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• Scot gets dream job as lighthouse keeper on remote Australian island

  06-11-2024 23:51 via bbc.com
  
  Sandy Duthie's "dream job" involves solitude, a 160-year history, and a colony of little penguins.
  
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• Democratic voters are disappointed, but not surprised, by Harris' loss

  06-11-2024 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  For many Democratic voters, Vice President Kamala Harris' loss to Donald Trump was disappointing but not surprising, they said in interviews, agreeing that their party hadn't done enough to talk about the economy and lamenting lingering racism and sexism.
  
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• 49ers' Nick Bosa has no regrets about wearing MAGA hat as Trump wins presidential race: 'The nation spoke'

  06-11-2024 23:44 via foxnews.com
  
  With Donald Trump projected to become the 47th president of the United States after Election Day, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa said wearing his "Make America Great Again" hat was "well worth it" despite facing a potential NFL fine. Bosa spoke with reporters Wednesday and was asked about hearing from the NFL about a fine for wearing his MAGA hat while crashing Brock Purdy’s "Sunday Night Football" postgame interview. "I don’t know. I haven’t got one yet.
  
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• Trump victory 'clears the way' for PGA Tour-PIF deal, Rory McIlroy says

  06-11-2024 23:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Stalled negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the financial backers of LIV Golf, could move forward following former President Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s elections, according to one of the Tour’s biggest stars.Rory McIlroy drew the connection during a press conference at the DP World Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Wednesday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWhen asked about rumors that a
  
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• MLB great Ken Griffey Jr offers advice to Lakers' Bronny James: 'Relax and enjoy it'

  06-11-2024 23:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Ken Griffey Jr. is one of the few people who can relate to what Bronny James is experiencing. The retired outfielder made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners in 1989. His father, Ken Griffey Sr., was also playing for the Mariners at the time. The elder Griffey had already won back-to-back World Series titles and was a three-time All-Star by the time his son made it to the majors.Bronny made NBA history when he checked into the Los Angeles Lakers season opener. The moment marked the firs
  
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• New deals with Balkan states to target people smugglers

  06-11-2024 23:31 via bbc.com
  
  The agreements aim to increase intelligence sharing as part of efforts to tackle small boat crossings.
  
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• Social media explodes with memes celebrating Trump victory

  06-11-2024 23:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump celebrated his resounding victory online Wednesday with a flood of comical and pointed memes mocking Kamala Harris and Democrats as they bemoaned her stunning defeat.Trump capped a historic political comeback from his defeat in 2020 and impeachment over the January 6 Capitol riot with an emphatic win over Harris. Winning back swing states like Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin, and making huge gains in deep-blue states. During his victory speech on Tu
  
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• Trump-hating NY AG, gov vow legal fight against Trump in threat to counter any payback

  06-11-2024 23:25 via foxnews.com
  
  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James, who've spent years prosecuting and disparaging Donald Trump, vowed to fight back against any potential "revenge or retribution" that may be coming their way now that President-elect Trump will be returning to the White House.Hochul offered congratulations to Trump during a press conference on Wednesday while also commending his opponent, Vice President Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, for a "hard-fought campaign that
  
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• Harris formally concedes one day after Trump's sweeping victory

  06-11-2024 23:19 via foxnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, in her first public comments since losing the 2024 White House race to former President Trump, urged supporters to "accept the results." But Harris on Wednesday afternoon emphasized that "while I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign."The vice president spoke at Howard University, her alma mater, where her campaign held a large election night watch party. Harris never addressed the crowd on Tuesday night,
  
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• US voters on one reason Trump won... and why Harris lost

  06-11-2024 23:18 via bbc.com
  
  After Donald Trump's decisive victory, we asked Americans what they think made the difference for each campaign.
  
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• Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall

  06-11-2024 23:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Island’s national power company says strong winds from category 3 hurricane caused disconnectionCuba’s national power grid has suffered a country-wide blackout as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on the island’s south-west coast as a powerful category 3 hurricane.In a brief statement on Wednesday, the country’s national power company, Union Eléctrica, said: “Strong winds caused by the powerful Hurricane Rafael have caused the disconnection of the national elect
  
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• UN removes quilt panel artwork calling for Israel’s extermination after facing backlash

  06-11-2024 23:04 via foxnews.com
  
  The United Nations says it has removed a controversial quilt panel artwork that called for the extermination of Israel. The incendiary painting on the panel featured a map of Israel, resembling a watermelon, without the West Bank or Gaza partition. In the top right-hand corner was the Palestinian flag. The left side of the map contained the phrase "From the River to the Sea" and the right side contained the phrase, "Will be Free" in an obvious nod to the phrase, "From the River to the
  
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• Trump makes gains with some Puerto Ricans this election despite controversial 'garbage' joke

