President Donald Trump said he was “a little bit surprised” by Democrats’ gains in the 2026 midterm elections and said he had expected Republicans to do better. He blamed some losses on Republican candidates and high gas prices linked to the war in Iran, while saying he would work with Democrats and emphasizing his veto power.
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Democrats were projected to take control of the Senate, gaining seven seats, according to the article’s results display.
The article reported that Democrats were projected to take control of the House.
Trump said he thought Republicans would do better and pointed to large crowds at his rallies.
Trump said some Republican candidates and high gas prices tied to the war in Iran contributed to the losses.
Trump said he was willing to work with Democrats and emphasized his veto power.
In a social media post, Trump said Republicans would have won by a landslide if he had been on the ballot.
The article listed Democrat David Crowley as projected to win Wisconsin’s governor race and said the Associated Press projected a Democratic win in Nevada’s governor race.
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The article predicts that President Donald Trump will combine selective deals with Democrats in Congress with executive actions when lawmakers oppose him. It expects a major dispute over presidential war powers, especially if tensions with Iran lead Trump to act without congressional approval.
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The article says Democrats are expected to control both the House and Senate.
It predicts Trump may seek bipartisan support for infrastructure spending, tariffs, and measures to protect domestic manufacturing.
The article says Trump could use executive orders, emergency declarations, and broad readings of federal laws to bypass Congress.
It identifies Iran as a potential flashpoint between the president and Congress.
The article says Democratic lawmakers may use funding restrictions to limit military action or prevent unilateral escalation against Tehran.
It predicts a dispute over the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which concerns congressional limits on U.S. military action.
The article says Trump may claim that Article II gives the president broad authority to respond to foreign threats.
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Reports from Bloomberg and CNBC say Disney has cut thousands of jobs and asked some managers to reduce annual costs by 20 percent. The reports say the company may use savings from layoffs or other efficiencies to invest in programming, theme parks and cruise ships; Disney has not publicly commented on the reports.
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Bloomberg and CNBC reported the possible cuts, citing anonymous sources familiar with the plans.
The reports say some managers were asked to reduce annual costs by 20 percent.
Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro took the role in March, according to the article.
Disney’s cost-cutting effort follows a savings target of $7.5 billion outlined in 2023 under then-CEO Bob Iger.
Disney executives said in early August that the company was considering labor and other expense reductions to free up money for growth.
The reports cite weaker box office revenue, lower international theme park demand, streaming competition and pressure to adopt AI as factors related to the cuts.
Film and media scholars quoted in the article said the layoffs may reflect contraction in entertainment, while one said Disney’s reasons may be company-specific rather than evidence of a broad labor-market trend.
Challenger, Gray & Christmas estimated that AI was cited in 120,136 U.S. job-cut announcements through September, about 21 percent of the year’s total.
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Voters in 10 states considered housing and property-tax measures on November 3, and the article says most passed by wide margins. In California, early results showed two housing measures leading and a third trailing; the measures address housing finance and development approvals.
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The article links housing measures to concerns about rising home prices, borrowing costs, property taxes and homeowner insurance premiums.
California Proposition 1 would authorize $11.25 billion in state bonds for income-qualified housing programs, including $1.25 billion for a veteran home-loan program.
With 59.4 percent of the vote, Proposition 1 was leading 59.4 percent to 40.6 percent, according to results reported in the article.
Proposition 37 would authorize up to $25 billion in revenue bonds for down-payment assistance tied to fixed-rate mortgages on qualifying new homes.
With 58 percent of votes counted, Proposition 37 was leading 61 percent to 39 percent.
Proposition 45 would set deadlines for certain project reviews and change environmental review and court-review procedures for project approvals.
With 57 percent of votes counted, Proposition 45 was trailing, with 45.9 percent supporting it and 54.1 percent opposing it.
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The UK Home Office is preparing to expand live facial recognition use by immigration enforcement, including at transport hubs and selected public events. Published documents describe possible watchlists for people accused of civil immigration breaches as well as criminal offenses; the Home Office says it is considering further trials.
