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Raphael Warnock, seen in 2020 during his successful campaign for the Senate from Georgia.

Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker are going to a runoff in Georgia

Neither candidate was above the 50% threshold needed to win outright under Georgia law. This sets up a post-Thanksgiving showdown in what is already the country's most expensive Senate race.

Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-backed Kherson administration, in his office in Kherson on July 20. A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin is on the wall behind him.

A Russian-appointed official died in a car crash in Ukraine's Kherson

Born in Ukraine, Kirill Stremousov had switched to Russia's side and mimicked its claims about Nazi rule, becoming spokesman and deputy governor of the Moscow-installed administration in Kherson.

Jeremy Baldwin tags young cannabis plants Oct. 31, 2022, at a marijuana farm operated by Greenlight in Grandview, Mo. Voters in North Dakota, South Dakota and Arkansas have rejected measures to legalize recreational pot, while those in Maryland and Missouri have approved legalization.

A mixed bag for cannabis legalization efforts in five states

Voters in Missouri and Maryland approved adult-use recreational pot, but similar measures were rejected in Arkansas and the Dakotas.

Even though higher mortgage rates are starting to curb housing prices, the share of first-time homebuyers has fallen to a historic low, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Voters approved more money for affordable housing around the country

Skyrocketing rents and home prices have been a major part of voters' economic pain. New spending will go toward building and subsidizing more housing, and helping people avoid homelessness.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last year.

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is reelected, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin

Johnson's seat was once considered to be one of the most vulnerable for the GOP this cycle.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, takes selfies with supporters at a turn out and vote YES on Proposition 1 rally at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Calif., Nov. 6, 2022. On Nov. 8 five more states will get a gauge of voter sentiment with about abortion, from deep-red Kentucky to purple Michigan to blue California.

Abortion supporters win in conservative, liberal states

Abortion rights supporters won in the four states where access was on the ballot. Voters enshrined it into the state constitution in battleground Michigan as well as blue California and Vermont.

Kids run in the backyard of Liberty Winn's childcare center in Carlsbad, May 18, 2022.

Voters approve Measure H to allow child care services at city facilities

San Diego will be allowed to lease out its parks and recreation centers for child care services.

Kentucky voters have rejected an amendment that would have said the state constitution contains no right to an abortion. Earlier, people rallied on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort to encourage voters to vote yes on Amendment 2, which failed.

Where abortion was on the ballot, midterm voters largely signaled support

Voters in several states were asked to weigh in on ballot measures specifically related to abortion rights.

At this year's U.N. climate conference, a major focus is boosting investment in developing countries. Experts say renewable energy projects like this wind farm in South Africa can be attractive to private investors.

Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it

Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

The San Diego County Administration Building is shown on Jan. 12, 2021.

District 4, 5 County Supervisors take early leads in bids to retain seats

Two county supervisors originally elected four years ago grabbed large early leads Tuesday night, with the District 4 incumbent looking to fend off a political newcomer, while the District 5 incumbent's opponent is a water district official.

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