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Today's edition explores a growing public health concern, the debate over America's expanding AI infrastructure, and an artist turning pumpkins into remarkable works of art. We're also following major election developments overseas, fresh challenges in the housing market, and surprising advances in weather forecasting. From issues affecting everyday life to unexpected discoveries, there's plenty worth catching up on.

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The US is facing its worst measles resurgence in decades, with federal data showing more than 4,580 cases this year. That is more than double the total for all of 2025, and the vaccination status of 96% of this year's patients was listed as unvaccinated or unknown.

Pennsylvania has confirmed at least 1,338 cases in 44 counties this year, with more than 250 people hospitalized and five deaths. Amish communities with low vaccination rates in Lancaster and Mifflin counties have been hit hardest. Health officials say two doses of the MMR vaccine are nearly 97% effective.

A federal judge in August ordered the Trump administration to lift a January ban on processing immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries. But attorneys representing the migrants say the administration is still slow-walking applications. The ban affected more than 280,000 people who had already applied.

Army veteran Dustin Hoffman's Colombian wife and two children remain in Argentina nearly a year after the family began the process. Officials are still asking for proof they would not become a public charge. The State Department declined to comment because of pending litigation but said in August that it had paused processing to train embassies.

A stagnant housing market is leaving many US sellers unable to move for new jobs or growing families, and real estate agents say those who stay listed are under pressure to cut prices and help cover buyers' costs. About 21% of listings in September had their initial price lowered, a four-year high.

The average 30-year mortgage rate surged as high as 7.4% this month, its highest in nearly three years. Last month there were about 63% more sellers than buyers in the 50 largest metro areas, a Redfin analysis found. The roughly 929,000 buyers were the fewest on record dating to 2013.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in Brazil's runoff on Sunday with 51.8% of the vote, though Flávio Bolsonaro has refused to recognize the result.

María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after 10 months abroad and drew cheering crowds in Caracas in a challenge to interim President Delcy Rodríguez.

Serbia's longtime leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in Sunday's election to a student-led movement that grew out of protests over a deadly station canopy collapse in Novi Sad.

A fire at an Oregon seafood plant forced evacuations in Newport on Sunday as officials feared its ammonia tanks could rupture until firefighters kept flames away from them.

Nicki Minaj joined Trump onstage in Michigan on Sunday and said he has "changed the energy of the country" at a rally for Republicans before a tight Senate race.

Ted Cruz was booed by the crowd at the US Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday as the Texas senator handed the winner's trophy to Italy's Kimi Antonelli.

Bitcoin slipped below $80,000 on Monday after investors pulled $772.4 million from US-listed bitcoin funds on Thursday and Friday as concerns about the AI trade weighed on crypto.

Most traders expect the Federal Reserve to hold rates at its meeting ending Wednesday after raising them in September for the first time in three years to fight inflation.

Oregon timber workers say record diesel prices and inflation matter more to them than Trump's expected repeal of a 25-year-old rule protecting 44 million acres of national forest.

An AI model from Google DeepMind correctly predicted Hurricane Isaias's Florida landfall this month when conventional models initially predicted it would head west toward Louisiana.

Doctors warn that the so-called ferritin face seen in viral social media posts is no way to diagnose low iron, though pale skin and brittle nails can accompany a deficiency.

Yellowstone geologists pulled more than 20,100 pieces of trash out of the park's hydrothermal areas this year to protect thermal pools at risk from items like hats and AirPods.

Atlanta handed San Francisco its first loss 29-20 on Sunday as Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes and the Falcons scored 13 points off four turnovers.

Seattle held Kansas City to 213 total yards in a 20-3 win on Sunday night that gave the Chiefs their first loss of the season.

Luka Doncic scored 52 points with eight 3-pointers as the Lakers beat the Jazz 132-123 in Salt Lake City for the NBA's first 50-point game this season.

Orlando dropped the defending champion Knicks to 0-3 with a 111-102 win in which Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.

Voice actor Eric Bauza has died at 46 after years of giving voice to Looney Tunes stars including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and winning three Emmys.

The Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything pulled in $19.5 million in its first wide weekend and could become the first documentary nominated for Best Picture.

Tom Brady and Candice Swanepoel are dating, with a source saying the retired quarterback and the model have been seeing each other for at least a few months.

What it is: Data centers are the warehouse-like buildings that run most internet activity and AI services, and they are multiplying quickly. A tracking company counts about 12,250 worldwide, up from around 8,000 operational sites in 2021. The US has the most with 4,767, and more new sites are being built in rural areas as they get bigger.

The detail: Data centers worldwide are thought to use more electricity than all of France, and some use large amounts of water for cooling. Supporters say they are critical to national security and AI development. They also point to investment, tax revenue, and construction jobs. The tech industry is exploring alternatives such as data centers in space or running more AI on phones and computers.

Why it matters: Communities are weighing those benefits against concerns about grid strain and energy prices as well as noise and land use. A Brookings report found data centers do create local jobs, though fewer than industry advocates claim. Some 16 states have proposed laws to ban or temporarily block new facilities. Opposition has also emerged in countries including Mexico and France.

What to watch: The issue has crossed party lines before the November 3 midterms. President Trump has dismissed the pushback, while some Republicans and Democrats oppose new development. In Port Washington, Wisconsin, the mayor says a data center under construction will bring needed funding, while neighbors living nearby oppose the project.

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Quinn Priester's uncle piloted the Brewers' charter flight to the World Series, and manager Pat Murphy joked after a bumpy landing that he didn't know Quinn threw a knuckleball.

A cybersecurity engineer known as Farmer Mike marked 40 years of carving whimsical faces into pumpkins this month at a California festival best known for its giant pumpkin weigh-off.

An Australian murderer serving a life sentence lost his court bid to overturn a prison ban on Vegemite that officials say could help inmates brew alcohol.

The Erie Canal opens and links the Great Lakes to the Atlantic (1825) · Brazil declares war on Germany (1917) · The USS Hornet is abandoned after the Battle of Santa Cruz (1942) · Surgeons transplant a baboon heart into an infant known as Baby Fae (1984) · President George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act (2001)

"Today we take an essential step in defeating terrorism, while protecting the constitutional rights of all Americans." — George W. Bush (2001)

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