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The Home Office guidance and data protection assessment were published in October.
The documents say cameras could be used to find people sought for removal, people who may have re-entered the UK unlawfully, and people linked to immigration-related crimes.
Possible watchlist criteria include visa overstays and entry or stay without permission, which the documents describe as civil matters.
The programme has moved into a formal delivery phase, according to the documents.
Immigration enforcement ran three facial recognition trials at Holyhead port between November and February, focused on people arriving from Ireland who were subject to deportation orders or warrants for immigration-related crimes.
The guidance says people under 18 will not be placed on watchlists.
The Home Office said it is considering further trials and exploring the technology’s potential benefits and implications.
Campaigners criticized the plans, citing concerns about surveillance and the risk of facial recognition misidentifying people of colour.
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Mississippi’s Senate race remained too close to call early Wednesday, with Democrat Scott Colom holding a narrow lead over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. With nearly all ballots counted, Colom led by a little over 2,000 votes.
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The race was still too close to call early Wednesday.
Scott Colom is the Democratic challenger.
Cindy Hyde-Smith is the Republican incumbent senator.
Colom led Hyde-Smith by less than 1 percentage point.
Colom had 461,370 votes.
Hyde-Smith had 459,201 votes.
Nearly all ballots had been counted.
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The dollar weakened while gold and U.S. Treasury bonds rose after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. European shares gained, led by banks and clean-energy companies, while investors weighed possible changes to U.S. policy on technology, taxes and cryptocurrency oversight.
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Spot gold rose 3% to $4,046 an ounce.
U.S. Treasury bonds rallied as investors considered the prospect of lower government spending.
The FTSE 100 rose 0.2%, and the pan-European Stoxx 600 gained 0.6%.
European bank shares rose 2.8%, while clean-energy stocks also advanced.
Vestas shares rose about 5%, Ørsted gained 7.4% and Nordex climbed 6.5%.
European defence stocks fell, while European technology stocks rose 0.5%.
Shares of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta declined on the Tradegate platform in Europe, according to Reuters.
Investors assessed the possibility of tougher U.S. oversight of AI and cryptocurrencies, as well as higher taxes.
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Elon Musk spent a reported $446 million backing Republican candidates in the U.S. midterm elections, but Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress and captured races in Texas and other Republican strongholds. Musk joked on X about the losses, including the defeat of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, whom a Republican-aligned super PAC supported with donations from Musk.
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Musk was reported to be the top donor in the elections, spending $446 million to support Republican candidates.
Most of Musk’s donations went to America PAC and the Republican-aligned Senate Leadership Fund super PAC.
The Senate Leadership Fund used $158 million in Musk donations in September to support Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton.
Democrat James Talarico defeated Paxton in the Texas Senate race.
Musk joked on X that his supposed election-interfering space lasers had not worked and that data centers in space looked appealing.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Texas Governor Greg Abbott after Musk donated $5 million to Abbott’s campaign.
A 2010 Supreme Court ruling barred limits on independent political spending by corporations, unions, and other groups.
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The live-results page reports that 33 of 35 Senate races and 367 of 435 House races had been called. It says Democrats had reached 228 House seats, above the 218 needed for control, while gubernatorial races were underway in 36 states and three territories.
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The Senate results panel showed Democrats with 54 seats, including two independents, and Republicans with 44; 33 of 35 races had been called.
Thirty-three Senate seats were regularly contested, with two additional special elections.
The House results panel showed Democrats with 228 seats and Republicans with 139, with 367 of 435 races called.
Democrats needed 218 House seats to control the chamber.
House members serve two-year terms, and all 435 voting seats are contested every two years.
Gubernatorial elections were taking place in 36 states and three territories.
The governor results panel said 34 of 36 state races had been called.
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Yolanda Renee King, 18, voted for the first time in Atlanta on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2026. She is the granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
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Yolanda Renee King is 18 years old.
She cast her first ballot in Atlanta.
