Election officials in Miami-Dade County and Broward County, both Democratic strongholds, indicated a higher-than-expected turnout on Election Day. Over 63 percent of voters in both counties had already cast ballots in early voting, according to the United States Elections Project. “Right now the overall turnout is almost 71%,” Steve Vancore, spokesman for the Broward County Supervisor of Elections, told The Miami Herald in the afternoon. “We’re still picking up ballots at the post office and there’s been a nonstop line at drop boxes for mail-in ballots, so an 80% turnout is within reach....

Viral footage of the incident—seen nearly 20 million times on China’s largest social media platform, Weibo—captured the moment the crowded elevator became filled with smoke and fire in a matter of seconds. The incident, still under investigation by authorities in Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan province, left the five-month-old girl and her 55-year-old grandmother needing critical care at a local hospital, reported China News Service. The remaining victims—two males aged 25 and a third aged 20—suffered less serious injuries but remained at the facility for treatment, the state-owned outlet said....

Natania heads downstairs to the club’s basement. Here, a different deejay plays harder, funkier beats with a lightly psychedelic overlay of sampled effects and vocal phrases. She huddles and laughs with her friends Cecil, a lanky 22-year-old with stumpy dreadlocks, and Mark, a slight, 17-year-old drug dealer. They slip into an empty coatroom where a dozen or so other kids stand on chairs, dangle off empty racks and groove to the music....

The woman, dubbed the “Kings Lake Karen” by neighbors, has been identified as Patricia Schmidt. She was placed on leave by administrators and is currently spending time at the Collier County School District administrative center. She will remain there until her investigation is complete, a representative of the Collier County School District told Newsweek. In the video, Schmidt can be heard yelling out of her window at a woman, her mother, and her children....

The Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) said the incident occurred yesterday morning at the Huab River in the Kunene region. An investigation into the death, which remains ongoing, was launched in collaboration with law enforcement, Vanguard News reported. “This is a very unfortunate incident and highly regrettable,” officials said, noting a probe will seek to determine if the excursion was led by a tour guide. The investigation has indicated that the tourists’ chosen camping spot was unusual....

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported Monday that elite point guard prospect Emmanuel Mudiay is considering playing overseas this winter because of concerns about his ability to be approved by the NCAA for freshman eligibility. MORE: Arizona lands rising small forward prospect Yahoo’s sources indicated Mudiay is considering hiring an agent and sifting through offers to play internationally, perhaps in China. Evan Daniels of Scout.com confirmed Wojnarowski’s report shortly after....

The truth is, both sides are right. Because there are two elites in the West, one cultural and one economic. And though both sides like to call themselves the side of the working class, both elites are pursuing their own economic interests behind their moral posturing. The French economist Thomas Picketty was one of the first to point out the two elites, coining them the Merchant Right and the Brahmin Left....

In those letters, “It didn’t matter if they were a Republican or a Democrat, it didn’t matter where they lived, whether it was this country or another country, what their native language was, what their religion was—all of those were swept away,” Edwards says. “It was such an affirmation of our humanity, and as the recipient of that, I felt blessed.” Edwards’s memoir, “Saving Graces” (Doubleday), is her way of giving back to those people....

About 71 percent of Democratic voters said Warren should be considered as Biden’s running mate among a list of female politicians. Senator Kamala Harris of California trailed behind in second with 59 percent; former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams came in third with 50 percent; and Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota followed in fourth with 49 percent. Harris, Warren and Klobuchar all ran against Biden for the Democratic nomination before dropping out of the race earlier this year....

Because Boras brought it up in September, and because it is a Red Sox center fielder signing a free-agent contract with the Yankees, there is a natural urge to compare Ellsbury to Johnny Damon, who in December 2005 signed a four-year, $52 million contract in the Bronx. Those Boras comments were made in an interview with CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, who broke the blockbuster news on Tuesday night. Any further comparisons are utterly invalid....

