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☆ South Africa keen to shed choker's tag against powerhouse Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - South Africa sense an opportunity to finally get rid of the choker's tag but the onerous task entails getting the better of the most successful team in the history of 50-overs World Cup, Australia, in Thursday's semi-final in Kolkata. "Hurt by a combination of bad luck and nerves in the business end of showpiece event, South Africa are pitted against a powerhouse who thrive in those big moments as Australia have demonstrated with five titles. South Africa, who have never progressed beyond the last four, are fretting over the availability of skipper Temba Bavuma, who is nursing a hamstring strain. They have looked more comfortable setting targets than chasing one though, and they will expect more penetration from their bowlers against a resurgent Australia. Regardless of how their group stage campaign ebbed and flowed, it came as no surprise when Australia hurled towards the knockout stages by stringing together seven wins in a row following that defeat by South Africa.

Persons: Quinton de, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Travis Head's, Glenn Maxwell's, Mitchell Marsh's, Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, You've, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Africa, Australia, Thursday's, Kolkata, South Africa, India, Lucknow . South Africa, Kock, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

☆ India's Kuldeep expects tough semi-final for bowlers in Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav expects the bowlers to have a tough time at Mumbai's batsman-friendly Wankhede Stadium when the hosts take on New Zealand in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Unlike in Twenty20, the bowlers have plenty of time to come back into the game," Kuldeep told reporters on Sunday after India beat the Netherlands. "But yes, you need a couple of early wickets to get on top of the game and the opponents." "Our preparation has been good and we've been able to play good cricket throughout the tournament. Kuldeep has claimed 14 wickets during India's run of nine straight victories at the tournament.

Persons: Kuldeep Yadav, Glenn Maxwell, Kuldeep, We've, we've, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond Organizations: New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Sri, Afghanistan, India, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, New, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Netherlands, Zealand, Bengaluru

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced Monday she will run for Virginia governor in 2025 instead of seeking reelection to the U.S. House next year. Spanberger, a three-term Democrat, made the announcement in a campaign video, highlighting the importance of lowering prescription drug prices, growing the middle class and easing inflation. Her decision not to seek reelection in the House could lead to a competitive Democratic primary in the 7th. Postal Service won her first congressional race in a district that had been held by Republicans for almost 50 years. Last month, former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn announced she would not run for governor in 2025 and will instead run next year to represent the competitive northern Virginia congressional seat being vacated by a fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton.

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☆ Ferguson says reading Mumbai pitch will be crucial before India semi-final
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Nov 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand pace bowler Lockie Ferguson said on Monday they must accurately assess Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium pitch ahead of their World Cup semi-final against hosts India and look to tighten up their bowling at the traditionally high-scoring venue. "A lot of Indian grounds have been high scoring," Ferguson told reporters in Mumbai before Wednesday's clash. The pitch will be different... it's hard to read two days out. Ferguson said the statistics favoured batting first at the venue, with New Zealand looking to knock India out of the World Cup semi-finals for a second straight edition. "At the same time, it's not up to me and we have to play the game on the day," Ferguson added.

Persons: Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Maxwell, Ferguson, It's, We've, it's, we've, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Afghanistan, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia, Mumbai, New, Bengaluru

☆ Spanberger Announces Run for Governor in Virginia, Leaving House Seat in Play
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Luke Broadwater | More About Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Abigail Spanberger, a prominent Virginia Democrat who was repeatedly able to win in a conservative-leaning district, announced on Monday that she would run for governor in 2025, leaving open a competitive seat that could be crucial to her party’s efforts to win back control of the House next year. Ms. Spanberger, 44, is seen as among the strongest Democratic contenders to succeed Gov. Her decision not to seek re-election to Congress leaves House Democrats scrambling to hold a seat that is regularly in play for both parties. Ms. Spanberger is the first candidate to announce a run for Virginia governor. Her early announcement is intended to allow a successor to build a campaign for the 2024 House race, which Democrats believe would provide a more favorable electorate than a special election.

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But few outsiders are confident that the off-year wins will necessarily lead to Biden’s reelection or broader Democratic success next year. And Ohio Democrats don't expect Biden to compete in the state next year. To Biden aides, the results validated the strategy of sharpening the contrast with “MAGA Republicans” that helped Democrats outperform expectations in 2022. At the Chicago fundraiser, Biden noted that Beshear won reelection while “running on all the programs that were Biden initiatives.”Beshear kept some distance from Biden the day after he won. Jim Messina, who managed Barack Obama’s successful reelection against Republican Mitt Romney in 2012, said the Biden campaign does not need to change its tactics.

