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Politics · United StatesDemocrats need a net gain of four seats to win control of the Senate in the US midterm elections Tuesday. Initial results show the party holding onto Georgia and New Hampshire even as they win surprise victories in North and South Carolina.
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The polls in these midterm elections suggest that "this will either be a good night or a historic night for Democrats". But what is driving this momentum? We discuss this with our guest, Mallory Newall, Senior Vice President at Ipsos. "We've seen in our polling at Ipsos in recent weeks and months that voters have become increasingly frustrated with President Trump," she says.
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Tens of millions of Americans cast their vote in the crucial polls that have been pitched as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency amid anger at surging petrol prices, tariffs and the Iran war. We discuss the first results with France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani and Fraser Jackson. "Even in places where the Democrats haven't won, the swing towards them has been significant", he says.
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Democrats notched a string of early victories in US midterm elections Tuesday, flipping a Republican-held Senate seat and making inroads in conservative House districts as President Donald Trump faced the prospect of a bruising election setback. France 24's Douglas Herbert gives us his analysis.
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Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff was reelected Tuesday to a second term, holding a key seat for Democrats by defeating Republican Representative Mike Collins in a race that catapulted the Senate’s youngest member to the forefront of his party’s national stars as it looks to stymie President Donald Trump in his final years in the White House.
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US voters on Tuesday headed to the polls in midterm elections that could shape the political future of the country. But navigating the voting process can sometimes discourage voters – particularly younger ones. In Texas, an organisation reached out to them directly by handing out free food, to then help them overcome these obstacles. FRANCE 24's Special envoy Tarek Kai reports from Austin.
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Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats.
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Rideshare company unsuccessfully argued it didn’t employ workers and claimed money paid was not wages under NSW law The rideshare behemoth Uber has suffered a bruising loss in Australia’s high court that will cost it more than $80m in unpaid taxes. The court on Wednesday dismissed Uber’s claim it was not liable to pay payroll tax in New South Wales after it argued that it does not employ drivers and claimed that…
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Legal body handling identification says three latest victims include two Australians and a Japanese citizen Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two Australians are among 69 people who died in last week’s high-speed train collision after Spanish authorities confirmed the identities of three more victims. A legal body set up to handle the identification work, made up of police and forensics…
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The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a 'contains wheat gluten' warning.
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CEO Melanie Perkins says more than 1,000 staff will either lose their jobs or be asked to change roles.
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Graduates are spending more time managing AI, but are they missing out on other work experience?
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One of Poundland's suppliers will lose millions if it collapses, while other suppliers have said they would go under.
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Roughly 6 in 10 voters deeply disapprove of US President Donald Trump's presidency, according to an AP survey released Tuesday. About 4 in 10 say the economy is the most important issue while 3 in 10 say the state of US democracy is of primary concern – well above the number that rated crime or immigration as most important.
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Chief executiveMelanie Perkins describes job cuts as ‘without doubt the hardest moment in our thirteen-year history’ in email to staff Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Canva is cutting or relocating more than 1,200 jobs, representing 22% of its global workforce, as part of a major restructure that includes laying off staff who helped build the Australian-founded design platform. The…
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You definitely won’t be bored by the TV take on the first of the Dublin Trilogy novels. But you might well feel confused by this Bonnie and Clyde-style caper through gangland Ireland (featuring Aidan Gillen) Tall Tales and Murder is likely to elicit varied responses from viewers, but boredom will surely be low on the list. This Irish caper – based on the first of the Dublin Trilogy novels by Caimh McDonnell, and…
The Guardian ·
A side-by-side comparison of Baseella, Crassula, SDK.finance, SAMFCore and Velmie: what financial-services businesses get, what they pay, and how much control over the software they keep.
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When copyright strikes silence reporters, rail safety & the Lord of the Rings live show.
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Voters are choosing who will represent them in the House, Senate and state-wide seats.
CoinDesk ·
THORChain has restored trading on Bitcoin, Ethereum and several other networks following a refund bug, while three chains remain paused.
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A CoinDesk-commissioned poll from April sheds light on how voters — who aren't necessarily part of the crypto sector — view this industry.
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The $6.3 billion Binance hack showed how quickly cryptocurrencies can disappear on blockchain rails. Tokenized securities may offer better recourse than crypto after a theft, but the markets around them can still break down when stress hits.
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The aim is to detect hard-to-diagnose abdominal cancers, including liver, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, much sooner.
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Flash floods, torrential rain and tornadoes have disrupted midterm election day in several US states.
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