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Joseph R. Biden Jr. waited a long time to give the speech he delivered in Delaware on Saturday night. Not just the five days since Election Day, but arguably the 48 years since he was first elected to the Senate, during which he ran for president three times. And at age 77, as Mr. Biden came trotting up the runway to an …

(CNN) Kamala Harris, who on Saturday became America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, represents a new face of political power after an election all about who wields power and how they use it. The California senator’s history-making win also represents the millions of women in the demographics — often overlooked, historically underrepresented and systematically ignored — …

(CNN) President-elect Joe Biden spoke to a deeply divided nation tonight, making a plea for unity and understanding after four years of turmoil and conflict fomented by President Donald Trump, who showed no indication Saturday that he plans to concede and continued to push the falsehood that he had won the election. Speaking in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday …

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris invoked the life and legacy of the late Rep. John Lewis during her opening remarks tonight, reminding Americans that “democracy is not guaranteed.” Democracy is “only as strong as our willingness to fight for it,” Harris said. “To guard it and never take it for granted,” she added from Wilmington, Delaware. “It takes sacrifice. But there …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Vice President Joe Biden on his election as new President of the United States “at a time of uncertainty and fear in world affairs.” The Nigerian leader said “your election is a significant reminder that democracy is the best form of government because it offers the people the opportunity to change their government by …

The leaders called for a security operation to flush out criminals and killer herdsmen from the forests of the region South-east leaders on Saturday at a meeting in Enugu pledged their commitment to an indivisible and united Nigeria “built on love, fairness, equity and justice.” They announced the resolution through a communique issued at the end of the meeting with …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Saturday joined youths in the state on a state-wide clean up exercise to clear debris that amassed in the wake of the brigandage that greeted the hijack of the #ENDSARS protests in the state. The exercise was part of activities lined up for the inauguration …

Massachusetts residents, who voted for Biden by over 30 points, went into the streets to celebrate the Democrat’s projected win Saturday BOSTON — Democrats in Boston and across Massachusetts celebrated Saturday after Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential election, while a group of Donald Trump supporters protested at the Statehouse. Unofficial election results in Pennsylvania, with …

(CNN)America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, CNN projects, turning to a veteran voice who has projected calm and compassion, promised a more empathetic and scientific approach to the pandemic, and pledged to stabilize American politics after four years of Donald Trump’s White House chaos. Biden, who turns 78 at the end of this month, will become …

Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects, after a victory in the state where he was born put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win. With Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes, Biden now has a total of 273 electoral votes. Before becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Biden served as vice president under former …