  06-11-2024 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The controversial "floating garbage" joke about Puerto Rico made by a comedian at a rally for Republican President-elect Donald Trump during the final days before the election may not have had the negative effect on Trump's support from Puerto Ricans that critics expected it would.Despite the backlash from the quip made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally in New York City roughly a week before Tuesday, Trump still won several Florida counties with the state's largest concentration of P
  
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• Teary-eyed Nancy Pelosi arrives to see Kamala Harris concede presidential race at Howard University

  06-11-2024 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appeared somber and teary-eyed while waiting to see defeated candidate Vice President Kamala Harris make a concession speech on Wednesday.Arriving at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, Pelosi was photographed greeting Harris supporters while appearing tearful. In a particularly emotional picture, Pelosi pouted as if just about to weep, and had watery eyes. Other pictures showed Pelosi smiling at the event and mingling
  
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• Trump likely to target climate measures that are making the most difference

  06-11-2024 22:58
  
  The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions e...
  
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• Los Angeles' new DA-elect says woke predecessor lost trust of prosecutors, victims: 'I have to rebuild that'

  06-11-2024 22:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Los Angeles County's newly elected district attorney said one of his first orders of business will be to regain the trust of the community after voters ousted first-term progressive District Attorney George Gascon on Tuesday, ending what critics deemed a failed progressive overhaul of the country's largest criminal justice system. Gascon received less than 40% of the vote in a race against Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor who campaigned against the DA's controversial policies, hi
  
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• 'Should have been Josh Shapiro': Harris' VP contenders passed over for Walz dodge massive campaign loss

  06-11-2024 22:50 via foxnews.com
  
  A handful of Democrats previously in the running to land on the presidential ticket as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate dodged the campaign's massive loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Trump sailed to the 270 needed electoral votes to lock down the win, and Harris conceded the race Wednesday afternoon in a call to Trump. She is also slated to address the nation later Wednesday regarding her defeat. In addition to Trump and the dozens of congressional and gubernatorial incu
  
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• Jake Paul celebrates Trump's victory: 'The truth and god won in America'

  06-11-2024 22:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, and Jake Paul is one of the many millions celebrating.The YouTuber-turned-boxer has shown his support for the president-elect in recent months, and he called Trump's victory a "massive step in the right direction.""The truth and god won in America. This is a massive step in the right direction to heal the major issues going on in the world currently. America is saved," Paul posted on X shortly after the Fox News desk projected Trump to win.CLICK H
  
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• 2024 election exit poll analysis: Abortion

  06-11-2024 22:48
  
  Attitudes on abortion were not as one-sided as it may have seemed in the 2024 election, according to exit poll analyses.
  
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• 'Trump Trade': Election news leads to biggest 1-day stock market gain in 2 years

  06-11-2024 22:45
  
  The “Trump-Trade” was in overdrive Wednesday, making it one for the history books on Wall Street with record finishes for all three major stock indices.
  
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• Trump train chugs past 2020 margins, particularly among Hispanics, urban Northeasterners

  06-11-2024 22:36 via foxnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump is projected to win the 2024 election, greatly weighted by overperformance among key voting blocs, not the least of which is among Hispanics and Latinos.Trump gained six points of support from Hispanics over 2020, leaving Democrats single-digit favorites among the bloc, according to data compiled by the Financial Times and other outlets.Trump flipped Miami-Dade County in Florida, one of the largest Latino communities in the nation, winning it by about 2% more than Pr
  
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• LeBron James weighs in on Harris election defeat, posts photo with daughter: 'We don't need their help'

  06-11-2024 22:28 via foxnews.com
  
  LeBron James weighed in on the general election result on Wednesday after Fox News projected Donald Trump would retake the presidency over Vice President Kamala Harris.The Los Angeles Lakers star posted a photo of himself holding his daughter, Zhuri, with an all-caps caption.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"HEAVY ON MY HEART & MIND THIS AM MY PRINCESS," he wrote. "PROMISE TO PROTECT YOU WITH EVERYTHINGI HAVE AND MORE!! WE DONT NEED THEIR HELP!"It’s unclear who "their"
  
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• Trump leverages economic discontent, extends his appeal -- and breaks mold: ANALYSIS

  06-11-2024 22:19
  
  While ABC News had not projected a winner by early Wednesday morning, Trump's performance broke the mold across a variety of measures.
  
