Top eight CNS stories for today including the conversation is only just beginning on what President Trump’s reign meant for the country and the future of his party; The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to take up a case claiming election observers in Philadelphia weren’t allowed to watch ballot counting from a close enough distance; The election of Joe Biden is bringing a wave of relief to a Europe eager to see an end to the disorienting and disruptive Trump era, and more.
President Donald Trump leaves the podium after speaking at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Top eight CNS stories for today including the conversation is only just beginning on what President Trump’s reign meant for the country and the future of his party; The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to take up a case claiming election observers in Philadelphia weren’t allowed to watch ballot counting from a close enough distance; The election of Joe Biden is bringing a wave of relief to a Europe eager to see an end to the disorienting and disruptive Trump era, and more.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., talks with reporters after he spoke on the Senate floor Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
3.) President-elect Joe Biden announced a team of 13 health experts on Monday to advise him on combating coronavirus, taking action on his promise to lead the country’s pandemic response guided by science.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listen during a meeting with Biden's COVID-19 advisory council, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Regional
4.) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a case brought by President Trump’s campaign claiming election observers in Philadelphia weren’t allowed to watch ballot counting from a close enough distance.
A worker scans mail-in ballots through a counting machine before they are counted, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at the convention center in Lancaster, Pa., following Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Pat Austin takes Covid-19 swabs in for testing at the state drive-thru testing location at the University of Texas at El Paso on Oct. 26, 2020. (Briana Sanchez/The El Paso Times via AP)
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7.) The election of Joe Biden to the White House is bringing a wave of relief to a Europe eager to see an end to the disorienting and disruptive era of Donald Trump and marks a potential shift away from Trump’s inward-looking “America First” stance on the world stage.
Residents read a copy of their local paper in the town of Ballina, North West of Ireland, the ancestral home of President elect Joe Biden, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Biden was elected Saturday as the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump in an election that played out against the backdrop of a pandemic, its economic fallout and a national reckoning on racism. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
8.) Kosovo’s former president appeared before a special war crimes court in the Netherlands on Monday, pleading not guilty to six counts including murder and torture.
Hashim Thaci, who resigned as Kosovo's president to face charges including murder, torture and persecution, makes his first courtroom appearance before a judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. An international prosecutor has indicted Thaci on 10 charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes for his leadership of fighters with the Kosovo Liberation Army who are accused of illegally imprisoning, abusing and murdering captured opponents and perceived traitors during the war. (AP Photo/Jerry Lampen via AP Photo, Pool)
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