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Four likely tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas with no deaths or injuries reported

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The National Weather Service reports four likely tornadoes and possibly more in northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas with no deaths or injuries reported. Meteorologist Joe Sellars with the weather service in Tulsa says investigators are in Muskogee, Sequoyah and Adair counties in Oklahoma and Benton County, Arkansas, to confirm that tornadoes

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AP VoteCast: Economy ranked as a top issue, but concerns over democracy drove many voters to polls

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters said the economy and immigration are the top issues facing the country, but the future of democracy was also a leading motivator for many Americans casting a ballot in Tuesday’s presidential election. AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more than 110,000 voters nationwide, found a country mired in negativity

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Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes wins fourth term in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District

Associated Press Democrat U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, of Connecticut, has won a fourth term, defeating former Republican state Sen. George Logan in a rematch. Republicans had hoped to flip the blue state’s 5th Congressional District and end the Democrats’ control of the delegation. Logan portrayed himself as an independent thinker who would not be beholden

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South Dakota has rejected an abortion rights measure and voted down recreational marijuana

Associated Press Voters in South Dakota have rejected a proposal to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution, preserving a near-total ban there. The abortion measure was in a crowded field of ballot initiatives for Tuesday’s general election that also included a proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use. After most votes were

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Las acciones estadounidenses suben mientras los inversionistas se preparan para el resultado de las elecciones presidenciales

Andrea Gomez (CNN) — Las acciones estadounidenses subieron este martes mientras Wall Street esperaba los resultados de una reñida carrera presidencial. El Dow cerró 425 puntos, o un 1% más alto; el S&P 500 ganó 1,2%; y el Nasdaq, con gran peso tecnológico, subió un 1,4%, lo que subraya el optimismo de los inversionistas mientras

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Siete estados votan para proteger los derechos al aborto, mientras que el esfuerzo por ampliar el acceso en Florida y Dakota del Sur fracasan

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Más de dos años después de que la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. anulara Roe vs. Wade y pusiera fin al derecho constitucional federal al aborto, los estadounidenses de 10 estados votaron sobre si consolidar los derechos reproductivos en sus constituciones estatales. CNN proyecta que se aprueben medidas para proteger el acceso

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