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Midterm Updates: Trump rallies in Florida, El-Sayed clashes with Stevens -- The November 2026 midterm elections are just three days away. Candidates in key races - and President Trump - are making their closing arguments to voters.

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DOJ calls Alaska Senate allegations "troubling," asks to segregate ballots -- The top federal prosecutor in Alaska did not specify what crimes are being investigated by the Justice Department, saying he's "not making any assumptions on whether a crime has been committed or not."

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Judge orders DOJ to stop trying to "intimidate" California election officials -- A federal judge ordered the federal government to stop demanding that state and local election officials separate out ballots and threatening criminal prosecution for noncompliance.

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El-Sayed and Stevens feud ahead of key Michigan Senate race -- Stevens has demanded El-Sayed condemn an outside group's ad and apologize for comments he made about Israel. El-Sayed said Stevens is "intent on relitigating" their primary.

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Christa Pike speaks after botched execution: "Don't know what's next" -- Pike is recovering in isolation at the infirmary at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she's been held for decades.

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Live -- Trump predicts Iran war will end soon as Qatar pushes for a deal -- Trump predicts the war with Iran is "going to end soon," without offering any details, as Qatari mediators return to Tehran to push for a deal.

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How hard is it to recover the $6 billion stolen from Binance? -- Security experts are calling it the "largest bank robbery in human history." Getting all of the stolen crypto funds won't be easy.

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Ukrainians trapped in Russia-held city evacuate during local ceasefire -- Russian strikes on the surrounding area have prevented food, water, and medicine from reaching the city for months.

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Appeals court rejects DOJ bid to set aside disputed California ballots -- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots​ received in the midterm election.

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ICE officer charged in Texas after allegedly hitting man with vehicle -- A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was charged with a felony for allegedly hitting a man with a vehicle earlier this month.

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Family of real estate CEO wounded in Toronto home invasion, officials say -- A search is underway for three armed men who broke into a mansion in Toronto, Canada, belonging to a real estate CEO in the early morning hours Thursday and attacked and injured the family inside, authorities said.

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Investigation - Botched executions came after changes to state protocol - Christa Pike's failed execution in September, the state's second this year, has raised fresh questions about Tennessee's lethal injection execution process.

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Meteorite found in the Sahara Desert turns out to be piece of Mars -- A meteorite found in the Sahara Desert has been determined to be 4.1 billion years old and from Mars.

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Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election -- The Vatican said Pope Leo exercised his right as a U.S. citizen, submitting a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of the midterm elections next week.

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Netanyahu's party claims Israel's election was stolen. Now what? -- Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a possible election ouster, has made a contentious claim that a foreign country meddled to boost voting by Israel's Arab minority.

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Daylight saving time is almost over. Here's what to know. -- Millions of Americans will gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026, meaning clocks "fall back."

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What happens when you miss a debt payment - and how to recover fast

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Should you use home equity to pay off credit card debt? Here's when it can backfire.

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Prioritizing paying off debt before retirement? These balances may need different treatment.

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Can paying off debt too aggressively hurt your finances? Here's when it may make sense to slow down.

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Meta settles social media addiction lawsuit, averting trial

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Tech stocks crushed as Nasdaq tumbles nearly 1,000 points

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Medline electric beds pose fire hazard after 2 deaths, FDA warns

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Daniel J. Sullivan left his Alaska hometown before Senate election

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Trump meets with Stephen Hubbard after release from Russian jail

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Disclosure of fired general's polygraph may have violated privacy laws

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Internal documents show failed scramble to save "forever cruise"

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Whistleblower says DEA let fentanyl pills hit the streets

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New details revealed in "People's Court" cold case murder arrest

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Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest

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These documents tell the story of the Cornell rape allegations

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Ross Douthat: The Meaning of the Midterms

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Undo Legal Weed? Massachusetts Is Thinking About It.

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It's Getting Ugly in Ohio

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Number of women in top national security roles falls under Trump

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Campaign texts, powered by AI: How new tech is shaping voter outreach

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Judge opens misconduct inquiry into Trump officials in golf course case

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ATF's top lawyer, who oversaw overhaul of its firearms regulations, resigns

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Judge skeptical of administration's defense of Trump's proposed arch

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