First: With a month and a day until Americans flood the polls, the final strategy for each campaign involves swing states, superstar names, and bearing big grudges. 

Plus: The world watches anxiously to see how or if Israel will fire back at Iran as leaders around the world worry that one provocation too many will propel an all- out war. 

And: In a last month power drive, a screen door slams on any question who Bruce Springsteen will back in as the Boss appeals to his fans, especially working-class men, to vote for Kamala Harris. 

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