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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and the Pentagon’s Plan to Livestream an Execution12 Cards

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Residents along the Gulf Coast boarded windows and stocked bottled water as Hurricane Isaias intensified toward a possible Friday landfall in southern Alabama or the Florida Panhandle. Isaias became the Atlantic season’s first hurricane and could become the first to hit the mainland U.S. since Hurricane Milton in 2024.

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An ICE agent in New York City shot a man in the neck after agents fired seven rounds into his car, authorities say, while his five-year-old son sat uninjured in the backseat. The Department of Homeland Security said agents were arresting an undocumented immigrant with a criminal record but did not explain the shooting.

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A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms, and Teenager Kills 4 at Oregon Elementary School7 Cards

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AI-generated political ads have flooded television and social media ahead of the midterms. A Wesleyan University analysis of more than 200 ads found candidates and political action groups spent nearly $140 million promoting them, with more than 80% produced by Republicans or groups backing the GOP.

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With 18 days until the midterms, young voters are reconsidering their 2024 shift toward Republicans amid frustration over the economy, housing, gas prices, immigration, and both parties. Times Siena polling found support among young women at 13%, while fewer than half of young men support the GOP.

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The Downfall of Trump’s Ambassador to Greece, and the Pope’s Cancer Diagnosis6 Cards

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Hackers targeted refrigeration systems at more than 400 grocery stores in France, sometimes raising temperatures above 120 degrees Fahrenheit and forcing workers to discard tons of food. No one has claimed responsibility, and Paris prosecutors are investigating the damage and trying to identify the culprits.

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Vatican officials announced that Pope Leo, 71, has lung adenocarcinoma after surgeons removed a lower lobe of his right lung. He had recently traveled to Spain and France and has said he still plans to visit Latin America next month.

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Growing Threats Against Public Officials, and Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin6 Cards

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The Trump administration is sending $500 rebates to nearly 1 million Obamacare recipients in 30 states and $90 Medicare-premium deposits to 20 million seniors, while President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to immediately import Russian diesel into the United States. The measures come weeks before midterm elections as Republicans face possible losses of congressional control and the diesel deal undercuts U.S. sanctions on Russia.

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The Iran-backed Houthi militia struck an airport terminal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a cruise missile over the weekend, killing at least 12 people and injuring 300, according to Gulf and U.S. officials. Further attacks hit Riyadh airport and Yemen’s main airport the following day, escalating the conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.

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Musk Pours $276 Million Into the Midterms, and Federal Agents Raid Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar5 Cards

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President Trump's agreement to lift sanctions on Russian diesel to lower gas prices before the midterms caused a diplomatic crisis in Europe over billions potentially going to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it a gift to President Vladimir Putin and offered reciprocal restraint, but Russia has not agreed and Russian strikes last week killed more than 20 people.

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Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has spent at least $366 million to preserve Republicans' congressional majority in the upcoming midterms, exceeding the nearly $300 million he spent helping President Trump return to power in 2024. Much of it funds his super PAC in seven Senate battlegrounds and nearly three dozen House races.

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A Forced Retreat for Trump and Hegseth, and What to Know About the Russia Plague Scare5 Cards

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The United States and other countries are seeking details from Russia after a 28-year-old employee of the Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died from what Russian officials called pneumonia. Russia locked down the laboratory and quarantined contacts, but said tests found no pathogen linked to her work and that no emergency had been identified.

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The USS Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to dock in San Diego after a 265-day deployment extended twice for President Trump's campaign against Iran. The deployment exposed damaged US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE, forcing resupply from more than 2,000 miles away and bombers to fly from the United States.

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Inflation Data Undercuts Trump’s Economic Claims, and the Danger of New Jet-Powered Drones4 Cards

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President Trump told a rally that everyday costs were falling and blamed high inflation on President Biden, but government data showed consumer prices up 3.7% from a year earlier. Energy costs linked to the war with Iran drove increases, while The New York Times found essentially no inflation-adjusted wage growth since January 2025 and Pew found widespread cuts to discretionary spending and difficulty covering basic needs before the midterms.

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More than half of U.S. immigration cases involving unaccompanied minors through August had no lawyer, according to a nonprofit research group, including hearings in which a 13-year-old was ordered removed and a one-year-old was told to complete an asylum application. The administration says children have legal support, while a former Obama official blamed intensified enforcement and the expiration of a legal-services contract, which its provider said ended over privileged data concerns.

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A Wall Street Record, and Why India Cut 130 Million Names From Its Voter Roll4 Cards

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President Trump said Monday his super PAC would pay for taxpayer-funded ads, but White House officials said it would not reimburse $10 million already spent. The White House calls them permissible public service announcements and did not say whether it would pay for an ad featuring Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump.

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The top super PAC supporting Democrats’ effort to take Senate control entered October with nearly $112 million, a record. Republicans and allied groups nonetheless had outspent Democratic counterparts by more than $400 million in Senate races, according to Federal Election Commission data.

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