Trump, Biden Cede Stage to Voters

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WASHINGTON (AP) — After had a narrower but still feasible a closing get-out-the-vote effort by a larger electoral margin than than two dozen voters who lined a campaign marked by rancor road to clinch 270 Electoral Col- before awaiting election results he did in 2016, when he tallied up more than hour before the and fear, Americans on Tuesday lege votes. Control of the Senate in his hometown of Wilmington, 306 electoral college votes com- polling site at the Cobb County decide between President Donald was at stake, too: Democrats Delaware. His running mate, pared to Democrat Hillary Clin- Civic Center outside Atlanta Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, needed to net three seats if Biden Sen. Kamala Harris, was visiting ton’s 232. The president, who opened on Tuesday morning. selecting a leader to steer a captured the White House to gain Detroit, a heavily Black city in returned to the White House after “And I believe that once we get nation battered by a surging pan- control of all of Washington for battleground Michigan. Both of 3 a.m. on Tuesday following a past the names and the titles and demic that has killed more than the first time in a decade. The their spouses were headed out, busy day of campaigning, also the personal agendas, then you 231,000 people, cost millions House was expected to remain too, as the Democrats reached for planned to visit his campaign know, we can focus on some real their jobs and reshaped daily life. under Democratic control. a clear victory. headquarters in Virginia. He issues.” Nearly 100 million Americans Voters braved long lines and Biden and his wife, Jill, invited hundreds of supporters to On their final full day on the voted early, and now it falls to the threat of the virus to cast started the day with a stop at an election night party in the East campaign trail, Trump and Biden Election Day voters to finish ballots as they chose between St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine Room of the White House. broke sharply over the mechanics the job, ending a campaign that two starkly different visions of in Wilmington, Delaware, with The first polls close at 6 p.m. of the vote itself while visiting was upended by the coronavirus America for the next four years. two of his grandchildren in Eastern time in swaths of Indiana the most fiercely contested bat- and defined by tensions over The record-setting early vote — tow. After a brief church vis- and Kentucky, followed by a tleground, Pennsylvania. who could best address it. Each and legal skirmishing over how it it, the four walked to his late steady stream of poll closings The Republican president candidate declared the other fun- will be counted — drew unsup- son Beau Biden’s grave, in the every 30 minutes to an hour threatened legal action to block damentally unfit to lead a nation ported allegations of fraud from church cemetery. Beau, a former throughout the evening. The last the counting of ballots received grappling with COVID-19 and Trump, who refused to guarantee Delaware attorney general, died polls in Alaska shut down at 1 after Election Day. If Pennsylva- facing foundational questions he would honor the election’s of brain cancer in 2015 and a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. nia ballot counting takes sev- about racial justice and economic result. had encouraged the former vice The hard-fought campaign eral days, as is allowed, Trump fairness. Fighting to the end for every president to make another White left voters on both sides eager to claimed without evidence that Biden entered Election Day vote, Biden was headed to Phil- House run. move on. “cheating can happen like you with multiple paths to victory adelphia and stopped by a car- Trump made a morning “I believe there’s a lot of divi- have never seen.” while Trump, playing catch-up in penters’ union hall in his native appearance on “Fox & Friends,” sion and separation,” said Kelvin a number of battleground states, Scranton on Tuesday as part of where he predicted he will win Hardnett, who was among more Please see Election, Page 3 Oregon turnout nearly 67 percent

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Nearly every county in Oregon saw voter turnout over 60 percent by Monday morning and statewide the percentage of ballots returned was at 66.8 percent, according to the Oregon Elections Division. The only counties with less than 60 percent voter turnout by Monday morning were Josephine (57.1 percent), Malheur (55.9 percent) and Umatilla (56.8 percent). In contrast, nine counties had better than 70 percent turnout: Benton (74.7 percent), Clacka- mas (71.9 percent), Coos (70.9 percent), Curry (70.8 percent), Deschutes (71.5 percent), Grant (72.9 percent), Tillamook (71.9 percent), Wallowa (70.5 percent), and Wheeler (71.2 percent). Douglas County was at 65.7 percent, according to the state totals. Ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. tonight to various drop box- es located throughout the county. Huge turnout expected despite virus, political rancor

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The scourge of a global pandemic produced an election season like no other in the U.S., persuading record numbers of Americans to cast their ballots early, forcing states to make changes to long-established election procedures and leading John Gunther, The World to hundreds of lawsuits over A dredge scoop pulls up material from the channel in Coos Bay near Eastside as part of routine dredging in July. The next two months, dredging will be completed in the how votes will be cast and which Charleston Marina Complex. ballots will be counted. Polls began opening Tuesday as election officials warned that millions of absentee ballots could Dredging planned in Charleston Marina Complex slow the tallies, perhaps for days, in some key battleground states and as Work expected to November and December and The outflow pipe is marked extreme caution when operating President Donald Trump threatened boaters are urged to be wary of within the inner basin with vessels within the vicinity of the legal action to prevent ballots from continue through the work. orange pencil buoys. The pipe marked dredge pipe,” officials being counted after Election Day. The dredging will take place extends into the