Plus, Elon Musk teases a new Twitter verification system.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 |
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Good morning, NBC News readers.
With one week to go until Election Day, which political party will control the Senate is still anyone's guess. Conservative Supreme Court justices weigh arguments to end affirmative action in college admissions. And on Día de los Muertos, displays in Texas and the U.S. pay tribute to Uvalde school shooting victims. Here's what we're watching this Tuesday morning. |
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Raphael Warnock, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mehmet Oz. (AP/Getty Images) It's one week from Election Day, and the race for Senate control remains neck and neck. Small margins are carrying high stakes for the future of President Joe Biden's legislative agenda and judicial nominees. Signs of a Republican-friendly landscape are evident: Presidential approval is low and economic anxiety is high, according to recent polls. Yet the same surveys show Democratic candidates holding their own in pivotal swing states. While Republicans have a clear advantage in flipping the House, the picture in the Senate is more complicated. Election analysts and strategists in both parties largely agree that the centers of the fight for the Senate are in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada. Recent polling shows a dead heat in all three contests. Read the full story here.
- Senate what if... Choose a path to a majority and see scenarios from Chuck Todd and Steve Kornacki.
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| But some conservative justices indicated they'd be willing to allow applicants to discuss their racial identity in some form as part of essays. Liberal justices cited the importance of diversity on campuses and questioned whether ending consideration of race in college admissions would create new legal issues. |
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| State and federal authorities announced criminal charges Monday against the suspect in the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband. The San Francisco district attorney called the attack politically motivated, and a federal complaint detailed what happened before authorities arrived at the Pelosi house. |
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| Opening arguments began in the high-profile criminal tax fraud case against the Trump Organization. Former President Donald Trump and his three oldest children could be called as witnesses. Here's what else to expect during the trial. |
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| Some critics have fired back at the idea of a monthly verification fee for the blue checkmark by users' names, saying it could make information on Twitter less trustworthy and more vulnerable to manipulation. Meanwhile, celebrities are starting to leave Twitter now that Musk owns the company. Here's a running list of them. |
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| In San Antonio, a high school art club's tribute to victims in the Robb Elementary School shooting consisted of 20 personalized desks. In Chicago, a display created by local elementary school students includes two skeletal angels above to symbolize the teachers who died protecting their students. They're among numerous displays in communities across Texas and the country as part of Day of the Dead traditions. Learn about Day of the Dead and why it endures. |
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These gift ideas for college students will improve their lives by a significant degree, from a mini coffee maker and a mini blender, to portable speakers and a reusable notebook. |
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