Democrat William Lawrence wins election to U.S. House in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District
Nov 4, 2026, 11:06 AM
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US charges son of Ecuador’s former president, 4 others with cocaine trafficking
Federal prosecutors have charged a son of Ecuador’s former president, a former member of Ecuador’s legislature and three other Ecuadorians with trafficking tons of cocaine to the United States and Europe in part by hiding it in containers carrying tuna, the U.S. attorney’s office in New York City announced Thursday. The five defendants played a […]
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US escalates economic campaign against Cuba and targets China-based suppliers
The Trump administration on Thursday escalated its economic campaign against Cuba, issuing a determination that clears the path for U.S. sanctions on several crucial sectors of the island’s economy while also targeting Chinese-based suppliers to Havana’s military forces. The sanctions are part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump and his allies to force […]
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New Hampshire dads who protested transgender athletes by wearing pink wristbands score court victory
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two fathers who oppose allowing transgender athletes to play high school sports will be allowed to wear pink wristbands marked “XX” to games, a federal judge said Thursday in an order ending more than two years of litigation. Kyle Fellers and Anthony Foote sued the Bow school district after they were […]
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree headed to New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down on Thursday and will head to New York City to usher in the holiday season. The 76-foot-tall (23-meter-tall) Norway spruce is expected to arrive on Saturday from West Edmeston in upstate New York. The conifer is approximately 75 years old and measures […]
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Republican Brent Taylor wins election to U.S. House in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District
Republican Brent Taylor won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Justin Pearson. Taylor is a state senator who benefited from a vastly reconfigured congressional district that carved up a majority-Black district in Memphis. He acknowledged an “indiscretion” in the final days of the campaign following a […]
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Republican Anna Luna wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 13th Congressional District
Republican Anna Paulina Luna won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Florida’s 13th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Leela Gray. Luna is an Air Force veteran who has served two terms in Congress and is a close ally of President Donald Trump. She represents a Gulf Coast district that was redrawn to favor […]
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