• Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, refused to concede against her opponent, Republican Brian Kemp. She hinted at a possible runoff during a speech to her supporters early Wednesday morning.
• Abrams, who received high-profile endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and President Barack Obama, would have become the first black female governor in the US if she won the election.
• Kemp, the 54-year-old Georgia secretary of state, continues the Republican Party's winning streak for Georgia's governorship since 2002.
• The results of Georgia's gubernatorial race resembled that of Florida's, where Republican candidate Ron DeSantis triumphed over Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum.

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, refused to concede against her opponent, Republican Brian Kemp, in a closely watched election that has attracted endorsements from high-profile celebrities and politicians.

Despite trailing Kemp by around 3 percentage points with 90% of precincts reporting, Abrams appeared optimistic during a speech in Atlanta on Tuesday night.

In an apparent reference to absentee ballots, Abrams suggested there would be a runoff and said there were "voices that are waiting to be heard."

Abrams assured that "every vote is counts," and said that "in a civilized nation, the machinery of democracy should work for everyone, everywhere." 

Abrams, who received high-profile endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and President Barack Obama, would have become the first black female governor in the US if she won the election. She was also the first black woman to be a major party nominee during a gubernatorial election.

The 44-year-old Atlanta-based attorney downplayed the historical significance of her potential win on the eve of Election Day.

"I don't want anyone to vote for me because I'm black," Abrams said in Savannah on Monday. "And no one on the ballot needs a vote because we're women. And I don't even want you to vote for us just because we're Democrats. You need to vote for us because we're better."

Kemp, the 54-year-old Georgia secretary of state, continues the Republican Party's winning streak for Georgia's governorship since 2002.

Kemp was embroiled in controversy in the days leading up to the election.

On Sunday, Kemp announced he would investigate the Georgia Democratic Party for an alleged hacking attempt into the state's voter registration system — without providing ample evidence of his allegation.

Abrams and Democrat officials denied the charges and described it as a "witch hunt that was created by someone who is abusing his power."

The following day, Protect Democracy, a non-profit voter advocacy group, filed a lawsuit against Kemp in light of "extreme bias" against Abrams and the "accusations to deflect blame for his own failures to address flaws in the election system."

If successful, the lawsuit would prevent Kemp from performing his official duties as Georgia's secretary of state, including a recount of his own election.

The lawsuit was in addition to another legal action against Kemp.

On Thursday, a coalition of civil rights groups sued Kemp on accusations that he stonewalled over 50,000 voter registrations, the majority of which were from Blacks, Latinos, or Asian Americans. According to a 2017 voting law, election officials may put "on hold" any voter registration application that does not match existing identification records. This "exact match" requirement would flag and stall registrations with minor errors, including misspelled names or a dropped hyphen.

The outcome of Georgia's gubernatorial election resembled other states on Election Day. In Florida, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum conceded to Republican candidate Ron DeSantis after trailing by one percentage point, or around 76,000 votes.

Similar to Kemp, DeSantis secured President Donald Trump's endorsement, while Gillum and Abrams received endorsements from Obama.

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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.

1. Amazon employees are gearing up to confront CEO Jeff Bezos at an all-staff meeting this week about selling facial recognition software to law enforcement. Employees are urging their colleagues to put pressure on the company at an all-staff meeting Thursday by inundating CEO Jeff Bezos with questions, Recode reports.
2. Reddit's Alexis Ohanian says "hustle porn" is "one of the most toxic, dangerous things in tech right now" at Web Summit on Tuesday."Hustle porn" is the fetishization of extremely long working hours, and Ohanian said he let his own mental health go when he built Reddit.
3. Marc Benioff invited Elon Musk to dig tunnels in San Francisco for a new transportation system, and the Tesla founder accepted. The Salesforce CEO asked Musk on Twitter whether the Boring Company could come to San Francisco, and Musk replied: "Sure, we can do it."
4. Facebook said that the 100 accounts it removed ahead of the midterm elections for "inauthentic behavior" may well be Russian. Facebook's head of cyber security policy told TechCrunch that the company blocked over 100 accounts after receiving a tip-off from law enforcement that they could be connected to the Russia-based Internet Research Agency.
5. A federal judge ruled that chip seller Qualcomm must license some of its technology to competitors. The preliminary ruling came in an antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm brought by the US Federal Trade Commission in early 2017.
6. The FCC is calling for all phone carriers to implement effective caller ID by 2019. The FCC's Chairman Ajit Pai said this was important in combating "illegal robocalls."
7. The president of Samsung says "we should really worry about ethics" as artificial intelligence moves into your DNA. Samsung Electronics president Young Sohn told Business Insider about his concerns around AI exploits health and DNA data.
8. One of Microsoft's fastest-rising stars is leaving the company with the intention of "getting back to building new things." Javier Soltero, who came to Microsoft after his startup, Acompli, was acquired in 2014, is leaving after four years.
9. Samsung is hinting that it will reveal its long-awaited foldable phone on November 7. Samsung's foldable phone has been nicknamed "Galaxy F" and "Galaxy X."
10. Tinder's paying user base went up from 3.8 million last quarter to 4.1 million this quarter, and is projected to bring in $800 million in revenue this year. Tinder's parent company Match Group surpassed its forecasted revenue for Q3.

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• Fox News host Chris Wallace was wary of "giving too much credit" to President Donald Trump in light of the Republican Party flipping several Senate seats in the 2018 midterm elections.
• "If I may just tap on the brakes a little bit, I think we are overstating ... giving too much credit to Donald Trump for holding on to the Senate," Wallace said.
• Republicans expanded their 51-49 Senate majority on Tuesday after defeating several Democratic incumbents, including Indiana's Joe Donnelly, Missouri's Claire McCaskill, and North Dakota's Heidi Heitkamp.
• Democratic candidates, the apparent underdogs for the Senate, were fighting for 26 seats compared to nine Republican seats in the midterms.

Fox News host Chris Wallace was wary of "giving too much credit" to President Donald Trump in light of the Republican Party flipping several Senate seats during the 2018 midterm elections.

