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LIVE: New York voters head to the pollsPolitics

New Yorkers are voting in the midterm elections, delivering a verdict on the first two years of President Trump's second term. Surveys and nonpartisan analysts favor Democrats to take control of the House, while the Senate outcome remains uncertain.

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Open Interest, 11/3/2026Economy

Dani Burger previews the US trading day on Bloomberg’s Open Interest. Topics include Election Day and control of Congress, oil’s swings after Tehran signals openness to talks, Wall Street’s dispute over an AI bubble, Apple’s iPhone Duo, and former SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s warning of a possible major market repricing.

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Spain to offer paid sick leave for menopause from December 2026Society

From 1 December, female workers whose ability to work is impaired by menopause-related conditions can take specific medical leave. Spain is expanding labour protections for women, while other European countries still lack a similar measure.

Eeuronews
Who will replace Lagarde? Eurozone starts race for ECB presidencyEconomy

Eurozone countries have until Friday to nominate candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president. Finance ministers are due to review the nominations on 9 November, a Eurogroup spokesperson told Euronews.

Eeuronews
Police dismantle housing-cost protest camp in central Madrid, city saysSociety

City authorities say police have taken down a protest camp over housing costs in central Madrid. It was set up on 26 September after police evicted an 87-year-old pensioner from the Madrid home where she had lived all her life, following a steep rent increase by the apartment’s real estate owner.

Eeuronews
France’s dermatology crisis leaves patients struggling to get appointmentsHealth

About 200,000 skin cancers are diagnosed in France each year, while growing demand is making dermatology appointments harder to secure. Half of the country’s dermatologists are nearing retirement, and only about 100 new specialists are trained annually. Some are exploring innovative ways to address the shortage.

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LIVE: Voters head to the polls in North CarolinaPolitics

Voters in Raleigh, North Carolina, are casting ballots in the US midterm elections. Trump has won the state in all three of his presidential runs, while Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough this year. Polls show a clear majority of Americans dissatisfied with rising prices and the war in Iran.

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They fled Russia. The US sent them backWorld

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, many Russians opposed to the war or afraid of being sent to fight left the country. Four years later, the number forcibly returned from the US to Russia is growing. Is the tougher approach to Russian asylum seekers about the Trump administration seeking closer ties with Moscow, or part of a wider immigration crackdown driven by domestic politics?

BBBC News
What is driving the ANC’s decline? | Inside StoryPolitics

South Africans vote on Wednesday in the seventh municipal elections since apartheid ended about 30 years ago. The ANC, which helped defeat white minority rule and has dominated politics since, has seen its popularity fall and lost its general-election majority two years ago. Many regard this vote as a true referendum on the party.

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Evening news bulletin for November 3Other

Euronews presents its evening bulletin for November 3, covering important stories from Europe and beyond.

Eeuronews
Election Day: High Prices and Races That Could Decide Congress — What to Know on November 3Politics

Rachel Scott reports on Americans voting in the 2026 midterms. With control of Congress at stake, voters are focused on the economy and rising living costs. The report examines key Senate races in Michigan and Texas and what is at stake for President Trump. Catastrophic flooding disrupted voting in Florida, while investigators disclosed new details about a deadly plane crash that killed nine people.

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Russian households face growing financial strain as Ukraine war drags onEconomy

As Moscow continues strikes across Ukraine, Russians are facing mounting financial pressure. Utility bills have risen by more than 50% since the war began in 2022, including over 13% this year, while Russia also contends with ongoing drone attacks originating from Ukraine.

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LIVE: Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson meets votersPolitics

On midterm election day, Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson met voters in Portland. Republican Senator Susan Collins is seeking a sixth term, facing Jackson, a former state Senate president who unexpectedly won the Democratic nomination after oyster farmer Graham Platner withdrew amid misconduct accusations that he denied.

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US midterms: Insane ad spending, Islamophobia and AI’s influencePolitics

As the United States holds its most expensive elections ever, campaign ads saturate television and social media. A flood of cheap, quickly made AI-generated ads, often Islamophobic, is blurring fact and fiction and could mislead voters. The ad blitz and polling also point to a deeper problem for Republicans: Donald Trump and h…

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LIVE: Georgia voters head to the pollsPolitics

Voting is underway in Atlanta, Georgia, in the US midterm elections. Georgia was one of two key Republican pickup opportunities early in the election cycle, after Trump won the state by 2 points in 2024. Republican US Representative Mike Collins has struggled to gain traction against Democratic US Senator Jon Ossoff, who is a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

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Historian answers questions about the Gilded AgeCulture

Historian Carl Raymond joins WIRED to tackle viewers’ questions about the Gilded Age, from whether John D. Rockefeller or Elon Musk would be richer today to when the era ended and how long a woman then might take to get ready.

WWIRED
New York voters head to the pollsPolitics

New Yorkers are voting in the midterms, delivering a verdict on the first two years of Donald Trump’s second term. Polls and nonpartisan analysts lean toward Democrats taking control of the House, while the Senate outcome remains uncertain.

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US midterm elections: More than 58 million Americans cast early ballotsPolitics

Polls have opened in dozens of US states in an election widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump. Most polls predict Democrats will retake the House of Representatives; the question is whether they can also win the Senate and block Trump’s agenda in his final two years in office.

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Bloomberg Surveillance: Nov. 3Economy2:24:21

Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision-makers from Wall Street, Washington and beyond. Topics include Election Day, a tech correction, an AI funding crunch and a proposal for the US Treasury to drop the 20-year bond.

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