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On today’s show: NBC’s Sahil Kapur reports on how the Harris campaign is using Republican supporters to reach undecided voters. 

Jack Herrera reports for Texas Monthly on why the border crisis won’t be solved at the border. 

Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Gillers explores how storms are testing Florida’s home-insurance market. The Journal also looks at why Florida continues to allow new properties to be built in high-risk areas.

Plus: CNN looks at research that found hundreds more infants died than expected in the U.S. after Roe v. Wade was overturned, an election-law expert told NPR Elon Musk’s cash giveaway to voters is illegal, and ESPN says that WNBA players want their salaries to reflect the league’s successful year. 

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s episode: Apple News editor Gideon Resnick explains what early voting can and can’t tell us about who will actually win the White House. 

Bloomberg rounds up the latest news out of the Middle East as Israel prepares to attack Iran.

The Atlantic’s Jamie Thompson explains the sharp rise in carjackings in the D.C. area and the factors that have made punishment and deterrence tougher to carry out.

Plus, NPR explains why Cuba keeps losing power, Paul Whelan tells CBS News about life inside a Russian labor camp, and the Wall Street Journal reports on a surprising new class of millionaires.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu. 

On today’s episode: Will the death of Hamas’s leader bring an end to the war? The Economist on what comes next.

Nebraskans will choose between historic, dueling abortion questions. Washington Post reporter Annie Gowen lays out the stakes.

Author and journalist Porter Fox is the latest guest on Apple News In Conversation. He explains why hurricanes are only getting deadlier — and why we shouldn’t be surprised if they show up in unexpected places.

NBC News reports on the annual Al Smith charity dinner, which former President Trump attended and Vice President Harris skipped.

CBS News reports that Robert Roberson, who faces the death penalty for controversial charges related to shaken-baby syndrome, received a last-minute stay of execution. 

NBC News has what we know so far about the death of One Direction’s Liam Payne.

And finally, can Sabrina Ionescu do it again? USA Today on how the exciting WNBA finals have led to record viewership.

On today’s show: Texas is set to execute a man even as the lead detective on his case is convinced he got it wrong. USA Today reports.

In-person early voting starts in North Carolina today, weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged the state. Sarah Michels, elections reporter for Carolina Public Press, spoke to voters and election officials in the battleground state.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an effort by Alabama’s secretary of state to purge people from voter rolls. NPR has the story.

From the catwalk to the spacewalk: Gizmodo explains how astronauts are going to the moon in designer spacesuits.

Finally, as early voting gets underway in states around the country, check out this state-by-state voter guide.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s episode: Unpacking Trump’s bizarre town hall with the Washington Post’s Maeve Reston.

The Wall Street Journal’s Michelle Hackman walks us through Vice President Harris’s track record on immigration.

The Atlantic’s Kristen V. Brown explains what 23andMe’s uncertain future means for the DNA of its millions of customers.

Georgia’s first-day early-voting turnout smashes record. The Georgia Recorder has the story.

The U.S. warns Israel to boost aid for Gaza or risk a cut to military support. The BBC reports.

And the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is back. Refinery29 recounts the rise and fall of America’s once-beloved lingerie company.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s show: Could this year flip the Electoral College on its head? Apple News editor Gideon Resnick explains a surprising trend poll watchers are seeing. And the Miami Herald has more.

The New Yorker’s Charles Duhigg reports on how big crypto companies are influencing our elections.

CNN reports on the threats against FEMA.

Were women snubbed by the Nobel Prize committee? Stat breaks down the gender bias in the sciences.

And New York magazine explains why 18-month gaps between TV seasons are the new normal.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

Trump’s messaging against immigrants is getting darker, according to a Politico analysis of more than 20 of his recent rallies and campaign events.

Meanwhile, Harris has been meeting with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan. Yasmeen Abutaleb of the Washington Post talks about where the race stands.

TikTok executives have long known about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege, according to NPR.

We saw some unusual political campaign messaging over the weekend, written in the skies over NFL games. NBC has the details.

In other sports news, Ruth Chepng’etich won the Chicago Marathon and broke a record. The Chicago Sun-Times breaks down why the race has become known for records.

And finally, SpaceX successfully launched the fifth test flight for Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. But that’s not the most exciting part. CNN explains.

USA Today has live updates on how Florida is starting to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Milton. And USA Today explores the phenomenon that largely spared Tampa Bay from a feared catastrophic storm surge. 

Journalist Paola Ramos joins Apple News In Conversation to explain the recent shift to the right among Latino voters.

ProPublica’s Ava Kofman investigates the pair of billionaire preachers who built the most powerful political machine in Texas. 

The BBC is following the Israeli airstrikes that hit two residential buildings in Lebanon Thursday night. The strikes are being called the deadliest in Beirut of the past year.

The New Yorker on why the presidential candidates keep showing up in your podcast feeds.

Zillow will soon show climate-risk data on its home listings. The Washington Post has more. 

Kickers are the NFL’s newest superstars. The Wall Street Journal explains why. 

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu. 

ABC reports on how FEMA prepared for Hurricane Milton’s landfall.

And the Wall Street Journal explains how FEMA is fighting lies about its response to Hurricane Helene.

Reuters reporter Jarrett Renshaw goes inside the fight between Harris and Trump for a Pennsylvania county that’s known for picking presidents. 

Sarah Blaskey, an investigative reporter at the Washington Post, looks at the missed warnings ahead of the school shooting in September at Apalachee High School in Georgia. 

The Supreme Court wrestled with the case of Richard Glossip, a man on death row whom prosecutors want spared. CNN has his story. 

Bitcoin’s inventor is a mystery. An HBO filmmaker thinks he found him, according to the Washington Post. 

And the Wall Street Journal explains how to use your cellphone to send texts via satellite if you lose service during Hurricane Milton.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu. 

Hurricane Helene isn’t an outlier. It’s a harbinger of the future, according to NBC hurricane specialist John Morales in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He joins us to talk about his concerns for Milton’s future victims.

Vox asks: Can we trust the polls this year? And Apple News editor Gideon Resnick discusses what the polls can and can’t tell us in the final weeks of the election. 

In a landmark move, the EPA said U.S. cities must remove all lead pipes over the next decade. The Washington Post has more. 

NPR reports on how the Supreme Court may uphold the Biden administration’s plan to regulate “ghost guns.”

Popular Mechanics explains why the “godfather of AI,” who just won a Nobel Prize for physics, worries the technology could threaten humanity. 

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.