Today’s Paper

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   Leading in Pennsylvania, Biden Tells Nation, ‘We’re Going to Win This Race’

   Joe Biden also pulled ahead in Georgia, and maintained leads in Nevada and Arizona. President Trump and his team weighed legal options, but lawsuits this week have had no meaningful effect on the tabulation of ballots.

   By Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin

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   With No Evidence of Fraud, Trump Fails to Make Headway on Legal Cases

   The president appeared to have little path through the courts to shift the outcome of the election, leaving him reliant on long shots like recounts or pressure on state legislatures.

   By Jim Rutenberg, Nick Corasaniti and Alan Feuer

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      A Motorcycle Rally in a Pandemic? ‘We Kind of Knew What Was Going to Happen’

      

      Infectious-disease experts warned about the risk of cramming revelers into the Black Hills of South Dakota. But it was the annual Sturgis rally, and bikers were coming no matter what.

      By Mark Walker and Jack Healy

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      Senate Majority in Balance as Perdue Re-election Race Goes to Runoff in Georgia

      

      Mr. Perdue, a first-term Republican, narrowly failed to clear 50 percent of the vote, sending the race to a January runoff that, along with another runoff contest, will probably determine which party controls the Senate.

      By Nicholas Fandos