NBC News projects that Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will become Georgia’s next governor. She would be the state’s first Black governor and the first Black woman to serve as governor in the United States.

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NBC News projects that Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson to win Georgia’s gubernatorial race. Democrats will control the battleground state’s governor’s office for the first time in 24 years.

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Several eastern states opened voting from 6 a.m. ET (1100 GMT) on Tuesday, with Maine, New York and Virginia among the earliest.

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Results are emerging in the US midterms, which include all 435 House seats and 35 Senate contests, alongside gubernatorial races in 36 states. Exit polls found that half of voters saw the election as a chance to rebuke the president, while three-quarters said they were angry or dissatisfied with the country's direction.

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Candidates in state races across the country are addressing supporters as results from the 2026 midterm elections are determined, with live coverage underway.

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Voters lined up across states from Michigan to Maine and Texas to Kansas to weigh in on President Trump’s policies and decide which party will control Congress.

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Democrats are expected to take the House after needing to flip only three seats, with forecasters projecting they could win 230 to 240. A majority would let them lead committees and investigate the administration. Their expected gains come despite Republican-led efforts to redraw congressional districts in the party’s favor.

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Republicans are defending a narrow Senate majority as Democrats hope voter dissatisfaction with Donald Trump will help them regain control. The Associated Press has called Virginia’s Senate race for Democratic incumbent Mark Warner. Democrats need to win at least four seats to take back the chamber.

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South Korea’s Defence Ministry said North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward waters off its east coast on Wednesday, in what appeared to be Pyongyang’s latest display of military might.

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South Korea said North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea on Wednesday. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no further details, including the weapon’s type.

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Democratic congressman Chris Pappas defeated former senator John Sununu in a close contest for New Hampshire’s open US Senate seat. Pappas campaigned as a bulwark against the Trump administration and will become the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate.

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Ashley Moody defeated democratic socialist Angie Nixon in Florida’s special election, winning and retaining her US Senate seat. Moody will serve the remainder of the term through the 2028 election. The contest was also seen as a test of whether Florida remains reliably Republican.

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NBC News projects that Florida Republican Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Angie Nixon in the special election for the Senate seat previously held by Marco Rubio.

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Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley to win North Carolina’s US Senate race, a significant gain for Democrats as they seek to regain control of the chamber. It is the party’s first win of one of the state’s two Senate seats since 2008.

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Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper won a US Senate seat, defeating former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley. It is the first time in 10 years the state has elected a Democrat to the Senate. Cooper campaigned on lowering costs.

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NBC News projects that Democrat Roy Cooper will win North Carolina’s Senate race.

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NBC News projects that former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defeated former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, flipping it to the Democrats.

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Michigan’s Senate race has entered its final hours, with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed seeking to become the first Muslim in the US Senate and unseat Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed has faced a slew of last-minute Islamophobic attacks.

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In a closely watched Michigan race that could decide control of the Senate, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers are pursuing sharply different strategies to win voters. El-Sayed has so far polled ahead of Rogers and is emerging as one of the Democratic Party’s rising stars.

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Reuters reported that five planes operated by different airlines in Europe received bomb threats. Two incidents involved Warsaw-bound flights; others led to diversions or searches in Budapest, Sofia and Spain. Modlin Airport halted operations for several hours. It is unclear whether the incidents are connected.

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Seven passenger planes in Europe, including two that departed from the UK, were inspected after a series of suspected bomb threats. No explosives were found on the checked flights in Italy, Poland, Spain and Bulgaria. Authorities are working together to assess whether the threats were coordinated; the UK government called them malicious hoaxes.

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Bomb threats temporarily shut down one airport in Warsaw and disrupted air travel in Europe.

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A series of bomb threats in recent days has disrupted passenger flights across Europe, prompting diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps. No explosive devices have been found.

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Bomb threats targeted four European flights. One of Warsaw’s airports was closed, while a Ryanair jet landed in Spain under an emergency protocol, marking the third consecutive day threats disrupted passenger flights in Europe.

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At least 10 European airlines were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, prompting a temporary closure of Warsaw airport. Ryanair had at least four flights affected, more than any other airline. All the planes landed safely, and no explosives were found.

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President Donald Trump said the United States would end its agreement to provide Israel nearly $4 billion in annual aid by the end of the year, while continuing to sell it weapons. He said Israel was fine with the move and linked it partly to Democratic candidates using US support for Israel against Republicans in the midterms. Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot criticized the announcement, saying Netanyahu should be replaced.

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Israeli officials were surprised by US President Donald Trump’s statement that Washington would stop financing Israel by year-end, Kan reported. A senior Defense Ministry official said Israel had been in constant dialogue with the Americans but had received no explanation, and the consequences remained unclear.

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Donald Trump said he had reached a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the United States to stop providing Israel with $4 billion in annual aid. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports on the implications for the U.S. midterm elections.

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Donald Trump said during a Fox News phone interview on US midterm election day that the country would end nearly $4bn in annual military aid to Israel at the end of the year, saying Israel did not need it. He said arms sales could replace the aid. Israeli officials appeared surprised, while opposition figures blamed Benjamin Netanyahu for damaging ties with Washington.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had reached a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Washington to stop providing Israel with $4 billion in funding after the end of this year.

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would stop providing Israel with $4 billion in funding after the year ends. He said Israel no longer needed Washington’s aid and that some politicians were using it to criticize Republicans.

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Binance’s postmortem says attackers combined familiar hacking techniques over several months to steal $6.3 billion in crypto. The FBI identified them as the North Korean unit TraderTraitor. They reportedly used a malicious ad and a fake hiring process to install malware, then leveraged Binance’s internal AI tool to access wallets. Binance says about $2.85 billion in assets was frozen or intercepted and users will not bear the loss.

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Binance's incident report said hackers gained access to systems involved in the theft by using a fake job interview and an internal AI tool.

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Binance says attackers linked to North Korea spent months compromising its employees and internal systems before exploiting the exchange’s hot-wallet signing infrastructure through Ethereum’s EIP-7702 mechanism.

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Canva will cut or relocate 1,271 employees, or 22% of its global workforce, in a major restructure. Chief executive Melanie Perkins called it the hardest moment in the company’s 13-year history. Departing staff will receive at least six months’ salary and, in countries where offered, 12 more months of healthcare coverage.

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Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia, defeating Republican challenger Rep. Mike Collins.

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Jon Ossoff won re-election to the Senate in Georgia, defeating Republican challenger Mike Collins. Ossoff framed his campaign as a referendum on alleged Trump administration misconduct, pointing to stock trades and business deals involving the president and his circle, along with the effects of the Iran war and Trump’s trade policies on Georgia voters’ finances. Collins’s campaign was badly marred by staff ties to white nationalists, neo-Nazis and far-right extremists.

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NBC News projects that Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff will win another term in Georgia. Steve Kornacki breaks down Ossoff’s performance across the state’s counties.

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NBC News projects that Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has defeated Republican Rep. Mike Collins to win re-election in Georgia. The nationally watched race was marked at times by heated personal attacks.

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Meta is seeking to raise $20 billion to $25 billion through a bond sale as it increases spending on infrastructure, AI models and services.

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Federal authorities charged Oklahoma man Robin Martin with mailing hundreds of letters containing white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. The FBI said tested samples were yeast or flour, though some letters had not been examined. Martin faces charges of conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications.

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Ozon said its logistics center in Adygeysk was struck by a drone, prompting the prompt evacuation of employees. Preliminary information indicated no injuries. A fire broke out, and emergency services were at the scene.

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