In the days and weeks after the November USA Presidential 2020 election – which now feels like a century ago – Alaska was lampooned for taking eons to count its votes. On NBC news talk show
Meet the Press, prior to the election, political analyst Jessica Taylor suggested that it could take a while for the results of Alaska’s race for US Senator to be known. She quipped: “This is a race that we, I think, don’t know on election night because literally they have to bring in some of the ballots by dog sled.”
Alaska’s Division of Elections quickly retorted on Twitter: “We do not bring in ballots by dog sled.”
LeBron James Caps 2020 With TIME Athlete Of The Year Award
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It just keeps getting sweeter for LeBron James as 2020 winds down.
Showing no signs of slowing down at age 35, the NBA star added another accolade to his long list of achievements when he was named the 2020 TIME Athlete of the Year.
Most know that James was chiefly responsible for leading the Los Angeles Lakers to their record 17th NBA title.
Although critics would bat that the Lakers had a good lineup, the fact remains that the four-time NBA champion showed that he remains a force to reckon with.