Wednesday 04 November 2026 · No. 20
Top Story India
The second cyclone to reach the region in a week brought wind, floods and crop damage. No deaths had been reported.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu crossed the south Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole in the early hours of Tuesday 3 November. India’s weather department, the IMD, said it crossed between Nellore and Narsapur between 3:30 am and 5:30 am IST. Landfall means the moment a storm’s centre crosses from sea to land. Sustained winds were about 100 to 110 kmph, with gusts up to 120 kmph.
Heavy rain came with the wind. Naguluppalapadu in Prakasam district recorded 198.01 mm of rain up to 6 am, and Kothapatnam 182.25 mm. Trees and electricity poles fell, low-lying areas flooded, and 19 domestic flights were cancelled in Andhra Pradesh during the early phase of the disruption.
The state moved 10,805 people to cyclone shelters, according to The Tribune; the Union Home Ministry’s figure was about 10,000. Prakhar Jain of the state disaster management authority said no deaths or injuries had been reported so far.
Farmers took the heaviest hit. The Tribune reported more than 30,000 hectares of crops damaged across 15 districts, mostly paddy, cotton and maize. A government press release gave 30,661 acres, and the article did not explain the difference, so the total may change.
The IMD expected Murasu to weaken to a deep depression, with heavy rain continuing.
A strong storm called Cyclone Murasu reached the coast of Andhra Pradesh in India on 3 November. It crossed the coast near Ongole. Winds blew at about 100 to 110 kmph.
Heavy rain flooded low places and knocked down trees. The state moved 10,805 people to shelters. Officials said no deaths had been reported so far.
The storm damaged crops on more than 30,000 hectares of land. Farmers grow paddy, cotton and maize there. The storm was expected to get weaker.
World Health
The outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo virus, a strain with no licensed vaccine or treatment.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported 10,193 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,960 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its update of 29 October, with Congo data through 27 October. Of those who tested positive, 2,749 have recovered, and 936 patients are in hospital isolation. ECDC notes that Congo’s figures are under continuous review and harmonisation, so counts can change.
The cause matters. This outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo virus, not the Zaire species behind earlier large outbreaks, and there are no licensed vaccines or specific therapeutics for Bundibugyo virus disease. ECDC says early genomes from Congo and Uganda show sequences distinct from previous outbreaks.
The disease has spread widely inside Congo. Sixty-six of 178 health zones are affected across eight provinces. Ituri has the most cases, 7,278 with 3,407 deaths, followed by Nord-Kivu with 2,361 cases and 1,325 deaths. The latest update added 52 new confirmed cases and 32 new deaths, 31 of the cases in Ituri.
Vaccine research is moving in parallel. The TUMAINI Phase 2/3 trial began on 23 October in Bunia, Ituri, testing several vaccine candidates including Ervebo, the licensed rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine. WHO and its vaccine advisers, SAGE, recommend using Ervebo, primarily within a research protocol. A campaign for frontline workers with Ervebo began on 27 August in Kisangani. Other candidates, including ones from Oxford and Moderna, are in pre-clinical or early-stage trials.
Beyond Congo, Kenya reported 9 confirmed cases and 2 deaths as of 26 October, all linked to a first case that had travelled from Congo via Uganda. Nigeria reported one case on 20 October, in a woman who had travelled from Uganda; she was evacuated to Switzerland for treatment. Uganda declared its own outbreak over on 28 July, and WHO did so on 27 August. ECDC rates the risk as low for people from the EU and EEA living in or travelling to affected areas, and very low for the general EU and EEA population.
There is an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ECDC reported 10,193 confirmed cases and 4,960 deaths.
This outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo virus. It has no licensed vaccine. On 23 October, doctors began a trial in Bunia to test vaccines.
Cases were also found in Kenya and Nigeria. ECDC says the risk for most people in Europe is very low.
India Courts
A bench set strict rules, and the full ban returns on 9 November.
