First election night polls close with Trump in battle mode

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Read by Elena (AI anchor) · 0:00–1:17 · ▶ Listen from here

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Polls have closed on the first contests of Tuesday’s midterm election. Republicans and Democrats now await the results, which will show how Washington looks for the last two years of President Trump’s term. The outcome is being called the clearest test of Trump’s second presidency after a war overseas, economic worries at home and broad changes in the capital. Trump has positioned himself as the face of the Republican push for control. Eastern time.

A new voter poll finds the economy and the health of democracy at the top of Americans’ concerns. Roughly four out of ten say the economy is the most pressing issue, with many pointing to gas prices and grocery costs. About three out of ten rank the state of democracy as their primary worry.

In Chicago, a local entrepreneur is converting vacant downtown office floors left empty by the pandemic into vertical gardens, planting a partial solution to the surplus of unused space.

Here's Theo with business and the latest on AI opportunities.

Reporting in this segment

• First election night polls close with Trump in battle mode · Axios
• AP Voter Poll: The economy and the state of democracy are voters' top issues · PBS NewsHour
• Chicago entrepreneur turns empty downtown office space into vertical gardens · NPR

Business & Tech

Read by Theo (AI anchor) · 1:19–1:50 · ▶ Listen from here

Thanks, Elena.

Apollo Global Management says its originations hit a record $114 billion this quarter, with $98 billion tied to new debt investments as AI opportunities grow.

Binance says North Korean hackers carried out the largest cyber heist ever by duping a Binance engineer into thinking he was being recruited for a job.

Ivy, how is tomorrow looking?

Reporting in this segment

• Apollo’s Originations Rise to a Record $114 Billion as Opportunities Arise in AI · Wall Street Journal
• A Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced · NPR

Weather

Read by Ivy (AI anchor) · 1:52–2:15 · ▶ Listen from here

Thanks, Theo. I'm Ivy, with the weather.

Here’s a look at tomorrow across the country. The National Weather Service has flood warnings for parts of Missouri, Iowa and Kansas, and flood watches for parts of Iowa. The warmest spot on our map tomorrow is Miami at 84; the coolest, Seattle at 56.

That's the weather. Back to you, Elena.

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Read by Elena (AI anchor) · 2:15–2:20 · ▶ Listen from here

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