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The Latest: Trump defends Iran war after voters give Democrats control of Congress
The midterm election blowout has set up a new era in Washington.
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Israel's president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results
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Florida authorities say 2 dead at Tampa office complex, including gunman shot by security guard
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1 deputy dies and another not expected to survive after firefight with suspect at Washington home
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Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican
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Immigration
Lawyers: Man shot by ICE agents jailed in 'deplorable conditions'
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NY officials failing to hand over immigrants charged with crimes, DHS says
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Tumultuous politics of immigration could upend governor's race
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Lured into an online scam network, an African man spent almost a year in Cambodia trying to go home
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Trump's lawyers to appear before appeals court as he fights hush money conviction
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Arab parties extend a hand to try and topple Netanyahu, but challenges remain
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After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle
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Former Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui charged with taking bribes
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Authorities are trying to piece together how an escaped Tennessee inmate evaded capture for 10 days
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Once a teen activist, Hong Kong's Joshua Wong is spending years of his adult life in prison
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2nd national security case
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Iranians celebrate setback for Trump in US election, and other Mideast news
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Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson wins election to U.S. House in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District
Turkey's solar boom shines ahead of a UN climate summit but coal and other fossil fuels loom large
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Democrat Marni von Wilpert wins election to U.S. House in California's 48th Congressional District
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Midterms launch wave of historic firsts for some states — and for the nation
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Bangladesh garment factories close as workers clash with police in pay protests
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South Africa's local elections could continue the decline of the once-mighty ANC
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Analysis: Trump has defied political consequences for years. The midterms changed that
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Canadian authorities say multiple grizzlies may have attacked mother and daughter found dead
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An acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great wins the Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize
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The 2028 election season begins as both parties navigate midterm fallout
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Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate, governor's races. Both could go to ranked tabulations
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Trump-backed Republican redistricting sought a midterm edge. It didn't work
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Billionaire Leon Black sues U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia for defamation over Epstein comments
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Herbert Blomstedt, who headed San Francisco Symphony from 1985-95, dies at age 99
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Democrats deliver a stunning rout in Texas to retake power for the first time in decades
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