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JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in last night's vice presidential debate. NPR has fact-checked their claims and broken down the details. And, Biden will assess N.C.'s recovery after Hurricane Helene.

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The anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel takes place during the Jewish High Holy Days. It's a time of ending things that need to be ended in order begin things that need to be begun.

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Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening hundreds of miles away.

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Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways from an interesting night.

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The U.S. State Department said it was “deeply troubled” by the recent arrest of Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian investigative reporter who exposed online scams and corruption.

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Garcia Glenn White, 61, was the sixth inmate put to death in the U.S. in the last 11 days. His execution comes shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected three last-ditch appeals.

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JD Vance and Tim Walz debated on Tuesday in the last scheduled debate of the election. The sparring was mostly collegial but a number of points on key issues require additional context or corrections.

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JD Vance spoke of workers and the impact of immigration, while Tim Walz decried dehumanizing rhetoric.

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Democratic VP hopeful Tim Walz called his response a "damning non answer."

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The disparate philosophies between Tim Walz and JD Vance on law and order and ensuring public safety in the U.S. were on display in the presidential debate.

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Tim Walz and JD Vance shook hands multiple times on the debate stage, and each spoke of several areas in which they agree with the other. Here are some examples.

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Gov. Tim Walz was asked by vice presidential debate moderators Tuesday about his past trips to China, after discrepancies arose about his accounts.

Gov. Tim Walz told Tuesday night's vice presidential debate that his son Gus witnessed a shooting, an admission that visibly surprised and saddened his opponent, JD Vance, onstage.

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Ahead of Tuesday night's vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz, CBS News said the network would reserve the right to turn off microphones if necessary.

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People in the courtroom wept as the footage was shown during a preliminary hearing for former Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, who is charged with first-degree murder.

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60 Minutes announced on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump has backed out of an interview he had agreed to do as part of its prime-time election special next week.

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North Carolina election officials have said early voting will start as planned on Oct. 17. But they don't know how many voting sites might be unusable in the swing state because of Hurricane Helene.

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Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance will take the debate stage tonight starting at 9 p.m. Watch the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate Simulcast on NPR.

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Iran launched long-range missiles against Israel, just hours after Israeli forces launched a ground offensive into southern Lebanon against Iran's main proxy, Hezbollah. The dramatic escalation is raising fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. We hear from two NPR correspondents in the region.

For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates

Amy Sherald, Jeff Koons, Shepard Fairey and Rashid Johnson are among the visual artists who have donated works for an auction that will raise money for the Harris Victory Fund.