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The flawed coronavirus test kits went out to public laboratories in February. An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention review obtained by NPR says the wrong quality control protocols were used.

CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway

2:22pm November 06, 2020

by Dina Temple-Raston

An unreleased CDC review obtained by NPR shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the nation's labs anyway.

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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, shown here in August, had a Twitter account associated with him suspended after the social media company said his comments violated its "policy on the glorification of violence."

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Twitter Permanently Suspends Steve Bannon Account After Beheading Comments

1:29pm November 06, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Twitter permanently suspended an account from former Trump adviser Steve Bannon after he suggested Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded.

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat faced off in the NBA Finals last month. While some details remain, the new season will start on Dec. 22.

NBA Players Union Approves Plan To Tip Off 2020-21 Season Before Christmas

12:13pm November 06, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

While some details remain, the new season will start on Dec. 22. It will be a 72-game season that will allow for the league's traditional slate of games on Christmas Day.

A woman reacts as she leaves the Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday. The state has reported a spike of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases. It also reports biggest spike in unemployment claims

New Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 20%, Hitting Almost 122,000

9:01am November 06, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The U.S. recorded nearly 122,000 new daily coronavirus cases, a sharp uptick over the previous day that saw the country's first six-figure increase since the start of the pandemic.

Where Presidential Election Votes Are Still Being Counted

8:38am November 06, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

After notching narrow victories in Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, Joe Biden holds a lead in the march to 270. All eyes are on four key states: Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and North Carolina.

The Role Shifting Demographics Played In The Presidential Election

8:05am November 06, 2020

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

Latino voters helped to shape the presidential race in different ways. For the first time, Latinos became the second-biggest voting demographic after white people, and that has major implications.

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A voter casts a ballot on Tuesday at Jennings Senior High School in Jennings, Mo., a St. Louis suburb. Voters passed an amendment to Missouri's constitution that opens the door to redrawing state legislative districts that don't take into account children

A National Fight Over Who Is Counted In Voting Districts May Arise From Missouri

7:51am November 06, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

A new amendment to Missouri's constitution opens the door to redrawing state legislative districts that don't take into account children, noncitizens and other residents who are not eligible to vote.

Ellaraino, right, spoke about her late great-grandmother with her friend Baki AnNur at StoryCorps in Los Angeles, in 2011.

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Encore: Memories Of Great-Grandmother Silvia

7:19am November 06, 2020

by Jasmyn Morris

At 16, Ellaraino visited her great-grandmother, Silvia, for the first time. And Silvia had plenty of stories to tell — about being a teenager, and seeing the Civil War, and slavery, come to an end.

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3 Men Cited For Trying To Cook Chickens In Hot Spring At Yellowstone

6:49am November 06, 2020

A park ranger learned that a group with cooking pots was hiking toward Yellowstone National Park's Shoshone Geyser Basin. The ranger found two whole chickens in a burlap sack.

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Examining The Presidential Vote Tally In Georgia, Nevada And Arizona

6:11am November 06, 2020

Democratic challenger Joe Biden continues to lead President Trump but is still short of the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the presidency. He's at 264 while the president is at 214.