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Spurs seal rare win at Chelsea as Palmer sees red

Tottenham clinched a Premier League win at Chelsea for just the second time in 36 years as a woeful own goal from Blues keeper Mike Penders was followed by Cole Palmer's red card in Saturday's 2-0 victory.When Palmer's run was halted by Fernandes's handball, the Chelsea star escaped with a yellow card after barging into his rival with such aggression that the Tottenham midfielder was sent crashing to the sodden turf.

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Oct 24 • 2:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands

With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

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Oct 24 • 2:11 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Sebastian County early voting up 21% from 2022 midterm election

Early voting in Sebastian County is more than 21% ahead of the same point in the 2022 midterm election, while Crawford County shows a smaller increase in voter participation. Sebastian...

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Oct 24 • 12:11 PM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
How cancer has scrambled Iowa’s midterm politics

As the debate season kicked off in Iowa’s heated gubernatorial race, one question seemed to animate and, in some ways, unify the candidates.

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Oct 24 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Game thread: Iowa State football versus No. 25 Arizona

Fresh off the bye week, Iowa State (3-3) heads south to battle No. 25 Arizona at Casino Del Sol Stadium. The Cyclones enter the matchup boasting a 23-game 100+ yard rushing streak, led by AP Midseason All-American Aiden Flora (7.56 yards per carry) and veteran quarterback Jaylen Raynor. Date: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 Time: 6:30 […]

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Oct 24 • 11:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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U.S. is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran

In a memo sent Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said his teams “have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel.”

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Oct 24 • 11:09 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens

The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.

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Oct 24 • 10:49 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had little trouble drawing a crowd. In a final campaign swing with progressive candidates across the country, the

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Oct 24 • 9:47 AM EDT • Politics • wtop.com
AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had little trouble drawing a crowd.

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Oct 24 • 9:43 AM EDT • Politics • wral.com
AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is drawing big crowds as she campaigns for progressive Democrats before the Nov. 3 election.

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Oct 24 • 9:41 AM EDT • Politics • clickorlando.com
AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is drawing big crowds as she campaigns for progressive Democrats before the Nov. 3 election. Supporters have packed rooms and chanted her name during appearances that have taken

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Oct 24 • 9:41 AM EDT • Politics • kdhnews.com
AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had little trouble drawing a crowd.

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Oct 24 • 9:41 AM EDT • Politics • newspressnow.com
Key politics at play in the 2026 midterms
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Oct 24 • 8:01 AM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Additional 178 cases of measles reported by US health authorities amid outbreak

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 4,588 cases across the country, more than double the tally in 2025

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Oct 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone away

Other voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activities

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Oct 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Black voters driving record early voting numbers in Harris County

Voter turnout has nearly doubled in key voting areas in the Black community since last midterm election cycle.

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Oct 24 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • houstonchronicle.com
Aston Villa and Man City kick off Saturday's PL action

2026-10-24T10:11:48ZFirst up, it's Aston Villa hosting leaders Manchester City. Both clubs head into the early match on the back of resounding midweek wins in Europe. Team news is just around the corn...

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Oct 24 • 6:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Made by humans, not AI.’ Why Democrats are shunning fake videos in ads

A clear trend has emerged in the 2026 midterm ad wars: Republicans are embracing AI-generated videos while Democrats are betting they will backfire.

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Oct 24 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout. His own voters are wary of what comes with it

A new CNBC survey finds broad voter opposition to nearby AI data centers, creating a political challenge for Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm election.

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Oct 24 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnbc.com
This decade has been missing its big-impact midterm

Every other decade over the past hundred years has produced at least one midterm that made a big difference in Congress and in national politics more broadly.

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Oct 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Business seriously damaged after late night fire

Fire crews responded to Prisma Integration on Harry Street before midnight.

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Oct 24 • 4:36 AM EDT • Business • wkbn.com
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Elon Musk has cemented his record as the largest individual political donor in modern American history. Musk poured $446 million of his own money into this year’s midterm elections, mostly aimed at...

