It is looking like Terry McAuliffe's campaign against a certain person named “Trump” has very much helped Glenn Youngkin. All McAuliffe did was talk Trump, Trump, Trump and he lost! What does that tell you, Fake News? I guess people running for office as Democrats won’t be doing that too much longer. I didn’t even have to go rally for Youngkin, because McAuliffe did it for me. Thank you to the MAGA voters for turning out big!

⛪️ Snatched: Virginia Beach pastor is arrested for soliciting prostitution

John Blanchard is one of 17 men accused by local law enforcement of seeking sex through online and social media platforms. According to police, the suspects arranged to meet “minors” in person, and when the suspects arrived at predetermined locations, they were instead met by the detectives.

The operation was conducted last week, but police released the details this week. The 17 men arrested range in age from 24 to 51 years old. Blanchard was arrested October 29 on charges of solicitation of prostitution from a minor age 16 or older and for using a vehicle to promote prostitution or unlawful sex.

⚡️ Minneapolis residents vote against abolishing police department - preliminary results

Terry McAuliffe: “We’re going to keep counting the votes because every vote counts.”

⚡️Glenn Youngkin is projected to defeat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial race and become the first Republican to win a statewide office in 12 years

The most radical law enforcement reform in the United States has failed as over 56% of the voters in Minneapolis have refused to get rid of the city's police department.

The city streets, which witnessed violent riots in the past, have remained indifferent to the referendum's results. A group of regulars warmed themselves near a fire at a place where George Floyd died. The city center was empty as well.

⚡️ IRGC thwarts US attempt to steal Iranian oil in Sea of Oman, state media says

US voters in several states cast their ballots in elections on Tuesday. Here are some of the latest highlights:

🔺 Republican Glenn Youngkin, the projected winner of the gubernatorial elections in Virginia, beat his Democratic rival Terry McAuliffe with some 50.68% of the vote, preliminary results show.

🔺 In New Jersey, both Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy and Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli are waiting until each and every vote is counted, in what CNN described as a "closer-than-expected race".

As of early Wednesday morning, Republican Ciattarelli is leading by about 1,000 votes.

🔹 In New York City, a former NYPD captain and state senator, Eric Adams, won the mayoral elections by a landslide, getting 66% of the vote after more than a half of the projected ballots were counted.

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📃 The custodian of a warehouse in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where voting machines are kept, has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and several others over claims of voter fraud they made in 2020.

The custodian, James Savage, said he suffered two heart attacks and routinely received death threats after the accusations by Trump, his attorney, and campaign, even though they did not mention Savage by name.

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⚡️ Democratic candidate for governor in Virginia McAuliffe concedes race to GOP's Youngkin

🤝 Democratic candidate for Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has conceded the race to his Republican rival Glenn Youngkin, congratulating him on his victory.

"While there will be setbacks along the way, I am confident that the long term path of Virginia is toward inclusion, openness and tolerance for all", McAuliffe said in his statement.

🗣"Congratulations to Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin on his victory. I hope Virginians will join me in wishing the best to him and his family."

The Democrat also thanked his wife, family, and his "incredible campaign team for the tireless efforts and dedication over these past eleven months".

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☹️ Nancy Pelosi says she is “sad” for Terry McAuliffe:

“Well, the people have spoken. We respect the results. I’m sad for Terry McAuliffe, he is a great leader”.

The House speaker added that his loss won’t affect the House’s agenda.

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📹: Iran’s IRIB state media has released footage allegedly showing the IRGC blocking an attempt by the US to steal crude oil in the Sea of Oman.

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📊 New Jersey Democrat Phil Murphy now leads over Republican Jack Ciattarelli by about 1,700 votes.

With 88% of votes counted so far, it is still too early to know who will become the new governor.

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😳 A gang member at 14, he used to run errands for conmen and prostitutes, was beaten up by the police, and then became a cop himself – meet the new mayor of New York City, Eric Adams.

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⚡️ Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tests positive for COVID-19.

Officials say Garcetti, being fully vaccinated, is feeling well and isolating in a hotel room.

📹: Ron DeSantis calls the Biden administration the “Brandon Administration”.

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🦠 LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is in Glasgow as part of the international delegation of mayors from C40 Cities at COP26, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier on Wednesday.

"He is feeling good and isolating in his hotel room. He is fully vaccinated," Garcetti's official Twitter account said.

Garcetti is the chairman of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group - a group of 97 world cities representing a quarter of the global economy that are focused on fighting climate change. He joined the mayors of the world's other biggest cities at the UN's COP26 climate change conference.

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🚨 The US authorities have charged Yulan Andony Archaga Carias, the leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) criminal organisation in Honduras with racketeering and narcotics trafficking.

Carias, a Honduran national, remains at large and has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, the DEA’s Most Wanted Fugitives List and the Homeland Security Investigations’ Most Wanted Fugitives List.

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🇮🇷 The talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal will resume on November 29, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says.

Bagheri noted that Tehran will be seeking the removal of "unlawful and inhumane sanctions" placed on Iran.

🗣 US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said that the US is hoping Iran is coming ready to negotiate "quickly and in good faith as well."

Special envoy Robert Malley will lead the US participation in the Vienna talks, the State Department confirmed.

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