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Establishment-backed candidate David Crowley defeated Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the primary race for Wisconsin governor. The Democratic ideological divide was on display in closely watched primaries across the country but Progressives still rode a winning wave in other key races. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY on the election results.

China has approved a new Japanese acting consul general in Chongqing, ending an eight-month vacancy at the mission following a bilateral freeze. Shigehiro Nishiumi, who previously served as Japan’s deputy consul general in Hong Kong, assumed the post at Japan’s diplomatic mission in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing on August 4, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo, citing an unnamed government source. The Chongqing post had remained unoccupied since December 5, when former head of...

The Midwest was rocked by tornadoes, high winds and heavy rain. The monster storm system also knocked out power to more than a million customers across four states. NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.

Liverpool post office owner says demand for specialist glasses to see the solar eclipse is 'crazy'.

The room has a bed. The room has a closet. The room has drywall, warm carpet and a ceiling light that actually works. What it does not have is an opening a grown adult could climb out of during a fire, and nothing on file at the building department says an inspector ever looked at […]

A partial solar eclipse could be visible over Philadelphia this afternoon. Here’s when it peaks, how to watch safely and where to see live coverage.

Americans' credit card debt reached $1.26 trillion, increasing by $21 billion in the second quarter of this year, according to new data.

Two welders retired inside twelve months. Two decades of feel for heat and puddle left with them. Four hundred welded frames a month kept coming anyway. That was the arithmetic at a 60-person equipment assembler in the upper Midwest running one shift, where a frame that used to pass inspection on the first look started […]

A Standard Chartered-led joint venture kicked off institutional use of Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoins on Wednesday, a year after the city put its stablecoin law into effect as part of an effort to become a global hub for digital assets. Retail use of the regulated cryptocurrency was expected “as early as end-2026”, subject to market conditions, said Anchorpoint Financial, a Hong Kong-licensed stablecoin issuer, in a statement on Wednesday. A joint venture formed by Standard Chartered,...

BBC Sport England looks at how the three relegated sides - West Ham, Burnley and Wolves - will navigate the Championship this season.

BBC Sport England looks at how the three relegated sides - West Ham, Burnley and Wolves - will navigate the Championship this season.

BBC Sport England looks at how the three relegated sides - West Ham, Burnley and Wolves - will navigate the Championship this season.