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Fox News (among many other outlets[*]) is reporting: Biden wins presidency, Trump denied second term in White House:
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has defeated President Trump, denying him a second term after a bitter campaign and dramatic, prolonged vote count in battleground states that sparked a flurry of lawsuits.
The Fox News Decision Desk projected Saturday that Biden will win the state of Nevada and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, giving the former vice president the electoral votes he needs to win the White House.
[...] "I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect Harris," Biden said in a statement. "In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America."
He added: "With the campaign over, it's time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation."
Biden's campaign announced that the president-elect and Harris, his running mate, will speak at an event in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware at 8 p.m. ET.
Joseph Biden would become the 46th President of the US; U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California, the 49th Vice President.
Also at: NY Post, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, CNBC, and USA Today.
IMPORTANT: There are still votes to be counted, a recount has been requested in one state, and there are numerous court challenges launched by the Trump campaign. Further, nothing is official until the actual vote by the Electoral College.
See Also:
- https://www.foxnews.com/world/reaction-world-leaders-biden-presidential-election
- https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54836636
- Boris Johnson congratulates Joe Biden on US election win
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday November 08 2020, @08:00AM (2 children)
Automated? - no chance. It's a 7/7 job, although with lots of editors nobody should have to be here every day, as long as somebody is here. We can pre-load the queues if we have enough suitable material available on a Friday, but for things like this somebody has to be around. It takes 2 editors to release a story correctly.
With only a handful of active editors - it's the same names. Look at the authors for each story.
(Score: 0, Troll) by aristarchus on Sunday November 08 2020, @09:46AM (1 child)
Maybe if the editors, I don't know, accepted more of the communities submissions? Instead of their own biased view of what should be on the front page? Oh, sorry, I forgot who I am responding to! Yes! More STEM! Salaciousness, Termerity, Eridition, and Machination. That is what we all want!
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday November 08 2020, @12:43PM
Every posted story is a community submission - not every community submission is a publishable story though...
Maybe if certain submitters followed the guidelines instead of complaining then they would have more success - but you won't do that, will you? E.g [soylentnews.org]. "Be neutral and factual in both Subject and Summary. You can wait until the article is posted or, if you must, include your opinion clearly marked as opinion at the end of the Summary"
It is also worth bearing in mind, from the same link in the paragraph above: "We aim for around 70% technology and science stories with the remainder being a mix of content with general interest to our community. Unusual stories with a technical theme have a very good chance of being published whereas something obscure and of limited appeal to our community is unlikely to make the front page."
Put any topic you like in your journal - you can discuss anything you want there. We only edit those stories for which we are here to edit - namely, those that go on the front page. This site is much bigger than just the front page.