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Democrat Amy Acton will win the Ohio governor’s race, CNN projects

Democrat Amy Acton will be elected Ohio’s next governor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating Republican Vivek Ramaswamy after the race garnered national attention over a controversial attack ad. Acton is the first Democrat to win Ohio’s governorship since 2006 and the first woman ever elected to the office. She succeeds term-limited GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. Acton is a physician and was DeWine’s health director. She withstood relentless attacks over her Covid-19 record, as Ramaswamy and his allies outspent her on ads by more than 2-to-1 over the final eight weeks of the race. But

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Dollar dips with US midterm results in focus

The dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday ahead of results from US midterm elections, with investors bracing for a potentially strong Democratic showing. The first results in the US midterm elections began trickling in, with Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff winning reelection in Georgia in the first major race to be called. The question of whether Democrats can wrest control of Congress from Donald Trump's Republicans, though was likely still hours away from a definitive answer.The euro firmed 0.2% to $1.1212, while the yen strengthened to 158.30 per US dollar in early trading.

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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black governor of Georgia

Several candidates have made history with their projected wins in tonight’s midterms. Here’s a look: Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to become the first Black governor of Georgia, the first female governor of Georgia and the first female Black governor in US history. Bottoms, who also served in the Biden administration, beat out Trump-endorsed Rick Jackson. Chris Pappas is projected to become the first openly gay male senator in US history with his win in New Hampshire’s Senate race. His win tonight means Democrats will hold on to a critical seat, in a state that Republicans previ

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers duel for key Michigan Senate seat

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers tested two sharply different theories for winning one of the nation’s premier swing states Tuesday in a white-knuckle contest that may determine control of the Senate. Polls have closed throughout the state as El-Sayed aims to prove that an unapologetically progressive agenda centered on universal healthcare can win a general election in a state President Donald Trump carried two years ago. The former Wayne County health director narrowly defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in an expensive and bruising Democratic

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The Latest: Democrats are on the brink of taking control of Congress

Voters across the country are deciding control of the U.S. House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats are on the brink of controlling Congress after picking up five Senate seats and more than a half-dozen House districts. Their victories reached deep into Trump country, with ruby-red states Texas, Kansas and South Carolina electing Democratic senators for the first time in decades, while Democrats also flipped seats in North Carolina and Ohio. Democrats Gina Hinojosa in Texas, Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia and Amy Acton in Ohio won r

Justice Department sends criminal target letters in Alaska probe to people aligned with Democratic party

US Supreme Court leans toward Catholic preschools' challenge to LGBT protections

Investigators say Learjet may have broken up before crashing in Florida

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday a Learjet 60 that crashed on Sunday in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, ‌killing all nine people on board, may have broken up before hitting the ground at high speed.The private Bombardier-made jet had taken off from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas. Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms were occurring in the area where it went down.NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, posting on X, highlighted the harrowing experience of those on the aircraft, including the 20-year-old copilot."She was doing her job, communicatin

Six things to watch as US voters decide control of Congress

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.The results will serve as the first nationwide verdict on Trump's presidency, revealing whether voters want to check the Republican president's power by giving Democrats control of one or both chambers of Congress or are willing to accept the status quo despite frustrations over the cost of living and the US-led war with Iran.The outcome could also reshape debates within both parties over which messages and policies resonate most with voters

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Trump details Reflecting Pool renovations in speech the day before midterm votes are counted

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Middle East on edge as fears mount that Iran war could restart after the midterms

With little transparency from Washington and warmongering from Tehran, people across the Middle East have been left anxious and confused, scanning for signals on whether the conflict between Iran and the United States will reignite.“The mood has definitely shifted,” a 36-year-old American living in Saudi Arabia told CNN. She plans to leave before Tuesday’s US midterm elections, after which US President Donald Trump has hinted renewed fighting is possible.“People are more cautious in general, and it feels like a waiting game to see what happens,” she added.At homes and workplaces acro

Trump says US is cutting off aid to Israel at year’s end because ‘they don’t need it’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is cutting off $4 billion in aid to Israel at the end of the year because “they don’t need it.”Trump, speaking to Fox News on the morning of Election Day, suggested that US aid to Israel has become a powerful political talking point for Democrats and questioned why Republicans should “suffer the slings” from candidates like Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed when Israel isn’t in need of assistance.“It’s a bad talking point because when you say, ‘Why don’t we give everybody $4 billion?’ Israel’s ou

G20 photo scrapped amid tensions over Russian foreign minister’s presence

Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid center is one of the war’s ‘deadliest attacks,’ Zelensky says

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Crypto scammers are capitalizing on anti-Muslim bigotry

In September, as election season entered its stretch run, researchers from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, a DC-based think tank, began noticing a bizarre and disturbing variant of AI slop on X.One post depicted a Muslim family at an airport, overlaid with a floating sign that read, “We are leaving America due to lack of respect for our culture.” Another, showing a smiling Arab man and a dog side by side, asked: “Would you give your dog away to make a Muslim happy?” Yet another featured a woman wearing a niqab, surrounded by a throng of other women in niqabs, holding a sign

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Spanish soccer player Jesús de Miguel dies after on-pitch collision

Soccer player Jesús de Miguel has died after an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match on Monday, his club CD Tenerife has said.The Spanish striker sustained injuries after colliding with Andorra’s goalkeeper Jesús Owono in the closing seconds of the Segunda División game. De Miguel had been chasing the ball near the halfway line before Owono – who had come a long way out of his goal – crashed into him at speed while trying to clear it.Owono was instantly shown a red card and sent off for his role in the incident. The Andorra keeper had been walking off the pitch bu

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Senator Jon Ossoff wins reelection, holding Georgia for Democrats

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Democrats record historic win in Georgia as they press for a majority of governors' offices

Democrats have captured a governorship in a premier presidential swing state

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Democrats on the brink of winning control of both chambers of Congress

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Election night agenda: When polls close and when to expect results

With voters deciding thousands of races across the country, keeping track of which races to watch throughout the night and when to expect results can get tricky

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Judge blocks Trump administration from pressuring states over noncitizen voting

A US judge on Monday temporarily barred the Trump administration from moving ahead with a plan it says would prevent noncitizen voting, but that critics say risks

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Democrats surge toward control of Congress in setback for Trump

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Trump Justice Dept breaks with tradition to intervene in midterms

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has shown a willingness to intervene directly in Tuesday's midterm elections, breaking with decades of practice meant to avoid

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Election Day unfolds with relatively few problems. Some voters disrupted by weather, machine issues

Americans are casting ballots on the final day of voting in the U.S. midterms with relatively few issues so far

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‘He would wind her up’: Democratic anger at Haley Stevens’ fiancé boils over after her endorsement reversal

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls