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Fired Official Says Correcting Trump's Fraud Claims The 'Right Thing To Do'

Christopher Krebs, recently ousted as director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is sworn in to testify last year on Capitol Hill. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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2020 Election: Secure Your Vote

Fired Official Says Correcting Trump's Fraud Claims The 'Right Thing To Do'

Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, called the operation near seamless despite President Trump's claims to the contrary.

News Brief: Pandemic Survey, Vaccine Allocation, Online Learning Report

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Law

Justices Doubt Trump Plan To Exclude Some Immigrants From Census

by Nina Totenberg

Justices Doubt Trump Plan To Exclude Some Immigrants From Census

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Animals

Animal Protection Groups Help Financially Strapped Families

by Patti Neighmond

Animal Protection Groups Help Financially Strapped Families

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New Report Offers Clearest Picture Yet Of Pandemic Impact On Student Learning

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Coronavirus Updates

New Report Offers Clearest Picture Yet Of Pandemic Impact On Student Learning

by Cory Turner

New Report Offers Clearest Picture Yet Of Pandemic Impact On Student Learning

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Europe

Europe's Populist Leaders Have A Hard Time Accepting Trump Loss

by Rob Schmitz

Europe's Populist Leaders Have A Hard Time Accepting Trump Loss

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Food

World Record Is Set For Most Varieties Of Cheese On A Pizza

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No 'Nutcracker'? Or 'Messiah'? How Theaters Are Facing A COVID Christmas

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The Coronavirus Crisis

No 'Nutcracker'? Or 'Messiah'? How Theaters Are Facing A COVID Christmas

by Jeff Lunden

No 'Nutcracker'? Or 'Messiah'? How Theaters Are Facing A COVID Christmas

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Alceste, HWV 45 / Act 1: Grand Entree: Maestoso George Friderick Handel

Author Interviews

Dyson's Book, 'Long Time Coming,' Aims To Help America Reckon With Race

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2020 Election: Secure Your Vote

Fired Official Says Correcting Trump's Fraud Claims The 'Right Thing To Do'

by Miles Parks

Fired Official Says Correcting Trump's Fraud Claims The 'Right Thing To Do'

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What Joe Biden's Election Means For Abortion Rights

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Politics

What Joe Biden's Election Means For Abortion Rights

by Sarah McCammon

What Joe Biden's Election Means For Abortion Rights

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Health

CDC Panel To Vote On Who's 1st In Line For COVID-19 Vaccine

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

CDC Panel To Vote On Who's 1st In Line For COVID-19 Vaccine

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Middle East

U.S. Sanctions Against Iran Play A Role In Scarcity Of Medication

by Peter Kenyon

U.S. Sanctions Against Iran Play A Role In Scarcity Of Medication

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Weekend Warrior Ack Ibanez

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Loss Nihil Young, Less Hate

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Bow To The Rain Nihil Young, Less Hate

Economy

How Biden's Diverse Economic Team May Impact His Policies

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Asia

South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19

by Anthony Kuhn

South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19

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Summer Cool Uygar Duzgun

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Moving Strong Uygar Duzgun

Music News

Rapper Bad Bunny Is Spotify's Most Streamed Artist Of 2020

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Politics

Examining The Republican Vote In Rural North Carolina

by Steve Harrison

Examining The Republican Vote In Rural North Carolina

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El Secreto Al McCain

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Magic Winds Al McCain

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Health

New Survey Shows How Effects Of COVID-19 Got So Bad In The U.S.

by Rob Stein

New Survey Shows How Effects Of COVID-19 Got So Bad In The U.S.

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Middle East

Some Of The Nearly 200,000 Displaced Yazidis Return Home

by Jane Arraf

Some Of The Nearly 200,000 Displaced Yazidis Return Home

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