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Ex-NFL star Dez Bryant hires high-powered law firm after misdemeanor charge from parking lot incident: report
Ex-NFL star Dez Bryant reportedly retained Levi McCathern's law firm to help him fight the misdemeanor charge he received after a parking lot incident.
Netanyahu claims 'serious concerns' of foreign spending to sway Israeli election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday cited "serious suspicions" around foreign interference in Israel's recent parliamentary elections. He claims foreign countries spent large amounts of money to influence the results…
South Africans vote in key municipal elections
In tonight's edition, a crucial test for South Africa's ruling ANC as millions vote to elect municipal governments. Also, Ethiopia has expelled six Sudanese diplomats amid accusations it's allowing the paramilitary RSF to launch drone…
Ballot measure takeaways: Voters back abortion rights, along with photo ID and citizenship requirements at the polls
In ballot measures across the country Tuesday, voters mostly expressed support for abortion rights, while affirming voter identification requirements and upholding that only U.S. citizens can vote in state elections.
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The 2028 Hopefuls Rising and Falling After Democrats' Big Night
A sweeping midterm victory has elevated Democratic governors and senators, while complicating the path for GOP hopefuls tied to the Trump administration.
Revealing Amazon land grabs targeting an uncontacted community
Around 500 people recently invaded Indigenous land in the Brazilian Amazon, home to an uncontacted Indigenous group. But this was no spontaneous land grab. Behind the occupation was a carefully coordinated political campaign. The territory…
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Trump’s Broken Coalition Upends Republicans’ 2028 Plans
It’s unclear if undoing the president’s agenda will bring back the voters from 2024.
Trump’s ballroom deflection from his midterms ‘shellacking’ isn’t fooling anyone
The lame-duck president tries pretending all is well as he brings reporters along to celebrate the end of steelwork on his $400 million ballroom, but the Trump presidency is starting to come crashing down, Andrew Feinberg writes
Social media reacts to Democrats’ takeover of US Congress
Social media is awash with reactions to Democrats’ sweeping midterm gains.
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Big Tech Rallies as Election Results Reshape AI Spending Outlook | Closing Bell
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Vonnie Quinn, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)
Philadelphia 'boycott ride' targeting Jewish businesses draws condemnation from city, state leadership
Jewish organizations called the upcoming Philadelphia boycott ride targeting Jewish-owned businesses near Rittenhouse Square "Jew-Hatred, plain and simple."
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz called 'cheaters' as gambling case opening statements begin in court
A federal attorney called Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz "cheaters" who "sold their pitches" as the Cleveland Guardians gambling case went to trial.
H.R. McMaster on how Democrats' wins in the midterms might change the Iran war
President Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that the Iran war and its effect on gas prices likely played a role in Democrats' many wins in Tuesday's midterm elections. Ret. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served as national security adviser to…
Israel's president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week's parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government.
Canadian mother and daughter dead after suspected grizzly bear attack on hiking trail
Jennifer Balcarras and Selah Reed went missing on a hiking trail minutes from their Bella Coola home before a suspected grizzly bear attack.
Elon Musk will face scrutiny from Democrats in Washington and Texas after midterms
Democrats are likely to launch investigations into Musk's influence, including his leadership of DOGE and government contracts
Florida congressman diagnoses GOP's blue tsunami losses: 'We failed to make them think we cared about them'
Firebrand GOP Florida rep says party must prepare for difficult two years, says Republicans bear responsibility for loss as a team
Musk-backed candidates lose midterms despite financial backing
Shares of Tesla and SpaceX dropped after the Democratic party swept to power in America's midterm elections. Their founder, tech titan Elon Musk, poured over $440 million into Republican candidates and causes, the single biggest campaign…
MICHAEL RUIZ: Video shows polling place attack on Turning Point member; poet arrested
Viral video captured a 70-year-old poet allegedly slapping a Turning Point member outside a Laconia, New Hampshire, elementary school polling site.
Craig Carton says Alabama is 'screwing everybody else' after Crimson Tide land at No. 5 in rankings
Craig Carton blasts the college football playoff rankings for placing Alabama at No. 5 while Tennessee sits at No. 13 despite a head-to-head win.
Republicans turn on MAGA as DeSantis, Romney and Haley blast midterms and look to GOP’s future
As Republicans reel from the blow of the midterm elections, some are calling on the party to reset
Chris Mason: The US elections will change Trump – how will Burnham react?
The big question for the British government is does defeat at home make it more likely that President Trump gets angrier abroad?
A 124-Year-Old Voting Ban Designed to Silence Black Virginians Is Finally Gone
While Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress, governors’ mansions, and state legislatures across the country, Virginia overturned its “Jim Crow-era lifetime ban” on voting for people with prior felony convictions. Voters…