"If I may just tap on the brakes a little bit, I think we are overstating ... giving too much credit to Donald Trump for holding on to the Senate," Wallace said on Tuesday. "The fact is this was a historically difficult year for the Democrats."

"What we're talking about tonight, and I'm not in any way diminishing Donald Trump's efforts, or the fact that he's held on to the Senate, and the importance of it, but we're talking about the fact that the Republicans have taken seats in North Dakota, Indiana, and Texas, which are very red states," Wallace said.

Republicans expanded their 51-49 Senate majority on Tuesday after defeating several Democratic incumbents, including Indiana's Joe Donnelly, Missouri's Claire McCaskill, and North Dakota's Heidi Heitkamp.

Democratic candidates, the apparent underdogs for the Senate, were fighting for 26 seats compared to nine Republican seats during the contentious election.

Ten of the states Democratic senators governed were already leaning Republican after voting for Trump in the 2016 US Presidential Election.

Many Democrats in Republican-leaning states were also under fire from their constituents in light of several controversial votes in opposition to Trump, including their "no" votes on then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

"So, yes, it's a victory for Donald Trump, but I think it's a tremendous overstatement to say that Donald Trump pulled a hat out of the bag," Wallace added. "This was something he should have been expected to do. He did it, congratulations to him. But let's temper our excitement over Donald Trump's performance tonight."

The only Senate seat Democrats flipped as of 2:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday was in Nevada, where Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen unseated Republican incumbent Dean Heller.

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• Exclusive: Meetings of Theresa May's National Security Council were repeatedly put on hold because the government became "consumed" by Brexit, the prime minister's former national security adviser tells Business Insider.
• Sir Mark Lyall Grant tells BI that May's attempts to forge a new "global Britain" are stalling because of the all-consuming nature of Britain's exit from the EU.
• "Meetings were cancelled at the last minute because there had to be another meeting on Brexit," he said.

LONDON — Theresa May's government has been forced to cancel crucial meetings of its National Security Council because it has become "consumed" by Brexit, her former national security adviser has told Business Insider.

Sir Mark Lyall Grant, who was the national security advisor to the prime minister until April last year, told Business Insider that meetings of the National Security Council were repeatedly put on hold due to Britain's exit from the EU.

"Theresa May was very clear that she wanted to continue meetings of the National Security Council on a regular basis [after the EU referendum] but there began to be more disruption," he said.

"Meetings were cancelled at the last minute because there had to be another meeting on Brexit," he said.

The National Security Council, which is chaired by the prime minister, meets in order to discuss how to deliver the government's national security objectives, including its response to terrorist attacks and other external threats.

Lyall Grant said that May's ambition for Britain to be an outward-looking country outside the EU was also being hampered by the fact that the government is now "consumed" by Brexit. 

"The government is so consumed by Brexit, and there is a risk this will continue well beyond March next year," he told Business Insider.

"That means you could lose your opportunities to develop your "Global Britain" agenda, and that in turn could have an impact on your national security, writ large," he said.

He said that meetings with other world leaders had been held back because of the all consuming nature of Brexit.

"The ability and time available to the PM to meet foreign leaders and to travel has also been more curtailed in recent years than it has been in the past," he said.

He pointed to the UK's absence from a summit meeting on Syria this week — attended by the leaders of France, Germany, Turkey, and Russia — as an example of the UK abstaining from its traditional global leadership role because the government is so consumed with Brexit policy.

"The government has set out its ambitions that we will not be insular, and that is good and right and proper," he said.

"Nonetheless, you can get insularisation by default if fewer of your ministers are travelling overseas, and you're not able to be involved with the big summit meetings."

However, he said that Brexit was unlikely to have a significant direct impact on the UK's national security or its international standing, because neither depended on Britain's membership of the EU. Much more important, he said, was Britain's participation within non-EU agencies such as NATO, the UN Security Council, and the Five Eyes intelligence community.

Nonetheless, he said that the lack of "political bandwidth" as officials focus on Brexit at the expense of other policy areas could hamper the government's stated goal to maintain its international standing.

'We are on the positive side of the ledger'

Since leaving government, Lyall Grant has taken up a position as a senior advisor at CTD Advisors, a firm which provides strategic advice to firms expanding into emerging markets, and he said that Brexit provided an opportunity for firms to build trade links outside Europe at a time when firms are placing "an increasing focus on the rest of the world."

He also remains confident that Britain will strike a deal with Brussels, because Britain is a "net contributor" to European security and because he said it was in both parties' interests that the UK continued to participate within information-sharing agencies such as Europol, the Schengen Information System, and the European Arrest Warrant.

"We are on the positive side of the ledger," he said.

"European leaders understand and recognise that.

"By the time negotiations come to and end, there will undoubtedly be a deal that will allow cooperation to continue because it is in the Europeans' interests and it is in our interests."

Downing Street were contacted for comment but did not respond by the time of publication.

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In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats took back control of the House of Representatives, ending a two-year streak in which Republicans controlled the White House and both houses of Congress.

Meanwhile, Republicans maintained control of the Senate in a highly anticipated referendum on the leadership of President Donald Trump.

These elections have already broken records fpr:

• Early-voter turnout in a non presidential election
• Fundraising for congressional elections
• The number of candidates running
• The number of female candidates running
• The number of LGBT candidates running
• The number of female candidates elected

And they could still break records on:

• The number of women of color elected
• The number of LGBT candidates elected
• The number of military veterans elected

LIVE UPDATES: Follow our live coverage of the 2018 midterm elections here.

Here are all the records this year's midterm elections have already broken or could break:

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Early-voter turnout

Voter turnout is typically quite low in non presidential elections, but this year saw record levels of early voter turnout, with 36 million Americans estimated to have voted early by Tuesday morning. 

Over 40 million Americans are expected to have voted between absentee in the 2018 midterm elections when all ballots are counted, a stunning 32% increase over the 27.2 million who voted in 2014, according to Michael McDonald, Director of the Florida Elections Project. 