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Oct 24 • 3:32 AM EDT • Politics • facebook.com
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Jack’s Lantern Trail shines amid business concerns around Iroquois Park

More than 5,000 pumpkins are lighting the way along a quarter-mile trail at Iroquois Park as a longtime Louisville Halloween tradition returns with a new name.

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Oct 24 • 12:07 AM EDT • Business • wlky.com
Obama is set to campaign with Democrats in Ohio and Michigan as he ramps up midterm efforts

Barack Obama is set to campaign with Democrats running for the U.S. Senate in Ohio and Michigan.

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Oct 24 • 12:02 AM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
MLB monitoring Dodgers owner Mark Walter amid federal probe

Major League Baseball is monitoring the investigation involving Dodgers owner Mark Walter. Walter caught the attention of federal authorities following a whistleblower complaint regarding alleged misrepresented loans made between the...

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Oct 23 • 10:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Health Insurance Costs Keep Climbing for American Workers, New Survey Finds

It's an important issue for voters in the midterm elections

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Oct 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • medpagetoday.com
EAST TEXAS POLITICS: State party chairs weigh in as first week of early voting wraps up

Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder and Texas Republican Party Chair D’rinda Randall join Blake Holland on this week’s edition of East Texas Politics on East Texas Now as the first week of early voting wraps up ahead of the November midterm elections.

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Oct 23 • 7:59 PM EDT • Politics • kltv.com
Apple’s $2,000 foldable iPhone launches amid strong demand

SYDNEY/SHANGHAI/LONDON >> Apple’s first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, hit stores around the world today with a price tag of about $2,000 and less of the fanfare that accompanied previous iPhone launches.

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Oct 23 • 7:20 PM EDT • Technology • staradvertiser.com
Political science professor speaks on impact of Harris-Colom rally

A professor said high-profile supporters may motivate voters ahead of midterms.

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Oct 23 • 7:09 PM EDT • Science • wtva.com
France’s Avoids a Debt Downgrade From Moody’s, but Is Given a Warning

Moody’s held the country’s credit rating steady amid political uncertainty and a rise in borrowing costs that have worsened France’s debt situation.

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Oct 23 • 6:51 PM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Is the Kings’ Role for Murray Causing His Decline?

After a record-breaking rookie year, Keegan Murray’s plummeting efficiency and Sacramento’s roster instability spark trade rumors. Can the former top pick reclaim his shot amidst a chaotic rebuild?

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Oct 23 • 6:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Does Proposal 2 really get money out of politics? One researcher says ‘not really’

Mid-Michigan's source for breaking news, weather and sports

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Oct 23 • 5:53 PM EDT • Politics • wlns.com
Zscaler CEO explains why businesses are nervous amid PHP vulnerability

Zscaler CEO, chairman and founder Jay Chaudhry joins 'Making Money' to explain why AI is driving the biggest security shift in decades and what consumers need to know.

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Oct 23 • 5:09 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
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Payroll Delay Unnerves Staff at Randolph Health

Payroll for Randolph Health's roughly 800 employees did not arrive Friday, amid concerns about the finances of its for-profit owner.

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Oct 23 • 5:08 PM EDT • Health • theassemblync.com
Texas Midterms: Who’s Winning the Battle for Voters?

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics

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Oct 23 • 4:44 PM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
'H3 Podcast' cuts ties with co-host Ethan Klein amid wife's claims

The 'H3 Podcast' is cutting ties with host Ethan Klein after his wife and co-host, Hila Klein, accused him of infidelity. The couple have been together for 20 years.

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Oct 23 • 4:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
The impact of 'AI' on political ads

Host and the Panel discuss a myriad of topics leading up to the midterms. Topics included Pennsylvania as the quintessential 'purple state'; how the races in the collar counties are leaning, fostering voter engagement and how 'AI' is changing the game in the political advertising.

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Oct 23 • 4:40 PM EDT • Politics • 6abc.com
California seeks to set boundaries around deepfake political ads

From California to Maine, deepfake political ads are influencing midterm elections across the country

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Oct 23 • 4:31 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
DOJ has monitored elections for decades. Here’s why some state officials are concerned this year

The agency regularly monitors polling places. But this year’s effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the number of federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms.

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Oct 23 • 4:16 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Winona Brass Band concert Nov. 8

The Winona Brass Band presents “Postcards in Brass” on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 3 p.m. in the Hal Edstrom Auditorium at the Winona Middle School. The fall concert highlights

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Oct 23 • 3:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • winonapost.com
Rodeo Cruelty Is Not Entertainment — Expedia Must Stop Selling Tickets!

Rodeos torture animals, inflicting terror, pain, injury, and sometimes death. Expedia must follow TripAdvisor: stop selling rodeo tickets.

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Oct 23 • 3:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • bit.ly
Rising costs weigh on middle-class voters as election nears

Affordability is the buzzword of this election season and at the top of voters’ concerns

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Oct 23 • 3:07 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Kate Gosselin defends relationship with her children amid renewed abuse allegations from son Collin Gosselin

Kate Gosselin said that her kids know her character after Collin Gosselin suggested that she was ‘leveraging’ money and his siblings against daughter Hannah Gosselin.

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Oct 23 • 3:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Rick Jackson will join Trump at Georgia rally amid slumping GOP turnout

The Republican nominee for governor had initially said he would skip the president's visit to Perry on Saturday, opting to campaign with Gov. Brian Kemp instead.

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Oct 23 • 2:28 PM EDT • Politics • ajc.com
Colorado Football Receives Near Failing Midseason Grade from CBS Sports

Recruiting failures, and locker room dysfunction threaten the "Prime Effect" as Deion Sanders struggles to steer the Buffaloes away from the Big 12 basement.

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Oct 23 • 2:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Toys inspire business owner’s lifelong career in Bethel

The Toy Room team celebrating the store’s 10th anniversary are: (from left) top row, Ryan Wilson, Kim Wilson; middle row,

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Oct 23 • 1:57 PM EDT • Business • westfaironline.com
Chesterfield apartments sell for $107.7M, a per-unit record

Bainbridge Midlothian, a 310-unit apartment complex in Chesterfield County, sold for $107.7 million, likely setting a Richmond price record.

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Oct 23 • 1:39 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
Ethan Klein says “H3 Podcast” is on ‘indefinite hiatus’ amid allegations he cheated on wife Hila Klein

The “H3 Podcast” crew denounced Ethan and shared they would no longer be working with him.

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Oct 23 • 1:09 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
In the 2026 midterms, here’s how NC politicians do — or don’t

Hurricane Helene and the economic troubles it left behind influence what politicians say on the campaign trail.

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Oct 23 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • bpr.org
Revealed: Genoa Rejected Olympiacos Offer for Danish Midfielder

Serie A side Genoa slammed the door on Greek interest after demanding a premium fee, forcing Olympiacos to pivot elsewhere to bolster their midfield ranks.

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Oct 23 • 11:58 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CANS hosts Get Into the Guts of Healthcare for area middle school stud

Louisiana Tech University welcomed 89 seventh- and eighth-grade students from five area schools to Get Into the Guts of Healthcare, providing an interactive introduction to healthcare careers through

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Oct 23 • 11:52 AM EDT • Health • latech.edu
Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting in midterms

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for New Hampshire to fully ban the use of student IDs for voting during the midterm elections.

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Oct 23 • 11:41 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Open enrollment begins on state's health insurance marketplace amid affordability challenges

Open enrollment has started for the Massachusetts Health Connector, which offers health insurance coverage for those without employer-based health insurance.

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Oct 23 • 11:33 AM EDT • Health • wgbh.org
Aaron Judge's Disconnect With Yankees Grows Amid Latest Report

Apparently, Aaron Judge isn't in agreement with a whole lot the New York Yankees do.

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Oct 23 • 11:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nevada football versus San Jose State: Three keys to victory and a prediction

During Choate's Wolf Pack tenure, 20 has been the magic number. When Nevada has allowed 20 points in a game under Choate, it is just 2-22. That’s a result of a

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Oct 23 • 11:11 AM EDT • Sports • nevadasportsnet.com
INDYCAR Announces Phase Two of 2027 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Schedule

New Marquee Race Weekend in Barcelona Highlights Action-Packed Summer, Furthers Series Momentum INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, Oct. 23, 2026) – Following the histor...

