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The Final Four Days: A Voter Checklist Before November 3
Four days remain until Election Day on November 3, with 42.6 million ballots already cast and 27.9 million mail ballots still outstanding.
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Russia Strikes Ukrainian Power Plants Hours After Trump Declares ‘Energy Ceasefire’, Zelensky Says
Zelensky says Russia struck Ukrainian power plants, a gas facility and a petrol station hours after Trump declared an 'energy ceasefire' — while Kyiv held its fire and waits to see whether Moscow reciprocates.
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Riyadh Airport Hit Again: One Killed in Second Houthi Strike in Two Days
Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport was struck for the second time in two days on Sunday, leaving one person dead and eleven injured in an attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis.
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Hasan Firing-Squad Execution Set for Dec. 3; Livestream Question Still Open
Ex-Army Maj. Nidal Hasan is set for firing-squad execution at Fort Hood on Dec. 3, the first US military execution since 1961. Whether it will be livestreamed is undecided.
Science
Arctic Melt Season Has Stopped Lengthening Since 2010, NASA Satellite Study Finds
The Arctic’s melt season — the stretch of the year when sea ice shrinks — has stopped getting longer. A NASA-led study of satellite…
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Abu Dhabi in November: The Test the Oleshky Quiet Must Pass
Technical peace talks are scheduled for Abu Dhabi in early November, and the Oleshky ceasefire's first 30 quiet hours will shape whether that meeting is a real negotiation or another date.
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Vance Grilled on Gas Prices, Iran War and Corruption in CBS Town Hall
Vance Grilled on Gas Prices, Iran War and Corruption in CBS Town Hall Vice President JD Vance faced tough questions from Michigan voters on…
Business
Brent Touches $110 as Hormuz Attacks Put Energy Markets on Edge
Oil markets flinched hard this week. Brent crude touched $110 a barrel — settling at $109.86, up 3.7 per cent — as a wave…
Technology
OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers; Open Letter Warns of Chilling Effect
OpenAI fired safety researchers Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita Balesni; their open letter warns the move could chill safety dissent. OpenAI denies retaliation.
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Formula 1 Returns to Africa With 10-Year Rwanda Grand Prix Deal From Early 2030s
Formula 1 will return to Africa with a 10-year Rwanda Grand Prix deal from the early 2030s, racing on a new Bugesera circuit for the first time since 1993.
Entertainment
WWE Money in the Bank: Penta, Stratton Win Briefcases; Liv Morgan Takes Title
Penta and Tiffany Stratton won the Money in the Bank briefcases in New Orleans while Liv Morgan captured the Women's World Championship in a triple threat.
Health
Pennsylvania’s Congenital Measles Warning: A Disease Not Seen in Decades
Pennsylvania health officials have issued an urgent warning to doctors about congenital measles, a condition not seen in the state for decades, as the…
Science
NASA-Japan MMX Mission to Bring Home Phobos Samples; Launch October 19
The Japan-led MMX mission with NASA technology launches Oct. 19 to collect samples from Phobos and return them to Earth, a first for a Martian moon.