bay from the said. “If the marked pipe has Amid the tumult, tens of December near the Point Adams Facility marina and is marked with four the potential to interfere or alter millions of Americans heeded and the Russell Marine fuel large, white floats. navigation for vessels operating warnings to act early, prompted dock. Boaters are advised to use The dredging work will im- within the Marina or the Coos by concerns over Postal Service The World extreme caution navigating in prove navigability within the ma- Bay Harbor, please contact port delays and worries about the the inner basin and within the rina footprint and ensure ongoing dredging crews for further assis- virus spreading through crowded The Oregon International vicinity of the outflow pipe in accessibility for the commercial tance in navigation.” polling places. Port of Coos Bay is conduct- both the marina complex and and recreational fishing fleets, The crews can be reached by ing dredging operations in the within the Coos Bay Harbor, Port Port officials said. phone at either 541-294-1555 or Please see Turnout, Page 3 Charleston Marina Complex in officials said. “Mariners are advised to use 541-294-3234. eEdition Drug measures, Senate race TUE WED THU FRI SAT highlight Oregon ballots

Voters in Oregon are Facebook CEO Mark political advertisements. Cloudy with Cloudy Rain Cloudy with Partly cloudy deciding two high-profile Zuckerberg and his wife Currently, there is no limit showers showers drug measures and a U.S. Dr. Priscilla Chan, who in contributions to candi- Senate race while people favor a health-based ap- dates or ballot measures. in Portland choose a mayor proach to drug addiction. U.S. SENATE in a race that has drawn About two dozen district national attention amid attorneys in Oregon had Democratic U.S. Sen. 62° 63° 59° 52° 53° ongoing protests in the urged a no vote on Mea- Jeff Merkley faces Re- state’s largest city. Here’s sure 110. publican Jo Rae Perkins. Merkley is seeking his 55° 54° 45° 43° 39° a look at major races in the — 108 (Cigarette tax) Oregon: third term. Perkins drew This measure would attention earlier this year increase Oregon’s cigarette MEASURES when she made referenc- tax by $2 per pack — from es to QAnon, including — 109 (Mushrooms) $1.33 to $3.33 — bump up saying that she stood with This ballot question the cap on cigar taxes to Hurricane Eta inches “Q” and holding up a would legalize controlled $1 per cigar and add a 65% QAnon sticker. QAnon is a therapeutic use of psilocy- tax on electronic cigarettes baseless conspiracy theory bin mushrooms. Backers and vaping products, that claims a shadowy which are not currently toward Nicaragua coast of Measure 109 say the cabal of liberal elites who state, which was the first in taxed. The funds from the are Satan-worshipping MANAGUA, Nicaragua towns across the region, he northern Caribbean coast, the nation to decriminalize tax increase would be used pedophiles runs a global (AP) — Hurricane Eta said. The area had already torrential rains from Eta’s marijuana, should lead the for public health programs child sex-trafficking ring. inched closer to Nicara- been lashed with strong outer bands caused some way in legalizing regulated including smoking preven- gua’s Caribbean coast with winds and heavy rain for rivers to overwhelm their use of psilocybin, often tion and cessation pro- PORTLAND MAYOR potentially devastating hours. banks Monday, forcing referred to as magic mush- grams. The projected new Mayor Ted Wheeler winds Tuesday, while Authorities in Nicaragua evacuations. rooms. annual revenue is about faces a challenge from the heavy rains thrown off by and Honduras had moved This could be only — 110 (Decriminaliza- $130 million. left from Sarah Iann- the Category 4 storm’s people Monday from outer the beginning of Eta’s tion) — 107 (Political contri- arone. Months of protests bands already were causing islands and low-lying areas destruction. The storm Measure 110 would de- butions) against racial injustice rivers to overflow across to shelters. Residents was forecast to spend the criminalize possession of Measure 107 would and police violence have Central America. scrambled to shore up their week meandering over small amounts of heroin, amend the Oregon Con- made Portland national The hurricane had homes, but few structures Central America dumping cocaine, LSD, oxycodone stitution and allow for the news and President Donald sustained winds of 145 along Nicaragua’s remote rain measured in feet not and some other drugs. state, counties and cities Trump routinely derides mph (230 kph), and the Caribbean coast were built inches. The backers of Measure to place limitations on Wheeler as a weak liberal U.S. National Hurricane to withstand such force. Forecasters said central 110 said drug addiction is political contributions and unable to stop unrest in his Center said it was likely Nicaragua’s army and northern Nicaragua a health issue and should expenditures, require dis- “anarchist” city. Iannarone to maintain that strength moved red-helmeted troops into much of Honduras not cause people to be closure of campaign con- supports $50 million in until making landfall in specialized in search and could get 15 to 25 inches imprisoned and saddled tributions and expenditures law enforcement cuts and the morning. It was cen- rescue to Bilwi, the main (380 to 635 millimeters) of with criminal records. The and allow rules requiring slams her opponent for tered about 30 miles (45 coastal city in an otherwise rain, with 35 inches (890 ballot question received a campaigns to be transpar- what she describes as an kilometers) southeast of remote and sparsely popu- millimeters) in isolated ar- $500,000 donation from ent about who paid for aggressive police force. Puerto Cabezas, Nicara- lated area. The navy spent eas. Heavy rains also were gua, around 7 a.m. EST Monday ferrying residents likely in eastern Guate- (1200 GMT) and moving of coastal islands to shel- mala, southern Belize and Federal officers restricted to immediate west-southwest near 4 mph ters in Bilwi, also known Jamaica. (6 kph). Hurricane-force as Puerto Cabezas. A storm surge of around area around US courthouse in Portland winds were already blow- At a shelter in Bilwi, 15 feet (4.5 meters) above ing on land. farmer Pedro Down waited normal tides was possible PORTLAND (AP) — order as a “geographical