Multiple states have shattered their previous records for early-voter turnout, leading experts to project that this year's midterm elections could have the highest turnout in a non presidential year in at least 52 years. Just 36% of eligible voters voted in 2014. 

“This is not a normal election,” McDonald told Politico in an interview. “The best guess is that we’re looking at some sort of hybrid midterm/presidential election” in terms of turnout.

In 27 states, the total number of early ballots cast was greater the total number cast in the 2014 midterms, with the biggest leaps in turnout rates occurring in Florida, Texas, and Georgia–which set a historical record for the highest-ever early voter turnout in a midterm election.

Voter turnout especially spiked among young voters under 30, a historically unreliable voting bloc. 2018 youth voter turnout exceeds 2014 levels in at least 12 states,with those rates doubling in Texas, Nevada, New Jersey, and Georgia.

Total voter turnout:

When all is said and done, the 2018 midterm elections could set a new record high for total voter turnout in a midterm election as well as early turnout.

McDonald said that when the ratios of early vs. total turnout from 2014 were applied to 2018 early numbers, it projected a total voter turnout rate of 51.4% based on the record-high early voter turnout turnout numbers, which would be the highest total turnout rate in a midterm since 1914.

He cautioned, however, that several states have expanded early voting since 2014, making early vote a possibly less reliable predictor of total turnout than in previous years.

McDonald factored in early-to-total voter turnout ratios from 2016 to his 2018 estimates, leading him to a more modest prediction of 45% total voter turnout for 2018. For comparison, voter turnout was 60% in 2016, a Presidential election year.

McDonald told Politico in an interview he believes there's a possibility that every single state could surpass their 2014 early voter turnout, but it won't be certain until all the numbers come in. 

Fundraising

This year's midterms are the most expensive congressional elections in US history, with the Center for Responsive Politics projecting that a total of $5.2 billion will be spent when all is said and done, far outdoing the previous record of $4.4 billion set in 2016.

Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic Senate candidate who ultimately lost to Ted Cruz in Texas, broke an all-time quarterly fundraising record in the 3rd quarter of 2018, raking in $38 million from individual donors.

In the House, the July 2017 special election in Georgia's 6th congressional district set a record for the most expensive House race in history with $56 million spent.

Other wealthy House and Senate candidates such as Gil Cisneros in California, Scott Wallace in Pennsylvania, and Rick Scott in Florida poured tens of millions of dollars into their own campaigns.

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The 2018 midterm elections are upon us, and the country is anxiously awaiting to hear the results of an array of consequential races nationwide.

There's a lot at stake on Tuesday, November 6. So far the results have been a resounding victory for neither side: with the GOP making unexpected gains in the Senate, but losing the House to Democratic control.

It can take hours, days, and sometimes even weeks for results to come in.

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4 a.m. ET — Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott won the state's Senate election, according to Fox News' projections. He unseats his longtime Democratic opponent Bill Nelson.

Scott claimed victory after midnight.

3:40 a.m. ET: Here are the results so far, according to the Associated Press.

Senate: 45 Democrats (including 2 independents), 51 Republicans, 4 not yet called.

A majority is 51.

House: 218 Democrats, 193 Republicans, 24 not yet called.

A majority is 218.

Democrats have taken the House.

The Democratic Party has won 218 seats in the House, hitting the number required for a majority in the chamber.

The Republican Party has the 51 seats required for a Senate majority.

When you go through a breakup, it can feel like everything has come crashing down around you. You might seek out advice from friends, but it doesn't always do the trick.

The only way to heal from a breakup is giving yourself time. But if you're struggling to see how things will get better, there are some books from relationship experts that can help you through.

Blinkist gave us 12 of the most-highlighted excerpts from some of the top books about relationships.

Maybe you're wondering what to do differently next time, or you keep blaming yourself for the breakup. Whatever it is, there's probably a piece of advice from the list that can help.

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'Getting Past Your Breakup' by Susan J. Elliott

"Think about where you'd like your own life to go. How was your previous relationship holding you back? In what ways would you like to exercise your newly acquired freedom?"

'How To Fix A Broken Heart' by Guy Winch

"Others' lack of understanding is bad for us. It makes us internalize their insensitivity. And means we start judging and shaming ourselves for feeling the way we do."

'He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys' by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo

"At the end of the day, men like to get what they want. So, if he's really into you, you'll know it, because he'll actively make an effort to pursue you in order to win you over."

For the first time in years, Apple has made major updates to its beloved MacBook Air line of laptops. The new MacBook Air has a better screen, a larger trackpad, and more horsepower than ever before. 

The 2018 MacBook Air is available now, starts at $1,200, and is already getting glowing praise from critics.

"The new MacBook Air is as balanced as its predecessor, in a more modern design,"The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern says in her review. 

But there's one refrain that's common among nearly every review: This is a long overdue upgrade that doesn't feel innovative as much as it feels requisite. 

Check out a few snippets of MacBook Air reviews from the Wall Street Journal, CNET, Engadget, Wired, and The Verge:

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1. The new Retina display

WSJ:"The old Air’s display was like looking through an old screen door; the new Air’s 13.3-inch 'Retina' display is like peering through just-Windexed glass, with a crisp, vibrant view."

Engadget:"Gone are those thick bezels that once surrounded the screen. What remains is the thinnest of borders, with an expansive screen in between. That 13.3-inch panel can, at last, call itself a Retina Display ... Both of these upgrades will absolutely be noticeable if you're upgrading from an older Air."

The Verge:"More than any other upgrade on the MacBook Air, this is the one you’re going to love. It’s a Retina Display, which, in this case, equates to a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. It’s sharp and beautiful under a glossy pane of glass, with much smaller bezels. "

Wired:"The display on the new MacBook Air is what stands out most ... It's not a touchscreen —  Apple appears to believe putting a touchscreen on a laptop will summon the devil — but the display is so rich-looking that you kind of want to touch it anyway."

2. More horsepower

WSJ:"If you’re in search of a new Mac, the Air is the best choice. I’ve ordered one already. If you need more power, go on up to a higher-level Pro."

