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Election Day voters head to the polls as Dems seek to flip control of Congress
Election Day is here. Today, voters across the United States are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms. And with control of Congress up for grabs, the stakes are high for bot...
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North Korea rejects U.S. allegation over $6 billion Binance crypto heist
By Jack Kim, Kyu-seok Shim and Rae Wee SEOUL/SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Asset outflows from Binance have normalised and the company was in "very strong financial health", its co-CEO said, as North K...
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When will we know who controls Congress? It could be a while.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The stakes in Tuesday's election — which party will control Congress — are crystal clear. But when that will be known is impossible to say. The Associated Press will be calling races...
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Trump put himself on the midterms ballot without running. Now his legacy is at stake.
President Trump’s political capital is on the line ahead of the midterm elections as a potential blue wave threatens his final two years in office. Trump has crisscrossed the country, holding 28 in-p...
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Trump brushes aside tough midterm prospects with visit to Reflecting Pool
By Jacob Bogage and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Facing elections that could cost his party control of Congress, President Donald Trump spent his last major speech before the midterms ta...
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Iran official says 'the ball is now in the U.S.' court' regarding peace talks
Talks between the U.S. and Iran remain stalled despite the two countries signing a memorandum of understanding in June, aimed at ending the war that began with joint American-Israeli strikes on the co...
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Prosecutors announce intention to retry Lindsay Clancy for deaths of her 3 children
Prosecutors announced in court on Nov. 2 that they intend to retry Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children. Clancy, 36, was charged with murder for killing her chi...
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Trump admin. appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 mail ballots in California
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midte...
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'A despicable betrayal': Dems incensed by Haley Stevens’s endorsement of Mike Rogers
On Election Day, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers will face off in what may be the marquee battle of the 2026 midterms: the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in Mi...
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Judge dismisses complaint against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about Hunter Biden, saying the investigation ...
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Iran says 'ball is in the U.S. court' on any deal to end the war
What to know about the Iran war today:Mediators continue pushing for a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end the eight-month war sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic. Three cons...
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Man completes 31,000-mile walk around the world and returns to mom’s house
HULL, England (AP) — Karl Bushby completed his 28-year odyssey to walk around the world Monday by returning to his mother’s home in northern England. Bushby embraced his emotional mother, Angela, outs...
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Wall Street is bracing for a major shift in how the U.S. borrows money
(Bloomberg) -- After Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent surprised dealers with his willingness to intervene in the bond market to drive down yields in recent months, Wall Street is now girding for the b...
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Investigators probe Florida jet crash that killed 9 people as cockpit audio emerges
A private jet bound for the Bahamas crashed in Palm Beach County, Fla., Sunday afternoon, killing all nine people on board. The Learjet 60, which had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airp...
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A final check-in on Trump's economic approval ratings before the midterms
President Trump's economic approval ratings are hovering at second-term lows, with inflation worries the central headwind for the president and his party as the midterm elections loom.A raft of recent...
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Halloween weekend shootings leave at least 13 people dead and 92 injured
Police and fire units respond near Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama, after a shooting following the 85th Magic City Classic on Saturday. - WVTM More than a dozen people were killed and over 90 others...
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Trump invites Haley Stevens to join GOP as Democrats condemn her 'betrayal'
Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Michigan, and Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens speak to reporters outside Perfecting Church in Detroit on Nov. 1, 2026. —Emily Elconin—Bloomberg/G...
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4 Americans among dozens killed in last week's train crash in Spain, officials say
Four United States citizens were among the at least 69 people who were killed when a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train in central Spain last week, officials said Sunday.The Cente...
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Trump to deliver final midterm pitch at problem-plagued Lincoln Memorial pool
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making his closing pitch of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, pushing his slow, expensive and problem-plagued efforts to repair...
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DOJ files appeal after judge tosses lawsuit seeking to delay Alaska certification
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station at Midtown Mall on October 31 in Anchorage, Alaska. - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A federal judge on Sunday threw out the Justice Department’s lawsuit s...
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Trump heads to Iowa and Kansas with Senate control in balance
By Andrew Goudsward, David Morgan and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON/ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Two days before Tuesday's midterm elections, President Donald Trump's Republicans got an unexpected b...
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Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking to block Alaska Senate certification if GOP loses
A federal judge on Sunday dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses, two days before Election Day....
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke, chief of staff says
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke, the senator's chief of staff said on Sunday. Murphy began experienceing numbness in his a...
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Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after Democratic tension...
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GOP courts Black voters in Michigan senate race
Michigan Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed (AP) Republicans are appealing to Black voters in the Michigan U.S. Senate race to vote for Mike Rogers instead of Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. ...
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1 person killed and 8 others injured in Alabama shooting after football game
At least one person was killed and at least eight others were injured in a shooting after a football game at Birmingham, Alabama, law enforcement said.At least one person was detained in connection wi...
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FBI says North Korea was behind $6 billion crypto theft from Binance
Investing.com -- The FBI has accused North Korea of orchestrating the $6.3 billion cryptocurrency hack targeting Binance, identifying a state-linked hacking group responsible for previous major crypto...
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Looting erupts in Frankfurt as Gen Z protests draw crowds across Germany
By Kai Pfaffenbach, Tilman Blasshofer and Miranda Murray FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hooded rioters looted stores in Frankfurt late on Saturday after tens of thousands of demonstrators took t...
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What changes when the clocks fall back this weekend
Millions of Americans will gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the twice-a-year time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026. Most of the U.S. will "fall back" an hour when the clo...
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Russia says it's responding to U.S. report of planned attack on Moscow
The Tsaritsyno museum is an imperial palace and park complex in southern Moscow (Mladen ANTONOV)Russia's FSB security service said on Saturday it was carrying out "appropriate" measures after the US e...
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