encroached on state pow- Early Tuesday, Guiller- late Monday for Eta’s for the coast of Nicaragua, Federal officers must not solution,” that will provide ers and breached the First mo González, director of arrival. “When it comes forecasters said. engage in crowd control protesters with a “zone Amendment by interfering the country’s emergency it can rip off all the (roof) The quantities of rain enforcement more than of safety″ where they can with the right to protest. management agency, said and destroy the house, so expected drew compari- one square block from the peacefully protest. Their attorneys ar- in a news conference that you have to look for a safer sons to 1998’s Hurricane Mark O. Hatfield Unit- The federal officers can gued the possibility of as Eta began to make land- place,” he said, cradling Mitch, one of the most ed States Courthouse in make arrests or engage in mass federal intervention fall there were reports of a baby in his arms. “So deadly Atlantic hurricanes Portland, Oregon under a “hot pursuits” of suspects remains, submitting to the corrugated metal roofs fly- I came here to save our in history. An archival federal judge’s court order. within or outside the exclud- court Twitter statements ing off homes, trees, poles lives.” report from the National U.S. District Judge ed area, according to estab- by Trump and statements and power lines falling and On television Monday, Hurricane Center said Michael W. Mosman issued lished law, the judge wrote. from Acting Homeland rivers rising in the coastal Nicaragua Vice President Mitch led to the deaths of the restrictions Monday The plaintiffs are state Security Secretary Chad F. area. So far, there were no and first lady Rosario Mu- more than 9,000 people. after granting a preliminary Reps. Janelle S. Bynum, Wolf that have threatened reported injuries or deaths, rillo prayed for God to pro- Eta tripled in strength injunction Friday, The D-Clackamas, and Karin the return of additional he said. tect the country. She said in about 24 hours, rapidly Oregonian/OregonLive A. Power, D-Milwaukie, federal officers to the city. The storm was nearing Nicaragua would apply intensifying from a 40 mph reported. He found that along with Portland lawyer Attorney Jeffrey A. Hall, landfall just south of Bilwi, lessons learned from pre- (65 kph) storm Sunday federal officers’ actions and legal observer Sara D. representing the U.S. De- the main coastal city in the vious storms. “How many morning to a 120 mph have chilled First Amend- Eddie, the First Unitarian partment of Justice, argued region. About 10,000 peo- hurricanes have come and (190 kph) hurricane around ment’s rights of free speech Church of Portland and there’s no need for a court ple were in shelters in that we have moved on, thanks midday Monday, and and right to assembly for Western States Center, an order because the expanded city and an equal amount to God,” she said. continuing to gain power plaintiffs who sued the U.S. organization that monitors federal presence in Portland were sheltered in smaller Along Honduras’ throughout the day. Department of Homeland right-wing extremism. has fallen significantly. Security and other federal The judge found that “What they were attempting law enforcement agencies. tweets by President Donald to do is push violent crowds “Within that sphere, Trump during the last back during a very violent Nike will eliminate 700 jobs in Oregon called the ‘Excluded Area,’ few months helped incite period,” Hall said. “There’s PORTLAND (AP) ately respond to a message disclose how many em- federal law enforcement improper conduct by fed- nothing to show it’s going to — Nike said Monday it seeking confirmation. ployees work in Oregon, can engage in crowd eral officers responding to be a problem in the future.” expects to eliminate 700 Nike’s layoffs, how- but the total is well over control activities subject to protests against police bru- Mosman disagreed, jobs at its Oregon head- ever, aren’t a response to 10,000. all the pre-existing limits, tality and systemic racism ruling that the presidential quarters near Beaverton the coronavirus pandemic The company hasn’t constitutional or otherwise, in Portland and directed tweets showed “a substan- by early January as part downturn – its sales are said how many jobs it will on their conduct, but not both sides in the lawsuit to tial risk of harm” to the of a broader restructuring strong. Rather, Oregon’s cut altogether. Its Oregon covered by this injunc- hash out “rules of engage- plaintiffs. the company announced largest company is chang- layoffs include 200 at its tion,” Mosman wrote. ment” for the officers near In his written order Mon- during the summer. ing strategies. company childcare center, “Beyond that line, federal the federal courthouse. day, the judge wrote, “The The footwear and appar- Nike said in July it will which is closing perma- agents must cease crowd The plaintiffs sued showing that the federal el company had previous- spend up to $250 million nently. control activities, including Homeland Security, the agents have any retaliato- ly estimated its Oregon cutting jobs worldwide as The company reported clearing people away from U.S. Marshals Service, the ry motive is nonexistent. layoffs at roughly 500, The new CEO John Donahoe in October that quarterly the U.S. Courthouse.” Federal Protective Service Unfortunately for the federal Oregonian/OregonLive refocuses the business to sales during the summer The judge underscored and U.S. Customs and agents, they operate under reported. The cutbacks emphasize online sales months totaled $10.6 bil- that federal agents “cannot Immigration Enforcement, the burden of statements announced Monday, in a directly to consumers. lion, roughly even with the individually target protesters saying the aggressive from the President (and for brief legal filing with state The company employed prior year. Quarterly profits in retaliation for their speech, dispersal of protesters by Border Patrol agents, Acting workforce officials, appear 75,400 at the end of May, climbed from $1.4 billion a anywhere or anytime.” federal agents outside the Secretary Wolf) expressing to include that tally. down 1,600 from a year year ago to $1.5 billion in Mosman described the courthouse this summer precisely such a motivation.” Nike did not immedi- earlier. Nike does not the most recent quarter.

