The close election between Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Republican Dave McCormick is heading for a recount automatically triggered by state law, election officials said on Wednesday. Fox News reported that the fewer than 27,000-vote margin (0.39 percentage points) requires the state to conduct a recount. State law requires a recount if “vote totals [are] within the one-half of 1 percent.” Multiple outlets, including the Associated Press and Fox News, called the race for McCormick, giving Republicans 53 seats in the Senate, but Casey has refused to concede. The recount must begin no later than November 20 and finish by noon on November 26, with results published on November 27. Election officials estimated the recount would cost Pennsylvania residents more than $1 million. Since 2004, four automatic recounts have been carried out in Pennsylvania — all of which affirmed the initial results, according to Fox News. McCormick’s team remains confident that he will win the race, with spokeswoman Elizabeth Gregory saying that Casey’s deficit is too much to overcome. With 99% of the ballots counted, McCormick holds 3,383,676 votes to Casey’s 3,357,191 votes. “Senator-elect McCormick’s lead is insurmountable, which the AP made clear in calling the race,” Gregory said in a statement. “A recount will be a waste of time and taxpayer money but it is Senator Casey’s prerogative. Senator-elect McCormick knows what it’s like to lose an election and is sure Senator Casey will eventually reach the right conclusion.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) initially did not invite McCormick to the Senate orientation. However, after pressure from his colleagues, the Democratic leader reached out to McCormick, and the Republican attended the orientation earlier this week. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ SPOTTED at Senate orientation pic.twitter.com/4kTUn9Dv0b — Senate Republicans (@NRSC) November 12, 2024 Casey, who has served three terms in the Senate, doubled down on waiting for all the ballots to be counted before conceding, saying in a video posted on Tuesday, “My priority has always been standing up for the people of Pennsylvania. Across our commonwealth, close to 7 million people cast their votes in a free and fair election. Our county election officials will finish counting those votes, just like they do in every election.”

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News Dune: Prophecy Dune Prophecy Weaves a Tale of Two Timelines The series operates on stories of the past and present for one character in particular By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on November 14, 2024 Credit: Attila Szvacsek/HBO Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Attila Szvacsek/HBO Dune: Prophecy, the prequel series set in the same universe as Denis Villeneuve’s films, centers on the two Harkonnen sisters who were members of the Bene Gesserit in the organization’s early days, 10,000 years before Timothée Chalamet Paul Atreides landed on Arrakis. The show is inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, but also goes beyond that source material. In a recent press conference Reactor attended, showrunner Alison Schapker explained why she and her writing team went beyond the events of Sisterhood. “We’re interested in Valya Harkonnen’s whole lifetime,” she said, referencing the central character played by Emily Watson, “so we’re looking at her upbringing and how she came to the sisterhood in one aspect of our series. But then in the other time period of our series, we’re seeing Valya as a person who has grown the power of the sisterhood, who is in charge, who is then faced with a crisis.” Schapker went on to explain that viewers will be “toggling between two time periods” throughout the season, with the earlier time period taking place during the events in Sisterhood of Dune. The second time period, which occurs decades later, tells a story not seen in the book, though Schapker emphasized that the later time period was created “in conjunction with the Herbert Estate and very carefully and respectfully of the world building in the novels.” The two timelines, however, both center on one character: Valya Harkonnen. “The time period that’s set in the past is very much about Valya Harkonnen’s rise to leadership in the Sisterhood and where that came from, and what the Imperium was like, and her consolidation of power in that earlier time period,” explained Schapker. “And in the present, we’re telling a story about her power being under real crisis and duress.” We can see these two moments in time unfold when the six-episode season of Dune: Prophecy premieres on HBO and Max on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes drop subsequent Sundays.[end-mark] The post <i>Dune Prophecy</i> Weaves a Tale of Two Timelines appeared first on Reactor.