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☆ Trump 'increasingly sour' on RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, as GOP grapples with recent losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel reacts next to U.S. President Donald Trump at a fundraising event in New York, U.S., December 2, 2017. Yuri Gripas | ReutersFormer President Donald Trump has grown "increasingly sour" on Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and the overall leadership of the RNC, according to a person close to the former president. "I do think if there's enough pressure from us and Trump, McDaniel might just decide, 'this is humiliating,' and step down." During a recent interview with conservative commentator Rogan O'Handley, Bannon asked O'Handley what he would like to say to Trump about McDaniel. Beyond the latest slate of Republican losses, the Republican National Committee also appears to be lagging behind the Democratic National Committee in overall fundraising.

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☆ How Danica Roem overcame a massive anti-trans campaign to win her fourth election
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Danica Roem is now the first-ever transgender state senator in Virginia. AdvertisementAdvertisementRoem, 39, already had two comfortable reelection victories in her northern Virginia House of Delegates district. After coming into the election with a Democratic State Senate and a Republican House of Delegates, Virginia has a Democratic majority in both chambers. In her own election, Roem "faced an unprecedented deluge of anti-trans hate on the campaign trail, but she was not fazed nor distracted," Parker said. AdvertisementAdvertisementHer Inner MayorAs a trailblazer for trans politicians, Roem is celebrated in Democratic and cultural circles.

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☆ Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The 2023 elections show Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion. (Never mind the fact that abortion rights advocates have now won seven times when abortion has explicitly been on the ballot.) "If pro-life Republicans want to actually save lives, they have to learn to LISTEN TO WOMEN and talk about abortion AND contraception." As Vance described, many Republicans abandoned their decades-long commitment to traditional exceptions to abortion bans in the cases of rape, incest, or the mother's health. "As much as I'm pro-life, I don't judge anyone for being pro-choice, and I don't want them to judge me for being pro-life," Haley said.

Persons: GOP hasn't, —, Glenn Youngkin's, Nancy Mace, Sen, J.D, Vance, Republican Sen, Rick Santorum, Joe Biden, Andy Beshear, you've, Ron DeSantis, You've, they've, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Haley Organizations: GOP, Service, Virginia Gov, Republican, Republicans, Ohio Republicans, Kentucky Gov, Politico, UN, Senate, America Locations: Ohio, Ohio , Michigan , Kansas, Kentucky, Carolina, Idaho, Arizona and Missouri, Florida, Iowa

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber's incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Scott was unanimously elected speaker-designee by the House Democratic Caucus, the group said in a news release. The full House of Delegates will vote to officially confirm him on the first day of the 2024 legislative session. “Virginia voters sent a resounding message on Tuesday that they wanted a Commonwealth that moved forward and that is exactly what I intend to do as your next Speaker,” Scott said in a statement. House Republicans were expected to vote Sunday.

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Roem, 39, already had two comfortable reelection victories in her northern Virginia House of Delegates district. Only two folks who saw the mailers phoned her and she’s having lunch with one of them to talk things through. ___HER INNER MAYORAs a trailblazer for trans politicians, Roem is celebrated in Democratic and cultural circles. Her slogan for the 2023 campaign was “Fixing roads, feeding kids.” Much of Roem’s social media feed reads like a transportation diary — or the work of a mayor. In her first two campaigns, Roem had her own past investigated, to avoid being blindsided.

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☆ How Virginia’s Elections Came Down to the Wire
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Review and Outlook: A wake-up call for the Democratic Party, as a Siena College-New York Times poll of six 2024 battleground states shows Mr. Biden losing to Donald Trump in Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Images: AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyDemocrats had a good election night on Tuesday, and the left is especially ebullient about blocking statewide Republican control in Virginia. But a closer look at the returns shows that GOP Gov. Mr. Youngkin threw his full political weight behind holding the House of Delegates and flipping the state Senate, part of why Democrats were so relieved he failed. The Democratic upper chamber has blocked his priorities such as a cut in the state’s corporate and personal income tax rate.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Mark Kelly Democrats, Glenn Youngkin, aren’t, Youngkin, Trump’s Organizations: Democratic Party, Siena, New York Times, Republican, GOP Gov, Dominion, Republicans, Democratic, Gov Locations: Nevada , Georgia, Arizona , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia

