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Today's headlines bring major decisions, unexpected developments, and questions with far-reaching consequences. With billions of dollars at stake, tensions rising overseas, and new research raising concerns closer to home, several stories could have implications well beyond today. Here's what matters, what's changing, and what to watch next.

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Voting ends today in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress for the final two years of President Trump's term. More than 54 million people have already cast ballots, or nearly half the total, in the last midterm. Democrats are favored to win the House and need to flip only three seats for control.

In the Senate, Democrats need to flip four seats and are favored only in North Carolina, while other races are toss-ups or lean Republican. Spending is projected to reach nearly $12 billion and make these the most expensive midterms on record. Results begin at 6 p.m. ET, but some races could take days or weeks.

The US carried out limited strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz late Monday that officials described as a response to Iran's Revolutionary Guard firing on a US aircraft. Iranian state media reported explosions on Qeshm and nearby Hengam Island and in the mainland area of Bandar Abbas.

Unlike earlier in the war, the strikes were not publicly announced, and Trump had said the US would not strike Iran before the midterms. Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said it is now up to Washington to prevent renewed war after Tehran sent what he called a "firm and rational response."

A child in rural northern New York has died after contracting measles in the state's first death from the disease in 30 years. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the child died in Lewis County. She called it "a devastating reminder" of what is at stake when Washington deliberately erodes decades of progress against preventable illnesses.

The US had recorded 4,852 confirmed measles cases by the end of October, or more than twice the total for all of 2025. Federal health officials have confirmed three measles deaths this year, though Pennsylvania alone has reported five. Vaccination rates have fallen below the 95% coverage needed to prevent outbreaks.

Russia bombed a hospital in Kharkiv overnight and injured at least 73 people while hitting power plants and substations across nine regions in what Zelenskyy called a massive attack.

Czech public media workers are holding a one-day strike against a government plan to fund them from the state budget with about 15% less money than they now get.

President Trump plans to drop South Africa and Rwanda next year from a US trade program that lets eligible African countries export thousands of products to the US duty-free.

The Coast Guard detained the MSC Poesia cruise ship at the Port of Miami with passengers aboard while it verifies the ship's compliance with international standards and US regulations.

Northern California police arrested a 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting a pregnant woman and wounding six others inside a Spirit Halloween store at a shopping mall Friday.

The Justice Department planned its largest-ever effort to monitor Election Day polling places, countered by an even larger observer effort organized by Democrats and their allied groups.

Marvell Technology agreed to buy Lumentum in an all-stock deal valued at about $115 billion that would rank among the largest tech takeovers of all time.

Disney is reportedly moving toward thousands of job cuts, with some managers asked to target 20% annual savings so it can reinvest in programming and theme parks.

California voters decide today on Proposition 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires, with Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page already cutting ties with the state.

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Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider detected signals from the smallest scale ever explored, a so-called zeptoverse 100 billion times smaller than an atom, possibly aiding dark matter searches.

Scientists have fitted nearly 1,750 monarch butterflies with solar-powered radio tracking tags this year to map stopover sites along their 3,000-mile migration to Mexico before habitat loss erases them.

Britain launched its first national study into levels of "forever chemicals" in people's bodies, collecting blood and urine samples to gauge health risks from PFAS, lead and arsenic.

The Chicago Bears toppled the defending champions, beating the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 Monday night as newly acquired All-Pro tackle Jeffery Simmons anchored a defense that rattled Sam Darnold.

Luka Doncic poured in 42 points in the Lakers' 138-117 win over Miami, his fourth 40-plus game in five outings, drawing all-time praise from Heat star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

New Orleans handed Memphis its first loss 135-134 in overtime as Zion Williamson scored nine of his 25 points in the extra period to end Memphis' 6-0 start.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.6 seconds left as Oklahoma City beat Cleveland 117-112 despite missing three injured starters.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will score David Fincher's "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth," their sixth collaboration with Fincher, ahead of a two-week IMAX run starting Nov. 25.

Bill Hader will guest star on "Abbott Elementary" later this season, he revealed on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," teaming with Quinta Brunson, his co-star in upcoming "The Cat in the Hat."

John Travolta will receive a lifetime achievement award at Italy's Torino Film Festival, where his directorial debut, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach," gets its second international festival screening after Cannes.

What it is: A new study of more than 13,000 injury cases at six US children's hospitals found a 33% jump in e-bike injuries per quarter from 2023 to March 2026. Almost a quarter of the injured riders were younger than 12. The study was published Monday in a pediatrics journal.

The detail: A University of Chicago pediatric surgeon says the injuries range from broken bones and head injuries to internal organ damage and brain trauma and increasingly may require ICU care and long-term therapy. A Stanford co-author of the study says kids are coming in with increasingly severe injuries as more of them ride e-bikes.

Why it matters: Only 6% of parents say they are informed about the types of e-bikes and where they are supposed to be ridden in a national poll of parents of children ages 11 to 18. Nearly two-thirds of those parents see e-bikes as more dangerous than regular bicycles, and 36% consider them more dangerous than driving a car. Most worry about injuries to riders, and 62% worry about pedestrians getting hurt. Yet more than a third say they appreciate the freedom e-bikes give their teens.

What to watch: Researchers are suggesting helmet changes and speed limits, along with a higher minimum age for riders. Safety advice includes making sure kids are experienced on regular bikes and scooters first and keeping phones and headphones away while riding. The surgeon urges families to treat e-bikes and e-scooters "like motor vehicles, not toys."

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LeBron James crashed into a Sixers fan and took a sip of his wine mid-game, later reporting that the vintage was "all right" after the impromptu tasting.

Mogging was named word of the year by the Collins English Dictionary after the youth slang for outshining or upstaging someone saw its usage jump 210% in 2026.

A Pittsburgh high school xylophonist went viral as Layla Clark led her marching band through AC/DC's Thunderstruck in a video drawing over three million views on social media.

Franklin D. Roosevelt wins re-election in a landslide over Alf Landon (1936) · The Soviet Union launches a dog named Laika into orbit aboard Sputnik 2 (1957) · Lyndon Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater by a record margin (1964) · A Lebanese magazine exposes the secret US arms-for-hostages deal with Iran that became the Iran-Contra affair (1986) · Bill Clinton is elected president (1992) · One World Trade Center opens (2014)

"They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred." — Franklin D. Roosevelt at Madison Square Garden days before his 1936 re-election (1936)

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