Americans anxious, frustrated about the election; Dodgers clinch World Series

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans are feeling a lot of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement is not one of them. A new poll from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 in 10 Americans report feeling anxious or frustrated about the 2024 presidential campaign, and a similar share say they’re interested. Only about one-third say they feel excited. About 7 in 10 Americans say “anxious” describes how they are feeling ahead of Tuesday.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris crisscrossed several swing states on Wednesday, passing each other in Wisconsin, where the former president appeared in Green Bay with a one-time local icon, retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre. Mumford & Sons, Gracie Abrams, Remi Wolf and members of the band The National appeared at Harris’ rally Wednesday night in Madison.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge is set to hold a hearing in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states. The giveaways come from Musk’s political organization, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign through Election Day.

People prone to seasonal depression are bracing themselves as winter approaches. Many have found strategies to get through the dark days. Depression that begins in the fall and eases in the spring or summer is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD.

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• Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?
• Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns.
• Presidential candidates fight for battleground Nevada.
• Supreme Court's conservative justices allow Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations.
• Donald Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark.
• Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian's 'garbage' comment about Puerto Rico.
• Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation.
• Teen Trump supporter charged with threatening Harris backers at polling place with machete.
• Police say the man behind ballot box fires has metalworking experience and might plan more attacks.
• More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults.
• US economy grew at a solid 2.8% pace last quarter on strength of consumer spending.
• California voters consider controversial vacation homes tax in iconic Lake Tahoe area.
• The Dodgers win the World Series, White Sox tab Venable as manager, Commanders quarterback Daniels is recovering from injury, and the Celtics fall from the ranks of the NBA's unbeaten.
• Saudi startup Riyadh Air orders 60 Airbus A321neo planes.
• A new push to wind down the Middle East wars faces familiar challenges.
• Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says.
• North Korea test-launches a suspected long-range missile designed to strike US, South Korea says.
• North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says.
• Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes as North Korea's top diplomat visits Moscow.

—The Associated Press

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