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Ars Technica reports: Tesla has issued yet another recall for the angular, unpainted Cybertruck. This is the sixth recall affecting the model-year 2024 Cybertruck to be issued since January. And this time, there’s no fix being delivered by a software update over the air—owners will need to have their pickup trucks physically repaired. The problem is a faulty drive unit …

The New York Daily News reports: One borough, one parade. After 60 years, one of Staten Island’s largest and most influential civic organizations is allowing gay and lesbian groups to march in the borough’s official St. Patrick’s Day Parade. “The Richmond County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee wishes to announce that the Staten Island Pride Center has been invited to …

CNN reports: Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto posted a video of his phone call congratulating Donald Trump on his reelection, during which the former special forces commander referenced his American “training” and called the US-president elect “sir” multiple times. Prabowo, who is in Washington for an official visit, posted the almost three-minute phone conversation on his official social media channels …

The New York Times reports: All may be good in the Land of Oz, but the same can’t be said for the world of Mattel. The toy company’s latest dolls for the movie “Wicked” listed a porn website on its packaging instead of a very similar URL that promotes an upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. Mattel said …

CNN reports: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made clear she has no plans to step down, according to people close to her, despite calls from some on the left that Biden should try to name a successor before Trump takes office. “She’s in great health, and the court needs her now more than ever,” said one person close to …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrived at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Saturday and was hoisted into its place for the holiday season ahead of next month’s tree lighting. The tree is an 11-ton Norway Spruce. It’s 74-feet tall and 43-feet wide, according to Rockefeller Center. The tree, from Massachusetts, arrived …

The Daily Beast reports: Former President Jimmy Carter is still making history well into his 100th trip around the sun. After fulfilling his final dream of voting for Kamala Harris, despite him being hospice bound, Carter could also end up being the oldest person to win a Grammy award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. He is already …

Ars Technica reports: Elwood Edwards, the voice behind the online service America Online’s iconic “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died at age 74, one day before his 75th birthday, according to Cleveland’s WKYC Studios, where he worked for many years. The greeting became a cultural touchstone in the 1990s and early 2000s in the early Internet era; it was heard …

Mediaite reports: CNN anchor John Berman was stunned by a bombshell suggestion from analyst Bakari Sellers — that President Joe Biden should rush through the nomination and confirmation of Vice President Kamala Harris to the Supreme Court. Politico Playbook led Friday morning with a piece on the chatter among Democrats to encourage Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire and …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: The razor-thin margin in Republican David McCormick‘s lead over longtime Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey may trigger an automatic recount, leaving a pivotal U.S. Senate race in doubt a while longer even as the week shapes up to be a historic win for the GOP. By 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mr. McCormick led by about 31,000 votes …

“Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect. All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections. “We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of …

The Nevada Current reports: With the passage of Question 6, Nevadans signaled their support for enshrining the right to an abortion into the state constitution. Unofficial results listed the measure as receiving 63% in support and 37% opposed, as of late Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for ‘yes.’ Voters will have to pass Question 6 again in the …

The Hill reports: Montana voters have passed a ballot measure to amend the state’s constitution to include the right to an abortion, cementing access to abortion services in the state. Constitutional Initiative No. 128 in Montana amends the state constitution to “expressly provide a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy, including the right to abortion.” …

NPR reports: Missourians voted to legalize abortion up until fetal viability and override the state’s current ban on nearly all abortions, according to a call by the Associated Press. Legal challenges are expected from anti-abortion groups but if the Tuesday vote stands it will enshrine abortion rights into the constitution over the objections of the heavily Republican state leadership. Missouri …

The Associated Press reports: Kamala Harris won California on Tuesday, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election – 54 electoral votes. The outcome in the heavily Democratic state where Harris previously served as a U.S. senator and attorney general was expected. Harris won Washington’s 12 electoral votes on Tuesday, besting former President Donald Trump in a state where …

USA Today reports: Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened Tuesday on its path toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba as weather officials in the U.S. monitored the storm for potential impacts to the Gulf Coast. Rafael swiped Jamaica on Tuesday and is forecast to intensify into a hurricane near the Cayman Islands and gain more steam ahead of its expected landfall in …

CNN reports: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have tied with three votes each in the tiny New Hampshire township of Dixville Notch, kicking off Election Day in one of the first places in the country to report its presidential preference. The unincorporated township, located along the US-Canada border in New Hampshire’s northern tip, opened and closed …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: NBC gave former President Donald Trump’s campaign free commercial time in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance on Saturday Night Live, including an unusual ad during Sunday’s NASCAR coverage. Harris appeared on Saturday’s SNL for one minute and 30 seconds, meaning that if another presidential campaign requests it, NBC would need to give it about …

NPR reports: Quincy Jones, whose decorated music career ran from the early 1950s through the best-known works of Michael Jackson and beyond, died Sunday. He was 91. His death was confirmed by his publicist in a statement to NPR that did not mention the cause of death. The statement said that Jones died peacefully at his home in Bel Air, …

Axios reports: More than 75 million Americans have already cast their ballots as of the Sunday before Election Day. That’s over 48% of the total number who voted in 2020 (154.6 million), indicating that early and mail-in voting has become increasingly popular methods to vote and become a new normal in American politics. In Georgia, more than 4 million have …