On 2 November the Supreme Court allowed approved green firecrackers to be made, sold and burst in Delhi and the National Capital Region for a limited period around Diwali. The bench was Justice M. M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale. The relaxation is temporary, and the complete ban returns on 9 November 2026. The case is Arjun Gopal and Others v. Union of India and Others.
The hours are reported differently. LiveLaw reports that bursting is allowed from 6 AM to 8 PM on 7 November and from 7 AM to 10 PM on 8 November. Bar & Bench reports narrower windows, 6 to 7 AM and 8 to 10 PM on both days, so the court’s order text is the safest guide.
The rules for sellers are strict. Only crackers approved by CSIR-NEERI may be sold, and conventional crackers may not enter the market disguised as green. Ladis, crackers joined in series, garlands and crackers containing barium are banned. Each box must carry a batch-specific QR code that shows the manufacturer, registration, licence, formulation and test certificate. Sale is allowed only at locations designated by district authorities and police, and sale elsewhere, including online platforms, is prohibited.
Enforcement falls on the police and pollution boards. Police must patrol designated markets, verify QR codes, confiscate illegal crackers and check vehicles entering Delhi-NCR. No bursting is allowed within 300 metres of hospitals, nursing homes, health centres, old-age homes, silence zones and educational institutions. The Central and State Pollution Control Boards must file daily air-quality reports for 2 to 6 November, 7 to 8 November and 9 to 30 November.
The directions broadly follow last year’s order, which also allowed a similar Diwali relaxation. Manufacturers and traders in Delhi-NCR must furnish monetary security that is forfeited immediately on a violation, and licences of violating traders will be cancelled immediately. The court invoked the Precautionary Principle, meaning acting proactively rather than reacting after harm occurs, and said it wants people to “embrace the Precautionary Principle by being proactive.” Authorities must also give an affidavit on the precise increase in patient admissions at hospitals and health centres. All reports and affidavits are due by 14 December, and a compliance hearing is listed for 16 December.
India’s Supreme Court allowed green firecrackers in Delhi and nearby areas for Diwali. Only crackers approved by CSIR-NEERI can be sold.
There are strict rules. Crackers cannot be burst within 300 metres of hospitals. Each box needs a QR code. Police will check markets and vehicles. Officials must report air quality every day. The full ban returns on 9 November.
Politics & Civics United States
All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats were on the ballot on Tuesday 3 November.
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12 Oct 2026 · Published report
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds the cost of living is the top issue for voters. Congress is at stake on 3 November.
What changed? Our published coverage examined living costs and voter concerns before the midterms.
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
Earlier report · Published 12 Oct 2026
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds the cost of living is the top issue for voters. Congress is at stake on 3 November.
US midterm elections are held on 3 November 2026, halfway through the president's four-year term. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 Senate seats and 39 governorships are up.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on 5 October put President Trump's approval at 32%, a record low first reached in September. 52% of respondents ranked the cost of living as the most important issue, including 53% of Republicans and 49% of Democrats. Among registered voters, 44% planned to vote for Democrats and 37% for Republicans. In a September poll, just 17% approved of his handling of the cost of living.
The campaign is also shaped by foreign affairs. Mr Trump said on Truth Social that the US will not attack Iran before the midterms, and that the naval blockade of Iran will stay.
The foreign-policy backdrop is the Iran war and the Riyadh attack. Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat, argued on "Face the Nation" against US retaliation on Saudi Arabia's behalf, citing the 12 people killed at the airport. Mr Trump criticised the Nobel Peace Prize committee at a New York rally on 9 October, calling it "crooked".
How should a student read such numbers? Treat them as evidence with limits. The approval figure and the vote-intention figures come from different groups of people, a September poll found only 17% approving of the president's handling of the cost of living, and a poll cannot tell you who will actually turn out on 3 November. Competing readings are possible: supporters of the president may argue that opinions can change before voting day, while critics point to the combination of low approval and price worries.