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Associated Press the coronavirus pandemic. “Despite the few attempts to challenge America’s fight over masks has reached Widely shared photo of Biden mask requirements in court, there is no a new front: polling places. question that it is well within the legal On Election Day, voters across the authority of states and localities to require country will face varying rules about without mask was taken in 2019 masks to be worn at polling places — mask-wearing when they cast a ballot as CHICAGO (AP) — President Don- Here’s a look at the misleading both as a matter of public health and as officials try to balance public safety pre- ald Trump’s supporters have seized on claim: a reasonable regulation of the election process,” she said. cautions amid a global pandemic with the a photo circulating on Twitter since CLAIM: A photo of Biden talking to With Election Day looming, most plac- constitutional right to vote. late Sunday that shows Democratic a campaign staffer without a mask on es have settled on a strategy of strongly Most states, even ones with broad mask presidential nominee Joe Biden not a plane begs the question: “Joe Biden encouraging voters to wear masks. Their mandates, are stopping short of forcing wearing a mask while he talks to a doesn’t wear a mask on a plane but message is that abiding by widely ac- voters to use a face covering. Instead, campaign staffer on a plane. wears one outside?” cepted health guidelines will protect poll they’re opting for recommendations to Why wasn’t Biden, who has made AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The workers and other voters. wear them while providing options for a point to put on a facial covering photo was taken in November 2019. In Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance voters who refuse. throughout the campaign, wearing a At that point in the campaign, the new Bottoms over the weekend signed an “We are asking everyone at the polls mask? Because the photo was taken in coronavirus had not emerged globally extension of measures designed to limit to observe social distancing inside and November 2019, before the first case of so Biden did not wear a mask anywhere. the new coronavirus was reported, and THE FACTS: A photo of Biden the spread of the virus, including a mask outside of polling places, and not to create mandate in the city. But her order specif- disturbances about wearing or not wearing months before global health officials on a plane talking with his traveling began urging people to wear masks in national press secretary, Remi Yama- ically says “no individual shall be denied face coverings,” said Meagan Wolfe, chief ingress or egress to or from a polling place elections official in Wisconsin, where a order to stop the spread of the virus. moto, both without masks, was taken The image was shared on Twitter in November 2019, not recently. for failure to wear a facial covering or state mask mandate applies to poll work- mask.” ers but not voters. by Trump’s former acting Director of The photo was featured in a Vogue National Intelligence Richard Grenell, magazine article last week about Ya- Gabriel Sterling, statewide voting During the early voting period, dis- system implementation manager for the agreements over masks occasionally led to where it was liked and shared from mamoto and her role in the campaign. his account more than 50,000 times. Conservative Twitter users seized on secretary of state’s office, said during a long voting lines and had election officials news conference Monday that individual clearing polling sites for the mask-less or Grenell, who currently serves as spe- the image Sunday night, claiming it cial presidential envoy for Serbia and shows a hypocritical Biden not fol- poll managers will have to decide how directing them to stations away from other to accommodate people who have tested machines. Kosovo peace negotiations, was a U.S. lowing recommended mask guidelines ambassador to Germany for two years while traveling on a plane. positive or are in quarantine. He suggest- Still, due to the decentralized nature ed that one way to handle them might be of the country’s voting systems, rules are before resigning in June. But the caption on that image When contacted by The Associated clearly notes that it was captured by pulling them aside and having them vote different depending on where ballots are Press, Grenell did not answer ques- Biden’s campaign in November 2019 a hand-marked paper ballot away from cast. Some places are taking harder stanc- tions about whether he knew the image while Biden was traveling to South everyone else, rather than having them use es than others. was old before sharing it with his Carolina, before COVID-19 was even one of the touchscreen voting machines. In one case that caught national atten- 671,000 followers. identified as a worldwide health threat. But he stressed that no additional barri- tion, a Maryland man was arrested after Mask wearing has become a political Associated Press reporting confirms ers to voting can be put in place. refusing to wear a mask while trying to issue on the campaign trail, with Biden Biden traveled to South Carolina in “You can’t turn away somebody vote last month. He has since sued his frequently putting one on in public and late November of last year, making a because they’re not wearing a mask,” local election board over the incident. Trump rarely doing so, and even mock- campaign stop at Lander University in Sterling said. In Texas, the issue has wound up in ing Biden for wearing a mask so often. Greenwood on Nov. 21. Meanwhile, election officials across court. the country have scrambled to shore up First, Republican Gov. Greg Ab- polling place safety precautions to make bott carved out an exception for voting worn inside polling sites. That decision polling station mask mandate. it easier to recruit poll workers. Many locations in his statewide mask mandate was quickly reversed by an appeals court. Wendy Weiser, director of the democ- of them have traditionally been older issued earlier this year. Then, in response Despite the legal back and forth, at racy program at the Brennan Center for retirees — the type of people who are at to a challenge from voting rights groups, a least some Texas elections administrators Justice, said governments should be able greater risk of getting a severe case of the federal judge ordered that masks must be had chosen not to enforce the short-lived to require masks at polling places during