism; Azerbaijan Celebrates Military Victory Over Armenia; Philippines Braces for Another Typhoon; Vatican Report Admits Failures in McCarrick Abuse Case; World's Biggest Online Shopping Event Underway in China; Remembering Saeb Erekat; Biden Projects Calm as Trump Refuses to Concede; U.K. Tries Population-Wide Testing in Liverpool. Aired 12-1a ET
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• World Leaders Outnumber Senate GOP in Acknowledging Biden Win; Georgia to Conduct, Full, Hand Recount; Biden's Popular Vote Lead over Trump Exceeds 5 Million; Alarm Grows Across State Department as Trump Denies Defeat; U.S. Seeing Record COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. Seeing Record Number of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations; Growing Alarm as Trump Denies Election Defeat; Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Maintains Lead As Pennsylvania Continues Counting Votes; Biden Speaks To World Leaders Following Election Win; Pompeo Refuses To Acknowledge Biden Won Election; EU Agrees To Buy Up To 300 Million Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Honors Veterans At Arlington National Cemetery; Georgia's Republican Secretary Of State Orders Full By-Hand Count Of Ballots In The State; CNN: Trump Met With Team Yesterday On Legal Strategy Offered No Signs He Plans To Concede Election; Four States Pushing Stay-At-Home Efforts This Week; CDC: Masks Protect Wearers & Those Around Them From COVID-19. Aired 12-12.30p ET
• President Observes Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery; Alarm at Pentagon as Trump Removes Senior Officials, Installs Loyalists; No State Showing Downward Trend of COVID-19 Cases. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Vote Counting Continues in Close Battleground States; Biden Makes Veterans Day Stop in Philadelphia; President Trump Observes Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• President Trump Will Win Alaska; Misinformation Continues to Spread on Internet; Texas Records One Million COVID-19 Infections. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Throws Transition into Chaos with Leadership Shake-Ups, Vote Fraud Claims; U.S. Seeing Record Number of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations; Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) Headlines Georgia Rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Sen. David Perdue (R-GA). Aired 10-10:30a ET
• New Test to Detect Past Infections; Trump Denies Election Defeat; El Paso Sees High COVID Numbers; New Election Projections in Alaska; Trump Throws Transition into Chaos. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden Downplays Transition Delay Due to Trump's Refusal to Concede; Growing Alarm as Trump Denies Election Defeat; Trump Elevates Loyalists in Pentagon Amid Leadership Shake-ups; U.S. Seeing Record Number of COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations; Four Senior Pentagon Officials Fired or Resigned in Just Over 24 Hours; Diplomats Alarmed Over Pompeo's Claim of Second Trump Administration; U.S. Seeing Record Number of COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 10, 2020
• Pfizer Says Its Vaccine May Be More Than 90 Percent Effective; Promising News About COVID-19 Vaccine Lifts Dow, S&P 500; New Restrictions in Effect as Cases Rise in Europe; Chief Palestinian Negotiator Dies After COVID-19 Infection. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Pfizer Says Its Vaccine May Be More Than 90 Percent Effective; Biden Says Pandemic is His Top Priority; Trump Appointee Blocks Funding, Staffing of Biden Transition Team; Some Top Republicans Defend Trump's Election Claims; U.S. Surpasses 10 Million Cases of COVID-19; Trump Fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Pfizer Vaccine May Be More Than 90 Percent Effective; Promising News About COVID-19 Vaccine Lifts DOW, S&P 500; World Reaction to the Future Biden Presidency; Indian Village Celebrates Biden-Harris Victory; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia Sign Ceasefire; Dog Day Return to the White House; U.S. Reaching 10 Million COVID Cases; Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Gives Hope; President Trump Refuse to Concede; High- ranking Official Ousted; Not a Time to be Complacent. Aired 3-4 ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Announces Coronavirus Advisory Board; Trump Refuses to Acknowledge Election Defeat; Pfizer Vaccine May Be More than 90 Percent Effective; COVID-19 Continues to March through Trump's Inner Circle; London's Mayor Commits to Work Closely with Biden Administration; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia Sign Cease-Fire; England Locks Back Down, Italian Regions on Red Alert; Georgia Runoff. