Why AP called Wisconsin and the White House for Donald Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared that Republican Donald Trump won Wisconsin — and with it, a return to the White…
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Rescuers pull 30 bodies from a building in central Lebanon hit in an Israeli strike
Associated Press BARJA, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 30 people in central Lebanon, as the war between Israel and…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet wins election to U.S. House in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District
Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet won election to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Her victory means Democrats will retain control…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Montana voters approve constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Montana voters chose to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitution. The ballot initiative sought to enshrine a…
Continue Reading Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world — again
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to…
Continue Reading Votes in Nevada’s US Senate and House races are still being counted
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s U.S. Senate race is too early to call. Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has outspent Republican…
Continue Reading Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party is leading polls in a…
Continue Reading Trump win ignites crypto frenzy that sends bitcoin to a record high
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The price of bitcoin hit a new high Wednesday as investors bet that former President Donald Trump’s victory…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Wisconsin
Former President Donald Trump won the key state of Wisconsin on Wednesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a critical battleground. The win…
Continue Reading Algeria opens book fair opens without winner of top French language literary prize
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As one of the Arab World’s largest book fairs opens in Algeria on Wednesday, there is one conspicuous absence.…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Mike Lawler wins reelection to U.S. House in New York’s 17th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday. Lawler is one of several Republicans who flipped…
Continue Reading Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to close additional schools and keep…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Ed Case wins reelection to U.S. House in Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Ed Case won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Hawaii on Wednesday, defeating Republican Patrick Largey. This will be…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Jill Tokuda wins reelection to U.S. House in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jill Tokuda won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Hawaii on Wednesday. Tokuda’s 2nd Congressional District covers…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which…
Continue Reading European summit will focus on how to accommodate Trump during his second term as president
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Dozens of European leaders will be assessing a new global outlook during a one-day summit in Hungary’s…
Continue Reading South Korea fights deepfake porn with tougher punishment and regulation
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has announced a package of steps to curb a surge in deepfake porn. A government task force…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Burgess Owens wins reelection to U.S. House in Utah’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Burgess Owens won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Utah on Wednesday. Owens beat Democrat Katrina Fallick-Wang to win a…
Continue Reading Russia ratifies North Korea pact after US says up to 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Kursk
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russian parliament has ratified a treaty with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance. The move on…
Continue Reading Rematch of Republican US Rep. Don Bacon and Democrat Tony Vargas in Nebraska another close one
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska 2nd House District contest proved again to be the state’s most competitive, pitting Republican…
Continue Reading Nathan Hochman elected Los Angeles County DA, ousting progressive prosecutor George Gascón
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman has won election as Los Angeles County district attorney. He defeated…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Tom Barrett wins election to U.S. House in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District
Republican Tom Barrett won election to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday, flipping a Democratic-held district. Two years after…
Continue Reading Arizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters have passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability. Doctors…
Continue Reading 5 are killed when small jet crashes into vehicle after taking off in suburban Phoenix
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police say five people died when a small jet crashed into a vehicle after taking off from an airport in suburban Phoenix. Police…
Continue Reading Iran’s currency falls to an all-time low as Trump clinches the US presidency
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency fell on Wednesday to an all-time low as Donald Trump clinched the U.S. presidency again,…
Continue Reading Republicans win Pennsylvania’s attorney general race, keep other statewide row offices
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans will hold all three of Pennsylvania’s statewide row offices in January, with York County…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Linda Sanchez wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 38th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Linda Sánchez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Sánchez defeated Republican Eric Ching, a…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Nevada voters approve constitutional amendment enshrining abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution received its first nod of approval from…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Salud Carbajal wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 24th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Salud Carbajal won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Carabajal, who previously served on the…
Continue Reading Why AP called Pennsylvania for Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump reclaimed Pennsylvania by improving his margins across the state, shaving Democratic President Joe…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: South Dakota voters reject constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota voters rejected a proposal to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution. The outcome preserves a…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Lou Correa wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 46th Congressional District
Democrat Lou Correa won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Correa defeated Republican David Pan, who is a professor…
Continue Reading Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox wins reelection after unexpectedly endorsing Donald Trump
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has won reelection, beating a Democratic state lawmaker to secure his…
Continue Reading Democrats hope to flip a reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat with new boundaries
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a critical election year, Democrats are looking to flip a once reliably Republican Louisiana…