coronavirus. Trump rally goers accused of intimidating voters in Springfield SALEM (AP) — A weekend Springfield, but pickup trucks also got caught in a traffic jam on foot or in vehicles place their officials and law enforcement -co rally was held in Oregon for parked on either side of his car, as some 250 vehicles headed ballots into the box and wit- ordinated to ensure voter access President Donald Trump, with said the letter from the coalition, out for the parade in Springfield, nessed no intimidation. to the drop box. lots of flags and some attendees which includes the American a largely blue-collar town of “At the end of the day, I was “We have no evidence that carrying guns. Civil Liberties Union of Oregon 63,000 people. really proud of the fact that we there was any intimidation or Such a scene is not rare in and the Oregon Justice Resource Organizers of the Patriotic saw democracy first hand. We blocking of the drop box,” Trout America in the runup to the the Center. Trump/Make Oregon Red Rally saw people rallying and then said. election, but in this instance, “The individuals from the had obtained permits for the we also saw people exercising Lane County elections officials a ballot drop box was nearby. trucks asked him to roll down his gathering at the park and planned the right to vote, all at the same have received no complaints, It proved a troubling mix for window and asked where he was the vehicle parade, said Michael location,” Wargo said. said county spokeswoman Devon some voters and underscored going,” the coalition said. ”The Wargo, superintendent of the The rally was held near the Ashbridge. the tensions ahead of Tuesday’s voter was concerned for his safe- Willamalane Park and Recreation entrance of the park, which has “Any time a voter in Lane election. ty and, rather than proceeding to District. only one road in and out, and it County or elsewhere in Oregon A coalition of rights groups the drop box, instead left without “We were taking this very was there that some Trump sup- feels like they are being kept told Oregon Attorney General depositing his ballot.” seriously and ensured that there porters confronted several people from a drop box, either physical- Ellen Rosenblum and Secretary Another caller reported simi- would be access throughout the intending to leave their ballots ly or they feel intimidated, they of State Bev Clarno in a letter lar activity and noted that other entire event for the public to that at the drop box farther inside the (should) contact their local law Monday that they had received voters turned away without ballot box,” said Wargo, who park, according to the coalition enforcement agency as quickly complaints on a hotline. using the drop box, the coalition stationed himself by the drop of rights groups. as they can,” Ashbridge said. One voter attempted to drive said. box for most of Sunday’s rally. Oregon Elections Director Oregon votes entirely by mail to the drop box at a park in People dropping off ballots He said he saw dozens of voters Steve Trout said park and city or drop box.

voting or simply preferred fair elections during this the White House, for block She added that the nation Turnout to vote in person. unprecedented time,” said Election after block, stores had was not implementing From Page 1 “I don’t want to see no New Mexico Secretary From Page 1 their windows and doors “balanced” measures mailman. I like to stand here, of State Maggie Toulouse covered. Some kept just a needed to slow the spread “Come hell or high wa- see my own people, wait Oliver, who also is president In fact, there are roughly front door open, hoping to of the virus. One recipient ter,” said Kristen Clarke, in the line and do my civil of the National Association 20 states that allow mail-in attract a little business. confirmed the contents executive director of the duty,” said James “Sekou” of Secretaries of State. “Rest ballots received after Elec- Both candidates voted that were initially reported Lawyers’ Committee for Jenkins, a 68 year-old retired assured, we are ready. We tion Day to be counted — early, but first lady Melania Monday by The Washing- Civil Rights Under Law. carpenter and mechanic who have coordinated with all up to nine days and longer Trump was set to cast her ton Post. “It feels like that has been waited about 15 minutes levels of government and are in some states. Litigation ballot Tuesday near Mar-a- The pandemic has shad- the attitude voters have before polls opened in West in constant communication has centered on just a few Lago, the couple’s estate in owed the campaign, which needed to make sure their Philadelphia and voted for to ensure a smooth election.” where states have made Palm Beach, Florida. has largely been a referen- voices are heard this year.” Biden about an hour later. The group has been changes in large part due to Whoever wins will have dum of Trump’s handling At least 98.8 million peo- With Democrats dom- working with the National the coronavirus. to deal with an anxious na- of the virus. ple voted before Election inating the early vote, Association of State Elec- Biden told voters in tion, reeling from a once- In Concord, New Hamp- Day, about 71 percent of the Republicans were expected tion Directors to help states Pennsylvania that the very in-a-century heath crisis shire, 70-year-old Linda nearly 139 million ballots to comprise a large share hammer out plans for fabric of the nation was that has closed schools Eastman said she was cast during the 2016 presi- of Tuesday’s voting. protecting against foreign at stake and offered his and businesses and that is giving her vote to Trump, dential election, according In the months leading up and domestic cyberattacks, own election as the firmest worsening as the weather saying, “Maybe he wasn’t to data collected by The As- to Election Day, election of- countering misinformation rebuke possible to a presi- turns cold. perfect with the corona- sociated Press. Given that a ficials had to deal with a pan- and strengthening an elec- dent who he said had spent In Atlanta, occupational virus, but I think he did few states, including Texas, demic that has infected more tion infrastructure tested “four years dividing us at therapy practitioner Justin the best that he could with had already exceeded their than 9 million Americans and by massive early voting every turn.” Windom, 29, said he was what he had.” total 2016 vote count, ex- killed more than 230,000, and pandemic precautions. “Tomorrow’s the begin- unsure if he was going to In Virginia