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“Stop The Count”, Trump Tweets As Biden Edges Closer To White House Win

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“Stop The Count”, Trump Tweets As Biden Edges Closer To White House Win

US Elections 2020: Joe Biden, 77, needs a sum of 270 votes to catch the Electoral College that decides the White House champ and the sorcery figure was in reach with a few states expected to declare their outcomes on Thursday.Former VP Joe Biden, making his third run at the White House, was tantalizingly near triumph on Thursday as President Donald Trump tried to fight off destruction with scattershot legitimate difficulties.
Biden, 77, needs an aggregate of 270 votes to catch the Electoral College that decides the White House victor and the enchantment figure was in reach with a few states expected to report their outcomes on Thursday. The previous congressperson from Delaware at present has 253 discretionary votes – or 264 if the 11 appointive votes from the southwestern territory of Arizona are included.Fox News and AP news office extended Biden as the champ in Arizona on Tuesday night. In any case, different sources still can’t seem to do as such and cast a ballot including proceeds in the state, where Biden has a genuinely solid lead.
The Democratic cheerful could get the votes required for triumph from different states where checking was proceeding on Thursday – Georgia, Nevada or Pennsylvania.With 86 percent of the vote tallied, Biden has a razor-slim 8,000-vote lead in Nevada, which has six constituent votes.
Nevada was won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 and a significant part of the remarkable vote is from zones of the western express that slant towards Democrats.Trump, 74, has sizeable leads in Georgia and Pennsylvania however Biden has been making gains as the votes keep on being counted and his mission is sure he can overwhelm the president.Trump rashly announced triumph early Wednesday and took steps to look for Supreme Court intercession to stop vote-checking yet it has proceeded with regardless.
Pennsylvania, Biden’s origin, has 20 appointive votes and was viewed as one of the significant prizes in Tuesday’s political race. Georgia, with 16 appointive votes, has been a dependably Republican state however could land in the Democratic section unexpectedly since Bill Clinton won it in 1992.
Trump won the two states in 2016 in cutting out his annoyed triumph over Hillary Clinton.

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HBO defends JK Rowling’s involvement in Harry Potter series despite problematic stance on transgender community

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HBO defends JK Rowling’s involvement in Harry Potter series despite problematic stance on transgender community

JK Rowling, whose Harry Potter book franchise gave Warner Bros a blockbuster film franchise, is also associated with its upcoming HBO series.

JK Rowling has remained decidedly steadfast on her controversial stance on the transgender community. In a statement to Variety, HBO explained why the author is still involved in its upcoming series on Harry Potter despite her problematic gender politics. (Also Read: This Oscar-nominated actor lost out on Luna Lovegood role in Harry Potter, says how it ‘stayed with me over the years’)

What HBO said

“We are proud to once again tell the story of Harry Potter — the heartwarming books that speak to power of friendship, resolve and acceptance. JK Rowling has a right to express her personal views. We will remain focused on the development of the new series, which will only benefit from her involvement,” HBO’s statement stated.

It also added that its parent company Warner Bros “been working with JK Rowling and in the Harry Potter business for over 20 years” and “her contribution has been invaluable.” The report also states that HBO chief Casey Bloys informed the media at an event on November 12 that JK Rowling was “very, very involved in the process selecting the writer and the director,” and her anti-trans statements “haven’t affected the casting or hiring of writers or productions staff.”

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A couple of days before that, Rowling had shared a screenshot of a tweet by an X user who wrote, “My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined” when the author had revealed that she’s “very involved” in the Harry Potter series. Rowling wrote along with the screenshot, “I’ve only just seen this response to me saying I’m very involved in the Harry Potter TV show and I think I’ve pulled something laughing.”

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Warner Bros launched an open casting call for the leads Harry, Hermoine and Ron, who were played by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, respectively, in the eight-part movie franchise.

The series will most likely go ahead with newcomers for the top three characters and mix it with veterans for the adult cast, like the movie franchise, which featured Richard Harris as Dumbledore and roped in Michael Gambon after his death. Late star Maggie Smith played Professor McGonagall, and Alan Rickman starred as Professor Snape.

Mark Rylance, 64, who won an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2016 for his work in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, is reportedly at the top of the casting wishlist to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.

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