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The US Supreme Court temporarily allowed a voter-removal program to continue in Virginia yesterday after a federal judge blocked the initiative last week. The emergency stay comes less than a week before the general election, in which over 56 million people across the US have already cast votes (see data and map).
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed an order in August to remove registered voters whose driver's license applications suggested they might be noncitizens, canceling roughly 1,600 voter registrations. A federal judge last week ruled the program violated federal laws prohibiting states from systematically removing ineligible voters within 90 days of an election. The case is expected to resume after the election (see breakdown).
The stay comes as the candidates lay out final arguments ahead of Election Day (read summaries). National polls indicate a virtual tie between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with a slight lead for Trump in most of the seven battleground states (see latest polls). |
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series last night, beating the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5. The victory marks the Dodgers' eighth championship title and the team's first full season championship win since 1988; the Dodgers secured the title during a shortened season in 2020.
The team's win came after a turnaround fifth inning, in which the Dodgers ended the Yankees' 5-0 lead following three defensive miscues, tying up the game 5-5 (rewatch the inning here). Despite the Yankees regaining the lead in the sixth inning, the Dodgers pulled ahead in the eighth. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was named the 2024 World Series MVP after becoming the first player to hit homers in the first four games of a World Series. See photos from last night's celebration here.
The Dodgers parade will take place tomorrow morning in downtown Los Angeles. See the route and other details here. |
Flash flooding has killed at least 95 people across eastern and southern Spain since Tuesday, with the death toll expected to rise. The floods—the result of months' worth of rainfall in the span of hours—are Spain's worst in at least three decades.
The vast majority of deaths were concentrated in the coastal region of Valencia, where about 155,000 customers lost electricity. The damage is extensive, with rainfall turning village streets into nearly 10-foot-high rivers at some points, transforming trash, cars, and debris into projectiles. Countless residents are still missing, with search and rescue efforts ongoing. See photos of the storm's impact here; see video here.
The storms have been attributed to a weather pattern known as a high-altitude isolated depression, when cold and warm air meet to form especially strong rain clouds. In this case, low pressure near the Strait of Gibraltar combined with above-average water surface temperatures from the Mediterranean Sea. |
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