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Joe Biden
personPresident Joe Biden hails 'a good day' for democracy after Democrats outperformed expectations in the US midterm elections. Control of the US Senate still up in the air as several hotly contested seats remained uncalled. Donald Trump is widely seen as the night’s biggest loser as so many of his endorsed candidates failed.
Marcus Rashford
personGareth Southgate names 26-man squad for World Cup in Qatar. James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Marcus Rashford included. Harry Kane will lead the team in the Gulf with Captain Harry Kane. Luxury £1billion cruise liner has set sail for Doha. WAGs set to live aboard the vessel during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he had ‘got it wrong’ on some of the company’s business decisions. The massive layoffs follow a painful tech industry trend.
Maxwell Frost
personMaxwell Frost, 25, won the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Frost ran on a platform of Medicare expansion, ending gun violence, housing affordability and environmental justice.
FTX
organizationChangpeng Zhao said he "did not master plan" the collapse of FTX. Zhao said FTX going down "is not good for anyone in the industry" Zhao said employees should not "view it as a win for us"
Gretchen Whitmer
personMichigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer secured a second term over Republican challenger Tudor Dixon Tuesday. Whitmer led Dixon by five percentage points, just over 170,000 votes. Voters in Vermont approved an amendment to the state's constitution to further protect abortion rights.
Ted Budd
personRepublican Rep. Ted Budd is projected to win the race for North Carolina's Senate seat. Most recent polling put him seven points ahead of his Democratic challenger and former state chief justice Cheri Beasley. The Senate seat opened up after Sen. Richard Burr announced his retirement.
GOP
organizationGOP Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has won a third term, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes. Republican George Santos flipped New York’s 3rd Congressional district Wednesday and secured another House seat for the GOP. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a 19-point landslide win over Democrat Charlie Crist.
Gavin Newsom
personDemocratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has been re-elected to a second term in the state of California. Newsom with 61 percent of the votes in a state where there are nearly twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans.
Joe Biden
personUS President Joe Biden has claimed vindication the day after the midterm elections. He said Democrats had ‘a strong night’ and he planned to change nothing about his approach despite the likelihood of divided government. Biden’s outcome is the best for any sitting president since George W. Bush.
John Fetterman
personJohn Fetterman (D) won Pennsylvania’s high-stakes Senate race Tuesday, defeating Republican nominee Mehmet Oz. With 91% of the votes counted at around 2 a.m., Fetter man led Oz 49.9% to 47.7%, a lead of 113,036 votes. 'We bet on the people of Pennsylvania — and you didn't let us down. And I won't let you down,' he tweeted early Wednesday morning.
Sean Penn
personSean Penn has given one of his Oscar statuettes to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Oscar will remain in the country until the end of the ongoing war with Russia. Penn won two Oscars for best actor in a leading role — one in 2003 for "Mystic River" and another in 2008 for "Milk"
the House of Representatives
organizationAll four GOP congressional candidates won their seats on Long Island. The region's swing to red is seen as pivotal for the balance of power in the House. Republicans have flipped two of New York's Democrat-held congressional districts. The GOP appeared on the brink of netting another two Wednesday.
Charlie Crist
personRepublicans underperformed in crucial Senate and House races. Democrats were able to hold off an anticipated "red wave" Several GOP candidates endorsed by former President Trump did not perform well. Florida voters have re-elected Republican Ron DeSantis to the governor’s office.
Meta
organizationMark Zuckerberg has admitted hiring too fast in the high growth pandemic years. Comes at a time when the metaverse division, Reality Labs, is losing around $10 billion a year. Inflation and low growth are weighing on corporate forecasts.
Doug Mastriano
personJosh Shapiro, the Democratic attorney general for Pennsylvania, is projected to become governor. His victory ensures that Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano will not be in charge of a key battleground state for the 2024 presidential contest.
Greg Abbott
personTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has been reelected for a third term. He defeated his Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in what the Dallas Morning News has reported to be a 60.27% majority vote across all 14 Uvalde County precincts.
Maura Healey
personMaura Healey, 51, flipped the seat from Republicans, defeating opponent Geoff Diehl. She received more than 55 percent of the vote Tuesday night, with Diehl receiving only 38.5 percent support. In her victory speech, she vowed to 'be a governor for everyone struggling with higher costs' and protect women's rights to abortions.
U.S. Senate
organizationRepublican JD Vance has defeated Democrat Tim Ryan in the race to become Ohio's senator. The win keeps the state red for Republicans and has boosted the party's chances of gaining control of the Senate. Republicans prevailed in Ohio and North Carolina, fending off efforts to flip those seats.
Mehmet Oz
personDigital World Acquisition Corp.'s shares fell more than 16% Wednesday morning. Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz lost to Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won re-election by a 19-point margin. Tudor Dixon lost a gubernatorial race and Kristina Karamo lost her bid to be secretary of state.