Today's headlines center on the final stretch of US midterm campaigning—with Trump making his closing pitch, a marquee North Carolina Senate race, and unregulated AI political ads flooding the airwaves—alongside a story about AI and energy getting increasingly intertwined, from geothermal cashing in on data-center demand to OpenAI offering to ease grid strain, plus political turmoil in Serbia after students voted out Vucic.

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Trump makes final midterm elections pitch | AP News

President Donald Trump delivered his final midterm campaign pitch at the reflecting pool while his administration asked the Supreme Court to sideline disputed California mail ballots.

President Donald Trump makes his last midterm pitch at the reflecting pool as his administration appeals to the Supreme Court to sideline disputed California mail ballots.

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Detentions, resignations, probes shake Serbia after students toppled strongman Vucic in election

Serbia has seen rapid detentions, resignations, and evidence-destroying attempts since students toppled former strongman Aleksandar Vucic in the Oct. 25 election, prompting a website dubbed 'system breakdown' to track the fallout.

Detentions, resignations, switching of sides, attempts to destroy evidence of wrongdoing. News has been coming in at such a pace in the wake of former Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic's electoral defeat on Oct. 25 that a website dubbed "system breakdown" has been formed, with artificial ...

Geothermal energy looks to ride the AI wave - POLITICO

Geothermal energy has won rare bipartisan support, but its embrace of the fast-growing AI industry could expose the sector to new risks.

Geothermal energy has achieved rare bipartisan backing — but its embrace of the fast-growing AI industry could expose it to risks.

North Carolina Senate race pits former Gov. Roy Cooper against onetime GOP chairman Michael Whatley | AP News

North Carolina's U.S. Senate race pits Democrat Roy Cooper, who has never lost an election, against former state GOP chairman Michael Whatley.

North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race Tuesday is a clash of political trends. Democratic nominee Roy Cooper has never lost an election through a long career as governor, attorney general and state senator.

Energy executives unite in calling for supply chain security investments as disruptions are no longer "black swan" events.

Energy executives are jointly calling for supply chain security investments, warning that disruptions are no longer 'black swan' events and that AI-driven energy demand will strain systems in 2027 and 2028.

He anticipates that 2027 and 2028 will bring further challenges, including rising energy demand driven by artificial intelligence, which will require a larger, more resilient system that integrates all energy sources and makes greater use of regional resources.

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