it s election day in america. voters across several states are heading to the polls with dozens of key offices on hot-button issues on the line. and the outcome could reveal the mood of the nation less than a year before the presidential election. actually, 363 days before november of 2024 to be exact. the ballot issues include abortion rights, marijuana legalization, taxes and foreign spending on elections. meantime, kentucky s democratic governor andy beshear is seeking a second term in that red state. virginia s republican governor glenn youngkin is hoping to take full control of the legislature in richmond. and a cousin of elvis presley is trying to shake things up in mississippi and become the first democratic governor there in nearly two decades. we ve got cnn political director david chalian here to break it all down. david, let s start with the key issues of abortion. yes. we re going to see abortion rights sort of through several of these states today, boris. in o
Shouting the Design Museum in london has moved into a new home, and its suitably stunning. I have come to see fear and love, an exhibition of 11 designers reactions to our increasingly complex world. The most animated star on show has to be an industrial robot arm, which its owner hopes will present a more friendly face to robotics, and even maybe help us empathise with mechanoids of the future. It senses where you are and comes bounding over to see you, but if it gets bored, it will turn its attention to someone else. It is a bit like an excitable puppy, actually. Who knows, installations like this may help to allay our fears of being around giant machines like this. I have to say, it will still be a while before i trust this thing with a scalpel, though, for example. That said, computers are increasingly being used in healthcare around the world. There is plenty of research into how Artificial Intelligence can help doctors to better look after patients. Jen has been taking a look at
Today and something the president himself highlighted at the Press Conference. Take a listen. I think a lot of his views are going to be shaped by his advisers, the people around him, which is why its important to Pay Attention to these confirmation hearhearings. This is a job of such magnitude you cant do it by yourself. You are enormously reliant on a team. How you put a Team Together to make sure that they are getting you the best information and they are teeing up the options from which you will ultimately make decisions. Thats probably the most useful advice, the most constructive advice ive been able to give him. Personnel is policy, in other words. Especially for a Chief Executive who for the first time in the history of this republic has zero experience in Public Service of any kind, not the government nor the military. With policy positions all over the map, even changing from one day to the next, its nearly impossible to predict just what
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conspiracy against republicans running for office. In other words, you found Republicans Chiding Fox and megyn for the way they engaged with donald trump. Lets take a look at this
Another seems to open. Enter, the New York Times Front Page Story of a secret plan by Trump Associates said to be backed by kremlin about the Armed Conflict with Russian Allied forces within its own borders. In other words, while the fbis investigating an alleged back channel during the election between russia and the Trump Campaign, there may be another previously undisclosed back channel between russia and known Trump Associates. But before we dive into the times report, a little context. Throughout the entire russia controversy, the president has repeatedly denied having any russian Business Ties. I own nothing in russia. I have no loans in russia. I dont have any deals in russia. Russia is fake news. Russia is fake news. But thats a relatively recent claim. In 2008, for instance, donald trump jr. Told an interviewer, russians make up a pretty
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