USA - the Electorial College under scrutiny: If the Electoral College can't be abolished, can it be reformed?

When the results of the popular and electoral votes match, as they did for every presidential, election from 1892 to 1996, the electoral college feels like an anachronistic quirk of the system, the constitutional equivalent of a powdered wig or quilled pen. But when they are in opposition and the loser of the popular vote wins the election, as in 2000 and 2016, it feels much more threatening to the principles of democracy, which—in theory—is organized around majority rule.

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China denies cover-up as Wuhan coronavirus deaths revised up 50%

Revision to total comes after weeks of scepticism over officially reported figures

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