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nbcnews.toCould Trump be the Republican president to lose Texas?After winning the state by double digits in the last two presidential races, some Texas Republicans now see Trump as a liability.

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Republicans haven't lost a statewide race in Texas in more than three decades. Now, President Trump is fighting to stop a Texas Senate seat from turning blue on his watch.

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Emergency workers rescue two dogs after a Russian attack on Kyiv kills their owner. Rescuers pull one of the dogs from beneath the rubble and provide first aid.

nbcnews.toLeaders of Norway, Finland hold rare call with Putin in break with previous European stanceThe Nordic leaders subsequently spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The leaders of Finland and Norway call Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge him to end the war in Ukraine, breaking with a longstanding practice among Western European leaders of shunning direct contact with the Kremlin.

nbcnews.toJudge further extends block on Trump administration’s removing trees at D.C. golf courseThe judge noted that the president’s social media posts contradicted multiple government officials’ sworn testimony.

A federal judge in Washington issues a longer-term injunction blocking the Trump administration from removing or damaging any additional trees on the grounds of East Potomac Golf Links.

nbcnews.toMemes, Mao and Mbappé: Chinese brands drop soccer star in fury over ‘dictator’ jokeThe scale of the backlash in China prompted the France captain to apologize Tuesday “to everyone my words have upset,” saying that his “comment was ill-judged.”

He’s one of the world’s most popular athletes, but Kylian Mbappé is suddenly paying the penalty for being on the wrong side of China’s fervent nationalism.

nbcnews.toAlan Dysert, ‘All My Children’ star, dies at 75Dysert’s cause of death was not immediately clear, but he has previously written about his battle with cancer.

Alan Dysert, the actor best known for his role in the television drama “All My Children,” has died, his wife said in a statement. He was 75.

nbcnews.toGolden State defense stifles Atlanta as Valkyries move within 1 win of WNBA titleKiah Stokes finished with a personal 2026 postseason-best 13 points to go with eight rebounds, three blocks and suffocating defense on Dream star Angel Reese, who was held to seven points.

Kiah Stokes hits three 3-pointers and Gabby Williams sparks a fourth-quarter run as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 64-55 to take a 3-2 lead in the WNBA Finals.

nbcnews.toDamian Lillard has no regrets about the journey that brought him back to PortlandLillard, 36, requested a trade from the Trail Blazers in 2023. Three years later, he says his detour from Portland was “necessary” to get to where he is today.

After 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard left in search of an NBA championship. But a turbulent stint with the Milwaukee Bucks ended with an Achilles injury and his release. Now back in Portland, Lillard tells NBC News about his return to the team where his career began.

nbcnews.toNAACP decries viral videos of group wearing KKK robes in El Paso, TexasThe videos were posted to social media over the weekend. “It hurts,” said the El Paso branch president of the NAACP.

Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos.

nbcnews.toAustralian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite banAndre McKechnie had argued in court that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breached his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.”

A prisoner loses his challenge to an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite after he argued in court that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breached his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.”

nbcnews.toChrishell Stause announces split from G Flip after 4 years togetherThe “Selling Sunset” star said she hoped that as time goes on she will heal and learn from the relationship.

“Selling Sunset” alum Chrishell Stause reveales that she and partner G Flip are separating after more than four years together.

Israelis are heading to the polls for the first nationwide election since the attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, the deadliest day in the country’s history, and voter turnout is at its highest in 50 years. NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Tel Aviv.

nbcnews.toThe Data Dive: Steve Kornacki on the state that changes the Senate majority math for RepublicansRepublican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed both have ground to make up after 2024.

For Republicans, Michigan is the state that changes their Senate majority math on election night. The state offers the rare Democratic-held seat that Republicans have a chance to notch despite the tough national political climate, NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki writes.

nbcnews.toEx-luxury real estate brokers and brother to be sentenced on federal sex trafficking chargesFederal prosecutors are seeking life sentences for Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander.

Two former luxury real estate brokers and their brother are scheduled to be sentenced in New York City, seven months after they were convicted of drugging and raping women in a sex trafficking ring. They pleaded not guilty but were convicted in April after a trial in which 11 accusers testified.

nbcnews.toBrewers rout the Rays 10-1 to move within a win of their first World Series titleJackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang spark Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning as the Brewers rout the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 to move within one victory of their first World Series title.

nbcnews.toFlood-weary U.S. Southwest eyes forecast for more rainDamage in New Mexico alone, after more than four days of flooding, could total $300 million, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said.

More flooding make parts of the Four Corners region look more like an ocean than a desert, as locals keep a wary eye on a forecast for still more rain ahead.

nbcnews.toCongo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countriesIt is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history and nearly half of the people confirmed to have the virus have died, according to data from Congo’s Ministry of Health.

The fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Congo reaches 10,000 confirmed cases, government data shows, as health authorities race to slow the spread of the disease in multiple African countries.

nbcnews.toIsrael election live updates: Netanyahu battles to stay in power as voters head to the pollsFollow live as Israelis vote in Netanyahu’s first general election since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks and the launch of his controversial war in Gaza.

