A rush of mail-in ballots left some counties in the state counting ballots the week after the election. Source
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on resigning from board in push for diversity in tech
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who is married to tennis superstar Serena Williams, resigned from his company’s board on Friday. He told “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King he did it because he wanted his 2-year-old daughter, Olympia, “to be proud of her father.” Source
Biden “convinced” military would escort Trump from White House if he refused to leave
“This president is going to try to steal this election,” Biden said. Source
Trump threatens to “take back” Seattle if leaders don’t act
Seattle’s mayor responded by telling the president to “go back to your bunker.” Source
Health expert: Police violence against black people is a “”pandemic
Footage of George Floyd dying on a Minneapolis street is just one of many videos showing black people killed by officers on duty. An op-ed in the Washington Post makes the argument that “Police Killing Black People is a Pandemic, Too.” The author, Osagie K. Obasogie, is a professor of bioethics at the University of California at Berkeley, and he joins CBSN to explain why state violence should also be considered a public health crisis. Source
Lady Antebellum’s odd twists of fate
The Grammy-winning trio boasts prodigious talent, but chance drew them together, and earned them their name Source
U.S. hits 2 million coronavirus cases
The United States has now surpassed 2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. CBS News correspondent Laura Podesta reports on the latest, and Dr. Neeta Ogden joins CBSN to discuss where the new cases are increasing and why some hospital systems say they are dangerously close to capacity. Source
Uncovering the Greenwood race massacre
The first aerial assault on Americans was against Greenwood, a black neighborhood in Tulsa, during a race massacre largely ignored by history. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday. Source
Lady Antebellum drops “Antebellum” from band name
The band said they are “regretful and embarrassed” of their name, so they are changing it. Source
As New York reopens, Cuomo warns “COVID has not gone away”
“Everything we’ve done has been exactly right up until now. But that’s up until now,” he said. Source