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Herbert Blomstedt, who headed San Francisco Symphony, dead at 99

Herbert Blomstedt, who headed San Francisco Symphony, dead at 99

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  • November 5, 2026

Herbert Blomstedt, the former San Francisco Symphony music director whose conducting career spanned seven decades, has died at age 99.

Socialist Nithya Raman widens lead over Karen Bass in LA mayor race — as count moves at glacial speed

Socialist Nithya Raman widens lead over Karen Bass in LA mayor race — as count moves at glacial speed

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  • November 5, 2026

Nithya Raman leads Mayor Karen Bass by 16,594 votes in the Los Angeles mayoral race as late ballot tallies point toward a historic upset.

Iran’s Regime Celebrates Midterm Results With Chants of ‘Death to America’

Iran’s Regime Celebrates Midterm Results With Chants of ‘Death to America’

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  • November 5, 2026

Tehran’s leaders cast Democratic gains as a win for the Islamic Republic, even as they vowed their hostility toward the U.S. will never end. Source

California Voters Reject Billionaire Tax, but Approve Billions in New Bonds

California Voters Reject Billionaire Tax, but Approve Billions in New Bonds

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  • November 5, 2026

Taxpayer advocates cheered the defeat of Prop. 40, while voters also turned down stricter voter ID requirements and extended a tax on high earners. Source

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Melania Trump, Louisiana State University Establish $5 Million Endowment for Foster Youth

Melania Trump, Louisiana State University Establish $5 Million Endowment for Foster Youth

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  • November 5, 2026

First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks during an executive order signing ceremony with President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House on Oct. 19, 2026. (Finn Gomez/Getty...

Freak San Diego crash sends car off freeway and into back of home

Freak San Diego crash sends car off freeway and into back of home

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  • November 5, 2026

The crash closed closing a portion of busy freeway for hours during the morning commute.

Ten noncitizens indicted on election fraud charges after California crackdown

Ten noncitizens indicted on election fraud charges after California crackdown

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  • November 5, 2026

The investigation, dubbed Operation Protect the Vote, has resulted in one of the largest federal crackdowns on alleged noncitizen voter registration in California.

Trump backlash has turned California bluer than ever — but there’s a glimmer of hope for Republicans

Trump backlash has turned California bluer than ever — but there’s a glimmer of hope for Republicans

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  • November 5, 2026

Tuesday’s blue wave hit California hard, sweeping away Republican candidates, congressional seats, and hopes of making gains. Already a heavily Democratic state, California is delivering to Republicans another ugly election.

World’s most valuable company targeted by bandits for $11.4M shipment as truck vanishes in California

World’s most valuable company targeted by bandits for $11.4M shipment as truck vanishes in California

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  • November 5, 2026

The initial handoff went off as planned, but the truck and its drivers allegedly disappeared somewhere along the route.

‘Quite a disaster’: Southwest cities struggle to recover after flooding — PHOTOS

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  • November 5, 2026

More than 20 trillion gallons of rain have fallen on the Four Corners states and Nevada in the past two weeks, according to a report.

Oklahoma Man Arrested in Nationwide White Powder Letter Case Targeting Election Officials

Oklahoma Man Arrested in Nationwide White Powder Letter Case Targeting Election Officials

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  • November 5, 2026

Oklahoma Man Arrested in Nationwide White Powder Letter Case Targeting Election Officials

Democrats Pick Up 4 House Seats in Pennsylvania

Democrats Pick Up 4 House Seats in Pennsylvania

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  • November 5, 2026

People complete their ballots as the sunset is reflected in the glass of a precinct in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 5, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty...

Trump Comments on Iran War in First Appearance Since GOP’s Midterm Defeat

Trump Comments on Iran War in First Appearance Since GOP’s Midterm Defeat

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  • November 5, 2026

President Donald Trump greets workers after speaking at the construction site of the East Wing ballroom at the White House in Washington, on Nov. 4, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty...

Over 25,000 Drones, Counter-Drone Systems Delivered to CENTCOM, Pentagon Says

Over 25,000 Drones, Counter-Drone Systems Delivered to CENTCOM, Pentagon Says

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  • November 5, 2026

A member of the U.S. military carries an Anduril Ghost-X drone during Falcon Peak, an exercise to test anti-drone technology at the Yuma Proving Grounds near Yuma, Ariz., on Sept....