Beach, it perts were predicting record forcing them to make Federal authorities were ning of a new day. Tomor- even cast a ballot until last was a vote for Biden from turnout this year. systemic changes largely on monitoring voting and row we can put an end to night. But after speaking 54-year-old Gabriella Problems occur every the fly and mostly without any threats to the election a president that’s left hard- with his parents and one of Cochrane, who said she election, and Tuesday was federal money. Meanwhile, across the country at an working Americans out in his patients, he said he de- thought the former vice no different. There were Trump repeatedly sought to operations center just out- the cold!” Biden said in cided to get up at the crack president would “surround long lines early in the day undermine the election with side Washington D.C. run Pittsburgh. “If you elect of dawn and cast his ballot himself with the brightest and sporadic reports of unsubstantiated claims of by the cybersecurity arm of me as president, I’m gonna for Biden as the “lesser of and the best” to fight the polling places opening late widespread voter fraud. the Department of Home- act to heal this country.” two evils.” pandemic. and equipment issues. This He has particularly target- land Security. Officials Trump argued, at a stop “These next four years The challenge of was all expected given past ed the crucial battleground there said there were no in Wisconsin, that Biden are going to make or break counting a record-setting experience, the decentral- state of Pennsylvania, after major problems detected was “not what our country how far we go as a coun- early vote added a layer of ized nature of voting in the the U.S. Supreme Court early Tuesday but urged needs.” He added: “This try,” Windom said. uncertainty to an election U.S. and last-minute chang- allowed — at least for now the public to be patient and isn’t about — yeah, it is Trump in Grand Rapids marked by suspicions fu- es due to the pandemic. — a three-day extension skeptical in the days ahead. about me, I guess, when insisted anew that the eled by an incumbent who Those yet to vote headed for receiving and counting “We’re not out of the you think about it.” nation was “rounding the has consistently trailed in to polling places despite absentee ballots. Over the woods yet,” said Christo- The nation braced for turn” on the virus. But Dr. the polls. another spike in COVID-19 weekend, Trump said that as pher Krebs, the director what was to come — and Deborah Birx, the coordi- Trump, in Pennsylvania, cases that has hit much of soon as the polls close there of the U.S. Cybersecurity a result that might not be nator of the White House zeroed in on the state’s the country. Democrat Joe on Tuesday, “We’re going in and Infrastructure Security known for days. coronavirus task force, process to count mail- Biden’s campaign had em- with our lawyers.” Agency. “Today, in some A new anti-scale fence broke with the president in votes that arrive after phasized early voting due Misinformation about sense, is half-time. There was erected around the and joined a chorus of Election Day, vowing that to the pandemic. Among election procedures, may be other events or ac- White House. And in Trump administration sci- “we’re going in with our those braving the polls concerns about confron- tivities or efforts to interfere downtowns ranging from entists sounding the alarm lawyers” as soon as the were voters who may have tations at the polls and and undermine confidence New York to Denver to about the current spike in polls close. He tweeted — wanted to vote by mail but reports of mail slowdowns in the election. So I’d ask Minneapolis, workers infections. without evidence — that waited too long to request also clouded the run-up to all Americans to be patient, boarded up businesses lest “We are entering the “violence in the street” a ballot or those who didn’t Election Day. to treat all sensational and the vote lead to unrest of most concerning and could follow the Supreme receive their ballots in time. “The eyes of the Amer- unverified claims with the sort that broke out ear- most deadly phase of this Court’s decision to grant Others were likely per- ican public and the world skepticism, and remember lier this year amid protests pandemic,” Birx wrote in an extension to count suaded by the president’s are on election officials technology sometimes fails over racial inequality. a memo distributed to top the votes arriving after rhetoric attacking mail as we administer free and and breaks.” Just a short walk from administration officials. 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Follow us online: facebook.com/theworldnewspaper twitter.com/TheWorldLink instagram.com/theworldlink MLB announces finalists for major awards Associated Press 1988. Frank Robinson is the only Jin Ryu as finalists for the AL The top finishers in voting there was a lot of people in our player to win the MVP award in Cy Young Award. Bieber is the for AL Manager of the Year are clubhouse and within our group Los Angeles Dodgers outfield- both leagues, accomplishing the heavy favorite after the 25-year- Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash, Toron- that believed that we were going er Mookie Betts could become feat in 1961 with Cincinnati and old right-hander went 8-1 with a to’s Charlie Montoyo and Rick to have pretty good pitching,” the second player to win the 1966 for Baltimore. 1.63 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 77 Renteria, who was let go by the Mattingly said. MVP award in each league, DeGrom could join Randy 1/3 innings, leading the majors in White Sox after the team made “With that, you can do a lot.” and New York Mets ace Jacob Johnson and Greg Maddux as the wins, ERA and strikeouts. the playoffs for the first time The finalists for AL Rookie deGrom is in the running for his only pitchers to win at least three “My confidence continues since 2008. of the Year are Houston Astros third consecutive NL Cy Young consecutive Cy Young Awards. to grow just from coming into Cash was roundly criticized right-hander Cristian Javier and Award. But Bauer had an NL-best 1.73 the season or into the league for pulling ace left-hander Blake center fielders Kyle Lewis of the The competition, of course, is ERA in 11 starts for Cincinnati, in 2018,” Bieber said on MLB Snell in the sixth inning of the Seattle Mariners and Luis Robert tough. and Darvish went 8-3 with a 2.01 Network. “Learning my stuff, decisive Game 6 of the World of