In the US system the president proposes, but Congress passes laws and approves spending. Midterms are the main check voters have between presidential elections, so even a poll average that favours one party shapes what a president can get done. A poll is a snapshot, not a result. For exam purposes, note the separation of powers: the president leads the executive branch, while Congress, elected separately, writes laws and controls spending.
17 Oct 2026 · Published report
All 435 House seats and 35 of 100 Senate seats are up on November 3.
What changed? Our papers explained how the House and Senate elections can change control of Congress and the president’s room to legislate.
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
Earlier report · Published 17 Oct 2026
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
All 435 House seats and 35 of 100 Senate seats are up on November 3.
Midterm elections take place in the middle of a US president’s term. On November 3, 2026, voters will choose all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 senators. The result decides which party controls each chamber of Congress.
Coverage frames the vote as a referendum on President Trump, and the balance of power in Congress will shape his room to act. Cost of living is a central concern for voters.
Alongside Congress, governors and state legislatures are also being elected in many states.
Congress is one of three branches of the US government. A bill must pass both the House and the Senate and then be signed by the president, who can veto it; Congress can override a veto only with a two-thirds vote in each chamber. Because of this, a president whose party loses control of one chamber can find it much harder to pass laws.
House members serve two-year terms, so all 435 seats are contested at every federal election. Senators serve six-year terms, staggered so that roughly a third of seats come up at each election, which is why 35 are on the ballot this year. Election Day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, which in 2026 is November 3.
The majority party in each chamber also chooses its leaders and committee chairs and largely decides which bills reach a vote, so control of even one chamber changes what Congress can do. That is why the economy features so heavily in the campaign: the September inflation figure of 3.7% is one of the numbers voters will weigh.
Congress passes laws and controls federal spending, so control of either chamber changes what a president can achieve.
21 Oct 2026 · Published report
Early voting is now open in many states.
What changed? Published reports described record first-day early turnout in Harris County, Texas, and explained how early voting works.
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
Earlier report · Published 21 Oct 2026
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
Early voting is now open in many states.
Americans vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3. Many states let people vote early, in person, before that day.
Texas early voting began on Monday and runs through October 30. In Harris County, which includes Houston, more than 104,000 people voted in person on the first day, ABC13 reports. The previous midterm record for that day was 63,188, set in 2018. Texas voters who vote in person must show one of seven accepted forms of photo ID, and Harris County will have 589 Election Day polling locations, down from 782 in 2022.
Georgia had 1,007,015 in-person early votes by Tuesday morning, 12% more than at the same point in 2022, Fox News reports. Early voting also widened on Tuesday to Hawaii, Louisiana, Utah and Wisconsin.
For revision: Election Day is November 3; Texas early voting ends October 30; Harris County's first day was more than 104,000 voters against the old midterm record of 63,188; Georgia's total was 1,007,015, up 12% from 894,412 in 2022. Fox News also lists Hawaii, Louisiana, Utah and Wisconsin as states where early voting widened on Tuesday.
Exam tip: compare like with like. The Harris County record is for one county on one day, while Georgia's figure is a running total across the state, so the two numbers measure different things.
Georgia's early votes are up 12% on 2022, while Harris County's first day was more than 104,000, against 63,188 in 2018.
22 Oct 2026 · Published report
The 3 November vote will decide who controls Congress.
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
Earlier report · Published 22 Oct 2026
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
The 3 November vote will decide who controls Congress.
On 20 October the Cook Political Report, a non-partisan election forecaster, changed the rating of three US Senate races. South Carolina moved from Likely Republican to Lean Republican, and Mississippi from Solid Republican to Likely Republican. Both shifts favour Democrats.
Minnesota moved the other way, from Likely Democrat to Lean Democrat, because polling showed the Democratic nominee behind the national environment. A rating is a forecaster's judgement of how likely a party is to win, not a result.
