Democratic and Republican lawyers and groups trade sharp legal letters about procedures for counting ballots in tight race

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Democrat Scott Colom is on the verge of winning a Senate seat in Mississippi in a stunning upset, but ballots are still being counted in a close race where Colom holds a lead of just under 2,000 votes over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Losing ruby-red Mississippi would be the final straw for Republicans after a midterm sweep by Democrats that turned Texas and South Carolina blue.

A possible legal fight is also brewing, as both sides trade sharp legal letters about the procedures for counting remaining ballots. National voting groups and attorneys have descended upon the magnolia state, joining the local groups that worked to mobilize voters. Democratic and Republican groups, including Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and Democratic election attorneys from the Elias Law Group, have deployed hundreds of volunteers and lawyers to all the state’s 82 counties to oversee the final rounds of counting.

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Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom

Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe.

Protesters from Geef Tegengas, a Dutch direct action group, clashed with police while breaking into a construction site at Westpoort Amsterdam, where some members climbed a crane, lit flares and tied helium balloons to equipment.

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Zondag vindt er opnieuw een Rode Lijndemonstratie plaats. Vier Joodse demonstranten lopen mee en verzetten zich daarmee tegen de oorlog die Israël voert in Gaza. „Het is lastig om hoop te houden op een goede afloop.”

De online schaakrevolutie brengt wereldwijd honderden miljoenen mensen naar het schaakbord. Op het computerscherm dan, waar je vanzelf YouTuber Levy Rozman tegenkomt. Nu trekt hij als schaakcabaretier langs Europese theaters. „Het is echt vreemd om beroemd te zijn omdat je schaakles geeft.”

Bij een aanrijding op de Pontonniersweg in Papendrecht is vrijdagavond een fietser gewond geraakt. Het slachtoffer werd geschept door een bestelbus. De bestuurder is aangehouden op verdenking van rijden onder invloed.

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Britain plans to require employers to disclose salaries in job advertisements. "Whether you're a young person starting out or a parent trying to support your family, you should know what a job pays before spending your time and effort applying for it," Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in a statement. Reuters reports: The government said requiring companies to disclose pay in job ads would help young people applying for their first jobs, while boosting pay transparency and helping tackle disparities that can disadvantage women. Just over two in five employers always publish salary ranges, while fewer than one in five always disclose specific salaries, Burnham's office said, citing estimates from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

The government will soon introduce legislation to parliament making salary disclosures mandatory, Burnham's office said, although it did not provide a timeline. Nearly one million, or 13%, of 16 to 24 year-olds in Britain are not in employment, education or training, one of the highest shares in Europe. A government review into youth inactivity is due to be published later in November.

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