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Protesters who back President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading to some evacuations as cheers rang out in reaction to the news that pro-Trump demonstrators had stormed the U.S. Capitol.

President-elect Joe Biden is calling for the restoration of “just simple decency” after a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November’s election in which Biden won

EAMC and EAMC-Lanier were collectively caring for 80 patients with the virus as of Wednesday morning.

Facebook and Twitter removed a short video by President Donald Trump in which he urged supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to “go home” while also repeating false accusations about the integrity of the presidential election.

In a video message tweeted as authorities struggled to take control of Capitol Hill, President Trump refused to refrain from promoting his baseless allegations of mass voter fraud and said loyalists who had swarmed the seat of

In the days before the joint session, President Trump has pressured his vice president to toss electors from battleground states that voted for Biden to overturn the will of voters.

Many voter mobilization groups focused their efforts on Columbus throughout the runoff election, hoping to get voters to the polls during early voting or on election day.

President-elect Joe Biden plans to name federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland as his nominee for attorney general, according to AP sources.

Det. Myles Cosgrove and Det. Joshua Jaynes were fired Tuesday after receiving notification last week from the department’s interim chief that they would be dismissed. A letter informing them of their dismissal was released Wednesday.

13-year-old Christien Thomas was last seen Dec. 31 near 19th Street.