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Uruguay's once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff

Uruguayans are returning to the polls for a second round of voting to choose their next president

World - ABC News - 5 hours ago

Monitors, Once Meant to Prevent Election Fraud, Now Seek to Prove It

Polling place monitors have long provided oversight to elections. But this year, many are there to provide documentation for Donald J. Trump’s claims of fraud.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Trump's once enthusiastic crowds dwindle in election's closing days

RALEIGH — At a pre-Election Day rally here on Monday, former President Donald Trump was speaking at a venue in North Carolina that was about 70% full — a sight that's become increasingly familiar ...

Politics - NBC News - November 4

McCaul detained at Dulles, acknowledges mistake in mixing alcohol, Ambien

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Wednesday acknowledged he had been briefly detained at Dulles International Airport earlier this month because airport authorities thought he appeared drunk. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Alaska Airlines flight from Dulles makes emergency landing at LAX

The pilot declared an emergency landing as a precaution after a tire blew out during take-off. No one was injured.

Our Fun Friend Bails on Dinner Dates but Still Sends Her Dull Husband. Help!

Tired of being saddled with “dud” husbands when their more exciting wives bow out of plans, a reader wonders if there’s a way to delicately insist that both members of a couple attend.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 30

Jeff Bezos kills the once-great Washington Post

Two billionaire newspaper owners, Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bezos, have announced their papers will not be endorsing any presidential candidates in the 2024 election, citing their organizations' ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Was This Scrap of Cloth Once a Tunic Worn by Alexander the Great?

A Greek researcher says a piece of purple-and-white fabric discovered decades ago in a tomb in northern Greece may have belonged to Alexander. Others disagree.

World - The New York Times - October 30

Gustave Caillebotte — a once-in-a-generation show at the Musée d’Orsay

A riveting retrospective shows how the painter reframed 19th-century Paris

World - Financial Times - October 31

Saturday Sessions: Hippo Campus performs "Everything At Once"

The four members of indie rock band Hippo Campus met while attending a Minnesota performing arts high school, and hit it big with the release of their first EP after graduating. Since then, they've ...