Engadget:"Since I've begun my work week, I've noticed the machine has stayed quiet and reasonably cool even when I take long Google Hangouts calls from a Chrome browser tab, a task that regularly sends my older Air into a noisy, overheated tizzy."

CNET:"To demystify the issue as much as possible, the new MacBook Air is a tad faster than the still-available previous model ... It's also faster than the current 12-inch MacBook, which is still running 2017 Intel chips, but it's slower than some comparable Windows laptops in its price class and the base 13-inch MacBook Pro.

Do you get better performance than before? Yes. Should you expect more CPU power from a $1,199 laptop that weighs 2.7 pounds and has some serious fans? Also yes."

The Verge:"This new MacBook Air is faster than the old MacBook Air, but not by the kind of margin you’d expect after three years (or even one, if you happened to buy the 2017 model). You can do all of the same stuff you can do on your current Air. I have been running a half-dozen apps at a time along with more than a dozen tabs in Chrome, and everything is pretty okay. I think for what most people will do with this laptop, it’s fine."

Wired:"If you're someone who builds graphics, edits 4K videos, or processes large photos for a living, the Air isn't going to cut it. It will, however, handle 15 to 20 browser tabs at once, let you edit photos in Lightroom without any hiccups, and keep ten apps running smoothly at once."

3. Daily use: The new keyboard, battery life, and #donglelife

WSJ:"Hate is a strong word for the keyboard so I’ll just say I strongly dislike it. You’ll get used to the Air’s flatter keys — which don’t press down much — the way you get used to a crammed middle seat. This summer Apple made some improvements to this new keyboard design, but I’d still rather have a slightly fatter laptop and keys that move like keys."

Engadget:"These backlit keys are the third iteration of Apple's 'Butterfly' keyboard design, which claims to be more stable and precise than the cushier buttons used on the older Air (not to mention previous Butterfly keys). They're flat, as you're probably well aware, which has presented a learning curve every time I've set aside my old Air to work on a review of a newer MacBook."

CNET:"It takes a period of adjustment to get used to the subtle tactile feedback, but once you do get used to it, it's fine for even long-form typing. But yes, you may never grow to love it. The payoff is that the new Air also includes a much bigger touchpad, of the same Force Touch style as on other MacBooks."

The Verge: "As for battery life, I am not getting Apple’s claimed 12 hours of web browsing time ... I’d say I’m safely getting seven hours of fairly active use: a mix of browsing, email, Slack, Twitter, some photo editing, and some more intense testing from time to time."

Wired:"I know, I know: By now, we're supposed to be used to this cruel, port-less computing world. It's the future. But I'm still allowed to miss other useful ports. And I do."

The faces of Capitol Hill are changing. 

When the 116th Congress heads to Washington in January, there will be a record number of women in the ranks: at least 123, according to Axios. The halls of legislature will also boast America's first Muslim women in Congress, the first Somali-American, and the first Native American women. 

There will be more scientists, too. 

On Tuesday, seven new science-credentialed candidates were elected: one new Senator and six new members of the House. Full results are not yet available in Washington state, where a pediatrician is also likely to be elected to the House.

In Congress right now, there is one PhD physicist, one microbiologist, and one chemist. There are also eight engineers and one PhD mathematician. The medical professions are slightly better represented, with three nurses and 15 doctors.

The new winners will bolster those science ranks. The candidates all ran successful campaigns with the support of a nonprofit political-action committee called 314 Action, which started in 2016 and is dedicated to recruiting, training, and funding scientists and healthcare workers who want to run for political office.

"Scientists are essentially problem-solvers," Shaughnessy Naughton, president of 314 Action, told Business Insider before the election results came in.

Since Congress often wrestles with complex issues like climate change, cybersecurity, and how to provide fairer, cheaper healthcare, Naughton thinks the US should put more scientists into the decision-making body.

"Who better to be tackling these issues than scientists?" she said. 

Here's what to know about the new scientists heading to The Hill.

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Democrat Jacky Rosen, a computer programmer who positioned herself as a moderate, beat Republican opponent Dean Heller in the Nevada Senate race.

Rosen, who was elected to represent Nevada's 3rd District in the House two years ago, touted her role in the construction of a large solar array in a Las Vegas suburb. Rosen, the former president of one of the largest synagogues in Nevada, said the array lowered her synagogue's energy bill by 70%.

During the campaign, she criticized Heller for his deciding vote on a law that lets internet-service providers sell consumer data without their permission. Despite initially opposing Obamacare repeal efforts, Heller also changed his stance on the Affordable Care Act and supported a Republican replacement plan.

Nevada's turnout was enormous, with twice as many early voters compared to the 2014 midterm elections. 

Industrial engineer Chrissy Houlahan, a Democrat and Air Force vet, won the House seat in Pennsylvania's 6th District.

The Democrat, who said she will focus on making healthcare more affordable, defeated Republican Greg McCauley after current Rep. Ryan Costello decided to not seek re-election.

Houlahan is one of several women who will join Congress as representatives of a state that currently has no women in the House. She will be the 6th District's first Democratic representative since 2003.

This was McCauley's first time running for office as well. He is a tax lawyer and has owned 20 Wendy's franchises.

In South Carolina's 1st District, which has been red since 1981, ocean scientist Joe Cunningham defeated Republican hopeful Katie Arrington.

Cunningham, who is also a lawyer, sparred with Arrington throughout the campaign over the future of offshore drilling. His expertise in this area won over the Republican mayors of Folly Beach and Isle of Palms, which are both coastal cities. 

Arrington, who has served in South Carolina's House of Representatives, does not oppose offshore drilling. In the last few days before Election Day, she emphasized national issues such as immigration and Trump's border wall proposal, while Cunningham focused on local issues.

According to The New York Times, Cunningham won the race by 4,036 votes, a 1.4% margin. An outcome with a 1% margin or less would have triggered an automatic recount.

