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WASHINGTON (AP) — The morning after Election Day, a handful of major races are still unresolved. They include the Virginia Senate race, Alaska's Senate race and the races for governor in Connecticut and Alaska. In Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper has won a second term, narrowly defeating former Republican congressman Bob Beauprez (boh-PRAY') in a race that was too close to call until this morning.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A weakened President Barack Obama and emboldened Republican leaders in Congress are adjusting to a new political dynamic today after voters coast to coast used the midterm elections to sharpen the dividing lines in an already divided government. The president has scheduled an afternoon news conference to offer his take on an Election Day thumping of Democrats that gave Republicans new power to check his proposals.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Voters in states and counties across the nation have approved about $13 billion in conservation funding. The Trust for Public Land says that's a record for money approved at the ballot box. The largest amount comes from Florida, with the passage of a constitutional amendment that earmarks about $9 billion. Voters also ponied up cash for land and marshland conservation, parks and open spaces in California, New Jersey and Montana. Measures failed North Dakota and Los Angeles County.
MOSCOW (AP) — Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis continue to bite Russia's economy, and the pain is being compounded by the fall in global oil prices. The ruble is hitting an all-time low, dropping to 44.9 to the US dollar. The ruble has lost more than 25 percent this year. The Russian Central Bank has been trying to prop up the ruble, but today says it will reduce its intervention from $3 billion a day to $350 million a day.
BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. (AP) — Police are describing what they found in the abandoned airplane hangar near where Pennsylvania ambush suspect Eric Frein (freen) was captured last week. Documents list more than 100 items, including a bolt-action rifle, a sniper rifle and a loaded pistol along with five magazines and more than 200 rounds of ammunition. Frein surrendered to U.S. marshals on Thursday following a 48-day manhunt. He's charged with opening fire on a state police barracks, killing one trooper and seriously wounding a second.
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