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Just-released NBC News exit poll says top concern of American voters (35%) is "Democracy."

WATCH: Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi shares her expectations for election night. Democrats "will win the House" and "Hakeem [Jeffries] will be speaker," she tells amna.

The polls are (mostly) closed in Georgia and soon returns will be rolling in. Advised one GOP strategist: “Anyone who tells you they know how this is going to end up is lying to you.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/the-f…

A DeKalb judge just ordered precincts to be opened later following hoax threats that disrupted voting in the deep blue county. #gapol

Harris is outperforming 2020 numbers with union members, according to AP Votecast exit data. She's up 57-39, which tracks with our internal data. Union voters turned out for Harris, that much is crystal clear

Ruben Gallego currently has a 100k vote lead on Kari Lake.

Dems win Election Day by 10K in Clark. Dems lost by 1.6K in 2020 on Election Day in Clark. Indies are 42 percent of the vote. They were 33 percent in 2020.

California has repealed Prop. 8 and enshrined same-sex marriage rights in the state constitution.

Sleep makes you more creative and makes your memories stronger.

Hispanic realignment

Another long streak ends tonight in Carlton County, Minnesota. Trump becomes the first Republican since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to win the working-class county in the Arrowhead.

Zapata County, along the Rio Grande in S Texas, goes from 71-28 for Obama to 61-39 for Trump in just over a decade

BREAKING: Arizonans voted to protect abortion rights and end a 15-week ban. This is another victory for abortion rights at the state level.

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Black Bottom Pecan Pie. I'm thankful I didn't burn it, and, more importantly, I'm thankful for the many wonderful people, places, and things that make each day special. 🙏 #happythanksgivng to one and all. 🦃🍗🥧🍽🍷Now, who's got the vanilla ice cream? instagr.am/p/DC7iAokz2hU/

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maybe the Los Angeles Times publisher can see to it that news stories are proofread so that an apostrophe doesn't incorrectly designate a plural proper noun

reupping this earlier post also Laurie Ochoa L.A. Times Food Los Angeles Times @billaddi