10 things you need to know today: September 15, 2021

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
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1. Newsom survives California recall effort

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) defeated a Republican-led effort to remove him from office on Tuesday in the second gubernatorial recall election in the state's history. Early returns showed that 66 percent of voters opposed the recall while 34 percent supported it. "No is not the only thing we said tonight," said Newsom, who had faced criticism from conservatives over his early coronavirus lockdown and other policies. "We said yes to science. We said yes to vaccines. We said yes to ending this pandemic." Republican talk show host Larry Elder, who led the field of candidates seeking to replace Newsom, conceded defeat after claiming voter fraud in the days ahead of the vote. "We may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war," Elder said.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.