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AP's unique role, the different types of voting and explaining key phrases: Get answers to your election FAQs.

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US midterms: Average petrol prices under Trump hit record high as voters head to polls — follow live

Job openings tick up

Hiring also edged higher in September, while layoffs held low in a “low hire, low fire” market

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Soccer player dies after collision with goalie — police open manslaughter investigation

Early voting turnout in the US midterm elections set a record with 57 million ballots cast. Follow our free coverage.

Trump’s Justice Department said it is sending about 1,000 election monitors and observers to polling places in all 50 states.

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Popular Disney theme park ride to close after 33 years, but there's a catch

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NYC Marathon runner sent heartbreaking final text before dying on race day

King tells Commonwealth leaders: Royal Navy helped end slavery

King says 'shameful chapter' of transatlantic slave trade 'fills my soul with profound sorrow' - follow latest

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Shameless 9/11 faker Tania Head pictured for the first time in decades

Reform councillor suspended after being charged with multiple rape offences

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Reform UK councillor charged with 12 counts of rape and making indecent images of child

A series of bomb threats have forced flights across Europe to be diverted and searched in the past 24 hours

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Trump says the U.S. will halt $4 billion in aid to Israel as the country shifts to buying military hardware instead