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The balance of power in congress is being live updated.
Democratic lawmakers in Arizona said they will not allow their state’s voters to be intimidated by activists who turned up to monitor ballot drop boxes late last month. They said it was frightening that radical Republicans were able to rise up and support candidates like Kari Lake, Blake Masters and Mark Finchem, who echoed former…
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The 9th January hearing on its investigation is here.
Former US President Donald Trump sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election, even going as far as pressuring state officials and the Department of Justice, The Washington Post reported citing leaked emails. The emails also showed Trump’s advisers and White House staff were aware of his plans to overturn the election results, the…
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GOP leaders are planning on having tense talks after the election.
US House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s opponents are considering a long-shot challenge to him as the leader, according to reports. “I’ve heard from multiple of our constituents who question the wisdom of proceeding forward with that leadership,” Arizona Rep Andy Biggs said, adding that there needs to be a “frank conversation” about who they elect…
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Democrats retained control of the Senate after winning the Nevada seat.
Democrats are set to win the control of the US Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with Vice President Joe Biden predicting a victory that will be “historic”. It is the first time since 1964 that a political party has won the majority in the Senate after winning the presidential election. Republicans have held the Senate…
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Democrats shouldn’t underestimate the threat Trump poses.
Former US President Donald Trump, who lost to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the 2016 polls, is planning to run for President in 2024, CNN reported. Trump has been planning to launch his campaign on November 14, which is the date of the US presidential election, the report added. Trump had lost the 2016…
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Biden had a meeting with a Chinese leader.
Top officials from the US government and the Taliban met in-person in Afghanistan for the first time since the death of al-Qaedafounder Ayman al-Zawahiri, reports said on Sunday. The meeting came as US Vice President Joe Biden was in Cambodia for the East Asia Summit. Earlier, Biden urged Cambodian PM Hun Sen to “reopen civic…
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There are 3 reasons why China may become more assertive.
China could soon discover that the US and its allies are too far behind in a series of crucial technologies to maintain a military or technological edge over them, a researcher has said. China was trying to change international technology standards to help it track its citizens in other countries and suppress the speech of…
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The second part of the hunt for the dark web biggest kingpin.
Celsius, a cryptocurrency exchange facing bankruptcy, has released a document that may include the transaction data of over 50 lakh users from April 2019. Celsius’ owners are accused of withdrawing tens of millions of dollars worth ofCryptocurrencies from the exchange before revealing its insolvency. The exchange’s attorneys released a document that may include the transaction…
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The House speaker’s husband was attacked by Paul Pelosi.
David DePape, the man who allegedly attacked US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer, had reportedly been involved in conspiracy theories. In a court filing, DePape is said to have shared a picture of a hammer and a pair of underwear with the words “Paul Pelosi Halloween costume ready” on Facebook.…
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A memorial opens in the wake of a school tragedy.
The US’ Sandy Hook Elementary School memorial pool opened for the first time on Sunday. The names of the first-graders and six teachers who were killed at the school were engraved on the flowers that floated in the memorial pool. “The memorial is perfect for honouring…day of the massacre,” said Catherine Violet Hubbard, executive director…
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Opinion: Pennsylvania’s races should be on everyone’s mind.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign said in a statement, “Trump and his running mate Mike Pence are humbled by the support they have from the American people.” Trump added, “He is on a mission to make America great again.” The statement further said, “We are confident that he will become President of the United…
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The GOP should not have bet on Herschel Walker.
Democratic US Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican Senator Scott Walker will contest a December 6 runoff for the Senate seat in Georgia. Warnock was elected to his second term in the US Senate after garnering 56% of the vote compared to Walker’s 49%. President Donald Trump is set to announce his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh…
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The national party has a message for the two people who wrote it.
According to the latest New York Times-Siena University poll, 54% of likely voters say they are likely to vote in the US Presidential elections, while 45% will vote for the Republican candidate. The poll is based on phone interviews and has a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points. It has a margin of error…
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The record opening for Black Panther was in November.
