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Tad Fujioka, 50, was reported overdue from a deer hunting trip in the Sitka area of Alaska, near Juneau, the authorities said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/5Tp7fAH

For Puerto Ricans living on the island, the most consequential race this year is for governor. Frequent power blackouts have become a top political issue. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Kbekv5P

It remains priority No. 1 for many voters, particularly those who are still undecided, according to Times/Siena polling. But can Kamala Harris translate her gains into votes? from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ZOQUGcz

Dueling Trump and Harris rallies outside Atlanta offer a case study in how anger and anxiety over Covid-19, a proxy for the larger debate over trust in government, have shaped the 2024 race. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Qlm4Z97

Allies say Stephen K. Bannon, one of the right’s most influential voices, has been tracking the race from prison and is ready to push Trump supporters to the polls. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/CurAqEJ

“We failed this victim 100 percent,” the Minneapolis police chief said after criticism that the shooter, who had active arrest warrants, was not taken into custody sooner. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ihCSJ8u

A memo circulating in Donald Trump’s orbit says that if elected he should use private firms to check appointees’ backgrounds and give them immediate access to classified secrets after taking office. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/wm7aVfP

Mayor Eric Adams of New York, an embattled Democrat who has been indicted on federal corruption charges, has been careful in what he says about the former president. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/lBQfbOT

Former President Donald J. Trump’s comments came during a nearly three-hour episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Cr5FPdL

Top military leaders and high-ranking former officials from his administration have issued warning after warning that Donald J. Trump would rule as a dictator if given the chance. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/HvsyJqi

The review of the high-profile murder case by George Gascón’s office began more than a year ago. But critics say the timing of the decision was political. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/GNA6SQJ

A new Republican super PAC is running ads invoking the name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to help Donald Trump win over voters who favor abortion rights. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/9ZmB8hE

At a CNN town-hall meeting, Kamala Harris seemed more comfortable warning about the dangers of Donald J. Trump than describing her policies or continuing to introduce herself. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/we8vkSx

She was the first U.S. ambassador to a newly independent Balkans nation and recently oversaw the transfer of cooperating Guantánamo prisoners to third countries. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/AmK0hdi

The Mideast war is threatening Vice President Kamala Harris’s support among Muslim and Arab American voters, a traditionally Democratic constituency, in critical swing states. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/lok9X8E

Elon Musk’s super PAC, which supports Donald Trump’s presidential bid, is giving cash prizes to registered voters who sign a petition. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/8gdCNlZ

Endorsements, how do they work? from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/54tYNVd

Two campaign officials said former President Donald J. Trump will record an interview Friday with the podcast that is popular with young men, a demographic that likes him but might not vote. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/z5aOYm1

Democrats in particular have tried to reach voters who are now part of the largest Asian American group in Nevada. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/3Q5AL0R

Kamala Harris’s hesitancy to put daylight between her and President Biden gave Donald Trump’s campaign a big opening. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/oZzcI1n

It’s an unusual effort that reflects just how close the race is. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/lEV6KDh

Peggy Judd, a county supervisor in Cochise County, a hotbed of election conspiracy theories, had tried to delay certifying the 2022 election results. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/nBw9yx3

The former president, asked at a news conference in storm-damaged North Carolina if he had seen anything to suggest the election would be unfair, said, “I have not seen that.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sOiPBed

Tony Vargas, a Democrat vying to become the state’s first Latino representative, lost to Don Bacon, the Republican incumbent, in 2022. But the presidential election could help him in his rematch. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ABuxyPR

Vice President Kamala Harris has made a notable shift in strategy to paint Donald Trump as unfit and dangerous as Democrats grow anxious about the closeness of the race just two weeks out. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/vMF0hH6

In an interview that aired Sunday, Donald Trump defended his recent falsehoods about immigrants and the Capitol riot by claiming, implausibly, that he did not know or had “not heard” the truth. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0Sz6JE3

The circumstances of the deaths at the dock in Sapelo Island, Ga., were not immediately clear. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1MCkKt7

American officials are trying to determine the source of the leak, which describes military drills and weapons placement, and how damaging it might be. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/8fVAbZm

After former President Donald J. Trump disparaged the city, Vice President Kamala Harris said her campaign was seeking the kind of “grit” and “excellence” the city’s residents possessed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aTv7JcP

As the candidates campaigned in the battleground on the same day, Kamala Harris promised to “work with unions to create good-paying jobs.” Donald Trump was set for several stops around Detroit. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/zpgHDQ8

Assassinating Yahya Sinwar was Israel’s Osama bin Laden moment. But getting a cease-fire deal done in the last three months of the Biden presidency is a much bigger reach. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/xOfmJiG

Bernie Moreno, his Republican rival, said women older than 50 are “crazy” for caring about abortion rights. A series of Ohio women who fit that description have much to say in response. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tPJlXzS

Her advisers say the empathy she has expressed for Palestinians as vice president should not be confused with any willingness to break from U.S. foreign policy toward Israel as a presidential candidate. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/DUqM3bV

The group’s latest ratings show a decline in top marks for the seventh straight election cycle, suggesting its influence is waning. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/k5TmODH

“It is time for the day after to begin without Hamas in power,” the vice president said after the Israeli military confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the militant group, had been killed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/viX9Q37

