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Prince William County admits election tally in 2020 shorted Joe Biden

The admission Thursday from the Prince William County Office of Elections comes a week after prosecutors from the Virginia Attorney General's office dropped charges against the county's former registrar, Michele White.

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In the presidential race, the county mistakenly shorted Biden by 1,648 votes, and overreported Trump's count by 2,327 votes.

The 3,975-vote error in the margin of victory was immaterial in a contest that Biden won by 450,000 votes in Virginia and by more than 60,000 votes in Prince William County.

In the U.S. Senate race, Democrat Mark Warner was shorted by 1,589 votes and Republican Daniel Gade was shorted by 107 votes.

And in a U.S. House race, Republican Robert Wittman was shorted by 293 votes.

Virginia's most recent redistricting has dramatically reduced the number of split precincts that caused Prince William County problems in 2020. »

Houthi missile hits US-owned ship off Yemen coast

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Earlier, the prime minister said he “remained committed to parliamentary convention” that, where possible, military action should be debated by MPs.

He said in this case, it would have affected the security of the operation to consult the House of Commons before the strikes.

MPs also debated actions against ISIS in Iraq in September 2014 and on extending military action against ISIS in Syria in December 2015. »

Tibetan woman detained and beaten for social media posts critical of China

Authored by rfa.org

A Tibetan woman known for outspoken criticism of China on social media was detained and beaten by police in western China’s Qinghai province, sources inside the country told Radio Free Asia.

It was the second time in three years she had been detained.

Tso has drawn police attention in the past for her postings on social media platforms. »

GameStop bids a final farewell to crypto with the closure of its NFT marketplace

Authored by pcgamer.com

As reported by Decrypt, the company has announced that its NFT marketplace will shutter on February 2.

The marketplace has been updated with a notice to this effect, citing "continuing regulatory uncertainty of the crypto space," the exact same wording GameStop gave when it announced the end of its crypto wallet.

While GameStop has cited regulatory uncertainty in pulling out of the space, it's not even clear anyone even cares enough to regulate crypto anymore⁠. »

Pacific nation Nauru cuts ties with Taiwan, switches to China

Authored by aljazeera.com

The South Pacific nation of Nauru has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and would instead recognise China, according to a government post on social media.

The Nauru government said “in the best interests” of the country and its people it was seeking full resumption of diplomatic relations with China.

China appreciates and welcomes the Nauru government’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, following Nauru’s announcement. »