NEW: Israelis head to the polls today as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces one of the biggest electoral tests of his decades-long career. Netanyahu's future is on the line after three years of war, crisis and global outcry over the country's military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Follow live.

nbcnews.toMacklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ tour gets massive welcome in Dublin, where pro-Palestinian support runs deepThe American rapper announced the tour after he was dropped as an opening act from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour over his pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

With roaring support from a packed crowd, Macklemore launches his Free Palestine Tour in Dublin, Ireland, just over a month after he was controversially dropped as Ed Sheeran’s supporting act on his Loop Tour.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks with NBC News' Richard Engel as Israelis head to the polls, weighing in on President Donald Trump's backing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

nbcnews.toAuthorities launch manhunt for convicted killer who escaped from Tennessee prisonJacob Allen Morley, 28, is alleged to have stolen a Ford F-350 flatbed truck after breaking out, state prison authorities said.

Authorities in Tennessee launch an intense manhunt for a convicted murderer who they say escaped from a state prison, stole a work truck and remains on the loose.

Pocketbook issues could be the deciding factor in who wins control of Congress in November. NBC News' Hallie Jackson traveled to several key states to ask Americans how they would describe the economy.

nbcnews.toDOJ asks Washington state to set aside 400 ballots from voters it says may be noncitizensThe move is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to involve itself in ballot counting and certification that’s handled by state officials.

The Trump administration targets another Democratic-led state in the midterms by asking Washington to sequester ballots in next week’s election that it says could be cast by noncitizens.

nbcnews.toAmid 2028 speculation, Wes Moore urges Marylanders to back him on redistrictingMaryland’s Democratic governor is fighting a tough campaign in his state — and it’s not his re-election effort.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is expected to cruise to re-election on Nov. 3, but he faces another political test as voters decide whether to let state Democrats redraw congressional districts to further favor the party, which already holds seven of the state's eight House seats.

nbcnews.com2 men charged with with helping Iran over incident at U.S.-run military base in BritainRAF Fairford had been used by U.S. bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, but they were withdrawn on security grounds shortly after five men were arrested outside the military base last month.

British prosecutors say they have charged two men under the National Security Act over an incident last month at the RAF Fairford airbase, with police saying the two were suspected of assisting Iran. www.nbcnews.com/world/united...

nbcnews.toHarry Kane becomes first Englishman in 25 years to win Ballon d’Or award“Anything is possible with hard work, when no one else is watching, to go through the ups and downs, to learn through resilience,” Kane said.

Harry Kane becomes the first Englishman in 25 years to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or award thanks to his prolific scoring last season.

nbcnews.toHow a California prison reform helped free a serial rapist called ‘America’s creepiest heir’When Max Factor heir Andrew Luster was convicted of drugging and raping three women in 2003, California law considered it a nonviolent offense.

Shawna Morgan thought justice had been served when the man who drugged and raped her at 17 was sentenced to over 100 years in prison. Now, she tells NBC News she's struggling with the release of cosmetics heir Andrew Luster, who was paroled under a controversial early-release law.

nbcnews.toAppeals court hands Trump administration setback in push to block California votes by alleged noncitizensThe ruling said the DOJ failed to give a lower court judge an adequate opportunity to consider the California case and therefore it would be premature for the appeals court to weigh in.

A U.S. appeals court rules against the Trump administration ahead of the midterms, rejecting its bid to block California from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters the federal government alleges are likely noncitizens.

nbcnews.toWhy everyone is talking about neoclouds — the canaries of the AI boomThe middlemen of AI are setting off alarm bells for investors who are concerned they’ve taken on too much debt without the steady revenues to pay it down.

If the AI bubble has indeed begun to pop, a class of companies known as the neoclouds might be to blame. Sometimes referred to as the middlemen of AI, neoclouds primarily rent out access to the specialized computer chips, or GPUs, that help power behemoths like Amazon, Meta and Microsoft.

nbcnews.toTrump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead to convictionsIt’s unclear where the money would come from for Trump’s latest effort to crack down on purported voter fraud ahead of the midterm elections.

President Trump says that he is offering $1 million to anyone who reports voter fraud in the upcoming election or past ones. Trump did not specify where the funds for such payments would come from.

Can Palestinians vote in the Israeli election? Yes, but it depends on their status. NBC News' Richard Engel explains how the Palestinian vote depends on where they live, and also on the Arab parties standing for election.

nbcnews.toThe U.S. asked Figuera to lead Venezuela talks. Then Machado returned.Dinorah Figuera, who fled in 2018, ran Venezuela’s last democratically elected legislative body. She’s been leading opposition talks with the remains of Maduro’s government.

Dinorah Figuera does not want to be the leader of Venezuela. She does not even want to lead a political party. But she has been leading the fight for the future of her country.

nbcnews.toRussian attack on Kyiv kills one person, hits metro station, medical facilities, mayor saysSeven other people were injured across the city, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, kills at least one person and damages a metro station and medical facilities, Mayor Vitali Klitschko says.

nbcnews.toCeasefire brokered by Melania Trump goes into effect in Russian-occupied town ‘on the brink of disaster’The truce appeared to be holding Tuesday, with the two sides conducting attacks elsewhere but not in Oleshky.