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• Wall Street and bitcoin soar to record highs as Trump wins US election

  06-11-2024 22:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Dollar up and renewable energy stocks down, while shares in president-elect’s media business rise by more than a thirdAnalysis: Trump policies mean higher pricesUS election 2024 – live news updatesWall Street and bitcoin rallied to fresh record highs and the dollar soared after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, while renewable energy stocks fell.Trump was declared the winner on Wednesday morning after securing the 270 electoral votes needed to take the pre
  
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• 'Biggest mistake I've seen' - farcical end to Mings' dream night

  06-11-2024 22:13 via bbc.com
  
  Tyrone Mings became the first Englishman to concede a penalty on his Champions League debut in bizarre fashion as Aston Villa lost to Brugge.
  
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• What happens to the president-elect's legal cases now?

  06-11-2024 22:09 via bbc.com
  
  Donald Trump is facing three criminal cases and a sentencing over a felony conviction.
  
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• ‘Liberation Day’: What to expect from President-elect Trump on border security, immigration

  06-11-2024 21:56 via foxnews.com
  
  When President-elect Trump enters the Oval Office in January 2025, he will likely transform how the United States conducts immigration policy – with a historic deportation operation, a crackdown on foreign gangs, an end to the broad use of parole to allow in migrants, and renewed border wall construction at the top of his agenda."We're going to fix our borders," Trump said Wednesday as he declared victory. "We're going to fix everything about our country, and we've made history for a
  
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• Harris concedes presidential race, campaign manager sends letter to staff: 'Losing is unfathomably painful'

  06-11-2024 21:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris has connected with former President Donald Trump and conceded the race, according to a letter sent out by her campaign manager stating that "the work of protecting America from the impacts of a Trump Presidency starts now."In a letter obtained by Fox News, campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon states that Harris had called Trump "to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, unlike what we saw in 2020."The letter continues, "I don’t have words to express the gratitude
  
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• William announces Earthshot Prize winners

  06-11-2024 21:49 via bbc.com
  
  Fifteen finalists, from countries including Kenya, Indonesia, the UK and Nepal, were competing for £1m funding for their environmental initiatives.
  
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• Fox News projects Democrats hold onto key seat in battleground Michigan

  06-11-2024 21:38 via foxnews.com
  
  The Fox News Decision Deck projects that Democrats will hold onto a crucial open Senate seat in battleground Michigan, in a highly competitive and expensive race that drew plenty of national dollars and attention.Three-term Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin will defeat former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in the race to succeed Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat who has held the seat for nearly a quarter-century."Congratulations to Congresswoman Slotkin on her victory, I wish her the best as she serves
  
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• Harris now the second Dem candidate to lose to Trump and not speak to supporters on election night

  06-11-2024 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris standing up her devastated Democratic supporters on election night is drawing attention to a similar choice by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in November 2016.Both Democrats would have become the country's first female president if they beat Republican rival Donald Trump.In 2016, when the race was called for Trump, Clinton did not address her supporters until the following morning. Harris will speak to supporters Wednesday evening.At the time, some critics
  
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• Ex-Jets star praises Trump victory, has reservations over NY ballot measure's impact on women's sports

  06-11-2024 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason praised Donald Trump’s presidential election victory on Wednesday morning, adding that he believes the results from Tuesday will have a positive impact on the future for his four grandchildren. But despite his overall optimism, the one-time league MVP also expressed reservations about a specific ballot measure that passed in New York that could have an impact on women's and girl's sports in the state. During Wednesday’s episode of
  
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• Travis Kelce delivers strong warning to players attempting to recreate Saquon Barkley's hurdle

  06-11-2024 21:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley pulled off one of the most impressive athletic feats you will see on a football field during the Eagles' 28-23 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.Barkley caught a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, juked around one Jaguars defender and spun away from another. As Barkley was finishing his spin move and his back was turned toward a third Jaguars defender, he improbably hurdled over the defender while facing backward. The play was incred
  
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• Election night winners and losers: 2024 edition

  06-11-2024 21:06 via foxnews.com
  
  In the wake of former President Trump's historic win projected by the Fox News Decision Desk, several winners and losers of the 2024 election have become clear.Here are those who came out on top on Election Day and those who didn't quite meet expectations.MITCH MCCONNELL SINGS TRUMP CAMPAIGN PRAISES: 'SHARPER OPERATION THIS TIME'TrumpTrump defied all expectations, even some of the more conservative-leaning estimates of the 2024 election. By notable margins, Trump defeated Vice President Kamala H
  
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• Middle East crisis: UN members must defend Unrwa against Israel’s ban, says aid agency boss – as it happened

  06-11-2024 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Philippe Lazzarini, head of Unrwa, says aid agency will collapse ‘without intervention by member states’Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of Beirut that today between 10.30am and 1.30pm it will “detonate unexploded ordnance” in the area.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered his congratulations to Donald Trump, who appears on course for re-election in the US.Dear Donald and Melania Trump, con
  
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• Chauncy Glover, Los Angeles TV news anchor, dies unexpectedly at 39

  06-11-2024 20:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Three-time Emmy-winning journalist and Los Angeles TV news anchor Chauncy Glover died unexpectedly Tuesday, his family announced.
  
