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Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, arrives on stage at a campaign rally at the Jefferson Theater October 20, 2025 in Charlottesville, Virginia.Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesDemocratic candidates will win the Virginia governor’s race and the state’s attorney general election, NBC News projected on Tuesday night.Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee, will defeat Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to become Virginia’s first female governor, according to NBC.A former CIA officer and member of Congress, Spanberger will succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who is barred under Virginia law from seeking a second consecutive term.Virginia is one of 18 states…

Dick Cheney, the former US vice president who oversaw the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the so-called “war on terror”, died on Tuesday at the age of 84. Cheney’s family said in a statement that the former vice president died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. “For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief of Staff, Wyoming’s Congressman, Secretary of Defense, and Vice President of the United States,” a family statement read. “We are grateful beyond measure for all Dick Cheney did for our country.” Cheney, who served in the Republican administration of President…

Barcelona forward Raphinha on Tuesday reacted to being left out of the FIFPRO Men’s World 11 by highlighting his achievements from last season in a series of social media posts.Raphinha, 28, scored 34 goals in 57 games as Barça won LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercopa last year.However, his performances were not deemed enough to earn him a spot in the FIFFPRO team of the year, which is voted for by more than 20,000 professional men’s footballers.Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Cole Palmer and Jude Bellingham were the attacking players included ahead of him.- How much…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Uber Technologies — The ride-sharing company fell 5% after saying fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA will range between $2.41 billion and $2.51 billion versus $2.47 billion expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Third-quarter revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, at $13.47 billion versus the $13.28 billion expected from analysts polled by LSEG. It was unclear if earnings of $3.11 per share compared to a 68-cent consensus estimate. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings — The cruise operator dropped more than 10% after third-quarter revenue of $2.94 billion missed the $3.02 billion expected by…

In supermarkets that reopened across Gaza following a ceasefire that ended two years of war, Monther al-Shrafi finds shelves overflowing with chocolate, soft drinks, and cigarettes, items that once felt like a “dream” during the famine. But as these luxuries return in abundance, he says the essentials are still missing, including basic foods like eggs and vital medicines such as antibiotics. “Can you imagine that there is chocolate in Gaza while there are no antibiotics? Or there are fruits but no wound dressings or sutures?” Shrafi, a resident of Gaza City, told Middle East Eye. “Here in Gaza, there is…

Corporate America is getting rocked by historic rounds of white-collar layoffs, leading some to wonder: Has AI finally come for their jobs?While the proliferation of generative and agentic artificial intelligence is playing a role, recent job cut announcements from companies like Amazon, UPS and Target are about a lot more than just the advance of new technology. The firms, which each announced layoffs in recent weeks totaling more than 60,000 roles eliminated this year, said they’re trying to cut corporate bloat, streamline operations and adjust to new business models.But in the absence of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report,…

Amazon is building a subsea fiber-optic cable called Fastnet to connect Maryland’s Eastern shore to County Cork, Ireland, in what will be the company’s first wholly-owned subsea cable project.Subsea fiber-optic communication cables carry over 95% of international data and voice traffic across the globe. These cables transmit hundreds of terabits of data per second including government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls and streaming.Amazon has invested in several subsea cable projects in the past, including Jako, Bifrost and Havfrue as part of a consortium, but Fastnet is the first time that the tech company undertakes one of these projects alone.”Subsea is really…

Nearly half of Americans are not saving enough for retirement and TIAA Retirement Solutions CEO Kourtney Gibson say we have no time to waste, herself included.”45% of Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement so every single day that we’re sitting there presenting on something, or sitting in a room, looking at each other without an outcome on the agenda, that’s time wasted from actually executing,” Gibson told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin in the latest episode of the “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast.That means slicing through layers of bureaucracy at the 107 year-old firm, founded with a mission to create retirement…

Enzo Maresca hopes Chelsea will have Cole Palmer back from injury this month to face Barcelona in the Champions League and Arsenal.Chelsea host Barca on November 25 and then Arsenal five days later, live on Sky Sports, with Palmer yet to return to training after suffering a groin injury in September. Palmer has missed the last nine matches and also won’t take part in their Champions League fixture against Qarabag on Wednesday. Head coach Maresca said on October 17 that his star player would be out for around six weeks.On whether Palmer would be fit to face Barcelona after the…

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani attends the 51st Gems and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur, India, November 30, 2024. Stringer | ReutersAdani Enterprises on Tuesday announced plans to raise 250 billion rupees ($2.8 billion) through a rights issue of shares as it seeks to move on from the controversy that erupted the last time it announced an equity fundraise.Adani Enterprises — which serves as the Adani Group’s flagship company and in-house business incubator — raised 210 billion rupees in 2023, but the funds were returned to investors after U.S.-based short seller Hindenburg Research accused the group of corporate governance issues and stock price…