the White Sox. Philadelphia Betts, Freddie Freeman and ERA in 12 starts for the Chica- figuring it out, continuing to Series against the champion Phillies infielder Alec Bohm, San Manny Machado are the top fin- go Cubs, matching Cleveland sharpen the breaking stuff and Dodgers. Diego Padres second baseman ishers for NL MVP in balloting Indians ace Shane Bieber for the trying to add velocity as much as Miami’s Don Mattingly, San Di- Jake Cronenworth and Mil- by the Baseball Writers’ Asso- major league lead in wins. I can from year to year has been ego’s Jayce Tingler and the Cubs’ waukee Brewers reliever Devin ciation of America. DeGrom, Balloting for the BBWAA the big thing for me.” David Ross are the finalists for Williams are the top finishers for Trevor Bauer and Yu Darvish are awards was completed before the Chicago White Sox first NL Manager of the Year. Tingler the NL rookie award. the finalists in the NL Cy Young start of the postseason. baseman José Abreu, Cleveland and Ross just completed their first The 25-year-old Lewis hit .262 race. Freeman batted .341 with 13 Indians infielder José Ramírez seasons as big league skippers. with 11 homers and 28 RBIs in 58 The three highest vote-getters homers and 53 RBIs for the NL and New York Yankees leadoff Mattingly guided the Marlins games. He said playing 18 games for each BBWAA award were re- East champion Atlanta Braves, man DJ LeMahieu are the top to their first playoff appearance with Seattle in September 2019 vealed on Monday. The winners and Machado hit .304 with 16 three finishers in voting for the since 2003 despite dealing with a helped him out a lot this year. will be announced next week. homers and 47 RBIs for the San AL MVP award. COVID-19 outbreak that paused “It helped me a ton just as far Betts, who won the 2018 AL Diego Padres. LeMahieu, who hit a big their season and ravaged the ros- as nerves, as far as the ability MVP award with Boston, helped Bieber joined Minnesota Twins league-best .364, and Bauer are ter. Miami also lost 105 games to slow the game down,” Lewis the Dodgers win the World Series right-hander Kenta Maeda and To- free agents after starring during last year. said. “Coming up last year every- last week for the first time since ronto Blue Jays left-hander Hyun the pandemic-shortened season. “Coming into this season, thing was happening so fast.” Brady has two TD passes as Bucs beat Giants EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Brady has felt uncomfortable against the New York Giants before. Most notably Ravens cornerback Humphrey has coronavirus in a couple of Super Bowl losses. He recognized Monday night’s 25-23 Baltimore Ravens All-Pro corner- linebacker Kwon Alexander to New victory by his Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL suspends Bears receiver for back Marlon Humphrey revealed he Orleans for linebacker Kiko Alonso and wasn’t very artistic. At least, for the star punching player during game has the coronavirus, and several other a conditional fifth-round draft choice. quarterback, it had a better ending. CHICAGO — The NFL suspended NFL teams reported positive tests. The 30-year-old Alonso has not “We obviously didn’t play the way Chicago Bears receiver Javon Wims The Green Bay Packers said a player played this season, which he began on we’re capable of, but it was good to get a two games for punching New Orleans tested positive for COVID-19. Ac- the Saints’ physically unable to perform win,” Brady said. Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson list as he rehabilitates a torn knee Lackluster for much of the game, Brady cording to multiple reports, that player during Sunday’s game. ligament. did what he does best in the second half. is running back AJ Dillon, who was Bears coach Matt Nagy said Wims He threw touchdowns passes to Rob placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. was apologetic when they spoke, but Titans deal with Chargers for Gronkowski and Mike Evans, giving him Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury would not say what led to the alterca- cornerback Desmond King the career lead in TD throws once more. confirmed that two Cardinals tested tion. Wims has three business days to positive over the weekend. Cardinals NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Ten- The Saints’ Drew Brees had passed appeal the suspension. nessee Titans acquired cornerback Brady on Sunday, but now the six-time linebacker Devon Kennard said he tested positive for COVID-19, but feels 49ers lose both QB Garoppolo and Desmond King from the Los Angeles Super Bowl champ is back on top with Chargers for a sixth-round draft pick in 561. Evans’ diving 8-yard catch provided completely normal. The team did not tight end Kittle to injuries release the name of the other player 2021. King was an All Pro two years the go-ahead points. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San ago as a punt returner but has had But Tampa Bay (6-2) had to sweat it who tested positive. Francisco 49ers will be without quar- In addition, the Browns conducted issues with inconsistent coverage and out. Daniel Jones drove New York (1-7) terback Jimmy Garoppolo and All-Pro on punt returns. 70 yards in 13 plays and connected with meetings remotely after a player report- tight end George Kittle for an extend- Golden Tate for a 19-yard touchdown ed he is experiencing “COVID-19-re- ed period after they got hurt against Williamson goes from winless Jets with 28 seconds remaining. The 2-point lated” symptoms. Seattle. to unbeaten Steelers in trade conversion failed as the officials picked up Elsewhere, Las Vegas Raiders tackle ESPN first reported the severity of NEW YORK — Avery Williamson is a flag for defensive pass interference. Trent Brown remained in Cleveland un- the injuries, saying Garoppolo will going from winless to undefeated. “You never apologize for winning,” dergoing tests after being hospitalized miss at least six weeks with a high The New York Jets agreed to trade Bucs coach Bruce Arians said. “We made following an IV mishap. ankle sprain and Kittle will be out eight the veteran linebacker to Pittsburgh. the plays that counted.” Brown was sent to the hospital weeks with a broken bone in his foot. The Jets also are sending a 2022 sev- Brady and Gronkowski earlier com- shortly before the game between the They mark the latest in a long line of enth-round draft pick to the Steelers for bined for a 3-yard scoring pass on which Raiders and Browns started on Sunday. injuries this season that have derailed Pittsburgh’s 2022 fifth-rounder. Gronk barely held onto the ball long NFL Network reported that a pregame the defending NFC champions, who The deal moves the 28-year-old Wil- enough. That made the old New England IV caused air to enter Brown’s blood- are 4-4. liamson from the Jets, who are 0-8, to combination second in TDs for a duo stream. 