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Wong, in prison since 2020, was found guilty of colluding with foreign entities in violation of national security law.
Wong, in prison since 2020, was found guilty of colluding with foreign entities in violation of national security law.
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Injuries reported on both sides as Russia and Ukraine trade overnight drone strikes on energy and logistics sites.
Unions representing the education sector, rail employees, public hospitals and postal services called the strike. Authorities have deployed some 70,000 police and security officers across the country.
<p>Administration had waged aggressive bid to sow doubt about midterms results but worst fears were not realized</p><p>In the months leading up to the midterm elections, Donald Trump’s administration waged an aggressive effort to sow doubt about the results, intimidate voters and election officials, and signal they would use the power of the federal government to challenge the electoral process.</p><p>But when the results came in Tuesday night, revealing a massive blowout for the GOP, Trump did something almost unprecedented: he accepted the results. Trump said he was “absolutely willing” to accept the outcome and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-results.html">looked forward to working with Democrats</a>. With the exception of the 2024 election, which he won and Republicans performed well in, Trump has raised doubt about every presidential race and midterm since his first election in 2016.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/trump-election-interference-midterm-results">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Democrats’ success was helped by popular anger over tech, AI and the super rich – life for billionaires could become much more difficult</p><p>The photo of Silicon Valley centi-billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration – Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, front row and side by side – now looks like a hitlist for a blue Congress hellbent on making life difficult for billionaires.</p><p>The picture symbolized at the time the bending of the knee by the richest men in the world to its most powerful, a symbiosis of the ultra-rich. Already unfathomably wealthy, Silicon Valley tycoons believed a Maga-sized public shift to the right would enrich them even more. It did. For several years, while Trump seemed an everlasting kingmaker and AI’s expansion seemed unstoppable, their fortunes ballooned to values beyond comprehension. Elon Musk’s surpassed $1tn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/05/tech-barons-america-musk-bezos-zuckerberg">Continue reading...</a>