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Democrat Scott Colom has won the US Senate race in Mississippi, becoming the first Black senator elected from the southern US state in more than 140 years, US networks projected on Wednesday. Colom, a 43-year-old district attorney, defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. It was perhaps the most remarkable seat flip of a midterm election in which Democrats won back the majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. CNN, NBC and CBS called the race on Wednesday, eight days after election night. With about 99 per cent of the vote counted, Colom led Hyde-Smith by 49.2 per cent…

The mixed residential and commercial building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue gave way, collapsing into an excavation pit at 2625 Bedford Avenue. The structural failure also ripped open part of the neighbouring building at 1323 Flatbush Avenue, leaving its interior rooms and furnishings visible from the street. Dozens of firefighters were seen combing through piles of rubble in aerial footage, working by hand and using power saws, drones, buckets and specialist vacuum trucks. At around 6.30 pm, rescue teams pulled a dust-covered woman, believed to be pregnant, alive from the debris and carried her away on a stretcher. Her identity and…

“Whether you speak to people from the Middle East, from sub-Saharan Africa, from Europe … all these fingers are pointed at President Trump and what he did in Iran. More so ironically — perversely — than Putin in Ukraine. President Trump has got Putin off the hook.” The rhetoric on display in Turkey has not gone unnoticed in Washington, which has not sent a delegation to COP31. The U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change treaty that underpins COP talks will be completed early next year. “President Trump is ensuring Iran can never have or use…

A chimpanzee sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, has turned to drones to deliver food after flooding left large parts of its property underwater. With roads and walkways submerged, staff have struggled to reach some areas of the sanctuary and maintain daily operations. In one delivery, a drone carried bananas to ensure a chimpanzee received its meal despite the high water. Sanctuary officials said the animals remained safe and were being closely monitored and cared for as wet conditions continued.

A service interruption atMicrosoft caused disruption for thousands of users on Thursday 12 November, with access problems mainly affecting Outlook, the group’s email platform, but also Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 tools. The outage, particularly widespread in the Americas, affected users in several regions, according to reports collected by the Downdetector website. In the United States, around 1.30 pm Eastern time (7.30 pm in Italy), more than 120,000 users had reported difficulties with Outlook. The number rose to over 130,000 according to data reported by Downdetector. The reports mainly concerned the inability to access their mailbox, send or receive…

The U.N. last month said that, even if countries dramatically slash planet-warming emissions starting right now, the best outcome would be a rise in global temperatures of 1.8 degrees. If they also deploy vast amounts of carbon removal tech to clean up the atmosphere, there’s a chance of getting back to 1.5 degrees after surpassing it — in theory. In reality, though, greenhouse gas emissions are still rising and the carbon-hoovering technologies needed to achieve that reversal are unproven at scale. The risk The collective ambition of national climate plans, already insufficient before the U.N.’s announcement, is even weaker than…

An 11-month-old boy has been rescued alive after spending about 24 hours buried underground in a dog crate in the US state of South Carolina, where police say he was left by his father. Koah Sharp was found on Tuesday in woodland on a neighbour’s property, crying and covered in dirt, his grandfather John Comer told the Associated Press news agency on Wednesday. Soon afterwards, the baby stopped crying, and once he had been lifted on to the back of a truck, he sat up. “I became ecstatic, my hands straight in the air. I’m looking in the sky, jumping…

His words come after Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Brexit Minister Hamish Falconer traveled to Brussels earlier this week to press for assurances that Britain will be included in the incoming legislation — which risks shutting U.K. manufacturers out of key European supply chains. Burnham held a series of meetings with European leaders, many for the first time, on Thursday as he sought to build support for a closer relationship with the bloc. “We’ve had a good day but we’ve got a big week ahead of us,” Burnham said. “You know, the deal is not done. There’ll be some long…

Footage captures newly elected members of the US House of Representatives ascending the Capitol steps, mingling in clusters and exchanging warm greetings, some punctuated by enthusiastic high-fives. Drawn from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Virginia and beyond, the freshman cohort gathered for a mandatory orientation programme designed to introduce first-time lawmakers to parliamentary protocol, their impending duties and life on Capitol Hill. Their arrival in Washington follows November’s midterm elections, which yielded sweeping gains for the Democrats alongside a markedly smaller intake of Republicans. This transitional phase sees incoming politicians crossing paths with departing incumbents clearing their desks, signalling the…

Nvidia shares fell more than 13% at the open on Thursday after the company said co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang was stepping down. The company’s board said Huang had stepped down as president, chief executive and board member, effective immediately. Chief financial officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO while keeping her finance role, and the board will consider internal and external candidates for a permanent replacement. The company’s board met late on Wednesday US time to consider removing Huang, following reports of two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman US authorities suspect of spying for China. Nvidia…