• Duke freshman Zion Williamson lived up to the hype in his debut on Tuesday, scoring 28 points as Duke routed Kentucky.
• Williamson might be the top athlete in all of college basketball and showed that he has a unique and rare blend of skills for his size.
• There is virtually no precedent for a player of Williamson's size, athleticism, and skills in basketball, and it makes him one of the most intriguing NBA prospects.

Duke sent a loud message to the rest of the college basketball world on Tuesday that they're the team to beat with a blowout, 118-84 win over Kentucky.

Duke's top three freshmen, R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson, and Cam Reddish, combined for 83 points, nearly outscoring all of Kentucky by themselves.

And though Williamson was not the top scorer, contributing 28 points to Barrett's 33, he stole the show, displaying a unique skill set and physicality that has the basketball world drooling.

Williamson is a 6-foot-7, 285-lb forward who was the No. 2 high school prospect in the country when he landed at Duke. He rose to fame as his jaw-dropping athleticism and dunks created highlights that spread around social media.

As soon as Williamson arrived at Duke, he began to excite the basketball world with his incredible leaping ability. His vertical test with the team was a highlight reel unto itself.

Williamson's athleticism and build are only part of what makes him such a unique player. His weight is closer to that of an NBA center (if not heavier), but he moves like a small forward. Williamson theoretically could defend bigger players and blow by them on offense. Put a smaller player on him, and he can bully them on offense and use his quickness to stick with them.

On Tuesday, Williamson also showed that his game has grown in significant ways. He'll never be Stephen Curry from beyond the arc, but a reliable jump shot would go a long way for him.

His handle also looked tight, and once he's on the move, his speed and athleticism take over.

And if he's leading fastbreaks and threading the needle to teammates, forget about it.

ESPN's NBA draft expert Jonathan Givony said on "The Jump" in August that he had never seen a player as big and athletic as Williamson before while noting that he's an odd prospect in that he doesn't have many elite offensive skills other than finishing at the rim.

The most common comparison Williamson gets is Charles Barkley, perhaps because of their similar physical builds. But Williamson may already hold an athletic edge, and he may be more adept off the dribble. That's no small feat — Barkley is a Hall of Famer.

But the most intriguing part of Williamson is the numerous tools at his disposal. Though he doesn't dominate in any one area, the number of things he does well, combined with his elite physical tools, makes him a top NBA prospect already. As The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor wrote, Williamson already has the skills to be the perfect NBA big man for this era, and that's as he is only getting a taste of college basketball. If he continues to improve and produce jaw-dropping highlights, his stock should only rise.

"Somebody asked me to describe Zion Williamson in three words," ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas said after the game on Tuesday, "And I'm like, 'Oh my God!'"

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"In a sense, I am on the ticket," President Donald Trump told the crowd at a Cleveland rally one day before this year's hotly contested midterm elections.

After months of tweeted endorsements and dozens of raucous rallies across the nation, at least 51 Trump-backed candidates won and 37 lost. Several other races with Trump endorsements hadn't been decided by Wednesday afternoon.

Here are the winners from across the country who had Trump's stamp of approval.

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Alabama Rep. Martha Roby

Trump tweeted in June to endorse the five-term congresswoman as "a consistent and reliable vote for our Make America Great Again Agenda."

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs

Trump tweeted in October that Biggs "is doing a great job for Arizona and our Country!"

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey

Trump tweeted last week to back the incumbent governor.

• A new Parks Associates analysis shows the top 10 over-the-top video services in the US in 2018.
• Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu remain at the top from last year, but YouTube Red got bumped off the list by DirecTV Now.
• HBO Now, Starz, Showtime, and CBS All Access each got a bump this year because of the quality of original content, according to Parks Associates senior director of research Brett Sappington.
• "This pattern suggests new services such as WarnerMedia's DC Universe and the forthcoming streaming service from Disney could achieve success quickly," he said.

A new analysis from market research company Parks Associates shows who is winning and losing in the contest among video services in 2018. The report, released Wednesday, is based on estimated number of subscribers for each service, and while the top three are the same as last year, the rest of the list showed a shift.

Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu remain the big three, but premium cable channels that have gone direct-to-consumer in recent years, like HBO, gained ground.

A new addition this year is DirecTV Now, AT&T's primary digital TV package, which bumped YouTube Red out of the top 10.

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HBO, Showtime, Starz, and CBS All Access each got a bump this year, which Parks Associates senior director of research Brett Sappington attributed to the services' original programming.

"HBO, Starz, Showtime, and CBS All Access demonstrate the powerful attractiveness of original content through series like [HBO's] 'Game of Thrones' and [CBS'] 'Star Trek: Discovery,'" Sappington said. "This pattern suggests new services such as WarnerMedia's DC Universe and the forthcoming streaming service from Disney could achieve success quickly."

Disney is expected the enter the streaming war in a big way next year with its own service, which will include original "Star Wars" and Marvel TV shows, and DC Universe launched this year as a service for DC Comics fans, with original series and a library of digital comic books.

The 2018 top 10 subscription over-the-top video services are below:

1. Netflix
2. Amazon Video
3. Hulu
4. HBO Now
5. Starz
6. MLB.TV
7. Showtime
8. CBS All Access
9. Sling TV
10. DIRECTV Now

And here is the 2017 list:

1. Netflix
2. Amazon Video
3. Hulu
4. MLB.TV
5. HBO Now
6. Starz
7. YouTube Red
8. Showtime
9. CBS All Access
10. Sling TV

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• President Donald Trump accused the PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, who is black, of asking a racist question during a press conference on Wednesday.
• Alcindor had asked Trump whether his recent embrace of the label "nationalist" emboldened white nationalists across the US.
• Trump held a press conference one day after the midterm elections, which saw Democrats take back the House of Representatives.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused the PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, who is black, of asking a "racist question" about whether his rhetoric emboldened white nationalists.

Alcindor asked Trump whether his recent embrace of the label "nationalist" emboldened white nationalists across the country.

In response, Trump assailed Alcindor and touted his poll numbers among African-Americans.