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Oct 23 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • midohio.com
‘People are busy trying to survive’: Wood County residents share concerns ahead of the midterms

Ahead of the midterms, Wood County residents discuss job losses, education, political apathy and what they want from elected leaders.

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Oct 23 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • mountainstatespotlight.org
Midterm polls that caught our eye this week show Democratic gains among voters
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Oct 23 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Raskin happy at Rangers but unsure about January

Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin is "really happy" at Rangers but is unsure what might happen in January.

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Oct 23 • 10:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Analysis-Trump's diesel price relief efforts grow costlier as election nears

By Jarrett Renshaw and Leah Douglas Oct 23 (Reuters) - With the November midterm elections fast approaching, President Donald Trump is throwing an array of costly and politically fraught solutions

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Oct 23 • 10:24 AM EDT • Politics • centraloregondaily.com
Carney rejects US election interference claims, criticizes Trump\'s ambassador to Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has dismissed U.S. allegations of Canadian interference in the upcoming American midterm elections. Speaking in Istanbul, Carney expressed disappointment with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra over

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Oct 23 • 10:13 AM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
Carney Rejects US Election Interference Claims, Criticizes Trump's Ambassador to Canada

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday there is “no merit” to U.S. allegations that Canadian politicians are interfering in next month’s U.S. midterm elections, expressing disappointment with Washington’s ambassador over the accusations. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul,

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Poll: Low-information voters have turned hardest against Trump and the GOP

In 2024, the voters who knew the least about politics were some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. A Data for Progress poll released just before the election found Americans who didn’t consume any news at all said they’d vote for Trump over Kamala Harris by a 20-point margin, 60%1 to 40%. In February, we reported that many of these voters had soured on Trump. Voters who couldn’t name the party in control of Congress moved away from Trump at about twice the rate as high-information voters. But approval isn’t vote choice. With the midterms less than two weeks away, it is worth asking if these voters are turning against the president’s party in federal elections, too. In our October Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, conducted Oct. 13–19 among 2,028 U.S. adults, we asked respondents two factual questions about politics: which party has the most members in the House, and which has the most members in the Senate. I classified anyone who got at least one of these questions wrong as “low-knowledge.” About 30% of adults miss at least one question, including 25% of 2024 Trump voters, 22% of Harris voters, and more than half of people who didn’t vote in 2024. In this article, I do two things with this data. First, I repeat my February analysis and compare how these two groups feel about Trump’s job as president; then I look at each group’s voting behavior in the upcoming House midterms. Register for free to read the rest of this piece.

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Oct 23 • 10:03 AM EDT • Politics • gelliottmorris.com
Hotel builder relies on repeat business, portfolio diversification amid construction slowdown

RD Olson president tells developers looking to build to ‘pull the trigger’

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Oct 23 • 9:16 AM EDT • Business • costar.com
Pope hope, that’s entertainment, and getting ahead in the CIA