Continue Reading What to know about the eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki that killed 9 in Indonesia
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A series of volcanic eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Indonesia’s remote island of Flores…
Continue Reading Nebraska and Maine could split their electoral votes. Here’s how it works
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins the 2nd Congressional District in Maine and one electoral vote
Voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, the more conservative of the state’s two congressional districts, delivered an electoral vote to…
Continue Reading Nevada voted to make abortion a constitutional right. What to know about key ballot measures
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has passed. Voters must also…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Bill Huizenga wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Huizenga was first elected to the U.S. House in…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Tom McClintock wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 5th Congressional District
Republican Tom McClintock won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Democratic challenger Michael…
Continue Reading Justices who split on an abortion measure ruling vie to lead Arkansas Supreme Court
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Justices who split on whether to allow voters to consider scaling back Arkansas’ abortion ban are vying…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Brian Fitzpatrick wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Fitzpatrick, a four-term congressman…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Frank Mrvan wins reelection to U.S. House in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Indiana on Wednesday. The second-term congressman represents a district…
Continue Reading China’s state media focuses on US divisions as America awaits election results
By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As the US election results began to roll in, Chinese state media didn’t miss the…
Continue Reading Missouri voters enshrine abortion rights in a state that has a near-total ban
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. Voters passed a measure…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Josh Riley wins election to U.S. House in New York’s 19th Congressional District, beating incumbent Marcus Molinaro
Democrat Josh Riley won election to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro. Riley, an…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Judy Chu wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 28th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Judy Chu won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Chu defeated Republican lawyer April Verlato, who…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Robert Garcia wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 42nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Garcia defeated John Briscoe, a Republican…
Continue Reading California Democrat Adam Schiff wins US Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff has won the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen.…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Ro Khanna wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 17th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Khanna easily defeated Republican Anita Chen in a…
Continue Reading Highest court in Massachusetts hears arguments in Karen Read’s bid to dismiss murder charge
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An attorney for Karen Read argued in front of the state’s highest court that several charges related to the…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Shomari Figures elected to US House in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Shomari Figures won election to a U.S. House seat representing Alabama on Thursday. Republican Rep. Barry Moore, who…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Chris Deluzio wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Wednesday. A former Navy officer, Deluzio has held the…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Richard Neal wins reelection to U.S. House in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Richard Neal won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Wednesday. Neal, who was first elected to Congress in…
Continue Reading Republican US Sen. Josh Hawley wins reelection in Missouri, securing a second term
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has won reelection in Missouri. Voters gave Hawley a second term…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Angie Craig wins reelection to U.S. House in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Angie Craig won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Minnesota on Tuesday. Craig, a former journalist and communications…
Continue Reading Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time ever, two Black women have been elected to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate. Delaware…
Continue Reading Republicans again make gains on Texas-Mexico border and hang onto a US House seat
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep Vicente Gonzalez has won reelection to a competitive South Texas House…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Timothy Kaine wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Virginia
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine won reelection in Virginia for his third term Tuesday, beating Republican challenger Hung Cao. Kaine was widely…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Sylvia Garcia wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas’ 29th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Sylvia Garcia won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. Garcia won her fourth term in the Houston district.…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Lauren Boebert wins election to U.S. House in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert won election to a U.S. House seat representing Colorado on Tuesday. Boebert, a polarizing figure known for her…
Continue Reading Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump’s victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,500
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market, Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks and bitcoin all stormed higher Wednesday as investors made…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins North Carolina
Former President Donald Trump won the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday. Trump receives the state’s 16 electoral votes after…
Continue Reading Election takeaways: Trump’s decisive victory in a deeply divided nation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump scored a decisive victory in a deeply divided nation. And in so doing, the Republican…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Adrian Smith wins reelection to U.S. House in Nebraska’s 3rd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Adrian Smith won reelection to the U.S. House seat representing Nebraska’s vast rural 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican John McGuire wins election to U.S. House in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District
Republican John McGuire won election to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Tuesday, holding the seat for his party. McGuire, a state senator…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Michael Cloud wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas’ 27th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Michael Cloud won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. Cloud won his fourth term representing a district…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Greg Landsman wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman was reelected to a U.S. House seat on Tuesday, holding on to a southwest Ohio district that Republicans had hoped to…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Elise Stefanik wins reelection to U.S. House in New York’s 21st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Tuesday. Stefanik has built up a national profile as an…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican David Rouzer wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District
