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Plus, hear a long-lost Chopin waltz.  

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On Today’s Episode:

State of the Race: National Polls Tighten With 8 Days to Go, by Nate Cohn

Trump at the Garden: A Closing Carnival of Grievances, Misogyny and Racism, by Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman and Michael Gold

Israel Calls the Shots in the Mideast as U.S. Plays a Lesser Role, by Mark Landler

California Governor Proposes $750 Million in Annual Film Tax Credits, by Shawn Hubler and Derrick Bryson Taylor

Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years, by Javier C. Hernández

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Plus, a World Series with baseball’s biggest stars.  

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On Today’s Episode:

Trump Says He’ll Fire Jack Smith, Special Counsel Who Indicted Him, if He Wins Again, by Maggie Haberman, Michael Gold and Alan Feuer

The Group at the Center of Trump’s Planning for a Second Term Is One You Haven’t Heard of, by Ken Bensinger and David A. Fahrenthold

Harris and Trump Deadlocked to the End, Final Times/Siena National Poll Finds, by Adam Nagourney and Ruth Igielnik

Biden to Apologize for Indian Boarding Schools Where Hundreds of Children Died, by Aishvarya Kavi

District Attorney Will Ask Court to Resentence Menendez Brothers, by Tim Arango and Matt Stevens

Judge, Ohtani and a Dream World Series Matchup: Could This Be MLB’s Magic and Bird?, by Jayson Stark

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Plus, American Airlines cracks down on “gate lice.”  

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On Today’s Episode:

Harris Calls Trump a Fascist: 6 Takeaways From Her CNN Town Hall, by Reid J. Epstein and Lisa Lerer

Justice Department Warns Musk That His $1 Million Giveaway Might Be Illegal, by Theodore Schleifer and Glenn Thrush

Man Is Arrested After Shootings at Democratic Campaign Office in Arizona, by Tim Balk

U.S. Says North Korean Troops Are in Russia to Aid Fight Against Ukraine, by Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Anatoly Kurmanaev

Boeing Workers Resoundingly Reject New Contract and Extend Strike, by Niraj Chokshi

Attention, Passengers: Someone Is Skipping the Line at Your Gate, by Kate Christobek

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Plus, a radical approach to flooding in England.  

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On Today’s Episode:

Blinken Urges Netanyahu to Seek Truces in Gaza and Lebanon, by Michael Crowley, Aaron Boxerman, Hwaida Saad and Thomas Fuller

Abortions Have Increased, Even for Women in States With Rigid Bans, Study Says, by Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz

U.S. Fears Russia Might Be Planning Post-Election Chaos, by Steven Lee Myers and Julian E. Barnes

Judge Orders Giuliani to Forfeit Millions in Assets to Election Workers He Defamed, by Eileen Sullivan

Freshman Enrollment Appears to Decline for the First Time Since 2020, by Zach Montague

A Radical Approach to Flooding in England: Give Land Back to the Sea, by Rory Smith

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Plus, the booming Halloween economy.  

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On Today’s Episode:

With Election Day 2 Weeks Away, 15 Million Voters Have Already Cast a Ballot, by Nick Corasaniti

Trump Says He Has Seen No Evidence of Cheating in the Election, but Nonetheless Sows Doubts, by Michael Gold

Hamas’s Guerrilla Tactics in North Gaza Make It Hard to Defeat, by Patrick Kingsley and Aaron Boxerman

How Aleksei Navalny’s Prison Diaries Got Published, by Alexandra Alter

Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves, Researchers Say, by Ivan Penn and Rebecca F. Elliott

Halloween’s Mutation: From Humble Holiday to Retail Monstrosity, by Aimee Ortiz

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Plus, New York Liberty are W.N.B.A. champions.  

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On Today’s Episode:

Inside the Last-Ditch Hunt by Harris and Trump for Undecided Voters, by Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher

Musk’s $1 Million Offer Raises New Legal Questions, by Theodore Schleifer

Israel Strikes Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Institution in Lebanon, by Ephrat Livni and Euan Ward

Drone Hits Building Near Netanyahu’s Home in Coastal Israel, by Liam Stack

Cuba Suffers Second Power Outage in 24 Hours, Realizing Years of Warnings, by David C. Adams

Liberty Oust Lynx in Overtime to Capture First-Ever WNBA Championship, by Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman

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Plus, closing time for Kmart.  

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On Today’s Episode:

Surprise Battlefield Encounter Led to Hamas Leader’s Death, by Ronen Bergman, Aaron Boxerman, Raja Abdulrahim, Patrick Kingsley and Michael Levenson

U.S. Wrestles With Aiding Allies and Maintaining Its Own Weapons Supply, by Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

Texas Supreme Court Halts Execution in Shaken Baby Case, by J. David Goodman

Attention Kmart Shoppers: It’s Closing Time, by Alexandra E. Petri

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Plus, One Direction’s Liam Payne dies at 31.  

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On Today’s Episode:

6 Takeaways From Harris’s Contentious Interview on Fox News, by Nicholas Nehamas and Katie Rogers

Trump Faces Tough Questions From Hispanic Voters, but Largely Defends or Dodges, by Michael Gold and Jazmine Ulloa

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claims, by Ruth Graham and Orlando Mayorquín

Italy Criminalizes Surrogacy From Abroad, a Blow to Gay and Infertile Couples, by Emma Bubola

Zelensky Pitches His ‘Victory Plan’ to Ukrainian Lawmakers, by Constant Méheut

Liam Payne, 31, Former One Direction Singer, Dies in Fall in Argentina, by Hank Sanders

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Plus, the new hot item on wedding registries.  

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On Today’s Episode:

Trump Brags About His Math Skills and Economic Plans. Experts Say Both Are Shaky, by Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

Five Takeaways From Kamala Harris’s Interview With Charlamagne Tha God, by Nicholas Nehamas and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

U.S. Warns Israel of Military Aid Cut if Gazans Don’t Get More Supplies, by Michael Crowley, Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Michael Levenson

Where a Million Desperate People Are Finding Shelter in Lebanon, by Alissa J. Rubin

Nearly 100 People Are Still Missing in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene, by Emily Cochrane

The Latest Hot Item on Wedding Registries? A New House, by Matt Yan

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Plus, an investigation into China’s panda factories.  

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On Today’s Episode:

Can the Stock Market Keep Going Up? Market Watchers Think So, by Joe Rennison

Kamala Harris Sets an Interview With a Not-So-Friendly Outlet: Fox News, by Michael M. Grynbaum

Canada Expels Indian Diplomats, Accusing Them of Criminal Campaign, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Survivors of Gaza Hospital Blaze Say They Are Living a ‘Recurring Nightmare,’ by Bilal Shbair and Erika Solomon

Lebanon’s Hospitals Buckle Amid Israel’s Offensive Against Hezbollah, by Euan Ward

The Panda Factories, by Mara Hvistendahl and Joy Dong

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