Happy Friday friends, I want to start by just breathing for all of us a big long collective sigh of relief at the news this week that the pope’s doctors have basically blown the all clear for Leo’s health. Going from knowing nothing to him declaring to the world he needed surgery, to a cancer diagnosis, to bouncing out of the hospital in barely even days, to ringing the bell in less than two weeks is whiplash inducing. But in the best possible way. We are living in a world in which the Roman pontiff, by dint of history, biography and circumstance, is once more at the epicenter of global affairs. Not just conversations about religion, or Christian and post-Christian values, but the bleeding edge of the most pressing issues of human affairs. Think I am exaggerating a touch? Consider the images of the crowds who greeted Leo in Paris just weeks ago, and juxtapose them with the absolute photo negative scenes unfolding there recently. Ask yourself how many world leaders are talking about AI right now and directly citing the pope as they do so. Try to name a country who has had as many top-ranked diplomats in and out of both Russia and Ukraine in the last three years as the Vatican has in the last three months. It has been fascinating to watch Leo XIV emerge as not just a kind of pop culture reference point or totem to be cited (Francis was often name-checked this way) but as a kinetic force in global conversation. Given the state of things, we need global figures of gravitas and values, even better if they have real wisdom behind what they are saying. So news of Leo’s illness was, it seemed to me, a tremor with potentially Richter Scale implications. That not only has the worst not come to pass but instead we’ve had the best of outcomes announced is something to really be grateful for. Humanity, it seems to me, is entering one of its irregular but cyclical phases where the pace of change — technological, social, and geopolitical — outstrips the ability of previously settled norms and received wisdom to cope. Such periods – and I think the first decades of the last century were a similar such time – throw into question the viability of all kinds of institutions. And many of ours have been straining to breaking point for a few years now. The papacy has the power and the potential to be a steadying pole in all of this. That’s my hope, anyway. It’s a lot to freight the office with, though it is arguably its ultimate purpose from its founding, to be a steadying rock on which all that matters can be anchored. It’s also, of course, an intolerable weight of responsibility to place on a single man. But I am encouraged to have hope in – and for – Leo. The apostle whom he succeeds, after all, was famously unequal to some moments, failed some tests of faith, and resiled from taking the road which led ultimately to the circus on Vatican hill. Human frailty and limitations, of health, of character, of temper, can open us to Christ, whose strength is greatest in our weakness, so St. Paul learned. That gives me hope, and I am sure it consoles Leo, too. And so I will continue to pray for him. Because we need apostles of rock right now. Here’s the news. Subscribe The News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued yesterday a new document “Venite ad me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.” It’s not a short document, and it is at pains to stress this isn’t a doctrinal note from the dicastery, either. Rather, it brings together reflections on an important issue from the Church around the world. Some of it I actually found really rather powerful. It is, however, 25,000, which is a lot for a busy reader to get through on a weekday. So, you can read our busy reader’s summary right here. — News broke yesterday of an Oct. 22 meeting of U.S. bishops with President Donald Trump. The meeting was organized by an official at the Heritage Foundation, according to several sources close to the meeting. Video of several U.S. bishops praying in the Oval Office over President Trump was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, first by White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin, and then by the official twitter.com account of the Archdiocese of Denver. The meeting has drawn sharp criticism because of its proximity to the upcoming midterm Congressional elections, in which Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains closely contested. Sources close to the bishops’ conference told The Pillar that some USCCB senior officials were surprised by the existence of the meeting when video of it first emerged online. And a source close to conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City told The Pillar that the archbishop was “deeply frustrated” by the occasion of the meeting. An official conference spokesperson told The Pillar that the meeting was “not organized with or by the USCCB” and was “not affiliated with the conference.” You can read the whole story here. — The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis in 2029, a return to the city that hosted the last gathering in 2024. You read it here first. By here, I don’t mean this newsletter, I mean at The Pillar. We broke the story this week. It’s a big deal, in as much as the last congress was a roaring success and the next installment has the potential to be a real focal point for evangelizing efforts in the coming years. Read all about it here. — As Pope Leo prepares for the longest trip of his pontificate, Church leaders in Uruguay say the pontiff will encounter a highly secularized culture, in a country with a very different Catholic history than many of its South American neighbors. The nation has not had a papal visit since 1988, and leaders who spoke with The Pillar say it has a dire need for evangelization, even amid the prospect of a small revival in faith. This is real reporting on the Church in the country, and frankly a story you simply are not going to be able to read anywhere else. Read the whole thing. — The Archdiocese of Detroit announced this week a plan that would see the vast majority of its parish priests reassigned next summer, amid a restructuring process expected to dramatically shrink the number of parishes in the archdiocese. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said this week that the plan “asks much of our priests,” but is a “sacrifice they are making as brothers of one, unified presbyterate.” The thing is, as JD pointed out in an analysis yesterday, pastors of parishes have a legal right to stability in office, so the only way this kind of wholesale reassignment goes ahead is if all of the archdiocesan clergy agree to resign. That creates its own kind of legal issues, though, and re-raises longstanding questions about the effectiveness of canonical due process protections for priests when dealing with coercive exercises in authority. Read the whole thing here. — More than three months after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its decree declaring the excommunication of the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X, questions remain about the full effects of the society’s schism. Specifically, the DDF’s July claim that marriages witnessed and confessions heard by SSPX priests are now invalid remains contested — and it emerged this week it appears that the Vatican’s own legal experts don’t agree. You can read my whole analysis of the situation and what it means here. All I would add is that the DDF’s undeveloped, some would say unsubstantiated, claim about the invalidity of some SSPX sacraments came in their July Explanatory Note on the schismatic consecrations by the society that month. It touches directly on both papal acts of governance — indeed it purports to nullify them — and the most intimate pastoral encounters possible in a parish setting. If there is one aspect of the Francis-era style of governance I would like the curia to finally cut out, root and branch, it would be these attempts to try to effect extraordinarily sensitive legislative acts via a note. — At least a dozen French bishops have spoken out following an eruption of violence on the country’s streets Oct. 17. Not surprisingly, they unanimously condemned the violence, but the length and content of their interventions varied significantly. Several sought to distinguish between the actions of rioters and what they suggested were the legitimate concerns of peaceful young protesters. Many also evoked Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France, suggesting it offered a powerful counter-image to the scenes of looting and destruction. A number of bishops also stressed their solidarity with law enforcement officials who struggled to contain the disorder, as well as the owners of the roughly 3,000 damaged or looted businesses. What’s the background to the nationwide unrest that the French media calls “les violences du 17 octobre”? And what exactly are the bishops saying? Read all about it here. — A Polish bishop called for the firm defense of unborn children as well as compassion for their mothers this week, as the lower house of Poland’s parliament passed two bills seeking to liberalize the country’s abortion laws. The bill on decriminalizing assistance in an abortion passed by 217 votes to 213, while the abortion in cases of fetal abnormality bill passed by 233 to 203, thanks to the government’s majority in the lower house. Both bills will now move to the Polish Senate, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling coalition has a larger majority. The fetal abnormality bill is symbolically significant because if it became law, it would effectively overturn a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that a 1993 law permitting abortion for a severe and irreversible disability or a life-threatening incurable disease was unconstitutional. Read the whole story here. Subscribe **[The St. Paul Center App | Bible Study On-The-Go Read and understand the Bible with St. Paul Center’s new app! With today’s leading Catholic Scripture scholars as your guides, the St. Paul Center app empowers you to read the Bible](https://stpaulcenter.com/app?utm_source=pillar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=applaunch)** from the heart of the Church. Download the app for free at either the Apple or the Google app stores. https://stpaulcenter.com/app That’s entertainment I have written before about my deep and sincere reservations about the celebrity exorcist subculture which has taken root in American Catholicism. And, because I am very ill at ease with the entire thing, I try to keep a weather eye on the phenomenon without being drawn into the kind of online back-and-forth which these figures sometimes generate. Earlier this week, JD noted that one such celebrity exorcist type, Fr. Chad Ripperger, has undertaken, on the request of his bishop, a year’s fast from interviews and public speaking. I’m sure that will be salutary for him, if for no other reason than that receiving with docility requests from one’s rightful ecclesiastical superiors always comes with graces. Then a second thing happened this week which caught my eye. Apparently, another fixture in the celebrity exorcist world, Fr. Carlos Martins, has initiated a lawsuit against two lay men — apparently associates of Rippenger, though I am unclear in what way, exactly — for allegedly defaming him and his ministry on a podcast. It seems the suit was initiated nearly a year ago and is now pending. At issue, I read, is that the two men described Martins on a podcast as “not who he says he is” with regard to his exorcism ministry and that he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” These statements Martins considers to be false and defamatory and, his suit claims, “directly affected the sale and reception of [his] The Exorcist Files book that was newly released at the time these episodes aired.” I don’t want to get too into the weeds of the details here, but a couple of things struck me about all this.

