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Democrat Declared Winner in Maine U.S. House Race Because of Ranked-Choice Voting

Matthew McDonald

Jared Golden lost the election for Congress in Maine on first-choice votes on election night but won it on second-choice and third-choice votes nine days later, Maine's secretary of state said.

Golden, a Democrat, on Thursday, November 15 was declared the winner of Maine's Second Congressional District race over the incumbent, U.S. Representative Bruce Poliquin, a Republican.

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Elephant Who Went Missing From Animal Sanctuary Knew Electric Fence Wasn’t On

Matthew McDonald

A 44-year-old elephant once burned by napalm in Vietnam wandered away from an animal sanctuary in upstate New York after she realized the electric fence that ordinarily keeps her hemmed in wasn't on.

The elephant, Fritha, did no harm except to a 3-ton pile of hay she encountered while on the lam, according to local officials.

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