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BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,805, November 8, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Large Muslim communities have formed in Western countries in recent decades. The terror attacks in France and Austria over the past few weeks again highlight the debate over the role of a multicultural, liberal, tolerant approach to separate, alienated minority communities, a small number of whose members support or perpetrate terror attacks. Recent weeks have seen a wave of violence and terror in France and elsewhere sparked by the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s republication of the Muhammad cartoons. These acts of terrorism represent a direct attack on Western values,...

Explanation: This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds near the top, outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas, are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans only a small part of the much larger Heart and Soul nebulae. At an estimated distance of 6,500 light-years the star-forming complex lies within the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way Galaxy, seen in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Cassiopeia. An example of triggered star formation, the dense star-forming clouds in the Soul Nebula are themselves sculpted...

Friday, the city would temporarily halt all indoor dining, reduce the capacity of fitness centers and movie theaters, and pause the reopening of indoor instruction at high schools..., the Department of Public Health said it would work with high schools that want to reopen in an outdoor setting. "I know this is not the news our residents and businesses wanted to hear, but as I've said all along, we are making decisions based on the data we're seeing on the ground. Right now, our public health officials are telling us we need to take these steps to get the virus...

For your information if you want some of the legal perspectives on the recounts. You all remember Jay Sekulow who was on the Presidents impeachment team.

Director of the CIA Gina Haspel just walked into McConnell's office, per Capitol Hill pool. https://twitter.com/henryrodgersdc/status/1326273311513436160  

Based on actual results and accounting for states currently not called, still counting, recounting, under investigation or audit, or states with election issues now in the courts, President Trump is winning the 2020 Presidential Election. Per consideration for all the states still in question, President Trump is currently winning the 2020 election. Here is what we already know. A number of states have been called but a number are still in question. Here is a list of those in question.

Thousands of ballots continued to stream into U.S. Postal Service facilities Monday, according to newly filed court documents... The Postal Service cautioned, in a disclaimer to the court, that the numbers may actually be an undercount, since not all mailed ballots are marked with codes that identify them. ...A Postal Service spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. USPS has been providing daily updates to U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, who has demanded granular access to Postal Service data as part of a lawsuit intended to monitor Postal Service handling of mail-in ballots, which states have...

The United States of America, Federal Republic of Nigeria and 81-member global coalition are set to meet over threats by ISIS on West Africa states. The meeting, scheduled to hold 10th November, is aimed at reaffirming the coalition's commitment to counter threats from ISIS and its branches worldwide. A statement from the office of the United States Department of State made available to Vanguard explained that the meeting will "outline the ISIS' threat in West Africa and focus on ways the Coalition can strengthen its collective approach in specific areas, such as battlefield evidence and border security.

In a video of a Tuesday interaction, Johnson can be seen quickly walking past reporters as one asks: "Senator, have you congratulated Vice President Biden yet?" "No," Johnson replies with a laugh, as he continues walking. "Why not?" the reporter asks. "Nothing to congratulate him about," the Republican senator responds as he opens a door and enters a different room.

Whistleblower has received a letter putting him on suspension without pay. More soon. (1 minute video linked)

I would not rush Biden to visit Ukraine - Zelensky does not throw words into the wind, and on May 19, 2020, the Attorney General opened a criminal case to investigate Poroshenko and Biden's connections. Biden is still dodging his testimony, it's just dangerous for him to appear in a country where he's being investigated and suspicious. I hope that the President of Ukraine will report the progress of the investigation as soon as possible, and the GPU will give a legal assessment of Biden's pressure on Poroshenko in a telephone conversation. Be merciless, Vladimir Alexandrovich,

And the category is: People who are angling for Alex Trebek’s job. Reps for ABC News journalist George Stephanopoulos are lobbying for him to take over as host of “Jeopardy!,” according to The Wrap, citing a “highly placed” source. The website says the 59-year-old — who co-anchors “Good Morning America” on ABC — has been “actively” chasing the role. ABC, which has the syndication rights to the game show, will have to decide on a replacement with the game show’s distributor, CBS Television, and producer Sony Television. …

State Rep. Dawn Keefer, R-York County, and other Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers are seeking an audit of the election before the results are certified. On another day of record-smashing new COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania, at least 19 Republican representatives met at the state Capitol, where they ignored the Wolf Administration’s public health orders. They gathered Tuesday morning in close contact, most without masks, in defiance of the rules posted in the building. The group of Republicans was holding a press conference to talk about plans for a legislative-led audit of Pennsylvania’s election results. The effort comes days after a President Donald...

PORTLAND, Ore. - The mayor of Portland, Oregon, declared victory Wednesday after a bruising campaign that sandwiched him between a tough challenger to his political left and anger from moderate voters and business owners frustrated with five months of near-nightly protests that made the city a frequent lightning rod for President Donald Trump. Mayor Ted Wheeler said he had a clear mandate with more than 90% of the vote counted and was energized by his win. If his lead holds, Wheeler would become the first mayor to win a second term in the notoriously hard-to-govern city in 20 years. The...

One week after election day, Decision Desk called North Carolina in favor of President Trump and incumbent GOP Senator Thom Tillis. Election projectors were awaiting on mail-in and military ballots to make the final call, though President Trump held a significant lead throughout the week following election day.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) announced a statewide mask mandate on Tuesday for certain indoor and outdoor activities and gatherings as cases of the Chinese coronavirus spike in the Hawkeye State. Reynolds announced the implementation of a mask mandate as part of a proclamation aimed to reduce the spread of the Wuhan virus. The proclamation requires proper social distancing at any “social, community, recreational, leisure or sporting gathering” and limits group sizes to eight people, unless the group is “from the same household.

Custody of the Franciscans in Knayeh Two Franciscan friars describe their high-risk ministry in Syria's Idlib province in one of the country’s last jihadist strongholds. They convey the daily threat that weighs on them and on the flock of some three hundred Catholic families they assist at the risk of their lives. Fr. Hanna Jallouf is sixty-seven, Fr. Luai Bsharat is forty. These two Franciscans are the last priests to minister in the province of Idlib, near the border between Turkey and western Syria. The two sons of St. Francis bring spiritual help to three hundred families who are...

Five members of a tribal militia and six locals were reportedly killed in an attack on an outpost outside of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The assault was launched by the ISIS terrorist group, AFP reported, citing security sources. The attack took place in the area of al-Radhwaniya late on Sunday, as militants attempted to take control of a monitoring outpost, overlooking the outskirts west of Baghdad, the agency reported. The militants descended on the tower in four vehicles, targeting the outpost with grenades and raining down fire on the members of tribal Hashed forces, affiliated with the Iraqi government. The...

KABUL (Reuters) - The last thing 33-year-old Khatera saw were the three men on a motorcycle who attacked her just after she left her job at a police station in Afghanistan’s central Ghazni province, shooting at her and stabbing her with a knife in the eyes. Waking up in hospital, everything was dark. “I asked the doctors, why I can’t see anything? They told me that my eyes are still bandaged because of the wounds. But at that moment, I knew my eyes had been taken from me,” she said. She and local authorities blame the attack on Taliban militants...

With Barack Obama’s latest book hitting shelves Nov. 17, there’s buzz in politics — and publishing — that President Trump is being courted for a new tome on his time in the White House. But insiders have differing views about how rich a deal Trump could command. One source familiar with the President told Page Six on Tuesday: “Trump is being bombarded with book and TV deals that could be worth a staggering $100 million.” Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama inked a reported $65 million deal with Crown in 2017. The source said Trump was also simultaneously being...