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Suspicious powder letters disrupt election and congressional offices nationwide

More than three dozen lawmakers and election offices across at least 32 states have reportedly received suspicious mail, sometimes containing white powder. No confirmed congressional-office sample had been deemed hazardous in the latest reporting, but evacuations and investigations disrupted election work shortly before the midterms.

NBC: NBC reports that the investigation expanded as additional congressional and state election offices received suspicious packages. It distinguishes confirmed incidents from unresolved questions about origin, coordination and the contents of the letters.

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Russian attacks intensify as U.S.-Ukraine relations deteriorateRussia launched a missile and drone barrage that killed at least seven people and disrupted electricity across 12 Ukrainian regions while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. and European officials in Oslo. Ukraine alleges that Washington has delayed Patriot interceptors, restricted military satellite service and provided late or missing attack warnings, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio denies that President Donald Trump ordered measures intended to harm Ukraine.Voters prioritize affordability and ending the Iran warRecent national polling indicates that voters across party lines want the next Congress to focus on lowering living costs and ending the war with Iran. Economic dissatisfaction, energy prices and health-care expenses remain central concerns as voters cast ballots in the midterm elections.Inflation and affordability remain central concerns before the midtermsAnnual consumer inflation reached 3.7% in September as energy, housing, food and borrowing costs continued to strain household budgets. Economic growth and market gains coexist with widespread dissatisfaction over living costs, complicating campaign claims about the economy.Congo's record Ebola emergency spreads into an eighth provinceThe Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 9,000 confirmed cases and 4,300 deaths, with authorities reporting its expansion into an eighth province. Travel-linked infections, funding-accountability concerns and reports that frontline workers have gone unpaid compound the regional public-health risk.Iran prolongs U.S. talks while preparing for renewed attacksSenior Iranian officials say Tehran has deliberately prolonged negotiations to deny President Donald Trump a political victory before the U.S. midterm elections. Qatar says indirect diplomacy remains active, but the eight-month war, attacks on shipping and mutual distrust leave both Iran and the United States preparing for renewed combat.