Former state legislator Mary Peltola has beaten former Republican governor Sarah Palin to become the first Democrat to represent Alaska in Congress in almost fifty years.
Ms Peltola, a former state representative whose mother was Yup'ik, will also be the first Native Alaskan to represent the state since it formally joined the union as a state in 1959.
She followed-up by tweeting: "It is a GOOD DAY."
Her victory serves as a boon to Democrats after they held a seat in New York last week in a special election, while showing the salience of protecting abortion rights after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade earlier this year, which she campaigned heavily on.
Ms Palin has meanwhile been at the centre of Truth Social claims of election fraud, which are unfounded but follow Donald Trump's efforts in 2020 to further election lies.
Country could also start 'compelling wounded soldiers to re-enter combat'
The Big Question
Why has the Solomon Islands blocked foreign ships from its waters and is China behind it?
The Solomon Islands has moved to temporarily stop all foreign naval vessels from using its waters, apparently as part of a bid to shore up control over its exclusive economic zones.
Manesseh Sogavare, prime minister of the South Pacific archipelago, said on Tuesday that the suspension would be in place until the adoption of a new approval process for ships seeking access to its ports was agreed in the wake of the Oliver Henry and HMS Spey – vessels belonging to the US Coast Guard and Royal Navy respectively – being turned away last week when they made refuelling requests.
While a change of administrative protocol might not immediately strike the West as cause for concern, relations between the Solomon Islands, the US and its allies have become more tense since the country struck a security pact with China in late March, as experts fear Beijing's influence is becoming ever-more apparent.
"I wouldn't be surprised if the irony of Don't Look Up is lost on the people it was really intended for because it is so painfully close to what's happening right now."
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