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Breaking Stories (US)

• Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that

  The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny.

  Ars Technica
• Republicans stoop to new lows in key midterm races

  If this year’s ugliness pays off for the GOP, it’s likely to get a lot worse moving forward.

  CNN
• Ramaswamy and Trump gamble on an incendiary ad, as Ohio shows signs it might turn purple again

  Vivek Ramaswamy is ending his run for Ohio governor the same way he launched himself onto the political scene four years ago — with a bet that voters will reward him for a never-back-down bombast that mirrors President Donald Trump’s instincts.

  CNN
• Jordan church attack survivor says assailant pointed handgun at him

  Prayer services had just started ​at a church in Jordan on Friday when Nasser al-Burqan heard what he ‌thought was an exploding air conditioner. Then the blasts kept coming. He soon realised it was gunfire.

  Reuters
• Exceptionally high tides will swamp California. Here's when

  Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early as this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state's already battered coast. Significant coastal flooding is expected in some areas.

  Los Angeles Times
• Ninth Circuit orders California to respond to DOJ noncitizen ballot plea

  A federal appeals court ordered California to respond to the DOJ election lawsuit over roughly 20,000 alleged noncitizens who received mail-in ballots ahead of midterm elections.

  Fox News
• Still sending checks in the mail? It's time to stop

  Check fraud is rising even as the number of checks in circulation is declining. If you're still sending them in the mail, it may be time to stop.

  USA Today
• How Democrats could win the House, how Republicans could hold on

  Three 2026 election scenarios that show which party could end up in control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

  NBC News
• Interactive graphic: Explore how the battle for the House could play out

  Congressional Democrats could take control of the House or the Republicans could hang on.

  NBC News
• Iran plots against US personnel reach advanced stages, memo warns

  Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to target U.S. personnel abroad, according to an intelligence memo sent to Marco Rubio. Plots have reached advanced stages.

  Fox News