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Kentucky evacuees face uncertain future and a Thanksgiving away from home after derailed train spills chemicals
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Kentucky evacuees face uncertain future and a Thanksgiving away from home after derailed train spills chemicals

People impacted by train derailment in Ohio sit down for Thanksgiving dinner People impacted by train derailment in Ohio sit down for Thanksgiving dinner 02:19 Cindy Bradley had just finished cooking for Thanksgiving when an official knocking loudly urged her to leave her small Kentucky home as soon as possible because a train had derailed, catching fire and spilling chemicals.She ended up at Rockcastle County Middle School in Livingston — unsure what was next as at least two train car...
Are Republicans Tired of All the Losing?
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Are Republicans Tired of All the Losing?

Democrats are buoyant about their Tuesday night election showing, and why not? They handed Republicans another drubbing with their twin issue set of abortion rights and fear and loathing of the MAGAGOP. Republicans have a brand perception problem. Start in Virginia, where Democrats picked up the state House of Delegates and held control of the state Senate. GOP gains in the Legislature were always going to be a tall order two years into Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s term when incumbent parties typically lose seats. President Biden won the state by 10 points and congressional Democrats in 2022 carried all seven of the state Senate’s swing districts. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
6 Takeaways From Democrats’ Winning 2023 Election Night
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6 Takeaways From Democrats’ Winning 2023 Election Night

Democrats came away the clear winners of 2023’s off-year elections, with a string of wins across red-tinted and swing states showing the party can overcome President Joe Biden’s unpopularity with a focus on electable candidates and abortion access.The results give Democrats something to celebrate just days after new polling showed Biden trailing former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination, in several key swing states over concerns about Biden’s age and the direction of the economy. Democrats are defending not only the presidency next year but also a narrow Senate majority in states that Trump won and where he remains popular, so their balance of power in Washington hangs in the balance. It wasn’t all wins for Democrats. The Republican Party managed ...
Democrat Andy Beshear Re-elected as Kentucky’s Governor
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Democrat Andy Beshear Re-elected as Kentucky’s Governor

Updated Nov. 7, 2023 9:31 pm ETDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear won re-election in Kentucky, beating back a strong challenge from his Republican opponent in a deeply conservative state—despite efforts by the GOP to yoke him to President Biden’s sagging approval ratings.The Associated Press projected Beshear’s win.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8