Intrigue in the US elections, a retreat from Kherson and new estimates of the losses of the Russian army Pexels @ The results of the intermediate elections to the US Congress were summed up in most states, but the main intrigue - whether the Republicans can take away the Senate from the Democrats - remains unresolved.

The authorities stopped disclosing data on energy consumption. They indirectly indicate the state of the Russian economy. Data on energy consumption was published by the "System Operator" (dispatcher of the power system), but he will not disclose the figure for October. This, according to the profile publication Peretok.ru, was reported by Interfax.

On Wednesday, the commander of the Russian grouping, Sergei Surovikin, reported to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about the need to withdraw troops from the right bank of the Dnieper (and, consequently, from Kherson). The report was broadcast by state channels, and soon posted by the Ministry of Defense. With the right bank of the Dnieper, half of the territory of Ukraine seized since the beginning of the war will be lost.

Binance changed its mind about buying the world's third-largest crypto exchange FTX a day later. The company said it made this decision after a "corporate due diligence". The deal, which looked more like a robbery takeover, was announced on Tuesday, the message causing a collapse in the cryptocurrency market. Binance's refusal to buy FTX led to further investor flight. Bitcoin has fallen to a two-year low.

Binance Refusal to buy a FTX cryptos @ Getty images Binance a day later changed my mind to buy a third FTX crypto -streak in the world. The company said that she made such a decision after a “corporate comprehensive audit”. The deal, which more like a robbery, was announced on Tuesday, the message caused a collapse in the cryptocurrency market. Binance refusal to buy FTX led to the further flight of investors. Bitcoin collapsed to a two -year minimum.

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