☆ Bill Ackman, who pressed Harvard to release anti-Israel student names, says he never made a 'no-hire list'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Ackman says he never compiled a "no-hire list" of anti-Israel Harvard students. AdvertisementAdvertisementLast month, billionaire Bill Ackman called for Harvard to release the names of Harvard students who signed a letter blaming Israel for the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas. Greenwald wrote that he'd interviewed two students "put on a no-hire list compiled" by Ackman. In response, Ackman tweeted that he has neither created a no-hire list nor been involved with any such trucks. Ackman has expanded his criticism beyond Harvard students, and has in recent weeks blasted Harvard University, accusing the institution of neglecting to combat antisemitism on campus.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, —, Israel, Glenn Greenwald, Greenwald, he'd, Claudine Gay Organizations: Israel Harvard, Harvard, Service, Hamas, State, Israel, Harvard University Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Opinion | The G.O.P’s Culture War Shtick Is Wearing Thin With Voters
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Republican Party has always leaned on culture war issues to win elections, but for the last three years, since Joe Biden won office in 2020, an aggressive and virulent form of culture war demagoguery has been at the center of Republican political strategy. To be fair to Republican strategists, there was a moment, in the fall of 2021, when it looked like the plan was working. Youngkin shot to national prominence and Republicans made immediate plans to take the strategy to every competitive race in the country. In 2022, with “parental rights” as their rallying cry, Republican lawmakers unleashed a barrage of legislation targeting transgender rights, and Republican candidates ran explicit campaigns against transgender and other gender nonconforming people. “They kicked God out of schools and welcomed the drag queens,” said Kari Lake, an Arizona Republican, during her 2022 campaign for governor.

Persons: Joe Biden, demagoguery, Glenn Youngkin, Terry McAuliffe, Youngkin, “, ”, Kari Lake Organizations: Republican Party, Republican, Democratic, Arizona Republican Locations: Virginia , Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Arizona

☆ Biden’s ‘Up-Ticket’ Ballot Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Susan Milligan | Lauren Camera | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

Is the 80-year-old Biden (who turns 81 on Nov. 20) uniquely vulnerable because of his age and other issues? We'll get you copies of all those other polls," Biden said as he prepared to leave for a speech before United Auto Workers in Illinois. A lot of Biden's policies are toxic," O'Connell adds, ticking off the border and inflation along with the president's age. Democrats, meanwhile, believe they can benefit not just from the abortion issue but discontent toward Trump, whose favorability numbers with the general electorate are on par with Biden's . With stubbornly low approval ratings a year out from the election, Biden will need all the help he can get.

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☆ Are Republicans Tired of All the Losing?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday. They handed Republicans another drubbing with their twin issue set of abortion rights and fear and loathing of the MAGAGOP. Start in Virginia, where Democrats picked up the state House of Delegates and held control of the state Senate. President Biden won the state by 10 points and congressional Democrats in 2022 carried all seven of the state Senate’s swing districts.

Persons: Glenn Youngkin, Jay Paul, Glenn Youngkin’s, Biden Organizations: Virginia Gov, Associated Press Democrats, Republicans, GOP, Republican Gov Locations: Virginia

☆ Crypto lender Celsius Network cleared to exit bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Dietrich Knauth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Crypto lender Celsius Network received U.S. bankruptcy court approval for a restructuring plan that will return cryptocurrency to customers and create a new company owned by Celsius creditors. Crypto lenders BlockFi and Voyager Digital were wiped out in bankruptcy, and cryptocurrency exchange FTX remains stuck in Chapter 11 proceedings. In addition to their stake in the new company, Celsius customers will receive a partial repayment of the cryptocurrency assets they deposited on the platform. Celsius had 600,000 customers who held about $4.4 billion in interest-bearing Celsius accounts when it filed for bankruptcy, according to court documents. The restructuring plan includes a settlement that values Celsius's proprietary crypto token, CEL, at 25 cents.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Martin Glenn, Michael Arrington, BlockFi, Arrington, Alex Mashinsky, Mashinsky, Dietrich Knauth, Alexia Garamfalvi, Lisa Shumaker, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Bankruptcy, LLC, Arrington Capital, Voyager, Nasdaq, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New Jersey, New York

