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"I Voted Early" sticker sit out at an early voting polling place at Bethel Lutheran Church on Oct. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Policy and Politics
GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked
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Economists expect the GDP report to show economic growth, but say that growth is "fragile." And, after 90% of the votes in Israel have been counted, no clear winner has emerged.
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How AI drones are influencing the course of the Ukraine war
Joanna Kakissis
Kendrick Gaussoin near his home in Winsted, Connecticut. Under a Biden-era change, Gaussoin's federal student loans should have been erased.
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