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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese pressure and visit the self-ruled island democracy. Tsai expressed hope for “new heights” in British-Taiwanese relations and “joint achievements” at a time when the mainland’s ruling
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese pressure and visit the self-ruled island democracy. Tsai expressed hope for “new heights” in British-Taiwanese relations and “joint achievements” at a time when the mainland’s ruling
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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A handful of U.S. House races in Arizona remained too early to call as Republicans hoped to shift the state’s 5-4 Democratic tilt by picking up two and possibly three seats. Redistricting after the 2020 U.S. Census gave the GOP candidates a leg up in those three
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, Devan Cole and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Voters in four states moved to affirm abortion rights on Tuesday, CNN projects, following a months-long push from Democrats nationwide to act on the issue in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade in June. Party lawmakers and organizers cast the
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Continue Reading By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pilots working for Kenya’s national airline are set to resume work on Wednesday after a court ordered them to end their four-day strike. The court on Tuesday also ordered Kenya Airways not to intimidate pilots who participated in the strike called by their union following the
Continue Reading By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Voters in heavily Democratic California on Tuesday resoundingly approved a ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion and contraception in the state constitution. Other states were also considering measures to regulate reproductive health after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June and
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Reliably Democratic California and Vermont voted Tuesday to protect abortion rights in their state constitutions while an anti-abortion initiative was too early to call in Kentucky, a Republican stronghold. Michigan, a closely watched presidential battleground, was voting on protecting reproductive rights months after the Supreme Court had
Continue ReadingBy Abby Phillip and Rhea Mogul, CNN US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is in the process of being moved to a Russian penal colony where she is due to serve the remainder of a nine-year drug smuggling sentence that was upheld in late October. Griner “is now on her way to a penal colony,”
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting initiatives by Native American tribes and the gaming industry. About $460 million was raised in competing efforts to expand gambling and try to capture a share of
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting initiatives by Native American tribes and the gaming industry. About $460 million was raised in competing efforts to expand gambling and try to capture a share of
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston, CNN Democrat Katie Hobbs is leading Republican Kari Lake in Arizona governor’s race with a little more than half of precincts reporting, and though much could change as ballots are counted, the GOP nominee is already casting doubt about the election results. Lake won the GOP primary after amplifying former President Donald
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Doris Matsui wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 7th Congressional District.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mike Thompson wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 4th Congressional District.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Developer Rick Caruso and Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass were nearly tied in early returns Tuesday in their battle to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters considered a stark choice between candidates with City Hall in turmoil. Caruso held a slim
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Scott Peters wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 50th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, Devan Cole and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Voters in key states on Tuesday made their support for abortion rights clear, affirming a months-long push by Democrats to act on a number of ballot measures in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Several states moved to enshrine abortion protections
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Tierney Sneed, CNN Election workers are tabulating ballots in key states that will determine the balance of power in Congress as well as more than three dozen statehouses. Because of differing laws, some states have tallied nearly all their ballots — while others may not finish for several days. Even before
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Continue ReadingCNN By Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Donald Trump wanted to catapult himself into a third presidential campaign with a wave of Republican midterm gains behind him. Instead, he emerges from Tuesday’s underwhelming election night facing questions about his political future and with the momentum behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, potentially his potential chief
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