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pfizer Announces 90% Effective Vaccine; Trump Continues Refusal To Concede; Trump Fires Esper; Virus Did Not Hold Its Breath For Election; Last Five Days Worst Five Days Of Pandemic In U.S.; Vaccine Hope Boosts Markets; Armenia And Azerbaijan Sign Cease-Fire; New Restrictions in Effect as Cases Rise in Europe; Unclear How Long Pfizer's Vaccine Protects against COVID-19. Minority Support for Trump; How Harris May Fill Historic Role in Biden Administration. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Begins Work of Transition, with Trump Still Not Conceding; European Leaders Ready to Work with Biden; China Sidesteps Biden's Win Amid Rocky U.S. Relations; Xinjiang Reports Zero New Cases in Latest Outbreak; New Restrictions in Effect as Cases Rise in Europe; How Harris May Fill Historic Role in Biden Administration. Aired 12-1a ET
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• 30 Plus GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump to Concede Election; GOP Senator Tillis Wins Reelection in North Carolina; Georgia Secretary of State Rebukes Senators That Call for Him to Resign; Key Battleground States Still Counting Votes; Key Justices Signal Support of Affordable Care Act. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• COVID-19 Pandemic Growing; Trump Refuses to Acknowledge Election Loss. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments On Future Of Obamacare; Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) Is Interviewed About How Dems Will Control The House With Smaller Majority. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• McConnell, Top Republicans Back Trump's Refusal To Concede; Vote Counting Continues In Close Battleground States; Trump Pushes Claims Of Voter Fraud With No Clear Evidence; 17 States Reported Record High Hospitalizations On Monday; Testing Czar: Very Few States, Districts Are Screening Students. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Dr. Fauci on Coronavirus Vaccine, Help is on the Way; Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Future of Obamacare; Sen. Mitch McConnell (D-KY) Speaks after Being Re-Elected Senate GOP Leader. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Vote Counting Continues in Close Battleground States; McConnell, Top Republicans Back Trump's Refusal to Concede; Justice Department Official Steps Down over Barr Voter Fraud Memo. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Biden Transition; Legal Challenge; Coronavirus Pandemic. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Defiant Trump Fuels Chaotic Transition with Falsehood, Legal Fights; FDA Approves Emergency Use of Antibody for COVID-19. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Georgia's Secretary of State Called to Resign; Vote Counting Continues in Battleground States; Supreme Court Hears Obamacare Arguments; El Paso Adding More Mobile Morgues. Aired 9:30-10a
• DOJ Top Election Crimes Prosecutor Quits in Protest Over Bill Barr Memo; Biden Considers Legal Action as Trump Threatens Transfer of Power; Defiant Trump Fuels Chaotic Transition with Firings, Falsehoods, Legal Fights; Defiant Trump Fuels Chaotic Transition with Legal Fights; Georgia Secretary of State Rebukes GOP Senators' Call to Resign; Anthony Fauci: Vaccine Could Be Ready By End of Year. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


November 09, 2020
• Russia Sympathize with President Trump; Huge Challenge to be Dealt by Biden Administration; World Leaders Sees a Path of Peace in Biden's Leadership; Stock Markets Reacts to Biden's Victory; Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Victory Celebrated by Millions of Women; Biden Ironing Out COVID-19 Plans; Crickets Heard from GOP; No Congratulatory Calls From Chinese and Russian Leaders; Health Experts Hopes for a Change in Health Approach; U.S. Coronavirus Cases Worsen. Aired 3-4a ET
