Pappas focused campaign against Republican John Sununu on serving as a bulwark against Trump administration

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Chris Pappas, the four-term Democratic congressman, has won New Hampshire’s US Senate race, protecting the open seat from a Republican flip in a closely fought contest against John Sununu, the former senator.

Pappas, 46, is a centrist voice in the US House who has at times broken with his party on major legislation. He focused his Senate campaign on serving as a bulwark against the Trump administration, which is unpopular in the Granite State. Pappas will be the first out gay man to serve in the US Senate.

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Growing number of countries are resisting Russia’s reintegration into international hockey after a sports court lifted a ban on competition

Canada has joined a coalition of countries refusing to play ⁠ice ​hockey teams from Russia, with prime minister Mark Carney saying Russian skaters will not be able to compete in ⁠a world junior championship next month due to the war in Ukraine.

“While Russia and Belarus are supporting this illegal, unjustified, horrific ‌war in Ukraine, as long as that’s going on, there will be none of ​those athletes competing for their countries in Canada,” Carney told reporters on Tuesday.

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Results will determine makeup of Congress and other key offices and could define president’s final two years in office

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Donald Trump faced a political reckoning on Tuesday as millions of Americans voted in midterm elections that could shift the balance of power in Washington and define the final two years of his divisive presidency.

Based on consistently favourable opinion polls, Democrats were optimistic about regaining control of the House of Representatives and potentially also the Senate, although the party has suffered enough anguish during the Trump era to remain wary.

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Rising Democratic star made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds

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Jon Ossoff, a rising star in the Democratic party who has been cited as a potential presidential contender in 2028, has been re-elected to the Senate in Georgia, defeating Mike Collins, his Republican challenger.

The senator made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds, highlighting self-serving stock trades and business deals by the president and others in his orbit, as well as the consequences of the war in Iran and Trump’s trade policies on the pocketbooks of Georgia’s voters.

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Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New Zealand

A photograph showing thousands of satellites cross-hatching the night sky over New Zealand appeared so extraordinary the astrophotographer who captured it is fighting accusations it was created by AI.

To create his spectacular image – now viewed millions of times online – Brendan Larsen spent two hours in September snapping hundreds of photographs of the night sky over Mount Taranaki in the North Island.

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Victory for the party comes despite unusual and aggressive efforts by Republicans to redraw congressional districts

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Democrats are poised to take control of the US House of Representatives after two tumultuous years of Donald Trump’s second presidency. A change in House control would give Democrats a perch to conduct robust oversight of the administration for its final two years.

Republicans currently hold 218 seats in the House and Democrats have 214. (There is one vacancy in a Republican seat and one vacancy in a Democratic seat, and one Republican member switched his party affiliation to independent.) Democrats need to flip just three seats to gain control of the House, something they are expected to do easily.

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ATLANTA (ANP) - De Democraat Jon Ossoff wordt als senator herkozen in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia, voorspelt persbureau Reuters op basis van voorlopige uitslagen van Decision Desk HQ. Dat is een bureau dat verkiezingsuitslagen verzamelt. Georgia stemde bij de laatste verkiezingen op Donald Trump, maar Ossoff wist in de peilingen al een ruime voorsprong op de Republikeinse afgevaardigde Mike Collins te houden.

Van tevoren werd gedacht dat de Senaatsverkiezing in Georgia een van de duurste en belangrijkste strijdtonelen zou zijn van deze midterms. Dichter op de verkiezingen werd duidelijk dat zowel Republikeinen als Democraten hun geld liever in andere staten steken. Toch is Georgia een belangrijke staat om in handen te krijgen voor de macht in de Senaat.

Ossoff wordt ook veel genoemd als mogelijke presidentskandidaat voor de Democraten in 2028.

WASHINGTON (ANP) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft tijdens de midtermverkiezingen een "anticommunismeweek" uitgeroepen. "Onder mijn leiderschap zal Amerika nooit ten prooi vallen aan deze kwaadaardige ideologieën, en de Verenigde Staten zullen nooit een communistisch land worden", stelt hij in een verklaring van het Witte Huis.

De Republikeinen van Trump hebben hun Democratische rivalen in aanloop naar de verkiezingen afgeschilderd als communisten. De president claimde zelf ook dat de VS een "communistisch land" zullen worden als zijn tegenstanders winnen.

Trump zegt nu in de verklaring dat de anticommunismeweek loopt van 1 tot en met 7 november. Die periode dient volgens hem om slachtoffers van socialisme en communisme te herdenken, maar onduidelijk is nog hoe hij dat precies denkt in te vullen. "Ik roep alle Amerikanen op om pal te staan tegen elke bedreiging van de Amerikaanse levenswijze en om onze brandende vlam van vrijheid te beschermen tegen de duisternis van het communisme."

Apple is adding vertical tabs and an Adaptive Dark Mode to Safari with iOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3 and macOS Golden Gate 27.3. The December updates will also expand Siri's browser controls, including organizing tabs and clearing site-specific history, with a later feature allowing Siri to understand and answer questions about content across multiple open webpages. MacRumors reports: Vertical Tabs are located on the left side of the display and use icons by default to save space, but there is an option to make the tab bar wider to show website titles as well. Vertical Tabs work with both Topics and Tab Groups to keep things organized. Topics are created when automatic Apple Intelligence tab sorting is turned on in iOS 27. Pinning tabs by dragging, quickly swapping between Tab Groups, and other features also continue to work.

