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Black candidates from both parties made history in 2026 midterms

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Aaron Ford is projected to win the governor's race in Nevada.

Lisa Blunt Rochester is a Democratic senator from Delaware.

Winsome Earle-Sears fell short in her 2025 bid to become Virginia's first Black woman governor.

T.W. Shannon previously made history as Oklahoma's first Black and Chickasaw House speaker.

Austin Davis is Pennsylvania's first Black lieutenant governor and is projected to serve a second term.

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Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from international football

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Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football.

Messi retired from international football in front of an 85,000-strong crowd in Buenos Aires.

Ronaldo won the Nations League with Portugal in 2019 and 2025.

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“It is our firm and immense desire to organise, plan, participate and actively collaborate in what will always be a fitting tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo's immense career, in which fans and the country can applaud and celebrate, once again, the player who has given us so much.”
PFF Said DATE NOT STATED Reported NOV 05 verbatim · 1 source

The PFF issued a statement expressing its desire to organise a fitting tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo's career.

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Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football

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Ronaldo is 41 years old.

Ronaldo accused Jorge Jesus of twice breaking his word.

Ronaldo said he left the training camp after a conversation with the President of the Portuguese Football Federation.

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“He’s the one who should decide how he wants to end his time with the national team. In my first call-up, I said, ‘I need you, I need you to be close to me, playing or not playing, I need you’. And now I’m saying the same thing.”
Jorge Jesus Said DATE NOT STATED Reported NOV 05 verbatim · 1 source

Jesus said Ronaldo should decide how to end his time with the national team, reiterating his need for the forward's presence.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

2026 US midterm elections: Democratic sweep and aftermath

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Nearly nine out of 10 voters in the CNBC Voter Poll said the cost of living was a crucial or major factor in their vote.

About two out of every three voters said Trump's policies worsened economic conditions in the country.

Gas prices surged about 37% over the year preceding the election due to the Iran war's impact on global crude trade.

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“If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest,”
JD Vance Said NOV 04 Reported NOV 05 verbatim · 2 sources

Vance challenged those who might argue losing the Senate was worth the cost of the war.

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Analysis: US sports owners' Republican bets after Democratic midterm victory

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Former Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson gave at least $67m to Republican committees.

Democrats flipped both chambers of Congress in the 2026 election.

Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in Michigan.

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GOP blame game and Trump accepts results after devastating midterm losses

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Elon Musk spent nearly half a billion dollars on midterm elections spending.

Dozens of Republican candidates directly endorsed by Trump lost their races.

Trump accepted the results of the midterm elections.

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“The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,”
JD Vance Said NOV 04 Reported NOV 05 verbatim · 2 sources

Vance said his party lost because of the war in Iran.

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AI stocks plunge after US election, driving down markets

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Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned against data centres and pledged a moratorium on new construction.

OpenAI president Greg Brockman said everyone had been surprised by the backlash against data centres in the midterms.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell more than 12% on Thursday.

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“Yesterday, markets rallied on certainty as election results removed a layer of uncertainty. Today, portfolio managers and analysts are digging into the implications and adjusting expectations for potential political resistance to AI infrastructure, particularly at the state and local levels,”
Michael Monaghan Said NOV 05 Reported NOV 05 verbatim · 1 source

Michael Monaghan told Al Jazeera that portfolio managers are adjusting expectations for political resistance to AI infrastructure after markets initially rallied on election certainty.

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Workers strike across France as unions demand answers

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Thursday's march in Paris was set to follow a route from Place de la République to Place de la Nation.

Unions said disruption had affected more than one in four lycées as well as the vast majority of universities.

Ministers promised school students to reform the Parcoursup university admissions platform and eventually replace it by 2028.

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JD Vance eyes 2028 reset as Republicans mull pivot after midterm losses

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Ted Cruz said on his podcast that the 2026 midterms were a 'blue tsunami' and a 'Watergate-level repudiation' of the Republican Party.

Vance told NBC News in an October interview that Republicans' showing in the midterms could impact his decision on whether to run for president in 2028.

Ron DeSantis described the midterm results as 'close to an extinction-level event' for the Republican Party.

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“If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest,”
JD Vance Said NOV 04 Reported NOV 05 verbatim · 2 sources

Vance challenged those who might argue losing the Senate was worth the cost of the war.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

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Al Jazeera analysis on Iran's new supreme leader and peace prospects

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Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public or allowed his voice to be heard as supreme leader.

Ali Khamenei ruled Iran for nearly 37 years.

Mojtaba Khamenei instructed military commanders to demand immediate retaliation against any threat without geographical limits.

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Victor Wembanyama scores career-high 52 points as Spurs edge Mavericks 112-111

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Wembanyama said he was sick and had not been feeling great lately.

Dylan Harper said that Wembanyama is basically Wilt Chamberlain.

Wembanyama is 22 years old.

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“The other team tries to do everything [to stop Wembanyama]. They throw out any adjustment, every adjustment. It’s hard to keep big fella out of the paint. He’s so dominant when he screens and rolls. He knows how to get to his spots. He’s great at the free throw line. So, for us, it’s just how do we get him the ball and how do we get the low man away from him?”
Dylan Harper Said NOV 04 Reported NOV 05 verbatim · 1 source

Harper described how opponents struggle to adjust to Wembanyama's dominance in the paint and at the free throw line.

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Stock roundup: Every stock that moved because of the election (CNBC)

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Nextera Energy added 4.9% following the election results.

Canadian Solar rallied 6.7% following the election results.

Microsoft jumped 6.7% following the election results.

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Quote of the day
“If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest,”
JD Vance Said NOV 04 Reported NOV 05 verbatim · 2 sources

Vance challenged those who might argue losing the Senate was worth the cost of the war.

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