Bets On the Fast Passing of a Stimulus Bill Pushes Dow Up 600 Points & Record Black Voter Turnout in Georgia

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Dow soars by 600 points as investors bet on clear election winner and swift passing of stimulus bill

https://www.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-rises-investors-bet-143722448.html

SOURCE:  Lucy Bayly, NBC News  (via Yahoo News)


'It's too important now': Record turnout, Black voters fuel Democratic hopes in Georgia

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/it-s-too-important-now-record-turnout-black-voters-fuel-n1245416

SOURCE:  Adam Edelman, NBC News

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