Advocates lost on Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota but prevailed in seven other states, including Missouri, where an amendment clears the way to undo one of the nation’s strictest bans.
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Election takeaways: Trump’s decisive victory in a deeply divided nation
The results left Democrats facing an urgent and immediate reckoning, with no obvious leader to unite the anti-Trump coalition and no clear plan to rebuild
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As Trump celebrates national victory, Harris declared winner in Maine
The final call for Maine came Wednesday afternoon, when Trump already had declared victory and Harris had conceded the race.
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How the Associated Press is able to declare winners in states just after polls close
The AP considers multiple factors and analyzes available data before determining whether a winner can be declared when polls close in a given state.
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Election officials brace for ‘little fires everywhere’ if Trump loses again
The former president has prepared to challenge the outcome. State and local authorities are ready for more sophisticated and dispersed attacks on the system this time.
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Bernie Marcus, Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95
There’s more than 2,000 stores around the U.S. and the company employs half a million people.
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See the latest election results across the nation as Americans cast their ballots
Control of the U.S. Senate, House and White House are on the line as voters cast their ballots.
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Cloned ferret gives birth in Virginia, making history
Authorities say the techniques used with the black-footed ferrets could help preserve other endangered species.
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Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage. Protests erupt across country.
While Netanyahu has called for continued military pressure on Hamas, his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, had taken a more pragmatic approach.
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Trump and Harris rack up early wins as America awaits battleground results
The closeness of the race and the number of states in play raised the likelihood that once again a victor might not be known on election night.