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Joe Biden Won. Republicans Won’t Admit It.

Chris Kleponis/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The TV networks have declared Joe Biden the next president of the United States. World leaders have congratulated him. Biden’s transition team is moving ahead. Courts have repeatedly tossed allegations of fraud or misconduct…

In the Hunt for Industrial Brine, a Surfeit of Sinkholes

In 2008, two large sinkholes appeared at separate brine well sites in New Mexico.Lewis Land/National Cave and Karst Research Institute For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Undark and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. On a July…

World Leaders Trump Has Insulted Congratulate Biden

Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Trump may not have acknowledged Joe Biden as his successor, but international leaders and other dignitaries aren’t waiting around. Not long after the presidential race was called late Saturday morning, words…