• President-Elect Biden Plans for Office as Trumps Refuses to Concede; World Leaders Congratulates Joe Biden on Winning the White House; Biden Will Rejoin Paris Agreement; New COVID Cases Soar To More Than 100,000 A Day In U.S.; Biden To Name COVID-19 Task Force; COVID- 19 Is First Item On Biden-Harris Transition Website; Global Case Count Tops 50 Million; China Looks For Improved Ties With U.S. Under Biden; Russian State TV Amplifies Trump's Unfounded Fraud Claims; Voters Of Color Play Big Role In Biden's Victory; Longtime "Jeopardy!" Host Dies At 80. Aired 2-3a ET
• Biden Sets His Priorities, Trump Prepares To Fight; Trump Plans To Message Fraud At Mass Rallies; Georgia's January Senate Elections Key To Biden Administration; Markets: Positive Territory Post Biden Win; Biden to Speak on His Plan to Fight Pandemic; China Hopes to Reset U.S. Relationship after Biden Win; Mexican President Declines to Address Biden as Winner; U.S.-Israeli Relations under Biden; Russian State TV Amplifies Unfounded Fraud Claims. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Prepares for Presidency; Trump Refuses to Conceded, Supporters Remain Defiant; World Leaders Express Eagerness to Work with Biden; Russian State TV Amplifies Trump's Unfounded Fraud Claims; Sources: Biden to Announce COVID-19 Task Force on Monday; Biden Pushing for 'Principled Diplomacy' with North Korea. Aired 12-1a ET
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• McConnell Says Trump Within His Rights to Wage Legal Fight; Pfizer Says Early Analysis Shows COVID Vaccine Is Over 90 Percent Effective; U.S. Adds 105,000 Plus New Cases on Sunday; Balance of Power in Senate Hinges on Georgia Runoff. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republican Lawmakers Encourage Trump to Seek Legal Election Challenges; Pfizer Says Vaccine Over 90 Percent Effective; President- Elect Biden Announces Coronavirus Task Force Members; Trump Fires Defense Secretary. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Some Key Battleground States Still Counting Votes; Trump Supporters Parrot Baseless Claims About Election Fraud. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Joe Biden Lays Out His COVID-19 Plan After Announcing His Advisory Board; Pfizer: Early Analysis Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective; Pfizer CEO: We Announced The Results At The Moment We Learned It; Trump Campaign Staff Face Uncertain Future Despite Push To Fight On. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• New Votes Come in for Gwinnett County, Georgia; Trump may Face Lawsuits and Investigations Once He Leaves Office; Biden Lays Out His COVID-19 Plan after Announcing His Advisory Board. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Pfizer Says Tests Show COVID-19 Vaccine More Than 90 Percent Effective; Trump Refuses To Concede, Peddles False Fraud Claims; Soon: Biden To Speak After Meeting With COVID-19 Advisory Board. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• John Kasich: Liberal Democrats Almost Lost this Election for Biden; Senate Control at Stakes as Two GA Races Head to Runoff; Biden Sets Tone Administration as Trump refuses to Concede. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Pfizer Says, Earlier Analysis Shows COVID-19 Vaccine is Over 90 Percent Effective; Trump Team Pushes Forward with Legal Fight after Biden Win; Biden Sets Tone for Administration as Trump Refuses to Concede. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) is Interviewed about the Election; Dow Surges on Vaccine News; States Still Counting Votes; Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) is Interviewed about the Congressional Election. Aired 9:30- 10a
• Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Over 90 Percent Effective; Biden Turns Focus to Fighting Pandemic, Announces Advisory Board; Trump Campaign Planning Messaging Blitz to Fuel Election Questions; Trump Team Pushes Forward with Legal Fight After Biden Win; Global Markets Surge on News of Pfizer Vaccine Candidate. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 08, 2020
