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Despite Donald Trump’s focus on fossil fuels, his return to the White House won’t derail clean energy, analysts and activists say.

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Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. Among other moves, he may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.

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For months, Donald Trump and his campaign have been promising mass deportations. In a city that has received some 200,000 new migrants in the last two years, that promise has resonated among some.

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Measures appeared on the ballot in 41 states and focused on issues ranging from abortion access, to noncitizen voting and marijuana legalization, to legalization of some psychedelics.

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After Oregon and Colorado legalized the use of certain psychedelic drugs over the past few years, voters in Massachusetts rejected a similar proposal.

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Bomb threats that U.S. officials linked to Russian email domains disrupted what was generally a smooth voting experience across America on Election Day.

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Trump’s goal is to unwind Biden’s policies and resume where he left off after his first term. He has promised to close the border and launch the largest domestic deportation operation in U.S. history.

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Trump has promised to cut taxes and government regulations, slap tariffs on imports and order large deportations of immigrants. Here's how that could impact the economy

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In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep this morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the Trump administration, which he will likely be a part of, will recommend removing fluoride from the country’s drinking water.

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Vice President Harris will deliver remarks at 4 p.m. ET at Howard University in Washington, D.C., according to the White House.

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Some red states approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers.

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NPR’s Pien Huang weighs in on RFK Jr.’s skepticism of conventional public health expertise and his recommendation to remove fluoride from the drinking water.

Wall Street, crypto investors, and shareholders in Trump Media are all cheering the election results.

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Voters approved tax hikes to help fund child care for low-income families in the Austin, Texas, and Sonoma County, Calif. A similar measure in St. Paul, Minn., failed.

Trump’s overall closing focus on the economy and immigration ultimately resonated with enough Americans — more than the message delivered by Harris, who called for unity and warned that Trump was a “petty tyrant” who was obsessed with revenge.

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Officials throughout the Middle East welcomed Donald Trump’s victory — amid anticipation and anxiety across the region over how he could change the course of the wars raging from Gaza to Lebanon and beyond.

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Former President Donald Trump has won a second presidential term. The GOP now controls the Senate, while control of the House remains too close to call. And, 10 states voted on reproductive rights.

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Despite opposition from Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, and others, Montanans vote to protect reproductive rights in the state constitution. 

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Ten states considered adding language guaranteeing abortion rights in their state constitutions during this year’s elections. Voters in seven of the states approved the ballot questions. Three rejected them.

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Becoming just the second president to be defeated and then reelected to a subsequent term, former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Harris and will be the 47th president.

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