Alaska Senate Margin Keeps Justice Department Lawsuit Alive

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  • November 5, 2026

Alaska’s razor-thin Senate race keeps a DOJ legal fight over the two Sullivans alive.

Doctor who botched Christa Pike’s execution had not placed IV line since 2013: report

Doctor who botched Christa Pike’s execution had not placed IV line since 2013: report

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  • November 5, 2026

Investigators later determined that Pike’s IV lines had been improperly placed and caused the pentobarbital to seep into the tissue in her arms instead of entering her bloodstream.

Salmonella Outbreak Grows to 65 Cases as FDA Searches for Source

Salmonella Outbreak Grows to 65 Cases as FDA Searches for Source

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  • November 5, 2026

The FDA raised the Salmonella Javiana count to 65; the source and case locations remain unknown.

A Democratic-controlled Congress will likely try to constrain Trump’s foreign adventures

A Democratic-controlled Congress will likely try to constrain Trump’s foreign adventures

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  • November 5, 2026

But the president still has veto power, which he can wield to dictate policy over tariffs, the war in Iran or aid for UkraineIn a rare occurrence, a US election...

A New Foreign Policy? Yes, While We Rebuild America’s Defenses

A New Foreign Policy? Yes, While We Rebuild America’s Defenses

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  • November 5, 2026

Most of what the US offered was oversold and unrealistic, not to mention unaffordable and unworkable. Source

Former State, DOJ Contractor Pleads Guilty to Spying for Ethiopia

Former State, DOJ Contractor Pleads Guilty to Spying for Ethiopia

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  • November 5, 2026

Former State, DOJ Contractor Pleads Guilty to Spying for Ethiopia

Democrats Pick Up 4 House Seats in Pennsylvania

Democrats Pick Up 4 House Seats in Pennsylvania

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  • November 5, 2026

People complete their ballots as the sunset is reflected in the glass of a precinct in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 5, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty...

Trump Comments on Iran War in First Appearance Since GOP’s Midterm Defeat

Trump Comments on Iran War in First Appearance Since GOP’s Midterm Defeat

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  • November 5, 2026

President Donald Trump greets workers after speaking at the construction site of the East Wing ballroom at the White House in Washington, on Nov. 4, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty...

Mayor Mamdani Sees Blue Wave as Sign DSA Can Win Outside New York

Mayor Mamdani Sees Blue Wave as Sign DSA Can Win Outside New York

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  • November 5, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks with the press in City Hall’s backyard in New York City on Nov. 4, 2026. (Nicholas Zifcak/The Epoch Times)

Ted Cruz is Lonely in Texas: ‘The Radicals Are In Charge’

Ted Cruz is Lonely in Texas: ‘The Radicals Are In Charge’

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  • November 5, 2026

Senator Ted Cruz weighs in on being the lone statewide Republican left in Texas after Tuesday’s midterms.

Trump May Have the Veto, but Congress May Have the Courts | Opinion

Trump May Have the Veto, but Congress May Have the Courts | Opinion

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  • November 5, 2026

“The country has been leaning toward totalitarianism because nobody with the power to do something about it has stood up to Trump.”

The Biggest Shifts That Fueled the Blue Wave

The Biggest Shifts That Fueled the Blue Wave

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  • November 5, 2026

People are silhouetted in front of a voting results graph during a Democratic midterm election night watch party at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas, on...

Not just Congress: Democrats’ blue wave washes over state legislatures across US

Not just Congress: Democrats’ blue wave washes over state legislatures across US

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  • November 5, 2026

Democrats gain hundreds of seats in historic victories – and party set to embark on aggressive legislative spree The blue wave that swept Republicans out of power across the United...

Nebraska’s ‘Blue Dot’ Remains a Standout in the State’s Sea of Red

Nebraska’s ‘Blue Dot’ Remains a Standout in the State’s Sea of Red

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  • November 5, 2026

Denise Powell, candidate for the Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in Nebraska’s second district (R), hugs Jennifer Reyna, chair of Latino Caucus for the Democratic Party of Nebraska,...

East Baton Rouge Parish to Receive $64 Million in Federal Funding to Combat Violent Crime

East Baton Rouge Parish to Receive $64 Million in Federal Funding to Combat Violent Crime

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  • November 5, 2026

Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and Eastern Baton Rouge Parish Sid Edwards (C) stands next to Attorney General Todd Blanche, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry after...