"That's such a racist question … Let me tell you, it's a racist question," he said. "I love our country. I do. You have nationalists. You have globalists. I also love the world. And I don't mind helping the world, but we have to straighten out our country first. We have a lot of problems. But to say that, what you say is so insulting to me. It's a very terrible thing that you said."

Trump made the remarks during a press conference one day after the 2018 midterm elections, which saw Democrats take back the House of Representatives and Republicans hold the Senate.

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In a series of combative exchanges, Trump slammed Democrats, Republicans who distanced themselves from him during the midterms, and reporters.

He lashed out at CNN's Jim Acosta in particular, whom he called a "rude, terrible person" after a question about Trump's rhetoric on the migrant caravan traveling to the southern US border.

"I'll tell you what: CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them," Trump said. "You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN."

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• With Democrats' victory in the House, Obamacare repeal is dead.
• Democrats hold a strong advantage on healthcare and Obamacare looks stronger than ever.
• Three deep-red states expanded Medicaid, a key part of Obamacare, via ballot initiatives.
• Other states where Democrats won the governors' mansions could also undertake expansion.

Just two years after the future of the law was seriously in doubt, the results of Tuesday night's midterm elections solidified Obamacare's standing as the law of the land and showed that many aspects of the landmark healthcare law are getting more popular.

Democrats ran hard on the preservation of key aspects of the Affordable Care Act, a choice that many in the party credit for their House victory. A handful of states also voted to expand their Medicaid programs under Obamacare.

Democrats won the messaging fight on healthcare

With Democrats regaining control of the House, the GOP push to repeal and replace Obamacare is buried for the time being. If you ask Democrats, the prospect of another shot at repeal helped propel the party to victory.

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, widely assumed to be the next speaker of the House, pointed directly to healthcare as the key to the party's path to the majority.

"It's about stopping the GOP and Mitch McConnell's assault on Medicare, Medicaid, affordable health care, and millions of Americans living with pre-existing medical conditions,"Pelosi said during a victory speech, referring to the Senate majority leader.

The ACA is polling near its highest level ever. And many of the law's provisions, including protections for people with preexisting conditions, remain significantly popular. The rising popularity and the GOP's legislative attacks on Obamacare allowed Democrats to draw a stark contrast with their Republican opponents.

Healthcare ranked as the top issue for voters in exit polling, and Americans generally trusted Democrats more than Republicans. According to an exit poll of 75 competitive, GOP-held districts by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling, 52% of people said they trusted Democrats more on healthcare, compared to just 44% who trusted the GOP more.

The switch represents a huge change from the 2010 and 2014 midterms, when Republicans hammered Democrats on the ACA and healthcare in general.

An outstanding question, however, is what exactly Congress could do to shore up Obamacare in a divided Congress. A bipartisan push to reinforce the law's individual insurance markets fell through in 2017, but McConnell hinted that another deal could be on the docket in 2019.

"We are going to have to try to address that on a bipartisan basis," McConnell said.

Medicaid expansion is a winner

Perhaps most significant for Obamacare's legacy is the continued popularity of the law's Medicaid expansion. The ACA allows states to expand Medicaid eligibility to people making up to 138% of the federal poverty limit, helping low-income Americans gain access to healthcare.

Expansion is heavily subsidized by the federal government to ease the cost burden on states, but many state-level Republicans have rejected the idea due to budgetary concerns. But slowly, the protestations of the GOP are giving way to a gradual march of Medicaid expansion.

Three deep-red states — Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah— joined the 32 expansion states via ballot initiatives on Tuesday. Solid majorities in each state voted for expansion, which will help roughly 325,000 people gain access to Medicaid.

In addition to the direct pick ups for expansion, a couple of governor's races could lead to additional gains:

• The Kansas legislature passed a bill to expand Medicaid in 2017, but it was blocked by then-Gov. Sam Brownback. Pro-expansion Democrat Laura Kelly took the governor's mansion, which could allow another crack at expansion and open to door for around 150,000 more people to enroll in Medicaid.
• Tony Evers, the Democratic governor-elect in Wisconsin, could also accept federal aid to boost the state's Medicaid program and extend coverage to another 176,000 people in the state.
• Additionally, Maine Gov. Paul LePage's refusal to implement Medicaid expansion despite a 2017 vote in favor of the move will likely be broken by the new Democratic Governor-elect Janet Mills. 70,000 people in the state could be eligible for Medicaid if expansion moves forward.

Other states could see expansion, like in North Carolina, where Republicans lost their supermajority in the state legislature, but that remains less likely.

In total, with the ballot initiatives and governors' races, up to 721,000 Americans could gain access to healthcare via Medicaid expansion in the wake of the midterms.

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• Facebook is partnering with Macy's to bring a selection of brands that are sold on Facebook and Instagram to its stores. 
• These brands will be showcased in the department store's pop-up area, "The Market," which launched earlier this year as a way to bring lesser-known brands to the store.
• Facebook is following in the footsteps of Amazon, which has been growing its brick-and-mortar presence in the United States through its acquisition of Whole Foods, a partnership with Kohl's, and new temporary and permanent stores. 

Facebook wants in on retail. 

On Monday, the social network announced a new partnership with Macy's to bring a selection of smaller brands sold on Facebook and Instagram to its stores.

These brands will be showcased in the department store's pop-up area, "The Market," which launched earlier this year as a way to bring lesser-known brands into stores. Roughly 100 different brands sold on Facebook and Instagram will be featured in nine Macy's stores through February. 

Facebook is following in the footsteps of Amazon, which has been growing its brick-and-mortar presence in the United States through its acquisition of Whole Foods, a partnership with Kohl's, and new temporary and permanent stores. 

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In addition to growing its fleet of bookstores and launching the Amazon Go stores, it recently opened a new store concept, known as Amazon 4-star, that stocks only items that have an average customer rating of four stars or above on its site — the best of the best, it says. These stores have a mix of products, from Amazon's own devices and other consumer electronics to kitchen and home products, toys, games, and books.

Since Amazon opened its first 4-star location in September, two more have joined the store fleet. 

