Global Hot List: The world’s other close elections

Plus, the “Uruguayan Milei” emerges, Filipino politics takes a turn for the terrifying, and more.
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AI firms need to address security, open-source concerns: G42 exec

Industry leaders from Gulf-based G42, IBM, and BNY joined Semafor at an event focused on the Gulf’s role in emerging technology.
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US intelligence warns of foreign election interference ahead of Nov. 5

Adversaries including Russia and Iran could try to encourage violence following the election, officials warned.
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IMF forecasts weaker Chinese growth for 2024, but lifts US prospects

The latest report pointed to international conflicts, trade disputes, and the lingering consequences of tight monetary policy as risks to the global economy.
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Trump and the millionaires: How the Republican Party bet on the very, very rich

Elon Musk and a slew of wealthy candidates are playing prominent roles this cycle.
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US intelligence warns of foreign election interference ahead of Nov. 5

Adversaries including Russia and Iran could try to encourage violence following the election, officials warned.
PutinSputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via REUTERS

‘We addressed it’: Why this election will be harder to stop on Jan. 6, 2025

An under-the-radar bipartisan law has dramatically raised the objection threshold for lawmakers who might want to disrupt certification of this year’s results.
The US CapitolKevin Mohatt/Reuters

Trump tariff proposals ‘a complete disaster’ for US manufacturing

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis made the remarks at a Semafor event on the future of manufacturing.

Trump holds edge with Arab Americans: poll

Of those surveyed, 39% said Donald Trump is most likely to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict, while 33% said the same of Kamala Harris.

US presidential campaign fundraising hits record highs in days before election

Despite both candidates’ massive campaign war chests, the race remains deadlocked 14 days before the election.

A Senate October surprise: Republican super PAC jumps into Nebraska

Republicans are not in full-scale panic mode over Sen. Deb Fischer’s race, but Independent Dan Osborn is plainly making them sweat.

Inside the Republican drama over Mitch McConnell’s successor

The party’s senators will pick a new leader days after the election. And the winner may have to give ground to a conservative bloc that wants big changes.

If elected, Trump says Xi will not invade Taiwan: ‘He knows I’m crazy’

The former president’s assertion rests on his threat to severely hike trade tariffs with China.

Donald Trump doesn’t sound too excited about asking Nikki Haley for help

The former president downplayed rumors that his campaign might organize a joint appearance.

The $5 trillion dollar issue neither campaign wants to talk about

It’s one of the biggest looming policy fights of 2025, but the ‘tax cliff’ has been mostly invisible on the trail.
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