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We examine how midterm election results are taking shape across the country, and what it means for President Biden's agenda.

On Tuesday, Americans went out to vote. We hear from many voters who told us the reasons why they cast their ballots

In an election that had experts worried about vigilante poll monitors and the potential for danger for election workers, voting on Election Day seems to have gone off without any major incidents.

Nearly 900 marine mammals were either killed or gravely injured from interactions with humans in Alaska, over the span of about five years, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; today is Election Day, marking Alaska’s first ranked choice general election; and as it looks more and more likely that demand will eventually outstrip the productivity of salmon and other wild seafood stocks, researchers have turned to another method for producing protein from fish: culturing it in a lab.

The recent closure of the Bering Sea snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries has some of Western Alaska’s coastal towns taking a hard look at their futures, and one small island is bracing for a huge hit. The Pribilof Island of St. Paul runs on snow crab — also known as opilio crab. The community’s Trident Seafoods is one of the largest crab processing plants in the world. So when fisheries management officials announced the species “overfished” and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game shut down snow crab for the first time in the fishery’s history in October, City Manager Phillip Zavadil knew the community needed to act fast. “We're trying to get creative and have people understand that this is going to happen more and more, and that we need to address it,” Zavadil said. “We can do something now, instead of waiting for next year, when we don't have any funding or we can't provide services.”

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly about his campaign and his close contest with Republican opponent Blake Masters. Kelly at times has criticized President Biden.

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is retiring. If Democrats win his seat, it could help them keep their thin majority in the Senate. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is running against TV's Dr. Mehmet Oz.

With more than 34,000 members, the Facebook group Lost Dogs of King County has a 92% success rate for reunions. The group's founder says happy reunions are rewarding for dogs, cats and people.

The woman first won $100,000. To celebrate, she bought more tickets and won a $300,000 prize. With some more winning ticket, she could buy Twitter.

Italy's new right-wing government is taking a harder line on migrants picked up by rescue boats in the Mediterranean — blocking men from leaving the ships.