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News Wrap: Russian military withdrawing from Kherson in southern Ukraine

In our news wrap Wednesday, Russia's military announced its forces are withdrawing from Kherson in southern Ukraine, lawyers for American basketball player Brittney Griner say she's been sent to a penal colony to serve a nine-year sentence for drug possession…

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U.S. vote counting unaffected by cyberattacks, officials say

By Nomaan Merchant, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

No digital intrusions are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote. Officials on Election Day kept close watch for domestic and foreign threats.

WATCH: Arizona officials say every ballot will be counted after printing malfunction

By Anita Snow, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press

Election officials assured voters that every ballot would be counted after a printing malfunction at about one-quarter of the polling places across Arizona's most populous county slowed down voting.

Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker advance to runoff election for Georgia Senate seat

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under state law.

WATCH: Florida Gov. Desantis gives update on Tropical Storm Nicole preparations

By Associated Press

Tropical Storm Nicole is forcing people from their homes in the Bahamas and threatens to grow into a rare November hurricane in Florida on Wednesday.

Twitter rolls out new 'official' tag for some users then takes it back

By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Twitter began adding gray "official" labels to some high-profile accounts to indicate that they are authentic, then they started disappearing. It's the latest twist in new owner Elon Musk's chaotic overhaul of the platform and its verification system.

Election conspiracists seeking key state posts fall short

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Republicans who backed Donald Trump's failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states, even as others remained positioned to take those offices in more conservative parts of the country. Doug Mastriano,…

WNBA star Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony after failed appeal

By Associated Press

American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month.

New Twitter owner Elon Musk sells almost $4 billion in Tesla stock

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Twitter's new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings.

Tropical Storm Nicole spurs evacuations in the Bahamas; Florida prepares for another hit

By Freida Frisaro, Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Many people evacuated from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a hurricane.