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Virginia Nearly Doubles Its Early Vote: Record Turnout, Careful Reading
Virginia early votes are almost double the number at the same point in the last midterm, with early voting ending on Halloween ahead of Election Day on November 3.
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Lawmakers Sound the Alarm Over Google’s Deal for a Defunct Airline’s Data
More than 120 U.S. lawmakers raised concerns this week about a deal for Google to acquire internal data from defunct carrier Spirit Airlines for…
Business
Holiday Forecasts Split: Record Online Sales, Smaller Household Budgets
Two holiday forecasts released this month describe the same American consumer from opposite ends. Online holiday spending is projected to reach a record $275.1…
Business
Fed Minutes Show a Hawkish Committee and a Market Betting on a Pause
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September meeting, released October 7, showed a committee still focused on inflation even as its next move grows harder…
Business
Pending Home Sales Fall 8.5 Percent as Buyers Choose to Rent
Newly pending home sales fell 8.5 percent from a year earlier in September, according to Zillow’s monthly market report, as mortgage rates ending the…
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Bend Wakes Up to a Quiet Friday After the Silver Rail Elementary Shooting
In Bend, Oregon, Friday began with empty classrooms. The local school district cancelled classes across the city a day after a 16-year-old forced his…
Politics
From Florida Ballot to Georgia Rally: Trump Takes the Midterm Fight on the Road
President Donald Trump voted early in Florida on Saturday with Melania Trump, then headed to a Georgia rally with ten days left until the November 3 midterms.
Business
DeepSeek Raises $15 Billion From Tencent, CATL Days After US Federal Ban
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is raising around 15 billion dollars from investors including Tencent and battery giant CATL, according to Bloomberg reporting, in a
Technology
Pentagon Loans ‘Heat Ray’ to DHS for Seven-Month Border Test
The Pentagon has authorised a seven-month loan of its Active Denial System, the so-called "heat ray," to the Department of Homeland Security for testing at
Sports
Ravens Beat the Cowboys on a 56-Yard Field Goal as Time Expires
Baltimore beat Dallas 34-31 in Week 3 on a 56-yard field goal with one second remaining, a finish assembled in about seven seconds of…
Entertainment
Halloween Spending Heads Toward $13.5 Billion as Shoppers Start Early
Americans are expected to spend about $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey, with roughly three in…
Health
The DuPage Breakthrough: What a Vaccinated Measles Case Tells Us
A vaccinated DuPage County resident has tested positive for measles after returning from an international trip, in what health officials call a “rare breakthrough…
Science
A Spacecraft Photographs a Complete Auroral Oval From Above the Pole
You cannot see a complete auroral oval from the ground, it is simply too large, a ring of light encircling a magnetic pole. A…
