The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 15th, 2020 morning edition

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The Electoral College certified Mr. Biden as president-elect in voting across the nation on Monday, one of the final legally mandated steps before his inauguration on Jan. 20.

The president’s lawyers lost another challenge at the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday as the electoral votes were being counted.

In Georgia, former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams presided over the Electoral College vote at the state capitol, calling the roll of electors for Mr. Biden.

In Albany, New York, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cast an electoral vote for Mr. Biden, as did her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Mr. Trump criticized Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia as a “fool” before the Electoral College balloting began.

“The orderly transfer of power is a hallmark of our democracy, and although I supported President Trump, the Electoral College vote today makes clear that Joe Biden is now president-elect,” said Sen.

As the Electoral College vote played out, state legislatures and courts were considering challenges and reviews of the election. »

LED lights found to kill coronavirus: Global first in fight against COVID-19 - American Friends of Tel Aviv University

Authored by aftau.org

The study was led by Professor Hadas Mamane, Head of the Environmental Engineering Program at TAU’s School of Mechnical Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering.

The article was published in November 2020 issue of the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology.

“We discovered that it is quite simple to kill the coronavirus using LED bulbs that radiate ultraviolet light,” she explained. »

Iran says it would rejoin nuclear deal within an hour of US doing so

Authored by theguardian.com
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Hassan Rouhani also made clear he was not prepared to discuss any changes to the deal, or any constraints on Iran’s ballistic missile programme.

The execution prompted the postponement of a three-day international conference on how to promote economic partnership between Europe and Iran.

The president also attacked his internal critics, saying some wanted to keep US sanctions on Iran going for another five years. »

Chris Pine to Star in 'Dungeons & Dragons' Movie for Paramount, eOne

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com
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Goldstein and Daley also wrote the latest version of the script based on a previous draft by Michael Gilio.

However, the rights eventually hit the trail for Paramount, which has a production and distribution deal with Hasbro.

Hasbro/eOne and Paramount are jointly producing and financing with eOne distributing in the U.K. and Canada, and Paramount distributing in the rest of the world. »