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Ghosn for the crimes attributed to him of entering the enemy country and dealing with it economically,” a source told AFP. “A statute of limitations of ten years had passed since the alleged crime.” On January 8, Ghosn had apologized to the Lebanese people for visiting Israel and signing a deal there to produce electric vehicles. He had traveled there on business with a French passport. Ghosn also holds Lebanese and Brazilian nationalities. The disgraced former Nissan chief was arrested in Japan in November 2018 on financial misconduct charges and spent 130 days in detention before he jumped bail and smuggled himself out of the country late last year. Ghosn appeared at a press conference in Lebanon on January 8, denying all charges and claiming he was a victim of a plot by Nissan and Japanese officials. Japan has called on Ghosn to return to the Asian country to be tried, while Lebanon has asked Japan to hand over his file on financial misconduct charges.
Still Counting…
Most Americans couldn’t wait for Election Day to be over. The heated rhetoric over the past few months created anxiety and uncertainty that hung like a thick cloud over the country. But Tuesday didn’t provide any relief. In fact, for many, it created more nail-biting moments. On Wednesday morning, the future of the United States still hung in the balance as President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden battled over battleground states. The states in question, as of Wednesday morning, were Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Zigzagging across the country frenetically, both candidates pursued their voters over the past few months. President Trump blitzed around key states in the days before the elections. More than 100 million Americans cast their votes in early voting, voting before November 3. In all, the number of Americans voting in this year’s election far surpassed 2016’s numbers. On Tuesday, Trump’s supporters gave him Florida, with 29 electoral votes, despite former President Barack Obama coming out twice for Biden in the Sunshine State and a $100 million pledge from Michael Bloomberg to defeat the president. Biden, on the other hand, flipped Arizona with 11 electoral votes, a state that in the past had voted red. Still, by night’s end, neither candidate had the magic 270 Electoral College votes needed to declare victory. Trump, chomping at the bit, said prematurely that he emerged victorious in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Biden called for patience and said that it “ain’t over until every vote is counted.” In this year’s election, several
states allow mailed-in votes to be accepted after Election Day, as long as they were postmarked by Tuesday. In Pennsylvania, ballots postmarked by November 3 could be accepted if they arrive up to three days after the election. That means that Pennsylvania may not be called for a few days. Democrats typically outperform Republicans in mail-in voting; Republicans generally turn out in person on Election Day. The outcome of the presidential elections, and the fact that it came so close, shows that America is almost evenly divided. Because there was no one candidate that swept the nation, perhaps we are more united that we first thought. Two issues that played heavily in this year’s election were the coronavirus pandemic and President Trump itself. Democrats consistently urged voters to think about “masks” and “science,” noting the high numbers of fatalities over the past few months. Additionally, Trump himself is a polarizing figure – many came out to vote for him, while many others specifically voted against the president and pulled the lever for Biden – but not because they love Joe.
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