In her first on-camera interview, a woman stands by her claims that Senate candidate Herschel Walker pressured her to get an abortion. RSV infections soar, overwhelming children's hospitals. And Russia tries to convince Kherson residents that Ukraine retaking the city will be a humanitarian disaster.

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In a tense five-hour hearing, Supreme Court justices appear poised to strike down a decades-old policy in college admissions offices. Brazilians await a concession speech from Jair Bolsonaro. And after years with no suspects, police in Delphi, Indiana say they've made an arrest in the killing of two teen girls.

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The husband of Nancy Pelosi undergoes surgery for a skull fracture after an intruder broke into his home and hit him with a hammer. Twitter's new owner Elon Musk immediately confirms some critics' fears. And a stampede in Seoul leaves more than 150 dead.

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In 2019, a young Black man named Miles Hall was experiencing a mental health crisis at his home in Walnut Creek, California. His mother called 911 for help - and he was shot by police shortly after their arrival. The Treatment Advocacy Center says one in four deaths caused by police brutality involved victims struggling with their mental health. On this special episode of Start Here, producer Madeleine Wood meets Miles’ family, and goes on a ride-along with Oakland’s MACRO program, which was created to prevent people experiencing mental illness being criminalized.

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A second woman claims Senate candidate Herschel Walker encouraged her to have an abortion. A report on the nation's GDP could show positive numbers, but economists aren't necessarily encouraged. And shrinking glaciers in Switzerland prompt new worries -- and potential solutions.

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As survivors recount how they fled a St. Louis high school, police reveal new details about the gunman. Republicans hammer home crime as a defining factor in midterm campaigns. And a Greenpeace report estimates that only small fraction of our plastic ever makes it through a recycling process.

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In perhaps the most anticipated debate of the midterms, Pennsylvania candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz prepares to debate John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke earlier this year. Los Angeles officials express concern about racist attacks after Kanye West's anti-semitic statements resonate with white supremacists. And in an exclusive interview, Uvalde school aide Emilia Marin describes how false accusations that she allowed a killer to enter have upended her life.

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As early voting begins in key battleground states, an ABC News/Ipsos poll shows voters trust Republicans more to handle the economy. Xi Jinping officially seizes full and utter control of China for years to come. And six months after relaxing guidelines, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky contracts COVID. 

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British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office. Despite an alarming number of Americans who can't read their ballot, many literacy volunteers are being pushed further from some states' voting booths. And police warn about mass candy poisonings, despite no recorded cases.

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President Biden authorizes the release of 15 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Florida emergency workers are still racing to clear debris from Hurricane Ian. And the rape trial of actor Danny Masterson raises claims about Scientology.

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