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World in brief: April 2, 2025
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford (centre) speaks during her election night party after winning the election, April 1, 2025, in Madison, Wis.

US: Wisconsin voters delivered a setback to the Elon-Trump alliance today, electing a Democratic-backed judge to the state supreme court in the most expensive judicial election in US history.

Susan Crawford was on course to defeat her conservative opponent in a race where President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser, Elon Musk, was a major financial backer in the $100 million (£77m) campaign.

 

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