⚡⚡ US judge rejects Republican effort to extend poll hours and delay the release of early ballot numbers for Arizona's Maricopa County.

Republicans earlier filed a lawsuit claiming voters had been denied their chance to vote after tabulation machine issues were reported at 60 polling stations. The suit alleged voters had been encouraged to scrap their ballot by election officials.

🗳 Democrat Rep. Ocasio-Cortez projected to win reelection in New York - US Media

😮 Britain’s Royal Military Police have launched a probe into at least three soldiers from the Army Air Corps (AAC) for posting racist memes, including one of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, in a WhatsApp group.

▪️ According to a UK news outlet, apart from the mocked-up photo of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding day, other doctored images showed the head of a black man on that of the Archbishop of Canterbury and a black man’s forearm bearing the denoscription “truck drivers’ suntan competition winner”.

▪️ The outlet cited an unnamed military source as saying that “the pictures and captions being shared in the [WhatsApp] group were moronic. They don’t realize how offensive this sort of material is to black troops.”

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‼️US state of Maryland has voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana use

Effective July 1, 2023, Marylanders aged at least 21 will be allowed to possess up to 1.5 grams of the drug. The legal changes will also set the stage for expunging past convictions, as well as re-sentencing for imprisoned offenders.

Incumbent Muriel Bowser wins Washington, DC mayoral race third time in row

Bowser received about 76% of the votes and beat Libertarian party candidate Dennis Sobin, Republican party candidate Stacia Hall and independent Rodney Grant.

Bowser became the first person in more than 30 years to be elected mayor of Washington, DC three terms in a row.

🚨Democrat Michael Bennet projected to win US Senate race in Colorado - US media

‼️New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James projected to win reelection - US media

🗳Republican Eric Schmitt to win Missouri Senate race - US media

📹WATCH: Mobilized Russian troops practice assaulting enemy positions (video courtesy of Russia’s MoD)

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✅ Republican Brian Kemp projected to defeat Democrat Stacey Abrams in race for Georgia governor - US media

✅ Republican J.D. Vance wins Senate race in Ohio - US media

🗳 Democrat Kathy Hochul wins race for New York governor - US media

🗳 Democrat Tim Walz wins reelection for governor in Minnesota - US media

✅ House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy projected to win reelection in California's 20th district - US media

⚡️Democrat Alex Padilla reportedly wins special election to U.S. Senate in California

⚡️Republicans projected to win majority in US House of Representatives - US media

⚡️Democrat Ron Wyden reportedly wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Oregon

🗣"I may no longer be seeking the office of governor, but I will never stop doing everything in my power to make sure the people of Georgia have a voice,'' said Stacey Abrams conceding to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

⚡️Republican Jim Pillen reportedly wins election for governor in Nebraska

⚡️Incumbent House Speaker Pelosi forecast to be reelected as Congresswoman

⚡️Democrat Josh Shapiro reportedly wins election for governor in Pennsylvania

⚡️Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes the coast of central Italy