63 m. ago ‘New York will be the light’: Zohran Mamdani vows to protect working class and speaks directly to Trump in victory speech – live

New York City mayor elect condemns forces of ‘oligarchy and authoritarianism’ in speech vowing to meet voters’ high expectations Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City in historic winNYC mayoral election – live results trackerat the Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown ManhattanThere’s a couple of hundred Cuomo supporters at his watch party now. I just saw a man down a bottle of Stella Artois. No sign of Cuomo yet. Among the attenders is Suzanne Miller, a realtor who volunteered for the Cuomo campaign. She said she is “50-50” about his chances of winning. Miller said she was nervous because of Zohran Mamdani’s energetic closing few days of the campaign. Continue reading...

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64 m. ago Californian voters back new congressional map to boost Democrats in response to Texas ‘gerrymandering’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom spearheaded the ballot initiative after Texas carved out additional GOP seats at the urging of Donald Trump

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1 hour ago Government action needed as Glasgow at 'breaking point' due to homeless refugee crisis

Policies on housing asylum seekers have plunged the city into crisis, says Record View.

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2 h. ago Election 2025 live updates: Voters from California to NYC reject Trump messaging as Mamdani, Spanberger make history

Mamdani was elected as the first Muslim NYC mayor, and Abigail Spanberger will become the first female governor of Virginia

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2 h. ago Charli XCX says she feared being dropped from her label over hit Brat album

The record peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in 14 other countries.

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2 h. ago Man United icon Wayne Rooney gets final response from Virgil van Dijk after public war of words

Manchester United icon and their record goal-scorer Wayne Rooney got a final response from Virgil van Dijk after criticism of Liverpool's recent form.

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2 h. ago Election 2025 live results: Trump ducks blame as Democratic sweep sees Mamdani beat Cuomo in NYC mayoral race

Two million New Yorkers voted in this year’s election, the first time since 1969, according to election officials

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3 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio continues environmental efforts ahead of COP30 global climate summit in Brazil

The Academy Award-winning actor, 50, advocated for environmental caution in a clip ahead of the Conference of the Parties that was posted to his Instagram page.

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3 h. ago Zohran Mamdani: meteoric rise of New York’s visionary new mayor

Charismatic and relatable, the 34-year old energized voters – and provided a blueprint for other progressives to followTracker: live NYC mayoral election resultsUS politics live – latest updatesA year ago, Zohran Mamdani was a political unknown. Now, the 34-year-old democratic socialist will be New York’s first Muslim mayor with a profile that stretches far beyond the city, across America and indeed the world.The one-time underdog turned main character has had a meteoric rise. With a savvy social media presence and grassroots campaign that garnered international attention and galvanized thousands of first-time voters - many of whom are young or people of color, or both - Mamdani has provided a blueprint for canvassing to progressives online. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Election night live updates: Polls close in NYC with 2 million votes as Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa face off in mayoral race

Democrat Abigail Spanberger beat Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia gubernatorial race

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4 h. ago Kristen Stewart urges solidarity and honesty in emotional keynote at Academy Women's Luncheon

Kristen Stewart has delivered a powerful speech at the Academy Women’s Luncheon, urging women in film to reject tokenism and create their own opportunities

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5 h. ago Democrats win Virginia governor race as US voters offer verdict on Trump

New York mayoral contest draws strongest turnout in decades as regional elections test country’s mood

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5 h. ago New London Election Results 2025: Polls Close, Votes Being Counted

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6 h. ago A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China

Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raise memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in ChinaWhen Vickie Wang, a budding standup comedian, gets on stage in New York, she’s not just thinking about what jokes to crack. She’s also thinking about which ones to avoid. “I don’t criticise the administration directly,” she said. Or if she does, she makes sure it’s not recorded for social media. “I would never publicly publish something where I directly criticise the government I think it’s a learned behaviour from China”.Wang, 39, lived in Shanghai for nearly a decade, leaving in 2022. In 2025 she relocated to the US. When she arrived, she went on a frenzy of “revenge bingeing on democracy”, going to talks, protests and diving into New York’s public library. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Bank warns of spike in purchase fraud ahead of Christmas shopping season

TSB said it recorded an 11% annual increase in the volume of purchase fraud cases between January and September 2025.

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6 h. ago Politics IS good for your health: Not voting in elections dramatically raises risk of early death, researchers discover

People who don't vote are significantly more likely to die earlier than their voting peers-with experts suggesting voting behaviour is a stronger determinant of health than education.

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7 h. ago Mamdani‑Cuomo race draws Trump into New York City politics amid high‑stakes elections across US – live

Trump throws support to former New York governor as Democratic socialist hopes to become city’s first Muslim mayorWhat to know about today’s US electionsNYC mayor elections: how vote works, when polls close and results as they come inThe former US vice-president, Dick Cheney, has died aged 84, according to a family statement.“Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old,” Cheney’s family said in a statement quoted by The Hill and other media outlets. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Election 2025 live updates: Mamdani and Cuomo face off in NYC as New Jersey, Virginia and California vote

Nearly 1.5 million people had cast their ballots in New York City by 3 p.m. Tuesday

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8 h. ago Election 2025 live updates: Mamdani and Cuomo face off in New York City as New Jersey, Virginia and California vote

Nearly 1.5 million people had cast their ballots in New York City by 3 p.m. Tuesday

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8 h. ago Kentucky official forced to remind residents they can’t vote in NYC and Virginia elections: ‘We do not have elections today’

‘Have I mentioned my repeated call for civic education,’ said Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams

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