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Democrats Flip North Carolina Senate Seat as Cooper Topples Whatley on Election Night

The Associated Press called the race for former Gov. Roy Cooper around 8:30 p.m. ET, handing Democrats their first North Carolina Senate win since 2008 as control of the chamber — and the House — remained up for grabs.

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AMD Smashes Its Own Guidance With a $13.4 Billion Quarter, Guides Even Higher for the Holidays

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Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Toss 20,000 California Ballots on Election Eve

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US · ELECTION DAY

Scanners Down, Ballots Running Out: Election Day Glitches Hit Polling Places From New York to Arizona

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US · PUBLIC HEALTH

Washington State Confirms First US Bird Flu Death of 2026

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US · HOUSTON

Houston ICE Agent Indicted on Felony Charge for Running Down Construction Worker With SUV

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Israeli Strikes Kill Palestinians in Gaza as Year-Old Ceasefire Frays Further

Wire services and Gaza's health ministry report sharply differing death tolls from Monday's strikes, but agree on the broader picture: a year-old truce is under growing strain as Israel accuses Hamas of rearming and Hamas accuses Israel of undermining the deal.

WORLD · BREXIT

UK and EU Agree Draft Deal to Finally Tear Down Post-Brexit Food Border Checks

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WORLD · PYONGYANG

North Korea Claims New Cruise Missile Warhead Can Flatten 15 Acres in One Strike

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MIDDLE EAST · STRAIT OF HORMUZ

U.S. Jets Strike Iran's Qeshm Island After Tehran Fires on American Aircraft, Officials Say

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The WeeklyObserver

Democrats Flip North Carolina Senate Seat as Cooper Topples Whatley on Election Night

AMD Smashes Its Own Guidance With a $13.4 Billion Quarter, Guides Even Higher for the Holidays

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Toss 20,000 California Ballots on Election Eve

US News

Scanners Down, Ballots Running Out: Election Day Glitches Hit Polling Places From New York to Arizona

Washington State Confirms First US Bird Flu Death of 2026

Houston ICE Agent Indicted on Felony Charge for Running Down Construction Worker With SUV

World

Israeli Strikes Kill Palestinians in Gaza as Year-Old Ceasefire Frays Further

UK and EU Agree Draft Deal to Finally Tear Down Post-Brexit Food Border Checks

North Korea Claims New Cruise Missile Warhead Can Flatten 15 Acres in One Strike

U.S. Jets Strike Iran's Qeshm Island After Tehran Fires on American Aircraft, Officials Say

Celebrity & Entertainment

Hayden Panettiere's Death Ruled Accidental as Police Close Investigation

Jennifer Hudson Returns to 'Dreamgirls' — This Time as the Producer Bringing It Back to Broadway

Jay-Z 'Picks Himself' for Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show — and the Backlash Is Already Here

Druski's Megachurch Pastor Bit Gets a Netflix Series — Days Before He Hosts 'SNL'

Election Day Arrives: Record Early Voting, Last-Minute Court Battles as America Decides Control of Congress

America Votes: Polls Open Coast to Coast as Control of Congress Hangs by a Thread

$11 Billion and Counting: Midterms Set an All-Time Ad Spending Record on the Eve of the Vote

Wall Street Splits on Election Day as Chip Stocks Rally Ahead of AMD's Big Report — and Apple's Warning Drags on the Dow

Shopify Beats on Profit, Misses Everywhere Else — and Wall Street Punishes It Anyway

Inside DoorDash's $17 Billion Bet on Instacart — and the Long Road Before It Closes

Wall Street's AI Jitters Return: Palantir Slides Despite Beating Estimates as Tech Stocks Wobble

Sports

Barcelona Thrash Aston Villa 3-0 as Yamal and Raphinha Sink the Group Leaders at Camp Nou

Colts Blow It Up: Josh Downs Requests Trade Days After Nelson and Buckner Deals Gut Indy's Roster

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Drops Season-High 43, Buries Dagger Three to Sink Cavaliers