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The results on Election Day will come down to Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have visited those seven battleground states the most during their campaigns. It will be a game of hopscotch to keep up with key times Tuesday in those states, which stretch across four different time zones. Georgia's polls close first at 7 p.m. Eastern, followed by North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. and Pennsylvania and most of Michigan at 8 p.m. The rest of Michigan closes at 9 p.m. along with Arizona and Wisconsin. Nevada closes at 10 p.m. Eastern.

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Severe weather remains a threat in parts of Oklahoma after strong storms and apparent tornadoes overnight ripped roofs off buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. Some 24,000 utility customers were still without power by Sunday afternoon. 听Authorities said Sunday that at least 11 people were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening. There were no reported fatalities. Local TV footage showed downed power lines, walls peeled off homes and overturned vehicles. A tornado watch was in effect for a large part of the state into the evening hours.

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North Carolina elections officials say that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state. The State Board of Elections announced the record turnout Sunday. Early in-person voting, which ended Saturday, has become increasingly popular in the presidential battleground state over several election cycles. In 2020, a record 3.63 million people voted during the early-voting period. This year, the board said the state exceeded that total by Thursday, days before the period ended.

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Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign and fundraise for colleagues, making their final arguments before an important upcoming Senate vote. But their pitches are being made mostly behind closed doors. And most GOP senators won69制片厂制作传媒檛 yet say which lawmakers they're backing. South Dakota's John Thune and John Cornyn of Texas are the front-runners in the Nov. 13 secret ballot contest to replace McConnell. The Kentucky senator is stepping aside from the post in January after almost two decades as GOP leader. The winner could be the next Senate majority leader if Republicans win back the Senate.

In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion by their own children. Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison and lost all subsequent appeals. But today they unexpectedly have a chance of getting out after recent streaming shows brought new attention to the 35-year-old case. The popularity and proliferation of true crime entertainment is effecting real life changes for their subjects and in society more broadly. At their best, these media can help expose injustices and right wrongs. But because they often prioritize entertainment and profit, they also can have serious negative effects ranging from the misidentification of innocent people as suspects to undermining faith in the criminal justice system.

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Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the next president. On Saturday, Harris encouraged supporters in Atlanta to vote early while Trump spoke in North Carolina about his days as a candidate coming to a close with this election. Harris ended her day in Charlotte, North Carolina, with rocker Jon Bon Jovi and actress Kerry Washington. Trump was in Salem, Virginia 69制片厂制作传媒 which isn't a battleground state 69制片厂制作传媒 and rallied in Greensboro in North Carolina.

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