Her grandparents were Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
The article was published on Nov. 4, 2026.
The report identifies the vote as her first election.
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Andy Rooney was known for his witty commentary at the end of CBS’s 60 Minutes broadcasts. In an interview marking his 2011 retirement, he responded to Morley Safer’s suggestion that he had become an icon on the program.
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Rooney gave commentary at the end of 60 Minutes broadcasts for decades.
Morley Safer interviewed Rooney when he retired in 2011.
Safer asked Rooney whether he had expected to become an icon on 60 Minutes.
Rooney replied, “I don't know whether you're right or not. But I like hearing you say it.”
The article says Rooney died at age 92.
The article marks 15 years since Rooney’s death.
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League City, Texas, voters rejected continued use of the police department’s Flock license plate-reading cameras in an advisory referendum on November 3. The City Council had pledged to follow the result, and an October resolution calls for the cameras to be removed or covered within 72 hours after election results are certified.
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Unofficial results showed 25,436 votes against continued camera use and 21,673 in favor.
League City operates 55 cameras on public roads.
The ballot measure asked whether police should continue using fixed automated license plate readers for law enforcement.
The council unanimously agreed in October to abide by the referendum result, despite its nonbinding wording.
The cameras record license plates, vehicle details, and the time and location of sightings.
The system’s records were available to more than 400 agencies, and local police used it about 200 times per month, according to a Texas Tribune report cited in the article.
Voters in York, Maine, also approved a measure to ban Flock cameras and require voter approval for future surveillance technology.
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Iranian officials said Republican losses in the U.S. midterm elections reflected public opposition to the war with Iran. They blamed President Donald Trump for the conflict, while Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf said Americans had rejected war and warned against ignoring that message.
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Hamidreza Moghaddamfar, an adviser to the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the Republican losses followed a U.S. defeat in what he called “warmongering” against Iran.
Moghaddamfar described the election as a referendum on the war’s outcome.
The article says Democrats won majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf posted that Americans had said no to war, citing conscience and the cost of living.
Ghalibaf warned that the U.S. government would face consequences if it ignored public opposition to the war.
The article says Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, in response to joint U.S.-Israeli strikes, raised global fuel prices.
The article says higher U.S. gas prices were a major concern for many voters.
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Dermatologist Elizabeth Hale discusses Botox, lighter-dose “baby Botox,” and skin care for crepey skin. She says Botox can reduce muscle-related lines and treat some medical conditions, while baby Botox may need more frequent injections and could become less effective; she also recommends sun protection and moisturizing.
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Botulinum toxin injections such as Botox account for about half of minimally invasive cosmetic procedures performed in the United States, according to the article.
Botox works by blocking the release of acetylcholine, which muscles need to contract, and can reduce the appearance of lines.
The article says Botox is FDA-approved for hyperhidrosis and migraines, as well as being used for facial lines.
Baby Botox uses a lower dose than a regular Botox treatment; Hale says its effects may last less time and require visits every one or two months.
Hale says frequent small injections may increase the chance of antibody formation, which could make Botox work less well.
For crepey skin, Hale recommends limiting sun exposure and moisturizing in the morning; she also suggests using retinol at night.
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More than 1,400 people from over 250 academic institutions have signed a letter urging the UK government to reverse its decision to prevent climate scholar Andreas Malm from entering the country. The Home Office said it cancelled his electronic travel authorisation for a reason that could include public-safety or extremism concerns, and said he could apply for a visa for further review.
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The article reports that Malm was stopped from entering the UK last week after his electronic travel authorisation was revoked.
Malm is an associate professor at Lund University in Sweden and wrote How to Blow Up a Pipeline.
He had planned to attend an academic conference, appear on the BBC and join a public discussion with Huda Ammori, a co-founder of the proscribed group Palestine Action.
The open letter says excluding scholars over their political views or subject matter threatens academic freedom and public debate.
More than 1,400 individuals from over 250 academic institutions had signed the letter, according to the article.
Fabian Dablander, an assistant professor at the London School of Economics, initiated the letter.
