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Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone.

Cleveland City Council incumbents Terrell Pruitt and T.J. Dow have lost their seats in very close races slated for automatic recounts, according to official election results released today. After provisional and late-arriving absentee ballots were counted, Pruitt lost to Joe Jones by 8 votes, and Dow lost to Basheer Jones by 13. The newly tallied votes narrowed the margins of victory for each challenger, but did not change the outcomes of the races reported on election night on Nov. 7.

Thomas, who hadn't asked a question since Feb. 22, 2006, drew gasps from people at the Supreme Court when he questioned a lawyer during oral arguments Monday.

The 83,000 surpasses the previous record from mid-July by about 6,000. In addition, 943 people died from COVID-19 on Friday. Cases of the virus have been rising in the U.S. since mid-September.

Depending on how narrowly or broadly the court rules, it has a majority now to affect gun rights and restrictions in a dramatic way.

A popular (and generous) repayment plan ends, two new plans begin and many borrowers will see new loan limits.

In the 1970s, Sweden shipped Volvos to North Korea as part of an ill-fated trade deal. North Korea never paid for the cars. But Sweden remains an important Western diplomatic presence in Pyongyang.

During his campaign, Rodrigo Duterte threatened drug dealers with death. Now the Senate is investigating a wave of killings by police and vigilantes during Duterte's first seven weeks in office.

There were objections from Democrats, and protests inside and outside the hearing room. Also, a disputed moment between the father of a mass shooting victim and Trump's nominee quickly went viral.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez and journalist Maria Hinojosa about their podcast Suave by Futuro Media.