The Headlines

Plus, the big business of big scares.
Here’s what we’re covering:
This Is What America’s Utility Bill Crisis Looks Like, by Eli Saslow
Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds, by Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik
Trump Wields an Unprecedented $277 Million in Final Midterm Stretch, by Theodore Schleifer
Trump’s Super PAC Unleashes Deluge of Ads on Facebook and Instagram, by Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer
Trump Says He Asked Putin to Release an American Jailed in Russia, by Luke Broadwater
Trump Pushes to Evict the Press From the White House, by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
Major Yemeni City Running Out of Food and Water as Houthis Encircle It, by Saeed Al-Batati and Vivian Nereim
Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?, by Neil MacFarquhar
The Bedeviling Work of Designing and Redesigning Haunted Houses, by Aimee Ortiz

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Plus, a contentious character is back on “The Simpsons.”
Here’s what we’re covering:
How California’s Ultrarich Are Trying to Stop the World’s First Billionaire Tax, by Michael Steinberger
Trump Swings Through Deep-Red States Seeking to Reverse Lagging G.O.P. Enthusiasm, by Emily Davies and Jonathan Swan
Israeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West Bank, by Aaron Boxerman
NDAs: Now They’re for Housekeepers and Butlers, Too, by Guy Trebay
Apu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor, by Sopan Deb

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Plus, the search for “superhabitable” planets.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election, by Tyler Pager and Aaron Boxerman
The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics, by Isabel Kershner
A Day After Huge Riots in France, Shock and Recrimination, by Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic
France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country, by Catherine Porter
To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look, by Justin Scheck
Worlds More Habitable Than Earth? They’re Out There., by Natalie Wolchover

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Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
$137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms, by Stuart A. Thompson
Young Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party, by Sabrina Tavernise and Ruth Igielnik
Trump Cancels Planned Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution, by Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager, John Ismay and Greg Jaffe
What We Know About the School Shooting in Bend, Oregon, by Francesca Regalado
Chinese Carmakers, Once a Sideshow, Take Center Stage, by James Paton

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Plus, the legacy of a competitive eating champion.
Here’s what we’re covering:
The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones, by Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur
Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates, by Constant Méheut
Higher Energy Prices Lift U.S. Inflation Ahead of Midterm Elections, by Colby Smith
Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans, by Sydney Ember
Migrant Children Without Lawyers Face Fast-Tracked Deportations Alone, by Jazmine Ulloa and Madeleine Ngo
Tim Janus, One of the World’s Greatest Competitive Eaters, Has Died, by Clay Risen

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