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[ad_1] A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. New York CNN Business  —  Tuesday’s midterm elections come at a time …

[ad_1] Washington CNN  —  The House select committee investigating January 6 on Monday interviewed the driver of then-President Donald Trump’s presidential vehicle on the day of the US Capitol attack, multiple sources tell CNN. In recent days, the panel has interviewed a growing number of Secret Service agents and officials …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A dispirited nation worn down by crises and economic anxieties votes Tuesday in an election that is more likely to cement its divides than promote unity. Elections are often cleansing moments setting the country on a fresh path powered by people freely choosing their leaders – and …

[ad_1] Washington CNN  —  Senior US officials have in recent weeks been urging Ukraine to signal that it is still open to diplomatic discussions with Russia, amid concerns that public support for the country’s war effort could wane with no end to the conflict in sight and neither side willing …

[ad_1] Here’s a look at the life of John Thune, Republican senator and Senate minority whip from South Dakota. Birth date: January 7, 1961 Birth place: Pierre, South Dakota Birth name: John Randolph Thune Father: Harold Thune, school teacher Mother: Yvonne “Pat” (Bodine) Thune, librarian Marriage: Kimberley (Weems) Thune (1984-present) …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Aftab Khan felt helpless when torrential floodwaters submerged a third of Pakistan, his home country. Khan’s hometown was completely underwater. His friend rescued a woman who had walked barefoot, carrying her sick child, through stagnant floodwaters for 15 miles. And Khan’s own mother, who now lives with …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Florida officials are warning residents, including those recently hit by the destructive Hurricane Ian, that a tropical system could bring heavy rain and damaging winds this week. The warning comes as Subtropical Storm Nicole has formed in the southwest Atlantic about 555 miles east of northwestern Bahamas, …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Democrats close their midterm election campaign Monday facing the nightmare scenario they always feared – with Republicans staging a gleeful referendum on Joe Biden’s struggling presidency and failure to tame inflation. Hopes that Democrats could use the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to an abortion and …

[ad_1] CNN  —  At least two people have been killed after tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas late Friday, damaging homes and knocking out power for thousands as officials launch search and rescue efforts. The storms claimed lives in Oklahoma and Texas, according to officials. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Three presidents – one sitting and two former – descended on Pennsylvania Saturday for a final-stretch midterm push that underscored the stakes of one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races. For President Joe Biden, who held a rare joint appearance with former President Barack Obama …