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Ahmaud Arbery: judge seats nearly all-white jury in Georgia murder trial  The Guardian Judge finds ‘intentional discrimination’ in Arbery jury selection but allows trial to move forward with 1 Black member  CNN Only One Black Juror In Ahmaud Arbery Killing Trial  BuzzFeed News

Ahmaud Arbery: judge seats nearly all-white jury in Georgia murder trial  The Guardian Judge finds ‘intentional discrimination’ in Arbery jury selection but allows trial to move forward with 1 Black member  CNN The Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial Is Already Getting Ugly  Daily Beast

New York voters soundly rejected constitutional amendments that would have allowed for same-day voter registration and universal absentee voting in future elections. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP)

In a social media post Tuesday night, Peng Shuai described her assault years earlier at the hands of Zhang Gaoli. It’s the first public accusation of sexual assault against a senior Party officer. (Image credit: Bai Xue/Xinhua News Agency via

Democrat Phil Murphy narrowly wins re-election as New Jersey governor, NBC News projects  NBC News New Jersey Republican Ciattarelli makes it a tight race against favored Dem Murphy  Fox News Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey  Yahoo News Murphy’s progressive brand

Intense demand for products has led to a backlog of container ships outside the nation’s two largest ports along the Southern California coast.

Opinion | Why Election Night 2021 Was Bad for Donald Trump  POLITICO Donald Trump fever may be breaking  CNN Trump, Largely Uninvolved in Va. Race, Credits Himself for G.O.P. Victory  The New York Times Trump’s ‘Heads I win, tails you lose’ play in

Manchin calls election results a ‘wake up call;’ reacts to impact on Biden agenda  Fox News Democrats Begin Blame Game After Loss in Virginia  NBC News Donald Trump fever may be breaking  CNN Republicans had a great election. Democrats did not. But both

Key factor in McAuliffe’s loss was President Biden’s low ratings, says Larry Sabato  CNBC Democrats Begin Blame Game After Loss in Virginia  NBC News What does Democrats losing in Virginia mean for Biden? Our panel responds  The Guardian Republicans Take Virginia-and More –

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