Cook has been moving races for weeks. It moved 18 House races toward Democrats on 9 October and 11 more on 16 October. Axios reported that these moves put the likely outcome at Democrats picking up nine to 19 House seats. On 6 October Cook moved Kansas from Lean Republican to Toss Up, New Hampshire from Toss Up to Lean Democrat and North Carolina from Lean Democrat to Likely Democrat. Forecasts can be wrong, and the voters, not the forecasters, decide. On Cook's scale a Toss Up is a race either party could win, Lean means a narrow edge, Likely a clearer edge and Solid a safe seat.
The stakes are control of Congress. The 3 November midterm election, held halfway through a president's term, will decide whether Republicans keep their majorities in the House and the Senate. In Texas, Harris County reported more than 100,000 in-person votes on its first early-voting day. Texas had 911,468 early voters after two days, about 4.8% of its registered voters, and in South Carolina 97,968 votes were cast on day one, more than double the last midterm.
In the US system Congress passes laws and controls spending, so the party that holds the House and Senate shapes what a president can do.
24 Oct 2026 · Published report
The justices let New Hampshire limit student IDs for voting ahead of the 3 November midterms.
What changed? Our older-reader coverage examined court decisions about voting rules close to Election Day and why the timing of changes matters.
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
Earlier report · Published 24 Oct 2026
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
The justices let New Hampshire limit student IDs for voting ahead of the 3 November midterms.
The US Supreme Court is the country's highest court. This week, according to reports, it let New Hampshire restrict the use of student IDs in voting. In a separate unsigned order, it pushed back on lower federal courts changing election rules close to an election. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, meaning she disagreed.
Timing is the issue. Elections are run under rules that states set, and courts sometimes review those rules after challenges. The Court's order signals that judges below it should be wary of changing the rules while voting is under way or about to begin.
The ruling comes as the midterms near. The University of Florida's Election Lab counts more than 16 million people who have already voted. Democrats and Republicans are also making the Supreme Court a campaign issue in the fight for Senate control, according to the Washington Times. Democrats warn that if Republicans keep the Senate they could confirm more of President Trump's picks to the Court. The Court's 2026-27 term began on Monday 5 October with a climate-liability case, Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, and a veterans' benefits case. SCOTUSblog reported that it has also agreed to hear cases on a DOGE data dispute, prisoners' rights and what qualifies as “material support” for terrorism.
Voters are hearing the economy argued over. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers debated in Detroit on Wednesday night. Mr El-Sayed linked rising gas and grocery costs to the war with Iran. Mr Rogers argued gas prices would be much higher if the US had not launched the war. Early voting has surged in Kansas and Texas, and Maine, North Carolina and Ohio each saw at least 30% more than four years ago, according to the Associated Press.
Who can vote and how is decided partly by courts, so rulings made close to an election can shape how easily people vote.
4 Nov 2026 · Published report
All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats were on the ballot on Tuesday 3 November.
What changed? Americans voted on 3 November for all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats; the University of Florida Voting Lab counted more than 59 million early votes, and CBS notes that close races may be called later.
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
Earlier report · Published 4 Nov 2026
The Current Affairs Digest · Ages 15+
All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats were on the ballot on Tuesday 3 November.
Americans voted on Tuesday 3 November in midterm elections that decide control of Congress for the last two years of President Donald Trump’s term. All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats were on the ballot, and 36 states were electing governors. Before the vote, Republicans held 53 Senate seats to the Democrats’ 47. In the House, Republicans held 218 seats plus an independent who normally caucuses with them, Democrats held 214, and two seats were vacant.
The stakes differ by chamber. Democrats are widely projected to win the House, which would make Rep. Hakeem Jeffries the first Black House speaker in US history. CBS’s Battleground Tracker of 25 October projected 229 Democratic House seats, within a range of 215 to 237; at 215, Republicans would keep a narrow majority. House Speaker Mike Johnson said control could hinge on about 21 seats. The Senate is harder to call: Democrats need to flip four Republican seats while holding all their own. CBS named 11 key races, including Texas, where State Rep. James Talarico (D) faces Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), and Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed (D) faces former Rep. Mike Rogers (R).
