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Democrats Clinch Huge Midterm Wins

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On the early edition of Balance of Power, hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss Dems sweep into power in Congress. On today's episode, Bloomberg reporters from key states along with Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), member of Appropriations Committee, Fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (D-PA), Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), Ranking Member, Committee on House Administration. Our political panel, Rick Davis, Partner at Stonecourt Capital and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center and Bloomberg Politics Contributor also react to the results. Finally, Joe Lavorgna  Chief Economist at SMBC Nikko Securities, and Gautam Mukunda, lecturer at Yale School of Management and Bloomberg Opinion contributor react to the Democratic wins. (Source: Bloomberg)

Wheat Posting Modest Midweek Gains

2 days 17 hours ago
The wheat complex is posting higher trade on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts are up 4 to 5 cents across the front months. KC HRW futures are showing 1 to 3 cent gains at midday. MPLS spring wheat is up 1 to 2 cents in the front months on Wednesday. Census...

My therapist thinks I should chuck the Amazon Bee Frontier out a window

2 days 17 hours ago
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. "How does that make you feel?" I get asked this a lot in therapy. Plenty of life events, big and […]

Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters

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Interior ministry claims suspects tortured and intimidated protesters detained in garage of government compound

Serbian authorities detained nine active police officers and one former officer on Wednesday for ⁠allegedly using excessive force against detainees during anti-corruption protests last year in Belgrade, the country’s interior ministry ⁠said.

Anti-corruption protests swept ⁠across Serbia, ​a candidate for European Union membership, in 2025 and 2026 after 16 people died when a concrete canopy ⁠on a renovated railway station in the city of Novi Sad collapsed on 1 November 2024.

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