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While admitting that deal unlikely before Trump leaves office, senior US official says Gulf detente does remove an obstacle; analysts assert the two issues are unrelated

SVB Financial Group agreed today to buy Boston Private Financial Holdings in Boston for $900 million in cash and stock. It’s a big deal for SVB, which has earned a reputation over its 37-year history as a bank that’s friendly

As Georgia votes, Trump tries to destroy America’s faith in democracy  CNN Donald Trump vows to ‘fight like hell’ to remain in White House  Financial Times Donald Trump stumps in Georgia; pressures Pence over election protest  USA TODAY Trump’s call with Georgia’s Raffensperger

Defense minister said prepared to put his party on joint ticket with national religious faction if it drops far-right MK Smotrich; Blue and White calls TV report ‘false’

‘It’s turned crazy’: Inside the scramble for Trump pardons  CNN

Donald Trump house hunts in a surprising place — which home will he pick?  Sun Sentinel

In call, Trump demands Georgia officials ‘find’ votes to tilt election  CNN

President urges Republicans to ‘swamp’ the polls, rails about election loss, as Democrats call for ‘a new day’ in critical runoff race

A top election official condemned President Trump’s baseless attacks on voting integrity, as the president and Joe Biden rallied support for their candidates in the crucial Senate runoffs.

The amount of baked-in global warming, from carbon pollution already in the air, is enough to blow past international agreed upon goals to limit climate change, a new study finds. But it’s not game over because, while that amount of