Amazon has also been rolling out pop-up stores in various malls and opening store-in-store locations at various Kohl's stores. These micro-stores carry an assortment of Amazon products and accessories, enabling customers to test out products in person. 

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• Michelin just released its 2019 New York City restaurant list.
• In total, it features 76 starred NYC restaurants. Sixteen of those are on the list for the first time.
• Only five restaurants in New York City have the coveted three-star status. Keep reading for a look at the full list.

Michelin just released its 2019 selection of standout New York City restaurants.

In total, the list features 76 restaurants, 16 of which appear on the list for the first time. Beyond that, five restaurants have seen their status elevated from the 2018 ranking.

If you're wondering what, exactly, each level means, Michelin provides the following context: one star means the restaurant is "high quality cooking, worth a stop"; two stars means "excellent cooking, worth a detour,"; and three stars means "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey."

To quantify just how "special" that journey is, Eater New York reports that there are just over 120 restaurants with three-star status — worldwide.

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Michelin's ratings are determined by anonymous food inspectors. 

Take a look below for all 76 restaurants on the 2019 NYC Michelin list.

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One Star Restaurants

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2. Ai Fiori
   
3. Aldea
   
4. Atomix (NEW)
   
5. Babbo
   
6. Bar Uchū
   
7. Bâtard
   
8. Blue Hill
   
9. Bouley at Home (NEW)
   
10. Café Boulud
    
11. Café China
    
12. Carbone
    
13. Casa Enrique
    
14. Casa Mono
    
15. Caviar Russe
    
16. Claro (NEW)
    
17. The Clocktower
    
18. Contra
    
19. Cote
    
20. Del Posto
    
21. Faro
    
22. The Finch
    
23. Gotham Bar and Grill
    
24. Gramercy Tavern 
    
25. Günter Seeger NY
    
26. Hirohisa
    
27. Jeju Noodle Bar (NEW)
    
28. Jewel Bako
    
29. Junoon
    
30. Kajitsu
    
31. Kanoyama
    
32. Kosaka (NEW)
    
33. Kyo Ya
    
34. L’Appart
    
35. Le Coucou (NEW)
    
36. Le Grill de Joël Robuchon (NEW)
    
37. Meadowsweet
    
38. The Musket Room
    
39. Nix
    
40. Noda (NEW)
    
41. NoMad
    
42. Okuda (NEW)
    
43. Oxomoco (NEW)
    
44. Peter Luger
    
45. The River Café
    
46. Satsuki
    
47. Sushi Amane
    
48. Sushi Inoue
    
49. Sushi Nakazawa (NEW)
    
50. Sushi Noz (NEW)
    
51. Sushi Yasuda
    
52. Tempura Matsui
    
53. Tuome (NEW)
    
54. Uncle Boons
    
55. Wallsé
    
56. ZZ’s Clam Bar

Two Star Restaurants

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2. Aska
3. Atera
4. Blanca
5. Daniel
6. Gabriel Kreuther (NEW)
7. Ichimura at Uchū (NEW)
8. Jean-Georges
9. Jungsik
10. Ko
    
11. L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon (NEW)
    
12. Marea
    
13. The Modern
    
14. Sushi Ginza Onodera
    
15. Tetsu Basement (NEW, closed)

Three Star Restaurants

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1. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
2. Eleven Madison Park
3. Le Bernardin
4. Masa
5. Per Se

• On Monday, Duncan Hines recalled four of its cake mix flavors after the FDA found salmonella in a sample of the product.
• According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Salmonella affects about 1.2 million people per year.
• Side effects of salmonella include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever.

Duncan Hines is recalling four of its cake mixes, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

On Monday, Conagra, the parent company of Duncan Hines, voluntarily recalled its Classic White, Classic Butter Golden, Signature Confetti, and Classic Yellow mixes after traces of salmonella were found in a sample of the Classic White cake mix. 

At the time, the FDA explained that the Classic White Cake Mix was not the definitive source of the salmonella outbreak. Nonetheless, Conagra chose to recall the above products voluntarily, as they were made at the same time as the Classic White Cake in question.

The FDA also noted that five people reported feeling ill after eating Duncan Hines products to the CDC.

On Wednesday, the FDA and CDC concluded there were traces of Salmonella agbeni in the sample of cake mix in question. This strain of salmonella matched the strains reported by the five ill people who filed CDC reports earlier this week.

If you have a Duncan Hines cake mix that falls into one of the four recalled categories and has a "Best If Used By" date between March 7 and March 13, 2019, you should discard it or return it to Duncan Hines for a refund. The cake mixes in question will also have one of the following UPC codes:

• 644209307500 (Duncan Hines Classic White Cake)
• 644209307494 (Duncan Hines Classic Yellow Cake)
• 644209307593 (Duncan Hines Classic Butter Golden Cake)
• 644209414550 (Duncan Hines Signature Confetti Cake)

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Salmonella is a bacteria responsible for approximately 1.2 million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations, and 450 deaths every year, notes the CDC. People with weakened immune systems, such as children under the age of 5 and the elderly, are more likely to contract salmonella. Symptoms include nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and a fever, according to Mayo Clinic. While salmonella can run its course in four to seven days, you should see a medical professional if your symptoms persist beyond that. 

The bacteria, which is spread through animal feces and cross-contamination, can be prevented by washing your hands, keeping raw foods away from other foods, and not eating raw cake mixes, batters, or doughs.

Duncan Hines did not immediately reply to INSIDER's request for comment.

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• League of Legends developer Riot Games is facing a class-action lawsuit claiming the company harbored a sexist work environment with women suffering from unequal pay and regular harassment.
• Reports detailing the company's "bro culture" surfaced in August 2018, leading Riot to issue an apology to current and past employees.
• The two women who filed the lawsuit detailed multiple instances of inappropriate behavior, including a list of "Hottest Women Employees" and unsolicited photos of male genitalia.

Months after reports accused League of Legends developer Riot Games of fostering a sexist work environment, two employees, one former and one current, have filed a class action lawsuit against the company for discrimination and harassment. In the complaint filed with the California Superior Court in Los Angeles, the plaintiffs claim that Riot denied them equal pay and blocked their career advancements on the basis of gender.

