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Russia strikes Kyiv after agreeing to talks, Saudi airport attack, DHS voter visits blocked

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Russia strikes Kyiv hours after the Kremlin agrees in principle to new peace talks

Russian ballistic missiles and drones hit Kyiv overnight into Thursday, killing one person and wounding 22, according to Ukrainian authorities. On Wednesday, after Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg, Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov…

✔ Sources: AP via ABC News, Al Jazeera (AFP), Al Jazeera (AFP, Reuters)

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Attack on Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport kills one, injures eight

An attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday evening killed one person and injured eight, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said. It did not say who carried out the attack or what kind of attack it…

✔ Sources: Express Tribune (Reuters/Anadolu), ABC News, Malay Mail (Bernama-Anadolu)

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Judge blocks Homeland Security's election door-knocking on likely citizens in nine states

Late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California barred the Department of Homeland Security from election-related field operations and interviews involving people officials know or suspect are U.S. citizens…

✔ Sources: CBS News, The Epoch Times, States Newsroom

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Klobuchar and Demuth clash over fraud in final Minnesota governor debate

Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth met Wednesday night in Rochester for their final debate before the Nov. 3 election. They clashed over fraud in state programs, abortion, gas prices and Boundary Waters…

✔ Sources: MPR News, KVRR / FOX 9, FOX 9

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Dream beat Valkyries 97-71 to take a 2-1 WNBA Finals lead

The Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday at a sold-out State Farm Arena. Angel Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Atlanta leads the best-of-seven series 2-1 and is two wins from its first WNBA…

✔ Sources: WNBA.com, Bleacher Report, WSB-TV

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