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CNN  —  Most polls have now closed in Georgia after voters cast their final judgments in the runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker in a contest that will shape the balance of power in the Democratic-controlled Senate next year. It closes out a difficult midterm cycle for Republicans – who won the House majority but saw their hopes for Capitol Hill dominance dashed by the troubled candidacies of some Donald Trump-backed Senate nominees. With Trump having urged Walker to run, the runoff is also a final midterm test of the former president’s influence as he embarks…

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has opened the G20 summit in Bali with a call for the world to “end the war” and bridge “wide differences” amid rifts over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has fuelled geopolitical tension and caused a global surge in food and energy prices. Telling delegates that it was an honour for Indonesia to host the event, Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, on Tuesday acknowledged the mood. “I understand we need huge efforts to be able to sit together in this room,” he said before closed-door discussions began. The Indonesian president said the world could not afford…

Chris Froome has outlined the long-term impact Covid-19 has had on his health.After his third place on Alpe d’Huez at the Tour de France in July, optimism had soared for Froome after his long road back from a career-threatening crash at the 2019 Dauphine. But one week after his starring role on the iconic climb, Froome was forced out of the Tour with Covid. Although he returned for the final Grand Tour of the season – La Vuelta – he struggled at the event, finishing 114th on the general classification. Froome has previously said that Covid was “no joke”. CyclingFroome…

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CNN  —  Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to try to fund the government and pass a sweeping defense policy bill before a new Congress is sworn in, but there are signs that both sides are struggling to reach agreement over these key outstanding issues. Government funding expires at the end of next week on December 16 – and it appears all but certain that lawmakers will have to pass a short-term extension as they try to reach a broader full-year funding agreement. Separately, the House has been expected to take up the National Defense Authorization bill for fiscal year…

The nearly 35,000 Moore County, North Carolina electric customers without power should expect to have their power restored on Wednesday instead of the anticipated timeframe of Thursday, according to officials.During a press conference on Tuesday, Jeff Brooks of Duke Energy said power restoration was being moved up to Wednesday, though customers should not expect to get their power turned back on at the same exact time. He explained that new equipment brought in to replace what was damaged needs to be calibrated and synthesized with the grid.NORTH CAROLINA POWER SUBSTATIONS TAKEN OUT BY GUNFIRE: SHERIFF”It’s a manual process,” he said,…

Stocks wavered between gains and losses Wednesday as traders weighed the possibility of a recession, and the likelihood of a longer-than-expected hiking cycle from the Federal Reserve.The S&P 500 last traded 0.2% lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 11 points, or 0.1%, despite gains from 3M and Home Depot. The Nasdaq Composite traded 0.6% lower.”The market’s kind of bobbing and weaving and finding its breath after the big rally off the October lows,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at the Carson Group. He expects the market to continue this trend until investors receive more clarity from the Fed’s…

A family affair! 90 Day Fiancé’s Annie Suwan revealed that she has a special bond with her husband David Toborowsky’s son, Jacob, and the twosome are only getting closer. “I look at him like my little brother,” Annie, 30, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, December 5, while promoting season 2 of David & Annie: After the 90 Days. “Jacob, he’s easygoing. He’s amazing man.” The Thailand native — who married David, 54, in 2017 after meeting at a karaoke bar in her home country — added that she is “so proud” of her 23-year-old stepson. (David is also the…

Petrobras’s chief executive will leave the Brazilian state-controlled oil and gas producer after only a short tenure, ahead of a possible shift in corporate strategy under president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Petróleo Brasileiro, as the Rio de Janeiro-headquartered group is formally known, on Tuesday said Caio Mário Paes de Andrade would join the incoming administration of the newly elected governor of São Paulo state.The 48-year-old will continue in his current role in the coming weeks, giving “exclusive attention to the change of command that will take place in the company”, Petrobras said in a statement. A departure date is not…