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Oct 23 • 9:10 AM EDT • Entertainment • pillarcatholic.com
West Texas DA opens forgery investigation into disputed transgender mailers

The pamphlets appear to be an attempt to anger voters ahead of the midterm elections, GOP District Attorney Sarah Stogner said.

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Oct 23 • 9:02 AM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
Green’s funding lags in CD9 race, even with $1.8M loan to himself

President Donald Trump’s fundraising committee gave nearly a third of a million dollars to the Republican candidate ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Oct 23 • 8:08 AM EDT • Politics • cfpublic.org
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Week in politics: Vance defends Ohio political ad and Kansas Senate race remains tight

A political advertisement in the Ohio gubernatorial race is being called one of the ugliest of the midterm election cycle.

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Oct 23 • 8:04 AM EDT • Politics • wbur.org
3 Quick Exercises to Do Daily to Build Bone and Muscle Health Mid-Life, According to a Longevity Expert

In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, Dr. Vonda Wright, orthopedic surgeon and longevity expert, shares three movements to integrate into your daily routine to help you age better.

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Oct 23 • 7:23 AM EDT • Health • today.com
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What will Trump do if Republicans lose the midterms?

Jonathan Freedland and Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan answer your questions about the midterms.

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Oct 23 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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‘Voting is medicine’: These health professionals want you to vote in the midterms » Yale Climate Connections

Physician Cynthia Mahoney says voting is a powerful prescription for health.

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Oct 23 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • yaleclimateconnections.org
Hispanic voters helped bring Trump to power - in Texas, the tide may be turning

Recent polls suggest the president is facing challenging headwinds in the state ahead of the midterms.

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Oct 23 • 5:23 AM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
Musk’s political donations top $445 million ahead of U.S. midterm elections

With a net worth of $905.8 billion, the world’s richest person’s overlapping empire of companies is heavily exposed to regulation by federal agencies.

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Oct 23 • 5:22 AM EDT • Politics • japantimes.co.jp
Climate group pours in midterms money for Democrats

The League of Conservation announced more than $100 million to support Democrats going into the midterms.

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Oct 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Opinion: One man's story of supporting the wrong side — and how it applies to the Kansas midterms

Opinion from Eric Thomas: Manchester City’s monumental soccer deception contains a lesson in blind allegiance — my blind allegiance — but also a lesson about what happens when that irrational loyalty breaks.

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Oct 23 • 4:33 AM EDT • Sports • kansasreflector.com
Trump cuts have hurt Mass. research labs. Scientists hope midterms can ease the pain

Under the second Trump administration, Massachusetts scientists have lost billions in funding, and curtailed more than a dozen clinical trials in the state. Ahead of the midterms, many scientists hope a new Congress will restore stability to federal support and get grant money out the door.

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Oct 23 • 1:55 AM EDT • Science • wbur.org
Middle East Conflict Puts F1’s Season Finale at Risk

F1 assures that Qatar and Abu Dhabi will be held according to the calendar, but it has already activated a contingency plan with Imola as an alternative venue.

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Oct 22 • 11:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Flu cases rise on west coast earlier than usual as US officials encourage vaccine

California flu test rate at 9.65%, higher than normal 1% rate for early October, amid mutation of H1N1 influenza A strain

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Oct 22 • 9:44 PM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
Pirates Top Prospect Gives Update After Midseason Injury

Pittsburgh Pirates' Seth Hernandez insists he's healthy after a season-ending injury.

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Oct 22 • 9:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means resigns amid growing MAHA discontent over lack of progress

Calley Means, a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a chief advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, resigned from his position with the Trump administration Thursday.

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Oct 22 • 8:51 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Space science offers common ground for international cooperation

Scientists from more than 20 international and domestic scientific organizations and research institutions gathered in Beijing on Oct. 20 to discuss current challenges in space research at a symposium held as part of the 2026 International Science Council (ISC) Midterm Members' Meeting and Beijing Science Dialogue.

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Oct 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • china.org.cn
Some young men are moving away from Trump & Republicans

Polls show a stunning shift happening with young men, who were a key part of President Trump’s coalition in 2024, ahead of the November midterm elections. CNN’s Steve Contorno speaks with young men about the issues driving the shift in Michigan, where a critical Senate race is playing out.

