5 things to know for November 6: Biden, Election 2020, Covid-19, Alex Trebek, Bolivia

Donald Trump still has not publicly accepted that he lost the 2020 presidential election, and Republicans and his entourage are divided over how to proceed. His son-in-law Jared Kushner and first lady Melania Trump are advising him to accept Biden’s victory, sources told CNN. But his two grown sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, urge their allies to keep fighting. In the absence of proof of his claims, Trump’s campaign is planning a messaging blitz and court challenges designed to cast doubt on the results and delay their certification. Meanwhile, many senior Republicans in Congress have been silent or urged Trump not to give in. Former President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney are among those who congratulated Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory.

As much of the country has focused on the 2020 elections since last week, the coronavirus pandemic is raging. The United States recorded 105,927 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, the fifth day in a row that cases have surpassed 100,000. Almost all of the United States is seeing infections on the rise, an emergency doctor warning the country “is heading for the worst of this pandemic”. The United States is not alone in setting frightening new records. More than 50 million cases of coronavirus have been reported worldwide, with the UK, France, Russia and Japan among the countries where cases are increasing.

Alex Trebek, the awesome “Jeopardy!” host with all the answers and a beloved presence on TV screens for five decades, died Sunday at the age of 80. The legendary game show host is the last icon to die this year after a battle with pancreatic cancer, after John Lewis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The cause of his death was not immediately announced. Despite his illness, Trebek continued his work on the hit trivia game, bringing steady enjoyment to so many in a year marked by instability. The show’s executive producer said Trebek continued because he “really believed in the importance of ‘Jeopardy! »» And «loved this« Jeopardy! “. popularized intelligence. “But its run isn’t quite over yet:“ Jeopardy! ”Will continue to air episodes hosted by Trebek until December 25th.

Bolivia has a new president: Luis Arce was inaugurated on Sunday after his victory in the October elections. His inauguration ends a tumultuous time for the Andean nation and brings the Socialists back to power after longtime left-wing leader Evo Morales was ousted in angry protests late last year. Arce, former Minister of the Economy and a close ally of Morales, comes to power in an attempt to heal the divisions of a political crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. Tensions continue to run high in Bolivia, especially over changes made by the Socialist-controlled Congress to reduce the majority needed to pass new laws and Morales’s planned return from exile to Argentina.

Unfortunately, it will be some time before we can travel in tubes at very high speeds.

92 years ago, the United States elected a Native American and member of the Kaw Nation as its vice president.

And she can get away with anything.

Congratulations to Jaxson Crossland.

There is no mountain high enough!

Zoltan Takacs, a biomedical scientist who travels the world looking for poisonous snakes that can be used to develop life-saving medical treatments.

This is the number of new species of marsupials that scientists have recently discovered in Australia. Until last week, the largest glider was classified as a single species, but a new study found it was actually three different species.

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