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Thursday's news: What you missed while you were at work.

Stay in the know! Browse through opinions and analysis on today's hottest topics.

This image made from a teleconference provided by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) shows the leaders and trade ministers of 15 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries pose for a virtual group photo in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Nov. 15,…

FILE - In this July 10, 2019 file photo, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta speaks during news conference at the Department of Labor in Washington. A Justice Department report has found former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta exercised “poor judgment” in handling…

Wearing a face mask, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt listens during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Oklahoma City. Stitt and hospital officials in Oklahoma City joined in a news conference to, as Stitt said, plead with residents to…

FILE—In this file photo from March 14, 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a coronavirus news conference at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine's statewide address on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 followed record-high numbers of COVID-19 cases and…

Thursday's news: What you missed while you were at work.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about House Republicans and the election, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany reads from her notes as she speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Washington.

Don't miss Wednesday's most popular stories from Rapid City Journal.

FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. Defense officials say a Trump loyalist and former Fox News commentator has been moved in to the Pentagon’s top policy job, just a few months after he…

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), third in the line of presidential succession as president pro tempore of the Senate, has tested positive for COVID-19. Here's the latest virus news.

FILE—In this file photo from March 14, 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a coronavirus news conference at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine's statewide address on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 followed record-high numbers of COVID-19 cases and…

Also on this day in 2019 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece defeated Austria's Dominic Thiem in the final of the ATP World Finals tennis match at the O2 arena in London. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated…

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Raffensperger is under attack from President Donald Trump and other fellow Republicans in the aftermath of the…

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Raffensperger is under attack from President Donald Trump and other fellow Republicans in the aftermath of the…

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia.

Get a recap of Tuesday's local news stories from Rapid City Journal.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about House Republicans and the election, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine at a news briefing to discuss the latest measures in the state's effort to control the coronavirus epidemic on Tuesday deflected questions about an FBI search of the Columbus home of his appointee…

Forget national news, South Dakota has made international news (BBC, UK Daily Mail) for our handling of the COVID pandemic. I'm afraid Gov. Noem has her rowboat tied to the Titanic.

Patrick Foye, Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, hands out face masks on a New York subway, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. He announced at a news conference a regional 'Mask Force' that encourages universal mask usage on public…