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Summary
NPR News Now covers the midterm election landscape, noting that Democratic candidates are out-raising their Republican opponents despite significant GOP spending. The broadcast also reports on violent settler attacks against European diplomats in the West Bank and Pope Leo’s first public appearance following lung cancer surgery. Additionally, the episode details a deadly truck attack at a youth soccer game in Kansas and a Category 4 typhoon that narrowly missed Guam, causing minimal damage.
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Midterm election fundraising gap favors Democrats
Israeli settlers assault European diplomats in West Bank
Pope Leo's first public appearance after lung surgery
Truck plows into youth soccer game in Kansas
Category 4 Typhoon Champi passes near Guam
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