‘Wakanda Forever’ director Ryan Coogler, who worked with late actor Chadwick Boseman in the Marvel film ‘Black Panther’, has revealed that Chadwick passed away “a couple weeks after” he finished the film. “I texted him and told him, ‘Hey man, Denzel said he’s been looking for you too.’ He just did the film ‘Ma Rainey’…
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A landmark Indian adoption law is being considered by the Supreme Court.
The Cherokee Nation has sued the US over the Indian Child Welfare Act, saying that it discriminates againstNative children by placing them in a “disfavoured position”, depriving them of a placement decision based on their best interests. The Indian Child Welfare Act makes it harder for Native children to be adopted into stable, loving homes.
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Ukrainian troops entered the key city after Russian forces retreated.
The Russian troops on Sunday destroyed a bridge that linked the city of Kherson to the eastern bank of Dnipro river, Ukrainian Defense Minister Volodymyr Yanushevych said. The Russian forces also planted mines around water towers in Beryslav, which is less than 50 miles from Kherson City, he added. The Ukrainian army began entering Kherson…
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The Tom Brady, Seattle Seahawks game is part of the football week 10 preview.
Minnesota Vikings will play the first game of a five-game international slate of games against New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Tom Brady is the first QB to start a game in three different countries outside of the US on Sunday. As a New England Patriot, Brady won all three of the international games he played…
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A new study finds that over 50 species have previously been thought to be silent.
A University of Arizona study has identified 53 species of animals that make sounds by recording the sounds of each species. Of these, 50 species, including turtles and amphibians, were identified as tuataras (a reptile that’s now found in New Zealand), caecilians (a limbless amphibian), and the South American lungfish. The sounds made by caecilians…
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Pelosi said House Democrats want her to consider another leadership bid.
A spokesman for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday said that McCarthy is “about par for the course for an uninspiring and incoherent politician like the Minority leader”. Hammill added that McCarthy’s “only real accomplishment to date is typing up a radical right-wing wish list” that sends a “clear message to the American people…
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The key races are still being counted by the states.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo has won the election in Nevada, CNN projected. Lombardo defeated Democratic Governor Steve Sisolok to win a fourth consecutive term. He appealed to Republicans by saying he’d prioritise immigration issues in his campaign and also said that he believed President Donald Trump would win the election.
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The prize for physics goes to four individuals: John F. Clauser, Aspect, and Zeilinger.
The winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics are China’s Xue Jie, Sweden’s Svante Pbo and Harvard’s Masayoshi Son. They have developed an experimental technique to make entangled quantum states, where two particles behave like a single unit even when they are separate. “They’ve shown that entanglement in quantum computers is possible anywhere in…
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The MagSafe car mount charger costs only $92.95 once Apple approves it.
MagGo’s new Boost Charge Pro Wireless Car Charger With MagSafe is available for pre-order on the Apple store. The car charger features a built-in USB-C cable to help you charge your phone. It also has a 12v car charger adapter for people whose cars come withUSB-A ports or no phone charging capabilities to speak of.
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Dave Chappelle talks about racism, Trump and more in SNL monologue.
American comedian Dave Chappelle, during his stand-up performance at a US synagogue, joked that Kanye West was “adopting the delusion that Jews run show business”. “I know the Jewish people have been through terrible things all over the world,” he added. Chappelle further said that it’s “not a crazy thing to think” that West “adopts…
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The culture wars are making some teachers leave the classroom.
A US school teacher has gone public about being harassed at school because of her school’s policies on COVID-19 safety measures or for teaching about race, racism or bias. “I don’t know how many times I had to leave the building because of this. It was a total harassment,” the teacher said. This comes after…
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The bubble of the DeSantis may burst.
The US is voting in the midterm election on Tuesday, the first since ex-President Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election and have augured an acrimoniously two years to come. The election is being seen as a referendum on Trump’s first two years in office and his policies. The elections will determine the balance…