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US expats in Australia gather at pubs for midterm results

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US voters living in Australia, their Australian partners and British spectators crowded around pub televisions to watch the American midterm election results roll in. On the second floor of one Sydney pub, the mood moved from nervous anxiety to champagne-popping within hours. The Conversation says Australians are keenly interested in the US midterms, even though no president is being chosen.