The group behind an ad in favor of enshrining abortion rights in Florida’s Constitution says the state is violating the First Amendment by threatening TV stations that ran the ad. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/EKUxb3R

Robert Telles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for the murder of Jeff German. On Wednesday, a judge added eight years to that minimum. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/3NQi7nS

Donald J. Trump declined to comment on whether he’d talked with the Russian president since leaving office. But he added, “If I have a relationship with people, that’s a good thing.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/YKNXcml

The candidates will meet in what will most likely be their only debate matchup on Tuesday night, as polls show Mr. Cruz with a slight lead. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/eyVAP8b

A report by Christopher Rufo says the Democratic presidential nominee copied five short passages for her 2009 book on crime. A plagiarism expert said the lapses were not serious. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/SduFlst

Philip Esformes is at least the seventh person to be charged with new crimes after receiving a second chance in the last days of the Trump administration. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7QEyILv

With early voting set to begin in Georgia, the Harris campaign is sending the former president to get out the vote in rural areas. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/zX9AaNZ

The president surveyed damage in Florida and announced $612 million for projects to help the electric grid in areas affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/v9dwszJ

A resident of Hong Kong was caught while paddling across a lake from Vermont to Canada in an inflatable kayak with the Eastern box turtles in a duffle bag, according to court records. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/av061QK

A commission denied a request to increase the number of rocket launches on the state’s central coast, citing environmental concerns. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tZ5vPBA

Speaking at a factory for military vehicles in Johnstown, Pa., Senator JD Vance of Ohio again refused to acknowledge former President Donald J. Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/FY6jxiv

The president will visit communities ravaged by Hurricane Milton on Sunday. The disaster declaration will enable funds for the state to be deployed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/kyEAXFV

Pvt. Cole Bridges pleaded guilty in 2023 to charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/wG5Ykui

Ms. Rollins, a conservative lawyer who ran domestic policy in the Trump administration, is said to be under consideration for the role should Donald J. Trump win the election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aGA6VyO

Ted Cruz’s re-election campaign has poured resources into attack ads that focus on transgender participation in youth sports. His Democratic opponent, Representative Colin Allred, responded with his own ad. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Se5QTwF

The new system cut the number of students deemed “at risk” in the state by 200,000, leading to tough moral and ethical questions over which children deserve extra assistance. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sGS4egu

Fact-checkers have found no evidence over the years that former President Donald J. Trump once received the honor in Michigan. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/vNUxiBf

The White House is juggling the response to two devastating storms in the past two weeks while trying to rebut false information from the former president. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/alLmn6A

See some of the wind and flood damage from the second major storm to hit Florida in the last two weeks. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/u47z8Lx

While Hurricane Milton’s path was in flux as it approached Florida, the Gulf Coast city of some 55,000 seemed sure to receive a blow. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/oLvjJyi

In a wide-ranging interview, the vice president also she could not think of a way she would act differently from President Biden, and laid out a plan to help Americans take care of aging loved ones. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/MWd8BNO

New estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show continuing fiscal strain, despite steady economic growth. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/s8F29gw

During tense but somber vigils on the university library steps, students and their supporters expressed outrage and sorrow. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aEwhW8i

Musk’s group wants registered voters to sign a petition that it can use to target potential supporters of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. It’s offering a cash reward for referrals. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/AnKVZOu

“All of us understand that this is not the 1950s anymore,” Vice President Kamala Harris told the host of the podcast “Call Her Daddy,” a platform popular with millennial and Gen Z women. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/a0oCSlQ

Worshipers gathered on Sunday, many for the first time since the storm decimated their communities, “to cry and pray and process.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/YuRGgxf

The Anti-Defamation League has found that cases of antisemitism have surged in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against Israel last year. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aOWy2nw

The meeting, which took place backstage, came as Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign ramped up efforts to appeal directly to Arab and Muslim voters in the final weeks before the election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/F4XLz5s

The vice president visited Charlotte, N.C., for an update on relief efforts after Hurricane Helene ravaged wide swaths of the Southeast. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/bhjwved

The worst fallout from the hurricane is in western North Carolina, but at least five other states are grappling with their own intractable problems. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/UhN4Kp7

Helen Comperatore, whose husband, Corey Comperatore, was killed when a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump, said she planned to attend Saturday’s rally. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/2iYZ6GA

Tina Peters, the former clerk of Mesa County, Colo., had tried to prove that the machines had been used to rig the 2020 election against former President Donald J. Trump. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Iu8yJhH

Florida’s governor plans to sign an executive order giving election officials in 13 counties greater flexibility in administering early and absentee voting. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/N1im9GA

The homeland security secretary said FEMA, which is dealing with the destruction from Hurricane Helene, would need more money to respond to another major storm. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BA5ObRa

The Minnesota governor has brought his charm to the campaign trail, but his debate was uneven and he has so far been scarcely seen on national television. His team says that may be changing. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/WDPoXgL

Mr. Walz taught at a high school in China as part of a program sending American teachers abroad, but he did not actually travel to the country until August 1989. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/w7TYZaV

Scaremongering in Michigan, an ad claims that the vice president wants to “end all gas-powered cars” and that her policies would lead to “massive layoffs.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/WSFY8N9

The Lebanese militia is seeking more weapons from Iran, the officials said. It has yet to fire large barrages at Israel, and its top ranks have been crippled by Israeli strikes. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/OzegtLm