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Politics
Week in politics: Will swing state campaigning worth it?
As the election enters its final days, former President Trump tries out another attention-getting gambit.
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How Iran might react to Israeli airstrikes
Israel's attack on Iran had been expected for several weeks, after Iran launched missiles at Israel in retaliation for the assassination on Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.
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Israel conducts retaliatory airstrikes against Iran
The Israeli military says it has conducted "targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran" in response for Iran's October 1 launch of around 180 ballistic missiles at Israel.
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Politics
Week in politics: Harris, Trump capmpaigns make stops in Texas
Kamala Harris is capitalizing on reports Donald Trump has fascist tendencies while he pushes back on the accusations.
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Politics
Ohio has indicted a man for voting illegally. He died in 2022
Ohio's indictment of a dead person for illegally voting raises questions of propriety and appropriate punishment.
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Saturday Sports: Dodgers win Game 1 of World Series; remembering Fernando Valenzuela
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele recap the Dodgers' Game 1 win in the World Series, and reflect on the life of pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.
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Opinion: 'YER OUT!' Eric Adams' fashion faux pas
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, no stranger to controversy, has ignited another with a hat. NPR's Scott Simon explains.
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Latin America
Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power
A nationwide blackout Friday left millions of Cubans without power because of an aging power grid and a lack of fuel.
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The killing of Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar may escalate war in Lebanon
The future of Hamas and the war in Gaza now that the organization's leader is dead.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: MLB playoffs, WNBA finals, hockey season kickoff
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant break down the latest in Major League Baseball playoffs, the WNBA finals and a new hockey season.