Both plaintiffs are women and claim that Riot's focus on male-dominated video game culture led to sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace. A copy of the complaint obtained by GMG Group directly references an investigative report from Kotaku detailing the experiences of more than two dozen Riot employees, many of whom share the same criticism. Riot acknowledged that the company's emphasis on "gamer" culture resulted in gendered discrimination after the report was released in August.

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Representatives for the plaintiffs, Jessica Negron and Melanie McCracken, claim the "core gamer" identity emphasized by Riot is explicitly male and was used to disqualify women from recruitment and promotions. Furthermore, they allege that women have been assigned to lower paying jobs while less qualified men receive more frequent promotions. The lawsuit also claims women in the workplace are subjected to additional criticism, harassment, and retaliation based on gender.

"Women are required to participate and tolerate crude male humor which include jokes about sex, defecation, masturbation, rape, and torture. Women who do not join in these adolescent humor jokes are classified as 'snobby' and unwilling to fit in with the company," the lawsuit reads.

The lawsuit offers several specific examples of how Riot's "bro culture" negatively impacted female employees. According to the claim, one of the plaintiffs counted male Riot Games using the work dick more than 500 times during a single month. Other employees were shown unsolicited photos of male genitalia, and one woman found an email chain in which coworkers discussed what it would be like to "penetrate her." The claim states there is an ongoing email chain of "Riot Games Hottest Women Employees" that rates female employees.

Basic work dynamics allegedly suffered as well, as the plaintiffs said women are frequently talked over during meetings and have their ideas dismissed. Riot Games CEO and co-founder Brandon Beck allegedly used the phrase "no doesn't necessarily mean no" as a slogan for the company during an internal meeting.

One plaintiff said her supervisor told her, "Diversity should not be a focal point of the design of Riot Games' products because gaming culture is the last remaining safe-haven for white teen boys."

When asked to comment on the lawsuit, a spokesperson for Riot Games offered the following statement:

"While we do not discuss the details of ongoing litigation, we can say that we take every allegation of this nature seriously and investigate them thoroughly. We remain committed to a deep and comprehensive evolution of our culture to ensure Riot is a place where all Rioters thrive. We’ve shared our progress here: https://www.riotgames.com/en/how-were-evolving."

Since the initial reports of sexism surfaced in August, Riot has been detailing their efforts to combat sexism and discrimination within the company. This includes bringing in third-party consultants to help redefine the company culture, and sharing a timeline of actionable steps to make that change happen. 

Still, regardless of what steps are being made to fix the problem, Riot will need to answer the allegations of past discrimination in court. Both plaintiffs are seeking damages for multiple instances of discrimination and harassment, as well as violations of California's Equal Pay Act. The court will need to certify the lawsuit in order for it to become class action.

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• A Google shuttle bus struck and killed a Google employee in her 20s on Monday night in Mountain View, California.
• The incident occurred around 6:45 PM on Monday evening directly across from the company's Googleplex headquarters.
• The woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. 

A Google shuttle bus struck and killed a Google employee in her 20s on Monday night in Mountain View, California. 

The woman was identified by a Google spokesperson as Emily Hong, who worked in the company's finance department. 

The incident occurred around 6:45 PM on Monday evening, according to the police report, directly across from the company's Googleplex headquarters.

Police officers began performing CPR on the woman upon their arrival, but attempts at saving her were unsuccessful. Ms. Hong was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. 

"We are devastated to learn of the tragic passing of a member of our Googler family," Gina Scigliano, a Google spokesperson, told Business Insider over email. "[Emily] was beloved by her colleagues — she brought an incredible spark to Google. She was inquisitive, creative, analytical, positive, generous and kind — our deepest condolences are with her family and friends."

According to the police report, the Google bus driver did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 

The accident remains under investigation by Mountain View police.

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Democrats took control of the House in midterm elections Tuesday, while Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate. Here's what analysts on Wall Street said that could mean for the economy and financial markets.

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On trade

“Congress over the years has ceded a great deal of authority on trade to the Executive.  Because of this, the President will be free to pursue a more aggressive strategy on trade with China, if he wants to do so. The crucial question is whether he will want to make a deal with Xi Jinping or not. While continuing tough rhetoric on trade would not directly hurt the President politically, it would damage both the global economy and U.S. economy, which could leave him more vulnerable in 2020.” - David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Funds

“Congress has limited power to restrain the President on trade regardless of which party is in control. But even if investors are right and the legislative gridlock provides a check on the Trump administration, we still think that European equities will come under pressure next year. This is because we expect the US economy to slow sharply then. If history is any guide, European stocks would probably perform just as badly as their US peers in this scenario.” -Simona Gambarini, markets economist at Capital Economics

On infrastructure

“Democrats might be willing to support more money for infrastructure if it included improvements to the electrical and internet grids.  However, a lack of money and a lack of available construction workers suggests that a moderate rather than large infrastructure bill is the most that could occur.” - David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Funds

“It is possible that President Donald Trump and the Democrats could agree a deal to boost infrastructure spending, but there is probably more chance of an extended government shutdown. Overall, though, the midterms are unlikely to have a significant impact on the economy.” - Nikhil Sanghani, assistant economist at Capital Economics

“While Democrats in Congress might favor increased infrastructure spending, they could seek to finance it by reducing defense spending. That would limit the boost to the industrial sector overall. We are cautious on the sector, which is being constrained by concerns that the industrial economic cycle has already peaked and by rising trade protectionism.” - Justin Waring, investment strategist at UBS Financial Services

On health care

“Our Health Care analysts have viewed a split Congress as the most positive outcome for their sector, since no major legislation would likely be enacted. Though with more Democrats in Congress, our Health Care Facilities team seems some possibility Democrats may pursue a moderate policy agenda based on stabilizing the exchanges/encouraging more states to expand Medicaid, which they see as positive for facilities and mixed for managed care organizations.” -Bank of America Merrill Lynch