49ers trade linebacker Alexander the 7-0 Steelers, the league’s only unde- with 93, 21 behind Peyton Manning and Brown was supposed to return to feated team. Pittsburgh was in need of Marvin Harrison of the Colts. action this week after missing one to Saints for Kiko Alonso an experienced inside linebacker after Unable to connect with Evans on a game following a positive test for the NEW ORLEANS — The Saints Devin Bush was lost for the season on 2-point conversion, Brady still had the coronavirus. and 49ers agreed to a trade sending Oct. 18 with a torn ACL. Bucs on top 15-14. After New York went back ahead on won three Super Bowls in New England corner of the end zone on third down for a 40-yarder with 7 seconds left in the half. Graham Gano’s 33-yard field goal, Daniel with Brady, is not discouraged by the 7-3 lead. Succop also had a 37-yard field goal on Jones was pressured into an unwise throw team’s record halfway through its schedule. Ronald Jones was a nonfactor the rest the game’s opening drive, a 43-yarder set to Tate that Sean Murphy-Bunting picked “I see a lot of improvement, our guys of the half as Leonard Fournette got most up by Carlton Davis’ interception in early off at the Tampa 33. That set the stage for improving day by day,” Judge said. “We of the action. in the third quarter, and a 38-yarder with the 66-yard drive to the touchdown by have a good foundation. I see the core of a The Giants’ next scoring drive was a 3:41 to go for what turned out to be the Evans. team that is developing.” model of efficiency, featuring two gains decisive points. Jones had two costly picks, helping New York got an early break — and of 11 yards, a 12-yarder, a 14-yarder and Soon after Succop had made it 14-9, negate a strong effort by New York’s soon after a touchdown — when Brady’s a 17-yard run by Wayne Gallman. He Gronkowski was in the end zone — only defense. pass was tipped by Dalvin Tomlinson scored from the 2 to finish the 10-play se- to see Daniel Jones connect with his tight “The interceptions were huge for us,” and caught by Bucs running back Ronald ries that covered 77 yards for a 14-3 lead. end, Evan Engram, for a 30-yard play. Brady said. Jones. But he fumbled when hit by Blake Brady, as has been his custom for That set up Gano’s 33-yard kick and the “The young quarterback, he’s still try- Martinez and rookie Darnay Holmes two decades, then guided his team to 17-15 New York lead heading into the ing to do too much,” Arians added. recovered at the Tampa Bay 12. a score, but it was merely Ryan Suc- fourth period. First-year Giants coach Joe Judge, who Dion Lewis’ made a sliding catch in the cop’s second of four field goals, a But that’s usually Brady time. Ionescu has ankle surgery to remove scar tissue New Huskies coach NEW YORK (AP) — said in a phone interview pect a complete recovery.” not played since she was Sabrina Ionescu had minor Monday night. “Some- Ionescu averaged 18.3 injured July 31. mum on starter at QB surgery on her left ankle thing was poking at her points, 4.7 rebounds and The former Oregon star SEATTLE (AP) — This much is clear about last week to remove some and the doctors looked 4.0 assists in 2 1/2 games said that if she were to go Jimmy Lake’s debut as the head coach at Wash- scar tissue that had formed. at it. It was calcified scar before she was hurt. overseas it wouldn’t be until ington, he’s not going to share any information Ionescu missed most tissue and we can take that “With the long offseason, 2021 in January or February about who his starting quarterback will be ahead of of her rookie season with out. We used a camera I am committed to returning and that she most likely Saturday’s opener at California. the New York Liberty to exam her tendons and in 2021 fully prepared to re- would head to Europe. No bigger question surrounds Lake’s first game after suffering a Grade 3 ligaments and the good join my team and jumpstart “I wouldn’t really be in charge of the Huskies than who will be under sprain on that ankle in her news is they are complete- my WNBA career,” Ionescu going for the money,” center against the Golden Bears. After several third game as a pro. She ly healed.” said. “My rehab has been Ionescu said. “I’d be going weeks of practice and a few scrimmages, Lake is avoided needing surgery to Ionescu is expected to going very well and I look for a couple months to still keeping the decision under wraps as to which repair that injury, but had soon be cleared by the Lib- forward to getting back on kind of just get back into of his four options will take that first snap. to do some cleanup on it erty’s medical staff to return the court.” playing basketball, play- The favorite from the start has appeared to be gradu- last week. Doctor Martin to physical activity. The league’s top draft ing against other players. ate transfer Kevin Thomson simply because he has the O’Malley of the Hospital of “Sabrina had a minor pick discussed on a Zoom It’s really easy to just go most experience. Thomson was the Big Sky Confer- Special Surgery performed ankle procedure to remove call last month that she through workouts, and it’s ence offensive player of the year last year at Sacramen- the surgery. a loose bone chip that was was considering playing completely different to play to State before deciding to transfer back home to finish “It was a really minor irritating a tendon behind overseas this offseason. 5-on-5 with refs. There’s a his college career at Washington. Thomson threw 450 procedure. She is com- her ankle,” O’Malley said. It wouldn’t be a financial few teams that I was talking passes and 27 touchdowns in 2019 alone. Washington’s pletely healed from the “This chip that occurred decision for her, but more to before the WNBA season other three QB options — Jacob Sirmon, Dylan Morris initial injury she had in during her sprain in July did that she is concerned about started. So I’ll still be and Ethan Garbers — have combined to throw three July,” Liberty general not involve the ankle joint her time away from com- talking to them and see if I passes in college, all of them by Sirmon last season. manager Jonathan Kolb cartilage surface and we ex- petitive basketball, having can go out there later.”