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2 days ago | 
wired.com | Paige Oamek |Joel Khalili |Natasha Bernal
Ten days from now, 220 crypto investors will sit down to a lavish three-course dinner and enjoy “stunning views of the Potomac river” with US president Donald Trump at his 600-acre golf club in Washington DC. To earn an invitation, all they had to do was buy a boatload of the president’s personal crypto coin.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Paige Oamek
Project 2025 has begun. And Donald Trump’s allies are now openly celebrating it. “Now that the election is over I think we can finally say that yeah actually Project 2025 is the agenda,” wrote conservative commentator Matt Walsh on Wednesday morning, adding “Lol” for good measure.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Paige Oamek
After Donald Trump made it his goal to make America “the crypto capital of the planet,” the Republican winner, Silicon Valley, and his crypto army may be able to cash in on Tuesday’s victory. The “upcoming deregulation wave will create an economic sonic boom,” wrote one CEO Tuesday night, encapsulating the feelings of many investors looking to make a buck off the Election Day results and its ripple effects.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Paige Oamek
Despite victories for Donald Trump across the country, several states that went red also chose to raise the minimum wage and ensure paid sick leave for their workers. In Missouri, where Trump captured 58 percent of the voters, the same number of Missourians voted to raise the state’s minimum wage to $13.75 per hour starting in 2025 and to $15 per hour starting in 2026. Alaskans also appear to have voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027 while securing paid sick leave for workers.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
newrepublic.com | Paige Oamek
On Tuesday, Arizona voters chose to expand access to abortion and enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Arizonians passed the Arizona Abortion Access Act, or Proposition 139, which establishes the right to an abortion until viability, which is usually considered to be around 24 weeks. The measure also creates exceptions after fetal viability to protect the life, or physical or mental health, of the pregnant person.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Paige Oamek
On Tuesday, Arizona voters chose to expand access to abortion and enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Arizonians passed the Arizona Abortion Access Act, or Proposition 139, which establishes the right to an abortion until viability, which is usually considered to be around 24 weeks. The measure also creates exceptions after fetal viability to protect the life, or physical or mental health, of the pregnant person.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
newrepublic.com | Paige Oamek
Despite his many scandals, Republican Tim Sheehy has defeated Democrat Jon Tester and flipped Montana’s only blue Democratic Senate seat—delivering an even stronger Senate majority to Mitch McConnell. Sheehy leads Tester 52.9 to 45.4 percent, according to the Associated Press, which called the race on Wednesday morning, with 85 percent of votes reported. The news is a major win for Republicans, who now hold a 10-seat majority in the Senate, with six races remaining to be called.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Paige Oamek
Despite his many scandals, Republican Tim Sheehy has defeated Democrat Jon Tester and flipped Montana’s only blue Democratic Senate seat—delivering an even stronger Senate majority to Mitch McConnell. Sheehy leads Tester 52.9 to 45.4 percent, according to the Associated Press, which called the race on Wednesday morning, with 85 percent of votes reported. The news is a major win for Republicans, who now hold a 10-seat majority in the Senate, with six races remaining to be called.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
newrepublic.com | Paige Oamek
Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride has made history by becoming the first transgender person elected to Congress. McBride was elected by more than 15 percent by Delaware voters in the state’s only congressional district, according to the Associated Press, which called the race on Tuesday evening. In her race, she beat out Republican John Whalen, a retired police officer.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Paige Oamek
Kamala Harris has secured victory in the integral blue dot of Nebraska, bringing her one step closer to her 270 to win. Harris won the single electoral vote from Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district, the Associated Press called Tuesday evening. The blue dot was important to Harris’s campaign, and she now has 210 electoral college votes to Trump’s 230 votes, as both candidates race toward the 270 votes needed for victory.