Voters pointed to high consumer prices, the war with Iran, perceived government corruption and an immigration crackdown, and Trump’s approval ratings have been persistently low. In Kansas, which has not elected a Democratic senator since 1932, the Senate race was rated a toss-up. More than 59 million Americans voted early, according to the University of Florida Voting Lab. Minnesota recorded 886,427 early ballots through Sunday, above its 2022 midterm record of 687,062.
The map itself is part of the story. Republican-led states redrew congressional maps mid-decade to favour the GOP, and Democrats responded with their own redraws. In Texas and Florida, Republicans redrew nine seats to be more Republican, but the Cook Political Report favours Republicans in only three of them. An April Supreme Court decision weakened a key section of the Voting Rights Act, which endangers majority-Black districts in the South. The Justice Department said it would deploy about 1,000 monitors to all 50 states.
Polls closed at 7 p.m. Eastern time in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia, with later closings elsewhere. CBS notes that close races may be called later, and that this is not in itself evidence of fraud.
Control of a chamber decides which party sets its agenda. CNBC notes that Democratic control of the House or Senate would bring more congressional oversight and investigations of the administration, so a midterm can change politics without a presidential election.
Americans voted on Tuesday 3 November in midterm elections that decide control of Congress for the last two years of President Donald Trump’s term. All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats were on the ballot, and 36 states were electing governors. Before the vote, Republicans held 53 Senate seats to the Democrats’ 47. In the House, Republicans held 218 seats plus an independent who normally caucuses with them, Democrats held 214, and two seats were vacant.
The stakes differ by chamber. Democrats are widely projected to win the House, which would make Rep. Hakeem Jeffries the first Black House speaker in US history. CBS’s Battleground Tracker of 25 October projected 229 Democratic House seats, within a range of 215 to 237; at 215, Republicans would keep a narrow majority. House Speaker Mike Johnson said control could hinge on about 21 seats. The Senate is harder to call: Democrats need to flip four Republican seats while holding all their own. CBS named 11 key races, including Texas, where State Rep. James Talarico (D) faces Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), and Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed (D) faces former Rep. Mike Rogers (R).
Voters pointed to high consumer prices, the war with Iran, perceived government corruption and an immigration crackdown, and Trump’s approval ratings have been persistently low. In Kansas, which has not elected a Democratic senator since 1932, the Senate race was rated a toss-up. More than 59 million Americans voted early, according to the University of Florida Voting Lab. Minnesota recorded 886,427 early ballots through Sunday, above its 2022 midterm record of 687,062.
The map itself is part of the story. Republican-led states redrew congressional maps mid-decade to favour the GOP, and Democrats responded with their own redraws. In Texas and Florida, Republicans redrew nine seats to be more Republican, but the Cook Political Report favours Republicans in only three of them. An April Supreme Court decision weakened a key section of the Voting Rights Act, which endangers majority-Black districts in the South. The Justice Department said it would deploy about 1,000 monitors to all 50 states.
Polls closed at 7 p.m. Eastern time in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia, with later closings elsewhere. CBS notes that close races may be called later, and that this is not in itself evidence of fraud.
On 3 November, Americans voted in midterm elections. They chose all 435 seats in the House and 35 seats in the Senate. They decide which party controls Congress.
More than 59 million people voted early. Some voting machines had problems, and officials counted ballots another way. The Justice Department sent about 1,000 monitors to all 50 states. Results for close races can take longer to be called.
Economy Markets
Hopes of talks to end the Iran war pushed oil lower, and Indian shares followed.
INDIAN SHARES: DAILY GAINS Per cent rise at close
India’s stock markets rose for a fourth straight day on Tuesday 3 November. The Nifty finished 1.58% higher at 23,810.85, and the Sensex gained 1.62% to close at 76,917.85. Business Standard’s headline said foreign portfolio investor buying was the highest in a year, and its report described easing crude oil prices as a driver of the rally.
The day before was bigger. On Monday 2 November the Sensex surged 1,233.25 points, or 1.66%, to close at 75,692.78, and the Nifty rose 387.70 points to settle at 23,440.80. The rupee was at 94.90 per US dollar that day, with marginal gains.
