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Sunday, November 1, 2026

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Politics

  • Cook says Democrats could win up to 240 House seats

    Democrats are favored to win the House in Tuesday's midterm elections and could reach as many as 240 seats, The Washington Post reported, citing the Cook Political Report. Cook favors Democrats in 222 races, and 218…

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Health

  • Congo's Ebola death toll passes 5,000

    More than 5,000 people have now died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, government data shows, the Associated Press and Reuters reported. The AP said 5,026 of 10,351 infected people have died. Eight of Congo's 26 provinces…

  • CDC says flu is rising early, with H1N1 driving most cases

    Flu activity is still low nationally but rising earlier than usual, the CDC said in its latest weekly report. It estimates at least 1 million illnesses and 16,000 hospitalizations so far this season. Nearly all flu A…

  • FDA approves first DNA-based immunotherapy for rare airway disease

    The FDA has given accelerated approval to Inovio's Voceryq for adults with a rare disease that causes growths in the airway. The agency said it is the first treatment of its kind, using DNA to help the body's immune…

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Lifestyle

  • On this day in 1993, the European Union was born

    On November 1, 1993, the Maastricht Treaty took effect and formally created the European Union. The treaty was signed in the Dutch city of Maastricht in February 1992. It called for a central European bank and laid the…

  • On this day in 1755, an earthquake destroyed much of Lisbon

    On November 1, 1755, a huge earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal, on All Saints Day. A tsunami and fires followed, and much of the city was destroyed. Tens of thousands of people died, though History.com and Scientific…