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What the Exit Polls Really Said: Prices, Direction and the President Record
Exit polling showed voters troubled by prices, the direction of the country and the president record, in a verdict that cut across party lines.
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CDC Sends a “Disease Detective” to Pennsylvania as Measles Outbreak Tops 1,200 Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending one of its Epidemic Intelligence Service scientists — a so-called “disease detective” — to Pennsylvania…
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KOSPI Suffers 7.6% Black Thursday as Chip Rout Triggers Trading Halts in Seoul
South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index plunged 7.6 per cent on Thursday, according to market reports, triggering emergency trading halts on both of Seoul’s stock…
Health
UN Adopts Global Pandemic Preparedness Pact After US Objection Blocks Consensus
The UN General Assembly adopted a pandemic preparedness declaration 153-3 after US objections blocked consensus. WHO chief Tedros urges action on the unfinished PABS annex.
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Drone Strikes Sink Two Ships in the Black Sea as Insurers and Shippers Recoil
Drone strikes sank two cargo ships in the Black Sea, leaving 11 sailors missing. Bulgaria says Russia is likely behind the attacks but admits it cannot prove it.
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Until November 4: Why the Sea Warning Outlasts Landfall
Fishermen have been warned not to venture into the sea until November 4, because Cyclone Murasu danger extends beyond landfall to rough seas, rain and currents.
Politics
Final Polls Are Snapshots, Not Results, and Margins Matter
Final battleground polls gave Democrats leads in five Republican held Senate states, but several leads sat inside the margin of error, and a poll is not a vote.
Business
America’s Labor Market Is Frozen: 29,000 Jobs, 4.2% Unemployment, and Nobody Moving
America added just 29,000 jobs in September as unemployment held at 4.2%. Economists call it 'low-hire, low-fire' — a frozen labor market.
Technology
Apple Trims iPhone 18 Pro Orders on Soft Demand, Report Says
Apple has cut orders for the iPhone 18 Pro on soft demand, Nikkei Asia reported, in a headline carried across Asian market coverage on…
Sports
McLaurin’s Season Over: What the Commanders Do Without Their Star
Terry McLaurin’s season is over, and the Washington Commanders now face the hardest question in football: what does an already struggling offense look like…
Entertainment
Women + Sports Summit Sets Agenda for Ojai Gathering
The espnW Women + Sports Summit will return to Ojai for its 17th year with an agenda spanning mentorship, motherhood and athletic performance, and…
Health
Evacuating 1,300: The Public-Health Operation Behind Typhoon Response
The evacuation of more than 1,300 people ahead of Typhoon Champi's landfall in Taiwan was a public-health operation as much as a disaster response.
Science
Perseverance Finds Groundwater and Hot Fluids, Not Just an Ancient Lake
NASA's Perseverance rover has found that rocks in Jezero Crater record repeated encounters with water in different forms — lake water, groundwater and hot…
