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(This Nov. 9 story has been corrected to say that Jeff Hurd had enough votes to keep Republican control of Colorado’s 3rd congressional district, in paragraph 2) By Jason Lange and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans on Saturday were close to clinching control of the U.S. House of Representatives, a critical element for President-elect …

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By Andrea Shalal DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) – Democrat Kamala Harris lost Michigan by more than 80,000 votes amid a nationwide shift to Republicans, as union workers, Black voters, Arab Americans and Muslims either failed to show up at the polls, or cast their ballots for Donald Trump. It was a bracing loss, given the state …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump has won the presidential election in Arizona, Edison Research projected on Saturday, completing a sweep of all seven battleground states and locking in a decisive Electoral College victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. The Republican Trump, who had secured the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House …

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By Gabriel Araujo WASHINGTON/REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday at the White House on Biden’s invitation, a White House spokesperson said on Saturday. Trump will take office on Jan. 20 after defeating current Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 presidential election. “At President …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal and state authorities are investigating a wave of bigoted text messages sent anonymously that have spread alarm among Black Americans across the country this week, officials and recipients told Reuters. The messages urged recipients in multiple states, including Alabama, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, to report to a plantation to pick cotton, …

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By Rich McKay and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Firefighters started gaining control on Friday over a stubborn wildfire near Los Angeles that destroyed at least 132 buildings and damaged 88 others, as many of the more than 10,000 people forced to evacuate were able to return home. Some 2,400 firefighters were aided by more favorable …

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(Reuters) -California regulators voted on Friday to toughen a policy aimed at boosting low-carbon fuels to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and meet state climate change goals, despite criticism it would increase retail fuel prices. The 14-member California Air Resources Board voted 12 to 2 to approve changes to the state’s influential …

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