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• President-Elect Joe Biden Pledges To Unify Nation, Trump Not Conceding; Trump Campaign Files Suits In Several States; Kushner Approaches Trump About Conceding; Trump Tweets Baseless Claims; International Leaders Congratulate Biden On Win. Aired 4-5a ET
• Celebrations Erupt Across The U.S. After Biden Clinches Race; Kushner Approaches Trump About Conceding; Trump Has Not Reached Out To Biden; President-Elect Joe Biden Calls For Unity; Trump Campaign Files Suits In Several States; Democrats Hope To Turn Georgia Blue. Aired 3- 4a ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Pledges To Unify Nation; Trump Has Not Reached Out To Biden; Kamala Harris Makes History As First Woman Vice President In The U.S.; Interview With Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) On Nevada's Boost Of Biden's Electoral Votes To 279; Biden To Assume Presidency During Virus Emergency; International Leaders Congratulate Biden On Win; Concerns Of Violence From Small Minority Upset With Outcome; Harris Pays Tribute To Women In Historic Victory Speech. Aired 2-3a ET
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• Sources: Trump Campaign Planning Message Blitz To Fuel Unsupported Election Questions; Biden To Deliver Remarks Tomorrow On COVID-19 Plan; Biden To Name 12-Member Coronavirus Task Force Tomorrow; Bush Welcomed Clinton To White House After Losing Reelection Bid In 1992; World Leaders Congratulate Biden On Win, GOP Lawmakers Do Not; GOP Silence Spreads As Trump Refuses To Accept Election Reality; George W. Bush Congratulates President-Elect Biden; Trump Refuses To Concede, No Plans To Invite Biden To White House. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Sources: Trump Campaign Planning Messaging Blitz To Fuel Unsupported Election Questions; Most GOP Senators Silent As Top Republicans Won't Acknowledge Result; Biden Moves Ahead With Transition As Trump Fights Election Results; U.S. Hitting Highest Daily New Case Counts Since Pandemic Began; Biden to Name 12-Member Coronavirus Task Force Tomorrow; Biden To Trump Supporters: "Let's Give Each Other A Chance"; Harris Makes History As First Woman Elected VP. Aired 10-11p ET
• Legendary "Jeopardy!" Host, Alex Trebek Dies At 80; First Lady Melania Trump Among Inner Circle Urging Trump To Accept Loss; Former President George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden And Kamala Harris; U.S. Hits Highest Daily New Case Count Since Pandemic Began; Interview With Representative-Elect Nikema Williams (D-GA) On Senate Runoffs; Trump's Decisions That Culminated In Loss To Biden. Aired 1-2p ET
• Bush Congratulates Biden On Victory As Trump Refuses To Concede; U.S. Hits Highest Daily New Case Count Since Pandemic Began; Biden To Name 12-Member Coronavirus Task Force Monday; No Plans By Trump To Invite Biden To The White House; Balance Of Power In Senate Hinges On Two Likely Runoffs In Georgia; "Jeopardy!" Host Alex Trebek Dies At The Age Of 80. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Refuses To Concede; President-Elect Biden To Appoint A 12-Member Coronavirus Task Force; Kamala Harris Makes History; Record High For New Cases Of COVID-19. Aired 5-6p ET
• Former President George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris; Melania Trump Among Those Telling Trump To Concede; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) On Trump's Refusal To Concede; Kamala Harris Makes History As First Woman Elected V.P. Of The United States; "Jeopardy!" Host Dies. Aired 4-5p ET
• Growing Chorus Within Trump Circle Urging President Trump To Accept Defeat; Global Coronavirus Cases Pass 50 Million; Interview With Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA). Aired 3-4p ET
• Growing Chorus Within Trump Circle Urging President To Accept Defeat; Former President Bush Congratulates Biden, Harris On Historic Win; Alex Trebek Dies At 80 Years Old; Trump Vows Legal Battle Against Election Results; U.S. Hits Highest Daily New Case Count Since Pandemic Began; Harris Becomes First Woman Elected U.S. Vice President; Navajo Nation Congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden. Aired 2-3p ET


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