Hello, from CNN, I'm a FOMA DK, but the five things you need to know for Tuesday, November 7. We begin with the last major election day until the presidential primaries in January. Voters in several states made their way to the polls to decide key races. Here's where some of them stand so far.
In the race for Kentucky Governor, CNN projects Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear will be reelected to a second term, defeating Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. In Mississippi, Republican incumbent Tate Reeves is leading Democratic challenger Brandon Presley. In Virginia, votes for lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are still coming in, as they compete for control of the state legislature. And in Ohio, CNN projects two key ballot measures have passed.
The first would add an amendment to the state's constitution, protecting abortion access. The second would create a new law legalizing and regulating recreational marijuana. Israel is under mounting international pressure, as its campaign against Hamas in Gaza continues. Some of Europe's leaders are condemning Israeli strikes on civilian infrastructure in Gaza.
The Israeli army says it's prepared to strike the militant group, quote, wherever necessary, including civilian infrastructure. And tonight, multiple explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes rags central and southern Gaza, according to eyewitnesses. The country has been urging civilians to evacuate south, as its ground operations in Gaza are underway. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country will have the quote, overall security responsibility in Gaza for an indefinite period, when the war ends.
But the White House says it doesn't support that plan. Netanyahu's senior adviser Mark Regev told CNN's Christiana Namin poor that Israel's post-war plan is not, unquote, ongoing Gaza occupation. And I think you could expect something more fluid, something more flexible, where we can move it and move out as need be to do deal with the security situation. Once again, we want the guards to rule themselves and we think there'll be an international effort for that.
The House has voted to censure Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib over her comments about Israel. The first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress. She criticized Israel and made comments supporting Palestinians, amid the Israel-Hamas War, to lead past the Fenned herself against the attempts, saying they're part of an effort to silence her. But let me be clear, my criticism has always been of the Israeli government and Netanyahu's actions.
It is important to separate people and governments, Mr. Chair. No government is beyond criticism. The idea that criticizing the government of Israel is anti-Semitic sets a very dangerous precedent and is being used to silence diverse voices speaking up for human rights across our nation.
The Prime Minister of Portugal has resigned. They're being named in a corruption investigation. The country's general prosecutor's office said they were investigating Antonio Costa, who was the country's prime minister since 2015. Costa said during a press conference that he was surprised.
The president of Portugal will likely have to choose between calling for snap elections or giving the ruling socialist party another chance to form a government under a different prime minister. One group of people is seeing an alarming amount of syphilis cases. More on that next. Hey, we're back.
U.S. held officials are sounding the alarm after more than 30% spike in 2022 from the year before and the number of babies born with syphilis. For infants, syphilis can be a severe, disabling, and sometimes life-threatening infection. Untreated syphilis can damage a baby's organs and bones, or harm their vision and hearing.
For those born with a disease, there's an extra layer of tragedy. Syphilis is almost always preventable if caught and treated in time. According to the C.C., a single course with penicillin at least a month before birth almost always stops the mother from passing the bacteria to their babies. Well, that has it for us.
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