Republican Rep. David Rouzer won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Rouzer was elected to his sixth term,…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Jason Smith wins reelection to U.S. House in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Jason Smith won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Missouri on Tuesday. Smith, an attorney, has represented the reliably…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Tim Moore wins election to U.S. House in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District
Republican Tim Moore won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday, flipping a Democratic-held district. Moore, who is…
Continue Reading Republican US Rep. John Curtis wins Mitt Romney’s open Senate seat in Utah
Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — U.S. Rep. John Curtis will succeed Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate after the Republican breezed to victory over…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Morgan Luttrell wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas’ 8th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Morgan Luttrell won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday, defeating Laura Jones, a repeat opponent. It will…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins the District of Columbia
Vice President Kamala Harris won the District of Columbia on Tuesday, securing the capital’s three electoral votes. Harris’ win in D.C. is no…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Jeff Van Drew wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Tuesday. He defeated Democrat Joseph Salerno in southern…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Mark Pocan wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Pocan’s heavily Democratic district includes…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Chip Roy wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas’ 21st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Chip Roy won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kristin Hook. Roy has caught ire from…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Bill Foster wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois’ 11th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Bill Foster won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Foster, a physicist and businessman, defeated…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Scott Fitzgerald wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Scott Fitzgerald won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Fitzgerald won a third term in the heavily…
Continue Reading North Dakota’s lone congressman, Republican Kelly Armstrong, to be state’s next governor
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won the race to be North Dakota’s next governor. The state’s…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican John Carter wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas’ 31st Congressional District
Republican Rep. John Carter won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. The 83-year-old former judge has served his Central…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Gwen Moore wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Moore’s district includes the city of…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Missouri
Republican Donald Trump won the reliably conservative state of Missouri on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris. Missouri voters overwhelmingly…
Continue Reading Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe defeats Democratic challenger to win Missouri governorship
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Mike Kehoe has won the Missouri governor’s race, edging out Democrat Crystal Quade. Voters…
Continue Reading Republican Kevin Cramer wins 2nd term in US Senate representing North Dakota
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota has won a second term. The veteran Republican politician on Tuesday…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Robert Scott wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Tuesday. Scott won the state’s 3rd District, defeating…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Barry Loudermilk wins reelection to U.S. House in Georgia’s 11th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Loudermilk, 60, won a sixth term in Congress,…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Jodey Arrington wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas’ 19th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Jodey Arrington won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. Arrington was first elected in 2017. He serves…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Rick Allen wins reelection to U.S. House in Georgia’s 12th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Rick Allen won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Allen defeated Democrat Liz Johnson for the third…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Mike Bost wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois’ 12th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Mike Bost won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Bost, a former Illinois state legislator, won a sixth…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Nancy Mace wins reelection to U.S. House in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Carolina on Tuesday. The second-term congresswoman has been…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Russell Fry wins reelection to U.S. House in South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Russell Fry won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Carolina on Tuesday. Fry was first elected in 2022 to serve the…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Tom Cole wins reelection to U.S. House in Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Tom Cole won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Oklahoma on Tuesday. He defeated Democrat Mary Brannon and an independent.…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican John Rose wins reelection to U.S. House in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District
Republican Rep. John Rose won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Rose will serve a fourth term in Congress after his…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Hank Johnson wins reelection to U.S. House in Georgia’s 4th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Johnson, 70, was reelected to a 10th term in…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican David Kustoff wins reelection to U.S. House in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District
Republican Rep. David Kustoff won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Kustoff clinched a fifth term in Congress for…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Greg Murphy wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Greg Murphy won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Murphy faced only a Libertarian candidate in…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Josh Stein wins election for governor in North Carolina
Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein won North Carolina’s election for governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Stein…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Troy Balderson wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Troy Balderson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Tuesday. He has represented Ohio’s 12th Congressional…
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