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Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, wins return to US Senate
More than $500m was spent on the contest, making it one of the most expensive Senate races in US history.
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Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa governor's race, ending GOP control of the office
Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand stressed affordability and often talked about how his Christian faith guides him.
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Missouri voters turn down a Republican-backed congressional map
Missouri voters have denied a Republican-backed congressional map that wound its way through the courts before ultimately ending up on the state's ballot.
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Democrat Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate race
Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has won back a seat on Capitol Hill, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted after a close and expensive battle, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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Alleged attack on One Nation supporter not believed to be politically motivated, Victoria police say
Police also allege Torquay man was attacked with a ‘blunt weapon’ rather than a baseball bat as originally reported
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Democrat James Talarico wins Texas Senate seat
Democrat James Talarico has won the Senate seat in Texas, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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Talarico wins Senate race, ending decades of Republican dominance in Texas
Democrats celebrate Talarico's and Hinojosa's victories, redefining Texas politics after decades of Republican reign.
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ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls amid deep discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure. The former liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994 at the end of apartheid as South Africa’s first black president, is still likely to be the largest party. However, polls show it getting less than a third of the vote, down from 45.6% at the last municip
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Key US Senate results: Democrats win upper chamber with victories in Texas and Iowa
Democrats won control of the Senate in the US midterm elections Tuesday, with initial results showing the party securing shock victories in Texas, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa.
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Deb Haaland wins in New Mexico and will become first female Native American governor
Democratic candidate defeated Republican Gregg Hull, businessman and longtime mayor of Rio Rancho
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Ohio elects Amy Acton first woman governor
Democrat Amy Acton beat biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican backed by President Trump, in a race marked in the final weeks by a Ramaswamy attack ad that drew national criticism.
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Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the 32kg object was "merely a dummy".
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