Spread the love Bo French lost to Jon Rosenthal Democrat Jon Rosenthal has defeated Republican Bo French in the race for the Texas Railroad Commission, marking a historic win for his party and ending more than three decades of Republican control over the powerful oil and gas regulator.Rosenthal will be the first Democrat on the commission since 1990.The contest drew...
US gets its first Muslim Senator: Abdul El-Sayed wins from Michigan, has India link
Spread the love (Photo: Reuters) Democratic candidate for US Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, listens to his wife, Sarah Jukaku, during a campaign rally Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in the race for a US Senate seat in Michigan, marking a victory for the former public health official who entered politics after training as a doctor.With his victory, El-Sayed...
Hours after mid-term election results, Musk sends ‘let’s go to Space’ message
Spread the love Elon Musk sends ‘let’s go to Space’ message hours after mid-term election results Hours after mid-term election results, Elon Musk said that building data centres in space look increasingly “appealing right now”. The post comes following the Democrats’ strong performance in the US mid-term elections. Musk, who has been a prominent Republican supporter during the election cycle...
‘Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work’: Musk on $445m failed gamble
Spread the love Musk, who emerged as one of the biggest losers of election night, spent an estimated $445 million backing Republican candidates and causes. More than $200 million went towards Texas-related efforts alone. Tech billionaire Elon Musk‘s record-breaking $445 million bet on Republican candidates has failed to deliver the political victories he hoped for. Several of his preferred candidates...
Historic 1st in US midterms: Black, Indigenous, Latina & LGBTQ leaders win key races
Spread the love Historic firsts as candidates break barriers across states The 2026 US midterm elections have delivered several historic firsts, with candidates breaking longstanding barriers in gubernatorial and Senate races across the country.Democrats Keisha Lance Bottoms, Deb Haaland, Gina Hinojosa and Amy Klobuchar have made history with their victories in governors’ races, while Peggy Flanagan and Chris Pappas have...
Iran war, inflation or Trump fatigue: What drove Democrats’ midterm surge?
Spread the love Democratic control of Congress could trigger investigations into Trump administration US voters on Tuesday delivered a stunning rubuke to President Donald Trump and his broader agenda. From Texas and South Carolina to Ohio and Kansas, Democrats broke through Republican strongholds, overturned seats that had remained out of their reach for decades and made history in several states.The...
Sam Altman doesn’t want AI deciding what humans do
Spread the love OpenAI CEO: AI shouldn’t decide for humans Sam Altman has spent years telling the world that superintelligence is closer than it looks. Now the OpenAI CEO wants to be clear about one thing: whenever it shows up, it should not be the one running things. In a three-line post on X, Altman said people should always be...
Democrat James Talarico breaks Republican stronghold in Texas: Why it’s a big deal
Spread the love The result is a stunning breakthrough for Democrats in a state Trump carried by double digits just two years ago Democrat James Talarico has pulled off a historic victory in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to end nearly four decades of Republican dominance in the state’s US Senate elections and deliver a major blow to President Donald...
Virat Kohli’s stunning catch, Rohit Sharma’s run-out lights up Auckland ODI
Spread the love Video/screengrab Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma showed their fitness and fielding skills in India’s first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday, producing two important dismissals.Kohli took a low catch at second slip to dismiss Nathan Smith in the 29th over off Anshul Kamboj, reducing New Zealand to 115/7. Smith went hard at a full delivery...
Georgia’s entire police force quits; chief accuses city manager of GPS tracking
Spread the love Entire full-time police force in a Georgia city resigns; Milner Police Chief Lamar Bunn accuses city manager of putting GPS tracker in his truck; says in resignation letter: I have determined that it is … The entire full-time police force of Milner, a small city in Georgia, has resigned amid a growing dispute with city leadership. According...
