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The Americas section covers news from across the United States and the wider region, spanning political, healthcare, cultural and diplomatic developments that affect communities throughout the continent. From regulatory reforms and medical advances to international relations and crime reporting, this section encompasses the diverse stories making headlines from the Americas.

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You will find comprehensive coverage of both significant institutional decisions and the individual stories that illustrate their real-world impact. Whether tracking major policy shifts, following diplomatic developments, or reporting on cases that capture public attention, this topic provides insight into what matters to people across the region.

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Immigration raids drive Latino voters towards Democrats in midterm elections

  • Immigration raids turned some former Trump supporters against Republicans.
  • Latino support for Republicans fell from 48% to 30%.
  • The shift helped Democrats win key races and governorships.

Immigration raids and deportations appear to have pushed many Latino voters away from Republicans and towards Democrats in the US midterm elections. The shift helped Democrats win control of both chambers of Congress and several governorships, challenging the Republican assumption that support gained in 2024 would last. Benny…

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We’ve just seen a transformative moment in America’s death penalty history | Austin Sarat

  • Newsom commuted the sentences of everyone on California’s death row.
  • He said the state cannot morally carry out executions.
  • The decision could signal a wider shift in US politics.

California governor Gavin Newsom has granted clemency to everyone on the state’s death row, commuting their sentences and removing the threat of execution. The article presents the decision as a major moment in US death penalty history: it advances Newsom’s record against capital punishment and suggests that opposing…

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Alabama elects transgender Democrat amid backlash against Trump

  • Allison Montgomery won a state legislative seat in Huntsville.
  • The article links Democratic gains to anger over prices and Trump.
  • Candidates kept their messaging focused on affordability.

Huntsville, Alabama, elected transgender Democrat Allison Montgomery as a state representative, a result the article presents as evidence of growing anger at Donald Trump and his party. It argues that economic pressures and dissatisfaction with the administration are helping Democrats win in conservative states, even though the party…

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Midwest weather system sends late summer warmth to New York and Boston

  • Warm air lifted New York and Boston to nearly 23C.
  • Storms disrupted voting and caused damage across several US states.
  • Heavy rain warnings are in place around the western Mediterranean.

A low pressure system over the US Midwest has drawn warm air from the Gulf of Mexico into the north-east, bringing New York and Boston an unusually late spell of summer-like weather. Temperatures near 23C were around 7-10C above early November averages, while parts of eastern Canada also…

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Singaporean Ashley Tan dropped from CEO role by US-based non-profit FHI 360

  • FHI 360 has dropped Ashley Tan’s CEO appointment.
  • Deborah Kennedy-Iraheta is interim chief executive.
  • The board plans to restart its search.

FHI 360 has decided not to proceed with Ashley Tan’s appointment as chief executive after its board learned new information about his previous work and management experience during onboarding. The US-based development organisation said the decision followed its governance procedures, but did not explain what the information was.…

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STEVEN D ANDERSON: Time for Supreme Court to fix ‘race neutral’ discrimination

  • The Supreme Court will review a challenge to Montgomery County school admissions.
  • The policy sets different test-score thresholds across school clusters.
  • Asian-American enrolment at one school fell from 58.2% to 30.3%.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge by parents to Montgomery County, Maryland’s admissions process for four selective magnet middle schools. The case asks whether a policy that uses race-neutral criteria can still unlawfully discriminate if it is designed to change the racial make-up of schools,…

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Trump calls midterms ‘crooked’, demands Alaska votes go to Republican candidate

  • Trump disputes election integrity after a sweeping Democratic midterm win.
  • Alaska’s Senate race remains close, with Peltola narrowly ahead.
  • Democrat Scott Colom leads in Mississippi by 1,724 votes.

Donald Trump called US elections “crooked” and demanded that votes for two minor candidates in Alaska’s unresolved Senate race be transferred to Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. His claims came after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a sweeping midterm defeat for Trump and his party,…

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Seven arrested after fireworks attacks injure responders across Scotland

  • Seven people were arrested in Glasgow after Bonfire Night disorder.
  • Emergency crews were targeted with fireworks across several areas.
  • Fireworks-related police calls rose to 1,024 from 833 last year.

Seven people were arrested in Glasgow after Bonfire Night disorder across Scotland, where fireworks were thrown at emergency crews and members of the public, and a police vehicle was set alight. A police officer and an ambulance worker suffered minor injuries in Glasgow; the incidents prompted Police Scotland…

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Abdul El-Sayed did not have to become less Muslim to win

  • Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Senate race.
  • He will be the first Muslim in the US Senate.
  • The author says he stood by his faith and views on Gaza.

Abdul El-Sayed, a physician and former Detroit health director, defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race and will become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. The author, a Michigan Muslim who knew El-Sayed through local community and university ties, says his victory brought hope because…

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Can America ever return to pre-Trump politics?

  • Voters may be tiring of Trump-era political conflict.
  • Trump’s style once appealed to voters who felt ignored.
  • Broken promises on prices and war have fuelled discontent.

An opinion essay argues that US voters are tiring of the divisive, combative politics associated with Donald Trump after a decade in which he reshaped the Republican Party. It points to Texas Democrat James Talarico’s election-night appeal for less hostility as a sign that voters may now favour…

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