The Home Office said people whose ETA is cancelled or refused can apply for a visa, which allows further consideration of their circumstances and suitability for entry.
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The article says laws in New York and Oregon could test whether the Supreme Court will enforce its 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. That ruling held that government employees cannot be required to pay money to a public-sector union as a condition of employment.
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The Supreme Court decided Janus v. AFSCME in 2018.
The ruling said government employees cannot be compelled to financially support a union as a condition of employment.
The article identifies laws in New York and Oregon as potential tests of the ruling.
The article asks whether the Supreme Court will defend the principle established in Janus.
The excerpt does not describe the specific provisions of the New York or Oregon laws.
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Five teenagers were stabbed at a supervised Halloween party in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire, on Saturday night. One 17-year-old remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition, and police have arrested four boys on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Police were called to a home on Park Road shortly after 22:30 GMT on Saturday.
Police said an unknown group entered the party over a garden fence.
The four other injured boys have been discharged from hospital.
A 16-year-old from Southampton is the latest person arrested.
Two boys, aged 16 and 17 and also from Southampton, were arrested on Monday morning.
Police received an extra 36 hours to question the two Southampton boys.
A 16-year-old from Bristol, arrested on Monday night, remains in custody.
Police searched three addresses linked to those arrested and seized several items.
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BMW cut its 2025 profit-margin outlook to between -0.5% and 0.5%, citing restructuring costs that include plans to eliminate 8,000 jobs in Germany. The carmaker also reported lower third-quarter earnings and revenue as sales in China fell, amid strong competition from Chinese manufacturers.
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BMW issued its second profit warning in a year.
The company lowered its expected profit margin for the year from 4–6% to between -0.5% and 0.5%.
BMW plans to cut 8,000 jobs in Germany as part of its restructuring.
Third-quarter pre-tax earnings fell 11% to €2.1 billion.
Third-quarter revenue fell 6% to €30.4 billion.
BMW sales in China fell 22% in the first nine months of the year.
BMW's core automotive operating margin was 3.4%, down from 5.2% a year earlier.
BMW said restructuring charges include write-offs of older vehicle and technology generations as it launches new electric vehicles.
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Democrats are expected to use their new control of the House and Senate to hold health care votes and push changes, but divisions within the party and President Trump’s opposition could limit what they achieve. Their agenda includes restoring Affordable Care Act subsidies, reversing Medicaid cuts and considering options such as a Medicare buy-in, while cost-cutting proposals may draw some bipartisan support.
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A Democratic health care working group’s 84-page memo outlines votes to restore enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits that expired at the end of 2025.
Democrats plan to seek votes to reverse federal Medicaid spending cuts included in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill.
Other proposed actions include expanding Medicare drug-price negotiations to private insurance, restoring withheld National Institutes of Health research funding and limiting some uses of AI in traditional Medicare authorizations.
The agenda envisions votes on Medicare for All, a public insurance option and allowing many people under 65 to buy into Medicare.
Democrats plan oversight of President Trump’s drug-pricing deals and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine policies.
The article says disagreements between progressives and centrists could hinder broad health care changes.
Site-neutral hospital payments could save billions and may attract bipartisan support, as lawmakers focus on hospital prices and consolidation.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, led by administrator Mehmet Oz, is expected to continue efforts to address fraud and waste and reduce federal subsidy spending.
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A CBS News segment features dermatologist Dr. Elizabeth Hale discussing cosmetic dermatology and anti-aging treatments. The segment covers Botox, emerging beauty trends, and common skin concerns, but the supplied article text does not include her answers or conclusions.
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Dr. Elizabeth Hale discusses anti-aging treatments in a conversation with Norah.
The segment covers injectables such as Botox and the idea of “baby Botox.”
The discussion includes salmon sperm facials and injectable peptides.
Hale addresses crepey skin and red light therapy.
The segment discusses “GLP-1 face” and dark under-eye circles.
The conversation includes skincare priorities for people over 50.
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