☆ Australia's Maxwell will inspire a new generation, says coach McDonald
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PUNE, India, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Australia coach Andrew McDonald believes Glenn Maxwell's breath-taking shotmaking, best illustrated by his incendiary double hundred in Monday's World Cup match against Afghanistan, will inspire a new generation of cricketers. Hobbled by cramp during the latter stages of his innings, Maxwell smacked 10 sixes and 21 fours in his batting pyrotechnics and McDonald said it would take time to fully appreciate the magnitude of the feat. McDonald said the all-rounder was impacting batsmanship like compatriot Ricky Ponting or South African stalwart AB de Villiers did in the past. "Players take the game forward every day, and the game is better today than it was yesterday," the coach said. "Glenn Maxwell will no doubt inspire a new generation with some outrageous shots..."That's the beauty about the game, and he stretched the boundary as did AB de Villiers and Ricky Ponting in their time as well.

Persons: Andrew McDonald, Glenn Maxwell's, Pat Cummins, Maxwell, McDonald, Patty, Ricky Ponting, de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Villiers, Amlan Chakraborty, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: cramp, Bangladesh, South, de, Thomson Locations: PUNE, India, Australia, Afghanistan, New Delhi

☆ Suburbs Were Democratic Turf on Tuesday. What About in 2024?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | More About Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Abortion was dominant; suburban voters outside Ohio’s biggest cities voted overwhelmingly to establish the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution. Kentucky’s incumbent Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, who ran hard on abortion rights and kitchen-table issues like infrastructure spending, won not only Jefferson County, home to Louisville, and Fayette County, home to Lexington. He also beat his Republican challenger, Daniel Cameron, in Kenton and Campbell Counties, once reliably Republican redoubts across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. “The Republican Party has to modernize its message on this issue if we’re going to convince Democrats and independents to cross over and vote Republican. This time, she said, some of the same parents recoiled from Republican efforts to ban books with L.G.B.T.Q.

Persons: Andy Beshear, Daniel Cameron, Glenn Youngkin’s, Danica Roem, “, ”, John Whitbeck, Roe, Wade, Heather Williams, recoiled Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Campbell Counties, Democrat, Virginia General, State Senate, Democrats, Republican Party of Virginia, Republican Party, Democratic Legislative, Committee Locations: Ohio’s, Jefferson County, Louisville, Fayette County, Lexington, Kenton, Campbell, Ohio, Cincinnati, Virginia, Loudoun County, Washington, ”

☆ Hazlewood expects Maxwell to face Bangladesh after Miracle of Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Paceman Josh Hazlewood expects Glenn Maxwell to face Bangladesh in Australia's final round-robin match at the World Cup this weekend despite the gruelling nature of his spectacular innings against Afghanistan on Tuesday. Maxwell suffered the excruciating pain of all body cramps at Wankhede Stadium as he scored an unbeaten double century that has been hailed as the greatest one-day international innings of all time by cricketing luminaries. The unlikely three-wicket victory sent Australia into a semi-final against South Africa and rendered Saturday's clash against Bangladesh in Pune a dead-rubber but Hazlewood reckons Maxwell will still suit up for the match. "He went down like he was a shot, lying down like a dead man on the floor," team physiotherapist Nick Jones recalled on Cricket Australia's website. Maxwell did get up and, despite struggling to move, relied on his natural batting instincts to complete the extraordinary innings.

Persons: Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell, Hazlewood reckons Maxwell, Nick Jones, Glenn, Jones, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Afghanistan, South, Bangladesh, News Ltd, cramp, Cricket, Thomson Locations: Bangladesh, Australia's, Australia, South Africa, Pune

Democrats won full control of the General Assembly despite losing in key swing districts. In this year’s election, Republican candidates prevailed in three of the four Biden-Youngkin state Senate districts and in at least seven of 11 Biden-Youngkin state House districts. There were 20 Senate districts and 48 House districts carried by both Biden in 2020 and McAuliffe in 2021. Democrats won all of them Tuesday, averaging 67% of the vote in Senate districts and 76% in House districts. In comparison, there were 16 Senate districts and 41 House districts carried by both Trump and Youngkin.

