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Today’s Top Stories from NBC News WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021 Good morning, NBC News readers.
Here's what we're watching this Wednesday morning. 
Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia's high-profile Tuesday election for governor, NBC News projects, flipping control of a state that President Joe Biden won handily just a year ago.
The results in Virginia and other states holding off-year elections sent a warning shot to Democrats, suggesting that trouble may be brewing ahead of next year's midterms.
Youngkin, a former private equity executive and political newcomer, ran a campaign focused on the economy and education while keeping former President Donald Trump at a cautious distance.
The GOP victory in Virginia will likely serve as a blueprint for Republicans looking to recapture the House and Senate next year.
Here are some of the other big stories from Election Day:
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A billionaire donor's design for a mega dorm that would pack UC Santa Barbara students into largely windowless rooms has drawn widespread criticism and prompted the resignation of a consulting architect.
The proposed building, dubbed Munger Hall after donor Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet's longtime partner and right-hand man at Berkshire Hathaway, would house 4,500 students in a 1.68 million-square foot complex with only two entrances.
Munger, 97, donated $200 million to the project in 2016, stipulating that he would bankroll the residence only if it was built to his design.
The plan ultimately led architect Dennis McFadden to resign from UC Santa Barbara's design review committee, where he has served for nearly 15 years.
In a leaked resignation letter McFadden described the project as a "social and psychological experiment with an unknown impact on the lives and personal development" of students.
“The basic concept of Munger Hall as a place for students to live is unsupportable from my perspective as an architect, a parent and a human being,” McFadden wrote.
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