The ruling, which says absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day can be counted if received up to six days after Election Day, will almost certainly be appealed. Source
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Senate fight over Supreme Court vacancy heats up as Republicans guarantee vote
The Senate was back in session Monday with leaders from both parties slamming each other over their response to Ginsburg’s death. Republicans expect to have the votes necessary to confirm a Trump appointee. Nancy Cordes reports. Source
President Trump to name Supreme Court nominee Friday or Saturday, hopes to fire up base
As President Trump continues to tease his Supreme Court nominee pick, CBS News has learned that he met with top contender 48-year old federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House on Monday. Ben Tracy reports. Source
Justice Ginsburg to lie in state as nation mourns her loss
The Supreme Court and the country will pay tribute to late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87. Ginsburg will lie in repose at the court Wednesday and Thursday, after a private service Wednesday morning for her family, close friends and fellow justices and their spouses. Friday, the late justice will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. Jan Crawford reports. Source
Party City store in Virginia was carrying Confederate costumes
Mother of two young adopted black girls says she was shocked. The chain says it’s removing the items from its shelves Source
California wildfire now “bigger than the city of Denver”
The fire was fueled by vegetation that hadn’t burned in decades and pushed by erratic winds Source
Race to save hundreds of stranded pilot whales as death toll tops 90
Scores of volunteers are struggling to dislodge almost 200 of the animals from a sandbar off the Australian island of Tasmania. Source
Michigan tourism businesses worry about cold weather and COVID spikes
One restaurant owner said she’s had trouble lately getting people to comply with orders to wear masks.”People are just starting to get sick of it, and it’s getting kind of hard again,” Heidi Gesiakowski said. Source
Headstones spray painted in historically Black cemetery in Austin
“This is not just a random act of vandalism, there is a purpose, there is a purpose behind this,” says family member of several people buried there. Source
40% of Hawaii’s beaches could disappear by 2050, study predicts
University of Hawaii researchers warn sea level rise and current beach protection practices could be precarious combination Source