Oil is the link. Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell 7.6% on Monday to close at $104.77 a barrel, its sharpest drop in three months, after Washington and Tehran signalled openness to talks. On Tuesday Brent fell another $1.17 to settle at $103.60. Even so, crude gained more than 10% in October as markets priced in escalation risk, and Goldman Sachs raised its December Brent forecast to $105, warning that prices could reach $140 if Gulf output stays 3.5 million barrels a day below 2025 levels.
Why does this reach households? India’s inflation rate rose to 5.54% in September from 4.83% in August, and Trading Economics said higher oil prices and a weaker rupee drove transport inflation to 5.01%. The Reserve Bank of India raised its repo rate, the rate at which it lends to banks, by 25 basis points to 5.5% on 7 October, its first rise since 2023, and raised its retail inflation forecast for FY27 from 5% to 5.2%. A basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point.
CNBC notes that the oil market has sold off on settlement rumours earlier in the war, only for the conflict to escalate and prices to spike again, so the rally rests on hope rather than a deal.
India’s main share indexes rose for a fourth day on 3 November. The Sensex gained 1.62% and the Nifty gained 1.58%.
Oil prices fell on hopes of talks to end the Iran war. Brent oil settled at $103.60 a barrel. Higher oil prices had pushed up India’s inflation.
But oil rose more than 10% in October, so prices could jump again.
Science & Tech Space
The 1977 probe will reach 25.89 billion km on 18 November, a distance light takes a day to cross.
NASA’s Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth, 16.09 billion miles (25.89 billion km), on 18 November, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). A light-day is the distance light travels in one day. NASA says no other human-made object has reached this distance. Voyager 1 travels at about 38,000 mph (61,155 kph) through interstellar space, and a round trip for a signal now takes about 48 hours.
The probe launched in 1977, nearly 50 years ago, with 10 instruments; two have been deactivated in recent years because of power limits. Both Voyager spacecraft have crossed into interstellar space, and they are the only craft to study that region directly. Their power comes from radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which turn heat from plutonium decay into electricity, and each probe loses about 4 watts a year.
To stretch that power, engineers made a change in early September, replacing three devices with lower-power alternatives. The six devices involved help maintain internal temperatures. The work came about six weeks after an identical procedure on Voyager 2. Without it, another instrument could have been shut down as early as summer 2027.
The mission also had a scare. On 18 and 19 October NASA’s Deep Space Network failed to receive Voyager 1’s signal on two attempts 24 hours apart, when it was about 16 billion miles (24 billion km) away. Contact returned on 20 October, about 48 hours after the interruption began. Engineers found that one set of thrusters had stopped working and the spacecraft had switched to backup thrusters under its fault protection system. The cause is not yet determined.
“This is the first time we’ve seen the spacecraft do something like this,” said Kareem Badaruddin, Voyager mission manager at JPL. Suzanne Dodd, the Voyager project manager, described the delay as waiting “two days before you finally get a response.” The milestone is about distance, not a physical event: EarthSky notes that Voyager 1 will not detect any change in its environment, and nothing will change aboard, when it passes one light-day. JPL’s news item says Voyager 1 still has two science instruments operating. The JPL release is a press release, not a peer-reviewed paper.
Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe. It was launched in 1977. On 18 November it will be one light-day from Earth. That is 25.89 billion km.
The probe moves at about 38,000 mph. A message takes about 48 hours to go there and back. Engineers are saving power, because the probe loses about 4 watts every year. Two science instruments are still working.
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In Alaska, the top four primary finishers appear on the general election ballot. Voters then rank the candidates. If no one has more than 50% of first choices, the lowest finisher is eliminated and their votes are redistributed to those voters’ next choices. This repeats until one candidate exceeds 50%.
Alaska’s Senate race was one of the 11 key races CBS named, and it is held by Republicans. CBS notes that close races may be called later, which is not in itself evidence of fraud.
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