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Expert previews potential Election Day 'mirages' we might see as votes are counted

"Start Here" spoke with Michael McDonald, a professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, who has been studying how votes are counted for years.

McDonald's E. coli case count rises as federal officials inspect an onion grower

Federal officials are reporting more cases of E

Health - ABC News - 6 days ago

How votes get counted and reported on election night — and how NBC News gathers and checks the data

A network of reporters and voting experts gather results from thousands of jurisdictions, checking all of it for anomalies before viewers and readers see the data.

Pennsylvania’s top court reaffirms mail ballots with missing, improper dates can’t be counted

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday accepted Republicans’ request to again declare that mail ballots returned with a missing or incorrect date cannot be counted this election. The Republican ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

2024 election updates: Trump, Harris split first votes counted in New Hampshire

With just hours left to Election Day, it's a neck-and-neck race to the finish.

Counting the cost of Spain's hellish floods, the government pledged $11B, local officials want $34B

World - Yahoo News - 11 hours ago

What are red and blue 'mirages,' and how election night vote counts make it hard to tell who will win

Once the last voter casts their ballot in a state and the polls close, the process of revealing the winner begins.

Politics - NBC News - 6 hours ago

Australia state premiers accused of 'insulting' King for not attending reception

Monarchists in Australia accuse state premiers of "insulting" King Charles by not attending a reception.

Poland's leader defends his decision to suspend the right to asylum

Human and civil rights groups are expressing concern after Poland's leader said he would suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and Russia

World - ABC News - October 14

FDA will reconsider decision barring copycat versions of Lilly weight loss drug

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will reconsider its decision to remove Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drug from its official shortage list and allow compounding ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

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