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Democrats must flip 12 seats to win control of the NC House. Fourteen Republican-held seats are in districts where at least 44% of voters backed Joe Biden. House races in suburbs offer Democrats some of their best opportunities fir pickups.

#PaulKrugman: The U.S. consumes about 7.5 billion barrels of petroleum products annually. Iran has raised the price of them by $75 a barrel. The war is costing U.S. consumers $560 billion a year, which is a lot even in a $30 trillion economy.

#DukeHealth is moving into Charlotte through a partnership with CaroMont Health. #AtriumHealth wants to expand into Raleigh by combining with WakeMed. And Novant Health has won approval to build a new hospital Asheville. www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/10/23/h... via @NCHealthNews

#AtriumHealth will be in the middle of the three tiers in the State Health Plan’s new tiered network for 2027. This means that people seeing their Atrium providers will pay about the same price in the coming year as they have this year. www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/10/27/a...

#MaureneComey was illegally fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules. Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praised.

Ex-Govs. Republican David Beasley and Democrat Jim Hodges back Democrat Annie Andrews to flip seat held by Lindsey Graham’s Trump-backed sister Darline

A new report by Democrats on the Judiciary Committee accuses Trump of being “an active participant in Jeffrey #Epstein’s abuse of young women,” though it largely cites allegations that have already been public.

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#BobWoodward spills his ‘Secrets’ In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books. (Gift article) wapo.st/3UbZzrD

More than 20 North Carolina counties that previously had early voting on Sundays will not have it f this year. The reduction in Sunday voting will affect a popular mobilization event for Black voters called "Souls to the Polls"

#Israel election results 2026: Exit polls are expected soon after voting closes late on Tuesday, but a final verdict might take days

#FrankBruni: Sabato’s Crystal Ball changed its ratings for NC's First and 11th House Districts to “leans Democratic." And an Emerson College poll put Jamie Ager, the Democrat in the 11th, an astonishing 13% ahead of Republican Jennifer Balkcom.

A sprawling election protection effort on the left to deploy tens of thousands of monitors will be met by the largest-ever monitoring program by DOJ and still more observers from Republican-aligned groups.

The court rejected a DOJ request for an order requiring CA to segregate and review the ballots of some 20,000 voters, who federal officials say are suspected noncitizens.

#Duke: Older adults who got home-delivered meals after a hospital stay had much lower odds of being readmitted in 14-21 days. But more a third of referrals did not get a meal.

#Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as It Spends on #AI. About a quarter of the tech giant’s employees were eligible for the packages, although the company does not expect many employees to sign on

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Why is the modern GOP struggling with a Nazi problem? John Oliver lays out the case in a simple, powerful, hilarious way, connecting the inability of today's Republicans to denounce white supremacy to a long tradition inside the party. WATCH: https://loom.ly/y1gqvds

Grocery stores aren't just places to shop. They're sites of class struggle: low wages, high prices, corporate monopolies. Come to this event with author @annlarson.bsky.social, grocery workers, and labor journalists. Oct 27, 3pm central, online event.

Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence.

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A new report by Democrats on the Judiciary Committee accuses Trump of being “an active participant in Jeffrey #Epstein’s abuse of young women,” though it largely cites allegations that have already been public.

Netanyahu reportedly pressured military to attack Iran in run-up to election

Ex-Govs. Republican David Beasley and Democrat Jim Hodges back Democrat Annie Andrews to flip seat held by Lindsey Graham’s Trump-backed sister Darline

#MaureneComey was illegally fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules. Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praised.

​ Trump's personal holdings in oil and gas are now worth between $22.5 million and $81.6 million, compared with $12.6 million to $46 million at the end of 2025, according to a new report by Democrats on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...

#KenPaxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny . The Republican candidate for Senate in #Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general. #talarico

Polly Hudson: A women's commune sounds like a great #retirement option. But recall those terrible flatshares in your 20s. Cohabiting with friends can seem like a dream, but the reality is sometimes less Golden Girls – more Young Ones

#DeanBaker: We should make social media platforms liable for defamation or fraud caused by their content, just as broadcasters are. (Fox News paid $787 million for lying about the 2020 election.) And we can support for alternative media, as CA does.

The Wrap: Writers Guild Warns of Billionaire Media Control as ‘Musk’ Documentary Faces Alleged Censorship Campaign. #WGA claimed the documentarywas restricted from advertising on social media, including TikTok.

A livestream showing a litter of puppies' first few weeks of life is taking Finland by storm for the sixth year in a row. It attracted more total viewers last year than the population of the country, and this year's litter looks set to outperform youtu.be/PaGpuPILZv0?...

The prices that hospitals, doctors, and other clinicians charge hit $5.3 trillion in 2024, up from $3 trillion in 10 years. Health costs are projected to hit 20% of GDP by 2032, up from 19% today.

AARP: A group of older women gathered in New Mexico to explore whether shared housing could be an alternative to aging alone. The answer, they found, is complicated

Donald Trump was heading towards his helipad when he suddenly stopped to acknowledge a nonexistent crowd. trib.al/z9cawI1

A livestream showing a litter of puppies' first few weeks of life is taking Finland by storm for the sixth year in a row. It attracted more total viewers last year than the population of the country, and this year's litter looks set to outperform youtu.be/PaGpuPILZv0?...

The Wrap: Writers Guild Warns of Billionaire Media Control as ‘Musk’ Documentary Faces Alleged Censorship Campaign. #WGA claimed the documentarywas restricted from advertising on social media, including TikTok.

#DeanBaker: We should make social media platforms liable for defamation or fraud caused by their content, just as broadcasters are. (Fox News paid $787 million for lying about the 2020 election.) And we can support for alternative media, as CA does.

Polly Hudson: A women's commune sounds like a great #retirement option. But recall those terrible flatshares in your 20s. Cohabiting with friends can seem like a dream, but the reality is sometimes less Golden Girls – more Young Ones

Trump pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in #foodstamps. But grocery and gas prices have increased, making it harder for families to afford necessities. Advocate: “If people were getting paid enough, they would not be on the #SNAP program,”

Fathers who take #familyleave to bond with a new child are part of a larger trend for dads to handle more caregiving. Some 14 states have laws for family leave programs — and in many of those places, more dads are opting in.

If you want to switch from #MedicareAdvantage to traditional #Medicare and your plan is ending, you can enroll in a Medicare supplemental plan — also known as Medigap — without the same restrictions that you would normally have.

NPR: Inflation is up 3.7% since last September. People are struggling to pay for things like rent, gas, electricity, and groceries. We talk to a personal finance expert about how to handle tough and uncertain economic times. (10 minutes)

Trial: Patients with #melanoma who got a vaccine tailored to help their immune systems attack their tumors were 42% less likely to experience a recurrence of the #cancer within two years than those who did not receive the vaccine.

Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues. Death inside Folkston facility comes as officials allegedly threaten hunger strikers there with force-feeding