NEW: A rare humanitarian ceasefire brokered by first lady Melania Trump to save people trapped in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian town goes into effect.

nbcnews.toVanessa Trump says she is ‘cancer-free’ six months after diagnosisTrump, who was previously married to Donald Trump Jr., made the announcement in a social media video with her daughter Kai Trump.

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Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., reveals that she is cancer-free after beginning treatment for breast cancer earlier this year.

nbcnews.toMore than 500 ads about Jeffrey Epstein and pedophiles have run this election cycleThe issue of whether candidates have done enough to combat child sexual abuse has been a major theme in the final days of the midterms as both parties flood the airwaves with ads.

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Ads this election cycle emerge with what's become a significant theme: candidates’ labeling their opponents as soft on pedophiles.

nbcnews.toRecords offer a picture of the Oregon school shooter’s tumultuous home lifeGriffin John II killed three young students and a teacher on Oct. 15 at an elementary school he formerly attended in Bend, Oregon.

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Court documents involving the parents of the 16-year-old who was killed after opening fire on Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, paint a picture of a family in turmoil, with violent encounters, run-ins with law enforcement and financial instability.

nbcnews.toTrump administration’s election lawsuits are on shaky legal ground, experts sayLegal and election experts said the latest move from the Justice Department to block certification in Alaska’s Senate race would likely not pass muster in the courts.

Legal and election experts said the latest move from the Justice Department to block certification in Alaska’s Senate race would likely not pass muster in the courts.

nbcnews.toJay-Z to headline Super Bowl Halftime ShowThe rapper and billionaire mogul will take center stage for Super Bowl 61 on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

Jay-Z has helped select artists for the last several Super Bowl Halftime shows. Now, 25-time Grammy winner and mogul will step into the performer role as the headliner for the 2027 show.

nbcnews.toAI is helping cyber defenders — and hackers — find vulnerabilities at a dizzying paceWhile most such flaws can’t be quickly patched, they don’t appear to have been immediately exploited, either.

Aided by rapidly advancing AI tools, both hackers and researchers are uncovering vastly more vulnerabilities than they ever have before.

nbcnews.toNew immunotherapy combination helps people with small-cell lung cancer live longerPeople with small-cell lung cancer could live significantly longer on a novel immunotherapy, even when their cancer has spread, Phase 3 trial results show.

A North Carolina man enrolled in an early-stage trial that combined a new type of immunotherapy drug with the current first-line treatment for small-cell lung cancer. More than two years after his diagnosis, there are no detectable signs of cancer in his body.

nbcnews.toInteractive graphic: Explore how the battle for the House could play outDemocrats need to flip just three seats to win control. What would it take for a potential narrow majority to become a blue wave?

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Who will win control of the House? Explore NBC News' interactive graphic to see how Democrats could build a big majority, or Republicans could hang on.

nbcnews.toDemocrats see an opening in secretary of state races in red terrainThe party hopes a favorable environment that has boosted its congressional candidates will translate to lower-profile contests in GOP-leaning states.

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As the midterm battleground increasingly shifts to red territory, Democrats hope a favorable national environment will translate to winning lower-profile offices that have long eluded the party.

nbcnews.toShe had five siblings, but only she survived childhood with her fatherPaul Perez was charged with the murders of five children, but three have never been found. He’s awaiting sentencing.

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Paul Perez was charged with the murders of five children, but three have never been found. He’s awaiting sentencing.

nbcnews.toMan with knife arrested near set of ‘Miami Vice ’85’ film starring Michael B. JordanA 23-year-old man had gotten into a verbal dispute and displayed a knife near the set Friday evening and was arrested without incident, police said. No one was injured.

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A man is arrested near the Brooklyn set of “Miami Vice ’85,” a film starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler, on accusations that he displayed a knife during a verbal dispute with another man, the NYPD says.

nbcnews.toChina’s first AI film hits theaters, but people aren’t rushing to see itEarly ticket sales for “Sanxingdui: Future Past” were sluggish as filmmakers try to take the technology from short-form video to the big screen.

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China’s first film billed as entirely AI-generated struggles to win over moviegoers. The sci-fi thriller “Sanxingdui: Future Past” brings in less than $150,000 at the box office during its opening weekend, while some viewers say they watched out of curiosity.

nbcnews.toData center group jumps into the Kansas governor’s race to boost RepublicansBuilding the Future is an offshoot of the pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, arguably the leading super PAC promoting industry interests in the November midterm elections.

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Building the Future, a new pro-data center super PAC, is spending more than $1.5 million to back Kansas Republican state Sen. Ty Masterson in the battle for governor, a person familiar with the spending tells NBC News.

nbcnews.toGoldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is optimistic about AI. Most of America disagrees.“We’ll look back, 20 to 25 years from now, and the benefits will be really positive for our society,” the Wall Street leader said.

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon indicates that he believes the trillions of dollars that have been invested in AI companies will ultimately pay off in the form of greater returns to businesses.