Persons: Republican Glenn Youngkin’s, Terry McAuliffe, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Youngkin, Donald Trump's, McAuliffe, –, Siobhan Dunnavant, Monty Mason, Matt Fariss, Karen Greenhalgh, Del, Kim Taylor Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democrats, Republicans, Republican, Biden, Associated Press, Hampton Roads, Youngkin, Trump, Democratic, House, AP Locations: Virginia, Youngkin, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, Hampton, District, Williamsburg

The passage of an abortion rights constitutional amendment in Ohio, and Virginia Democrats' capture of both legislative chambers after abortion-focused campaigns, showed that Republicans' long campaign to end abortion rights has become a liability ahead of the 2024 elections, strategists from both parties said. "Republicans have to stop pushing policies that make people believe they are trying to ban abortion. SEEKING A MIDDLE PATHThis year, Virginia Republicans, led by Governor Glenn Youngkin, leaned hard into plans for a 15-week abortion ban should they win control of the legislature. MAJORITY OF AMERICANS AGAINST ABORTION BANSOpinion polls show the majority of Americans support legal abortion in all or most cases. Abortion rights could also appear directly on 2024 ballots in states including Arizona and Florida, as they did in Ohio on Tuesday.

Persons: Nickolas Lentz, Evelyn Hockstein, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, John Feehery, Feehery, Glenn Youngkin, Mike Johnson, Trump, Roe, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Karen Finney, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Gabriella Borter, Tim Reid, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Democrats, Virginia Democrats, Republicans, Republican Party, Republican, Democratic, Virginia Republicans, U.S, Reuters, Court, NBC, SBA, Thomson Locations: Dewitt , Michigan, U.S, Ohio, Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Washington, Los Angeles

☆ Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Democrats and abortion rights advocates notched a string of electoral victories on Tuesday, including in conservative Ohio and Kentucky, an early signal that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for Democrats ahead of the 2024 presidential race. In Ohio, a state that voted for Republican Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election, voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights, Edison Research projected. He also ran on protecting abortion rights, though he is powerless to overturn the state's near-total ban. Last year, abortion rights advocacy groups scored a series of victories by placing abortion-related referendums on the ballot, including in conservative states. Anti-abortion forces campaigned against the Ohio amendment as too extreme, while abortion rights groups warned that rejecting it would pave the way for a stringent ban to take effect.

Persons: Republican Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, Glenn Youngkin's, Andy Beshear, Edison, Joe Biden's, Biden, Beshear, Daniel Cameron, Megan Jelinger, Youngkin, Trump, Tate Reeves, Brandon Presley, Elvis Presley, Presley, Reeves, Cameron, Joseph Ax, Jason Lange, Eric Beech, Nandita Bose, Costas Pitas, Gabriella Borter, Colleen Jenkins, Aurora Ellis, Deepa Babington, Lincoln Organizations: Republican, Edison Research, Democratic Legislative, Democratic, Trump, Democrats, Kentucky, REUTERS, Ohio, Senate, Republican Mississippi, Biden, Edison, Thomson Locations: Ohio, Kentucky, U.S ., Virginia, Columbus , Ohio, U.S, Arizona, Florida

OHIO ABORTION RIGHTSOhioans voted to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, Edison Research projected, which will render moot a six-week abortion limit signed into law by Republican Governor Mike DeWine. The ban is currently on hold pending litigation at the conservative state Supreme Court. The success of Ohio's ballot measure initiative, which put the question of abortion rights to voters directly, adds to a string of ballot measure victories for abortion rights supporters since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURTThe race for a new state Supreme Court justice will not alter the liberal tilt of Pennsylvania's highest court but could have future implications for abortion rights and election laws in the state. Democrats have a 4-2 majority in the partisan state court, with one vacant seat to be filled in this election.

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Democrats argued that the results on Tuesday night showed abortion’s resonance even in some of the country’s most conservative areas. Support for the measure enshrining abortion rights was notably higher than the backing for the Democratic candidate for Senate last year, particularly in the suburban swing counties surrounding Columbus and Cleveland. The results will almost certainly require the State Supreme Court to invalidate a six-week ban with limited exceptions that passed in 2019. Republicans have been searching in vain for a successful message on abortion ever since the Supreme Court’s decision. For nearly a half-century, Republican candidates had simply proclaimed themselves “pro-life,” without delving into the details of what that meant.

Persons: Beshear, Hadley Duvall, Duvall, Trump, Roe, Glenn Youngkin, — Organizations: Republican Party, Democratic, Court, Republicans, Republican, State Senate Locations: Kentucky, Ohio, Columbus, Cleveland, Virginia

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