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• States decide on key changes on immigration, election laws in ballot measures

  06-11-2024 20:47
  
  Tuesday's election saw significant laws and regulations passed on the state level through various ballot measures.
  
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• Outgoing LA DA says America’s shift is 'heartbreaking' after losing re-election bid

  06-11-2024 20:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón said America's shift is "heartbreaking" and wished Nathan Hochman the best after losing his re-election bid early Wednesday. "The rightward shift across America last night is heartbreaking," Gascón said in a statement. "Democrats have a long road ahead, but the work is more vital than ever, and our commitment will not waver. Nevertheless, I have called Mr. Hochman and wish him the best as Los Angeles County’s next district atto
  
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• 'We are ready': Irish general election to be called on Friday

  06-11-2024 20:28 via bbc.com
  
  Simon Harris, the leader of Fine Gael, told Irish broadcaster RTÉ News that the likely polling day will be Friday 29 November.
  
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• Trump assassination attempt task force says ATF 'failed to produce' requested materials

  06-11-2024 20:23 via foxnews.com
  
  The congressional task force investigating the July and September assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has "failed to produce" certain materials the task force requested as part of its ongoing probe into both incidents.On Oct. 3, the task force sent a letter to the ATF about 17 "requests for production as well as three categories of requests for select transcribed interviews with relevant ATF agents who provided suppo
  
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• Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

  06-11-2024 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the northIsraeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern Gaza and residents will not be allowed to return home, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said, in what appears to be the first official acknowledgment from Israel it is systematically removing Palestinians from the area.In a media briefing on Tuesday night, the IDF Brig Gen Itzik Cohen tol
  
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• Liam Payne's body to be flown back to the UK

  06-11-2024 20:11 via bbc.com
  
  The musician's body is returned to his family, three weeks after his tragic death in Argentina.
  
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• Benn's provisional doping suspension lifted

  06-11-2024 20:03 via bbc.com
  
  Conor Benn's provisional suspension is lifted after a two-year battle with UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).
  
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• JD Vance's wife, Usha Vance, set to become history-making second lady

  06-11-2024 20:02
  
  With Ohio Sen. JD Vance set to become the next vice president, Usha Vance is set to be the first Indian American second lady in the White House.
  
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• Rep. Zooey Zephyr, trans legislator censured in Montana, wins reelection

  06-11-2024 20:00
  
  Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr -- the state's first openly trans lawmaker -- ran for reelection to the state House after she was censured.
  
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• Sheinbaum tells Mexicans stunning Trump win is ‘nothing to worry about’

  06-11-2024 19:57 via theguardian.com
  
  President reassures her country as threat of US tariffs and deportations loomsUS election results 2024: live map and trackerUS election 2024 – live news updatesMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has reassured her country that “there’s nothing to worry about” after Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the US presidential election.But Trump’s extreme campaign promises have left Mexico bracing for punishing tariffs, mass migrant deportations – and e
  
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• Ivanka, Melania, a golf champion: Who was in Trump's huge victory entourage?

  06-11-2024 19:51 via bbc.com
  
  A closer look at the dozens of family members, advisers and allies who joined the president-elect on stage.
  
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• More than 50 people rescued from Channel, says French coastguard

  06-11-2024 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Several bodies pulled from sea after boat got into difficulty off coast of Audresselles on Monday nightMore than 50 people have been rescued after attempting to cross the Channel and the bodies of several others were found floating at sea.The French coastguard said 51 people were rescued on Monday night after a boat got into difficulty when its engine failed off the coast of Audresselles in northern France. Those rescued were met by emergency services at Boulogne-sur-Mer quayside and taken to sa
  
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• Liberal tears after Harris loss conjures up memories of 2016 Clinton defeat

  06-11-2024 19:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Tears shed at Vice President Kamala Harris’ election night event caused déjà vu for some Americans.  Harris failed to defeat President-elect Trump in the 2024 election, as the vice president became the second Democratic nominee in recent years to disappoint supporters who expected to attend a historic victory party. CNN’s election night panel began to realize the race was over when Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond announced to those gathered at Ho
  
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• Mexico to pursue judicial elections plan after top court fails to block reform

  06-11-2024 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Reform requires elections to be held in June 2025 to replace wide range of judicial positions, and reduce supreme courtThe Mexican government will press ahead with a controversial reform to elect all judges by popular vote after the supreme court fell one vote short in a bid to invalidate part of it.After several hours of debate on the constitutionality of the judicial reform, only seven of the court’s 11 justices voted late on Tuesday to support a measure to roll back some of the reform&r
  
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