Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris's defeat at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and recrimination in the aftermath of a devastating repudiation. Lawmakers and strategists looking for someone to blame for Tuesday's wipeout have so far been more likely to target President Joe Biden than Harris, who is regarded as having done a decent job with the short time she had to campaign. The election night disaster -- of Trump's triumph was accompanied by a Republican "red wave" in the Senate  and the increasing likelihood of control over the House.

DEMOCRATS ARE 'SOUL-SEARCHING' AFTER ELECTION LOSS

Although Americans will not see their first female president in 2024, at least one woman will make a major glass-ceiling breakthrough -- the first female to serve as White House chief of staff. Donald Trump's election victory over Kamala Harris has opened the door for Susie Wiles, considered the architect of his winning campaign, to become his White House chief of staff when Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025. Wiles previously served under former President Ronald Reagan.

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A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching $1,320,000. "A.I. God" by "Ai-Da", the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, broke pre-sale expectations of $180,000 when it went under the hammer at London auction house Sotheby's Digital Art Sale. Ai-Da, one of the most advanced robots in the world, is named after Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer and was devised by Aidan Meller.

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Thursday's answer: The oldest Olympic sports remain from the ancient pentathlon -- the discus, javelin, long jump, running and wrestling.