From the Encyclopaedia Britannica: United States presidential election of 1876, disputed American presidential election held on November 7, 1876, in which Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. Tilden led Hayes by more than 260,000 popular votes, and preliminary returns showed Tilden with 184 electoral votes (one shy of the majority needed to win the election) to Hayes’s 165, with the 19 electoral votes of three states (Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina) and one elector from Oregon (originally awarded to Tilden) still in doubt. The U.S. Congress subsequently created an Electoral Commission, which by early March 1877 had resolved all the disputed electoral votes in favour of Hayes, giving him a 185–184 electoral college victory.

Pro-Trump forums erupt with violent threats ahead of Wednesday’s rally against the 2020 election
By Craig Timberg and Drew Harwell
Jan. 5, 2021 at 12:57 p.m. EST

Far-right online forums are seething with references to potential violence and urging supporters of President Trump to bring guns to Wednesday’s protests in Washington — in violation of local laws — as Congress meets to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

Many of the posts appear to be direct responses to Trump’s demands that his supporters pack the nation’s capital in support of his bogus claims that November’s national vote for Biden resulted from election fraud. Congress’s largely ceremonial role in confirming Biden’s victory has emerged as a catalyst for expected unrest that has D.C. police and the National Guard deploying on city streets to quell potential trouble.

Talk of guns and potential violence is rife on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, the conservative social media site Parler and on thedonald.win, an online forum that previously operated on Reddit before the company banned it in June after years of racism, misogyny, anti-Semitism and calls for violence.

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Looks like they are setting up a big “voter dump” against the Republican candidates. Waiting to see how many votes they need?

George W. Bush will attend Biden's inauguration; Jimmy Carter will not travel to ceremony
By Allison Gordon and Jamie Gangel, CNN
Updated 8:01 PM EST, Tue January 05, 2021

Washington(CNN)Former President George W. Bush will attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, and former President Jimmy Carter will not, their respective representatives said Tuesday.

Bush and former first lady Laura Bush will attend the inauguration, according to Freddy Ford, Bush's chief of staff. The Bushes also attended Barack Obama and Donald Trump's first inaugurations.

"President and Mrs. Bush look forward to returning to the Capitol for the swearing in of President Biden and Vice President Harris," Ford said in a statement. "I believe this will be the eighth inauguration they've had the privilege of attending -- President Trump's being the most recent -- and witnessing the peaceful transfer of power is a hallmark of our democracy that never gets old."

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Alexi Laiho, former Children of Bodom singer, dies at 41
Over the years, the group released 10 studio albums of classic Scandinavian metal, combining elements of thrash and classic metal with touches of classical music.
Finnish singer and guitarist Alexi Laiho of the Finnish black metal band "Children of Bodom" as he performs at the Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki, Finland on June 27, 2014.
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By Variety

Alexi Laiho, former singer and guitarist of Finnish metal outfit Children of Bodom, died due to complications from unspecified "long-term health issues," according to statements from his label, Napalm Records, and most recent band. He was 41.

Laiho had been singer of the band Bodom After Midnight since his former group broke up in 2019.

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Alexi Laiho," reads a statement from Bodom After Midnight. "We are absolutely devastated and heartbroken for the sudden loss of our dear friend and band member."

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