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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Five U.S. House races in New York remain undecided, but Republicans are threatening to pick off more seats from Democrats and potentially grab their largest share of the state’s congressional delegation in two decades. The closely contested battles include a fight in the Hudson Valley between U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s performance with in-person and absentee votes in Philadelphia and in suburban Delaware County proved too much for Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz to overcome. Because most of the votes still coming in were from places Fetterman was winning, that meant most of

By LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has unveiled a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, an offering for housing toward the lower end of what’s available for the upcoming World Cup just days away from starting. As journalists toured the cabins Wednesday, desert winds kicked up sand.

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. Participants were randomly assigned to the program or

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are pushing state by state to break the Democrats’ one-party hold on Washington as the prospects for a red wave appear to be receding. The dragged-out fight is aimed at upending President Joe Biden’s once-lofty agenda. After all the polls closed, the

BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers is forecasting that Europe’s biggest economy will shrink by 0.2% next year after growing by 1.7% in 2022. The five-member panel’s report came after official figures late last month showed unexpected growth in the third quarter, thanks to private spending. But a weak winter,

STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison claimed victory and a second term on Wednesday as he held a narrow lead over Republican Jim Schultz. The Associated Press had not called the race. With results nearly complete, Ellison led Schultz by about 21,000 votes, or nearly 1 percentage point —

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press determined Republicans will win Alaska’s U.S. Senate race race because of the state’s ranked-choice voting system even though who’ll win isn’t clear. Donald Trump-backed Kelly Tshibaka and Republican incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski were in a tight contest in early returns. The race also included

By KELVIN CHAN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister repeated calls for compensation for the unprecedented destruction caused to the country by this summer’s flooding, saying debt relief could be a mechanism for doing so. Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari told The Associated Press on Wednesday at the U.N. climate summit

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Kris Kobach has won the Kansas attorney general’s race after two big losses tied to his national reputation as an immigration and election law provocateur. Kobach revived his political career Tuesday by defeating Democrat Chris Mann. Kobach was coming off losses in the Kansas governor’s

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Northrop Grumman capsule delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station on Wednesday despite a jammed solar panel. The shipment arrived two days after launching from Virginia. Only one of the cargo ship’s two round solar panels opened following liftoff. Flight

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, Republicans predicted a “red wave” would carry them to power in Congress, as voters repudiated majority Democrats for failing to tame skyrocketing inflation and address worries about rising crime. The reality appeared far different early Wednesday. Rather than a wholesale rejection of President Joe Biden

By ELEANOR H. REICH Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists have found an ancient comb dating back some 3,700 years ago and bearing what is likely the oldest known full sentence in Canaanite alphabetical script, according to an article published Wednesday. The inscription encourages people to comb their hair and beards to rid themselves

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. markets were close to flat before the bell Wednesday as results of the U.S. midterm elections continued to come in with control of Congress hanging in the balance. Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 were 0.5% lower, and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A reactor at a nuclear plant in southern Sweden has unexpectedly shut down after suffering a fault in its turbine. A plant spokesperson told Swedish broadcaster SVT on Wednesday that the reactor at the Oskarshamn plant was disconnected from the power grid and troubleshooting is in progress. No radiation leaks or other

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of Athens and the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki as workers walked off the job for a 24-hour general strike against price hikes. The strike disrupted services nationwide, with ferries docked in port, state-run schools shut, public hospitals

By BRUCE SCHREINER and BETH CAMPBELL Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky voters rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion, handing a victory to abortion-rights supporters who have seen access to the procedure eroded by Republican lawmakers in the deeply red state. The outcome of Tuesday’s election highlighted what

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday. The move that comes just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new