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Oct 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Calvert, Kim locked in a blockbuster battle for CA's 40th congressional district

When California voters approved mid-decade redistricting last fall, it set the stage for a cutthroat game of musical chairs in the state’s 40th congressional district.

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Oct 22 • 7:58 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Former Cardinals Star J.J. Watt Reacts to CBS Sports Deal

Former Arizona Cardinals star J.J. Watt recently agreed to a multi-year deal with CBS Sports amid his rise in NFL broadcasting. The post Former Cardinals Star J.J. Watt Reacts to CBS Sports Deal appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 22 • 7:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump rallygoers cite economy as a top midterm issue
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Oct 22 • 6:43 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
What Dueling Visits by Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin Say About Maine’s Senate Race

Senator Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race, is keying her closing pitch to the middle, while her progressive challenger, Troy Jackson, is seeking to excite the left.

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Oct 22 • 6:06 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Essay: 'Bridgers,' or the people quietly lowering the political temperature

In this contributed essay, Majority in the Middle Executive Director Shannon Watson explores the people who bridge people together, even in turbulent political times.

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Oct 22 • 5:50 PM EDT • Politics • kaxe.org
Most AI chatbots stay in the political middle ground, with Grok being an exception

The 2026 election was the first parliamentary election in Sweden since AI chatbots became a serious part of everyday life—not least for young people and first-time voters. Today, it is possible to turn ...

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Oct 22 • 5:40 PM EDT • Politics • phys.org
WATCH: Trump defends Ramaswamy's attack ad against Acton amid bipartisan criticism
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Oct 22 • 5:31 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
DMARC launches Thanksgiving meal box program amid record demand

The Des Moines Area Religious Council is seeking more than 200 volunteers to help distribute 1,400 Thanksgiving meal boxes to Greater Des Moines residents in need. The drive-thru distribution will take place Nov. 21 at the DMARC-ket Southside Food Pantry, 100 Army Post Road in Des Moines. The initiative comes as DMARC’s network of 13…

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Oct 22 • 5:15 PM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Judge limits election-related immigration stops amid broader legal war ahead of midterms

An unprecedented election war is playing out between the Trump administration and California in federal court, with a slate of cases proceeding at breakneck speed ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Oct 22 • 5:00 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
The 2026 election could reshape healthcare

Why everyone who cares about healthcare reform should vote in the midterms.

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Oct 22 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • vox.com
NoRA Cupcake Company in Middletown closes after nearly 15 years in business

Carrie Carella, the business’s owner, made the announcement on Facebook Wednesday night.

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Oct 22 • 3:08 PM EDT • Business • nbcconnecticut.com
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Employer Political Activity During the 2026 Midterms: Key FAQs

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, employers may have questions about whether (and how) they can support candidates or political positions. This FAQ addresses common questions about company political activity, communications with employees, mandatory political meetings, and political contributions.

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Oct 22 • 3:05 PM EDT • Politics • fisherphillips.com
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Top health adviser and MAHA ally quits Trump admin

Means' departure two weeks before the midterm elections underscores MAHA's discontent with the pace of change on food policy.

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Oct 22 • 3:04 PM EDT • Health • axios.com
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Detroit councilwoman defends Kercheval business review requests amid neighborhood backlash

Detroit City Councilmember Renata Miller says she's sticking up for residents scared to speak up.

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Oct 22 • 2:59 PM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
RFK Jr. ally Calley Means quits Trump administration amid food agenda delays

Means has been a key player in Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement.

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Oct 22 • 2:39 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Analysis | The top issues in the midterms

Corruption, health care and AI are among concerns driving voters besides affordability.

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Oct 22 • 2:38 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Indiana football: Breaking down Michigan’s quarterback quandary

Michigan has a quarterback problem on its hands, in the midst of a season that’s been a problem for Kyle Whittingham.

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Oct 22 • 2:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Key Trump Health Adviser Resigns Ahead of Midterm Elections

Calley Means, who helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, pushed food reforms but grew frustrated with stalled progress on the MAHA agenda.

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Oct 22 • 2:25 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com