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On Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Democratic Party took over control of both the House of Representatives and Senate in the United States government after winning midterm elections around the country. The biggest surprise victory from the Democrats came in Texas as Attorney General Ken Paxton fell to challenger James Talarico, giving the Democrats their first win in Texas since 1988.

On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Canisius was named one of America’s best–value small universities, according to SmartAsset, a personal finance company that publishes consumer research and ranking. The ranking evaluated over 1,000 universities with less than 5,000 undergraduate students in which Canisius found its spot at 15th.

Nine dead after a business plane crashed in a Florida neighborhood. After erupting in flames, it crashed next to a roadway, where nobody was hurt. The plane took off from Austin–Bergstrom international airport in Texas, and was headed straight for the Bahamas. The cause of the crash is still unknown.

What was once a peaceful protest in Germany descended into chaos as people got more violent and looted stores. The cause of this rioting was fueled by high housing prices, cost of living and neglect from their government to solve these issues. These protests were organized by ‘Gen Z has got this!’ movement at first, but escalated to attacking police and vandalism of stores.

President Donald Trump attempted to block California votes, but was shut down by the federal court for the third time. The Trump administration has claimed that California sent out 20,000 voting ballots to non U.S. citizens. Yet, officials say that it was unreliable, and that there was no way to fact check it without causing discord to their systems.

Pope Leo XIV voted in the midterm election as he is registered in Illinois. For a while, it was not expected for popes to vote due to the doctrine of non expedit, which prohibited them from voting or running in elections in Italy.

On Thursday, Nov. 5, the newest remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time released exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2. The game takes the 1998 classic to the next level with heavily enhanced graphics and a few new mechanics sprinkled in.