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Thursday, Nov. 26 Friday, Nov. 27 Saturday, Nov. 28 Sunday, Nov. 29 Monday, Nov. 30 Tuesday, Dec. 01 Wednesday, Dec. 02 High Temp: 73 High Temp: 78 High Temp: 74 High Temp: 58 High Temp: 58 High Temp: 66 High Temp: 67 Sunny Cloudy Partly Cloudy T-Storms Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Feeling like Fall The Madill Record ‘In the Arms of Lake TTexoma’exoma’ Vol. 126 — Number 23 Madill, Marshall CountyCounty,, OK 73446 — ThursdayThursday,, November 26, 2020 14 Pages in 2 Sections — $1 New editor, same reporting style Difficulties of facing defeat By Shalene White [email protected] Many people know there have been some changes to The Madill Record staff lately. The previous editor, Matt Caban moved back to the city a few months ago. The Madill Record is proud to announce the new editor who will be overseeing the weekly content. Often times, when a new editor takes over a paper, there are many chang - es to align with the vision of the incoming editor. The good thing in this transition, is not much will change. The new editor is the one who has been your reporter and writer for almost two years; me! I am excited for my new adventure. I want everybody Courtesy photos to know that my door is always While President Donald Trump is exhausing every avenue to win the election, Joe Biden is projected as the winner. The recount of Georgia votes did not change open and my number is avail - the outcome as Replubicans had hoped. able to anybody who wants it. I look forward to serving By Sam Jordan the validity of absentee ballots merit” on the claims of the al- challenges have been exhaust- Chris Christie called the claim Marshall County in the capac - and provisional ballots, in par - legation of irregularities. ed. This lack of admission of “as outrageous conduct” of ity of editor, while still giving Just when does a candidate ticularly of the battleground Judge Brann stated that a defeat, puts any notion of a Powell. the same attention to detail I face the realization of defeat in states. his “court has been presented smooth and orderly transition Though President-Elect have given as a writer. an election? President Trump’s legal with strained legal arguments of power from one president to Biden has already started his Not just in a local race for teamhas been waging an uphill without merit and speculative the next. transition activities, in prepa- political office or for a congres- and losing battle in the legal accusations.” Similar rulings Things have begun to un - ration of a January 20, 2021 sional, but also in a Senate race systemin Pennsylvania, Geor - have been handed down sev- ravel for the Trump legal team, inauguration day, President at the state or federal level. gia,Michigan and other states, eral times since November with the dismissal of Sidney Trump has not made access Things have become a pre- trying to delay the inevitable 3, handing the legal team Powell on Sunday evening, af - easily available for the next Santa’s Elves to carious sort for members of fact of a Joe Biden victory. led by former New York Cityter numerous outrageous and president. give out food the Republican party on the Just on Sunday, a Penn - Mayor Rudy Giuliani crushing unsupported claims of voter Whether President Trump national level. In what ap- sylvania judge dismissed defeats. fraud. Even accusing Georgia cooperates with the incoming pears to be a decisive defeat of a lawsuit lodged from the With that ruling in place, itRepublican Governor Brian President-Elect or not, come From Staff Reports President Donald J. Trump, in Trump campaign that sought will allow the state (Pennsylva- Kemp of a crime on television. January 20, 2021 at 12 p.m., [email protected] a bid for a second term as the to dismiss millions of mail-in nia) to certify the results thisPowell has been unwilling to a Trump presidency will end President of the United States. ballots from being a part of the week, that will pave the waydeliver the evidence that sup- and a Biden presidency begins. Plans are underway to President Trump is trying to tallying process. for a Biden victory. posedly the lawyer has. Former provide Christmas food bas- assert voter fraud, the lack of Judge Matthew Brann ruled President Trump has re- New Jersey Republican Gov- (See DEFEAT page 4A) kets for Marshall County accessibility of vote counters, that the suit, was “without fused to concede until his legalernor and a Trump confidant, residents again this year. Volunteers with the Santa’s Elves group have designated Friday, December 18 as the date for the basket pick up Could there be a COVID cure? at the Madill First United Methodist Church, 301 W. By Shalene White tein of SARS-CoV-2, designed Taliaferro, from 9:00 a.m. [email protected] to block the virus' attachment until 2:00 p.m. and entry into human cells," Persons who wish to apply The nation has been fighting the FDA said in a statement for a basket, must fill out an the back-and-forth surge of the on November 9, 2020. application in advance. COVID pandemic since late Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, act- Deadline for receiving the March. During those months, ing director of the FDA’s Cen- applications is December 11. millions of people have been ter for Drug Evaluation and Applications will be avail- jobless and countless busi- Research said the new drug able at the following loca- nesses have shuttered their could be an important tool. tions: First United Methodist doors in an attempt to flatten "The FDA's emergency au- Church in Madill, INCA officethe curve. thorization of bamlanivimab in Oakland, Bread of Life Hope might be on the horizon. provides health care profes- on East Main Street, and The US Food and Drug sionals on the frontline of Kingston United Methodist Administration announced this pandemic with another Church. Applications should there was an emergency use potential tool in treating Co- be turned in to one of those authorization for Eli Lilly and vid-19 patients," Cavazzoni locations as well. Co’s single antibody treatment. said in the statement. "We will In order to comply with Bamlanivimab, a monoclonal continue to evaluate new data health department safety antibody therapy used to treat on the safety and efficacy of regulations, the distribution mild to moderate coronavirus bamlanivimab as they become will be handled in a “drive- infections, must be infused available." by” format, where recipients in a health care setting. The Emergency authorization will not have to leave their new treatment, is hopeful to does not mean full approval vehicles. Food baskets will kick-start the body’s immune The FDA noted there is a be delivered to each vehicle. response against infection, is difference between an emer- Courtesy photo Instructions for the pickup the first monoclonal antibody gency use authorization and A treatment for COVID-19 is on the horizon. It is made to target patients in the early onset of will be available with the to be authorized in treating the an approval. symptoms and must be administered in a health care setting. applications. coronavirus. "Based on the FDA's re- Families who wish to re- "Monoclonal antibodies are view of the totality of the "And, when used to treat alternative treatments to bam- after a positive Covid-19 test quest toys for children should laboratory-made proteins that scientific evidence available, Covid-19 for the authorized lanivimab for the authorized result, within ten days of the contact the INCA office for an mimic the immune system's the agency determined that it population, the known and population." onset of symptoms. Due to the application, and distribution ability to fight off harmful is reasonable to believe that potential benefits outweigh The treatment seems to only infancy of the drug trials, it is of toys will be handled by the antigens such as viruses. bamlanivimab may be effective the known and potential risks be effective during the early important to only administer INCA staff. Bamlanivimab is a monoclonal in treating non-hospitalized for the drug. There are no ad - stages of the sickness. It should the treatment in a health care antibody that is specifically patients with mild or moderate equate, approved and available be administered immediately directed against the spike pro - Covid-19," the FDA said. 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An online search Rape: Anselmo Morales, taining Merchandise by Bogus Degree Burglary conviction. Vehicle, DUI, Failure to Keep vated DUI and no Driver’s Li- for priors came up negative.