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US Midterms: Democrats favored as voting proceeds with minor issues

The US midterm elections saw voting proceed with minor technical issues and some weather-related disruptions, such as flooding in Florida impacting polling stations. Despite former President Trump's claims of fraud, the process was largely smooth, with an ICE warning issued to illegal voters. Prediction markets indicated a high probability of Democratic Party control over the House and Senate, with key races in states like Maine, Texas, and Georgia. AI

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US Midterms: Democrats favored as voting proceeds with minor issues

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Teresa Elena Frontado,Han Li,Zhang Tong ·

    US midterms: what happened while Asia slept, and when to expect results

    Polls began closing across the United States on Tuesday evening in midterm elections that will decide whether US President Donald Trump’s Republicans keep control of Congress, after a day of voting disrupted by floods and machine glitches but largely free of the problems many had…