Flynn, a retired Army general and ex-national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, returned to the platform on Friday. His account had been permanently banned two days after Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol in an ill-fated attempt to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory. Leading up to the Capitol attack, Flynn was one of the most prominent supporters of false claims that the contest had been “stolen” by Biden....

The tech entrepreneur—who is currently the world’s second richest person with a £176 billion net worth—has repeatedly referenced the token in recent weeks via his personal Twitter account, which has a vast reach of more than 48 million followers. Speculation about a potential probe into his social media activity by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) circulated on Thursday. It was sparked by a tweet from a financial markets newswire called @FirstSquawk which claimed: “SEC IS SAID TO INVESTIGATE TESLA CHIEF EXECUTIVE MUSK FOR HIS TWEETS ON DOGECOIN: SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER....

Musk, who was speaking in California unveiling the company’s latest creation, the “Cybertruck,” was clearly heard saying “Oh my f***ing God” after an aide hurled a metallic ball at the front window and instantly shattered it, a test that was intended to show its durability. The back panel also smashed, leaving the billionaire CEO to give the rest of the presentation in front of a truck with two broken window panels....

The Avengers actor’s name trended on Twitter as users pined after his Jeremy Renner Official app, a project that notoriously went down in flames years ago. Renner’s app is seeing calls for its resurrection amid Musk’s contentious purchase of Twitter. The deal was hailed by conservatives in particular, but many users pledged to leave the app rather than experience it with Musk at its spearhead. There have also been debates over the billionaire entrepreneur’s style of leadership, ideological leanings, and possible handling of Twitter’s content moderation standards....

This statement was made to support Abbott’s stance that Texas new abortion policy, which now stands among the strictest in the U.S., would not harm the state’s “accelerating” business sector. After CNBC reporter Michael Sheetz shared the statement on Twitter, Musk jumped in to address the issue. “In general, I believe government should rarely impose its will upon the people, and, when doing so, should aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness,” Musk tweeted....

George Clooney will have hopefully learned a thing or two about playing cards while on the set filming Oceans 11 … or 12 … or 13. Clooney, Cindy Crawford, Brody Jenner, Shannon Elizabeth and Danny Masterson are a few of the stars expected to play. Elizabeth and Masterson are known to play some poker in their spare time - each cashed at the Seminole Hard Rock Showdown in Hollywood, Florida August of 2013 - one of the biggest poker tournaments presented on American soil that year....

Tom Brady has not admitted as much, but no player in the league has soaked up more insult and vitriol in the last year than Brady. And he only seems to be using it much the way Jordan did — to sharpen his focus and raise his level of play. On Sunday against the Jaguars here at Gillette Stadium, Brady not only continued his 2015 assault on NFL defenses, but he reached a personal milestone, completing his 400th career touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 18 seconds to go in the half....

Despite winning Ligue 1 and the Coupe de la Ligue this term, the Spaniard’s reign has been overshadowed by failure in the Champions League. In two seasons, PSG have twice been eliminated at the last-16 stage of the competition, going down to Real Madrid this term having embarrassingly been beaten 6-1 by Barcelona to exit last season’s tournament. “I’ve told the players that I will leave,” he told the press on Friday....

Best Premier League Team of the Season so far PSG returned to form at the Parc des Princes as the defending champions ended their three-game winless streak in the league. It has been a topsy-turvy campaign for third-placed PSG but Thomas Meunier, Thiago Silva, Edinson Cavani and Lucas Moura were all on target to close the gap with Ligue 1 leaders Nice to five points heading into the mid-season break....

‘It’s best just to laugh at Pogba’ PSG suffered a shock 3-0 defeat at Montpellier as the Ligue 1 champions missed the opportunity to climb to the top of the table. Goals from Paul Lasne, Ellyes Skhiri and Ryad Boudebouz condemned PSG to their third defeat of the season and first in the league against Montpellier since 2010. Speaking afterwards, Emery lamented the result but quickly turned his attention to Tuesday’s European clash against Ludogorets....