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When polls close tonight, Minnesota's first woman governor, Russia strikes Ukraine

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Polls close tonight: when to expect midterm results

Polls start closing at 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT) in parts of Indiana and Kentucky and the last close at 1 a.m. ET (midnight CT) in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, according to AP. Big batches close at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET; Minnesota closes at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT).…

✔ Sources: AP (via WDIV ClickOnDetroit), CBS News

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Minnesota set to elect its first woman governor

Minnesota is almost certain to elect its first woman governor as DFL nominee Amy Klobuchar, a U.S. senator, faces Republican Lisa Demuth, the Minnesota House speaker; Green Party candidate Steven Young is also running. Gov. Tim Walz ended his campaign for…

✔ Sources: MPR News, WCCO / CBS Minnesota, St. Cloud Times (via Yahoo News)

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Russia strikes Ukraine's power grid and a Kharkiv hospital

Russia launched 289 drones and 17 ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, targeting power generation and substations and hitting a hospital in Kharkiv, where dozens of people were injured. Russia's defense ministry said…

✔ Sources: Al Jazeera (with Reuters, AFP), Euronews (with AFP)

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AMD forecasts about $17 billion quarter; chip stocks lift Nasdaq

AMD reported record third-quarter revenue of $13.4 billion, up 45% from a year earlier, with record data center sales of $8.5 billion, and forecast about $17 billion in fourth-quarter revenue, above analysts' consensus of $16.23 billion. Its shares rose…

✔ Sources: AMD (GlobeNewswire), Investing.com, Yahoo Finance

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Giants lock up cornerback Greg Newsome with an extension

The New York Giants agreed to a three-year, $46 million contract extension with cornerback Greg Newsome II, including $32 million guaranteed, ESPN and an AP source reported. Newsome, 26, a 2021 first-round pick of the Browns, joined the Giants in March on…

✔ Sources: ESPN, AP (via Yahoo Sports)

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