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Special Election:  Alabama voters will make their choice today in the highly unpredictable race for U.S. Senate between Roy Moore, the Republican judge who faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, and Doug Jones, his Democratic rival. Voters will also be choosing between two competing camps of the Republican Party: the establishment leaders who initially rejected Moore and the populists who fueled his rise. Follow along here for the latest results in the high-stakes election.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York called on President Trump to step down in light of the multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment against him, in a tweet charged with sexual innuendo. And National-Security Adviser H. R.

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