[...] Apple is adding Adaptive Dark Mode for websites that don't have a dark mode design option by default. If you use Dark Mode and then browse to a website with a bright background color, Safari will offer an option to "Try" Adaptive Dark Mode. After tapping Try, Safari renders a Dark Mode version of the page that makes the background darker, changes text contrast, inverts logos and graphics, recolors vector artwork, lifts raised surfaces, and rebalances layered shadows.

Each website will be adapted based on what's needed to make it readable, so not every tweak is applied to every site. You can opt to turn Adaptive Dark Mode on for all sites or on a site-by-site basis after using it. If a site has a native dark mode or has a dark design already, Adaptive Dark Mode won't activate. Developers can also add a tag that causes Safari to ignore Adaptive Dark Mode and show the website as the developer intended.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 04-11-2026 01:16 CET

In één oogopslag:
• 7.0°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 4.8°C / Max 10.1°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 4.8°C, Max 10.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1030.9 hPa ↘️ -1.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 24.1 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 67°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 7.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 58°
• 03:00: 7.3°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ← 68°
• 04:00: 6.9°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1031.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 61°
• 05:00: 6.4°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1031.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↙ 62°
• 06:00: 5.9°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1031.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 56°
• 07:00: 5.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1031.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 58°
• 08:00: 5.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1032.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 61°
• 09:00: 6.4°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1032.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 67°
• 10:00: 7.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1032.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ← 71°
• 11:00: 8.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1031.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s), richting: ← 73°
• 12:00: 8.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1031.3 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.9 km/u (5.8 m/s), richting: ← 71°
• 13:00: 9.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1030.7 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 65°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• donderdag 05 november: Min 3.0°C, Max 10.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1027.6 hPa ↘️ -3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ← 76°
• vrijdag 06 november: Min 2.6°C, Max 8.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.2 hPa ↘️ -3.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ← 78°
• zaterdag 07 november: Min 3.8°C, Max 8.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1021.6 hPa ↘️ -2.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.3 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 167°
• zondag 08 november: Min 6.0°C, Max 10.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 12%, 🧭 1018.8 hPa ↘️ -2.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.9 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 197°
• maandag 09 november: Min 2.6°C, Max 8.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1016.2 hPa ↘️ -2.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 8.8 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↑ 170°
• dinsdag 10 november: Min 1.8°C, Max 6.8°C (Mist) 🌫️, Kans op neerslag 31%, 🧭 1015.4 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.6 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ← 92°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 7.0°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 3.7°C (-3.3°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 64°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 29.9 km/h (8.3 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 86%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1032.6 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 10.9 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 07:41 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 17:08

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 46 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 10.8 μg/m³
• PM10: 14.6 μg/m³

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Australian design software maker Canva is restructuring, with 1,271 employees, or 22 percent of its workforce, facing layoffs, changes to their roles, or requests to relocate. The company, which has become a challenger to Adobe, announced the news by sharing a message that CEO Melanie Perkins sent to staff on Wednesday. That missive, titled “An important update on our team,” doesn’t mention AI but does state “New technology is transforming what people can create, how they create it, and what they expect from the products they use.” Perkins observed that Canva’s rate of growth recently slowed for the first time in a decade and shared her view that continued success won’t happen without change. “After exploring a wide range of alternatives, I've come to the difficult conclusion that small changes won’t be enough,” she wrote. “To set ourselves up for the next decade, we need to refound Canva, getting back to our roots of small, empowered teams with the freedom to make decisions, take ownership and focus on what matters most for our community.” The CEO did not say how many jobs would go, but argued the changes are necessary because the company has become inefficient. The changes will therefore see Canva combine its product, growth and platform teams into a single “Product Org,” which Perkins says means “changing the way we work to provide clearer ownership, greater autonomy and flexibility to tackle our most important goals.” She characterized the changes as “simplifying layers, consolidating overlapping responsibilities, and ensuring teams have the right mix of skills and experience for the chapter ahead.” The CEO three times described herself as “deeply sorry” for the changes. Affected staff will receive a calendar invite for an optional individual meeting with a senior leader. Remaining staff get to attend two rounds of meetings next week – one company-wide affair and another with their reorganized teams. Another of Perkins’ decisions will see Canva move more of its product teams to its headquarters in Sydney, Australia. The company will ask some staff to relocate and has promised “comprehensive support” to make that happen. Departing staff can keep their company-issued MacBooks and will receive at least six months' pay, a year of health insurance, plus various forms of support to find a new gig including a one-year membership of LinkedIn Premium. Perkins’ post does not cite financial pressures as a reason for the layoffs. Canva is privately held and does not face the same financial disclosure requirements as a listed business, but last year revealed it had 260 million monthly users and revenue of $3.5 billion. Execs have previously claimed the company is profitable on a free-cash-flow basis. Canva and Atlassian are among Australia’s most successful and celebrated technology businesses. Both have now announced job cuts this year. ®