Trump makes gains as poll figures trigger anxiety for Harris campaign

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The Guardian’s 10-day polling average tracker showed vice-president with two-point nationwide lead, down from 4%

Tightening poll figures have triggered nervousness and anxiety in Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, with Donald Trump making gains in the states where it matters most as the election race enters its climactic final phase.

Amid a dramatic news cycle that has seen the US hit by two destructive hurricanes and rising fears of all-out war in the Middle East, the Guardian’s 10-day polling average tracker showed the vice-president and Democratic nominee with a two-point nationwide lead, 48% to 46%, over her Republican opponent as of 10 October - tellingly, down from a 4% advantage she registered two weeks ago.

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Florida begins long road to recovery after double hurricane strike

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The twin blow from Milton and Helene has left the state reeling – and the act of rebuilding will be lengthy and costly

More than just clouds were swirling when a tropical disturbance that would become Hurricane Milton formed in the south-western Gulf of Mexico, beginning its inexorable march towards a midweek strike on Florida’s west coast.

As its winds picked up, so did familiar feelings of anxiety and dread across a state still reeling from the impact of another monster storm, Hurricane Helene, barely a week earlier. Ultimately, the densely populated cities of Tampa and St Petersburg were spared the apocalyptic scenario some had forecast. But places elsewhere along the Gulf coast saw unprecedented levels of destruction and devastation.

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Insurance is failing hurricane survivors: ‘People thought they were covered’

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Flooding is separate from typical US home insurance and many homeowners are not adequately covered

As millions of US residents begin working to file insurance claims on their homes in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, many could be denied, particularly if their homes were damaged by flooding.

A quirk in the US home insurance market is that flood insurance is separate from typical home insurance, which usually covers wind damage from hurricanes but not flooding. Homeowners must purchase flood insurance separately if they want their homes protected against flooding.

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Kremlin sowing chaos with bomb threats and bribery to thwart Moldova’s vote to join EU, authorities say – Fox News

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  1. Kremlin sowing chaos with bomb threats and bribery to thwart Moldova's vote to join EU, authorities say  Fox News
  2. Meta removes fake accounts in Moldova ahead of presidential election  Reuters
  3. Fake Facebook Accounts Aimed At Moldovans Removed After Pressure From U.S. Lawmaker  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  4. ‘Russia’s dirty money will hijack our democratic process’: how tiny Moldova fears Kremlin is fixing EU referendum  The Guardian
  5. Taking Action Against Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in Moldova  Meta
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National Geographic team may have discovered the foot of a famed Mount Everest climber – NPR

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  1. National Geographic team may have discovered the foot of a famed Mount Everest climber  NPR
  2. Climber Disappeared 100 Years Ago on Mount Everest. Sock with His Name on It, and a Foot, Were Just Found  PEOPLE
  3. Boot Found at Everest Could Be From Sandy Irvine, Who Vanished 100 Years Ago  The New York Times
  4. British explorer Sandy Irvine's foot discovered 100 years after he vanished on Everest  Livescience.com
  5. Hundred-Year-Old Remains Of British Man Who Died On Everest Discovered By Nat Geo Doc Team Including ‘Free Solo’s Jimmy Chin  Deadline
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Kamala Harris releases medical report saying she is in ‘excellent health’

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Release of vice-president’s medical history highlights questions around Trump’s physical and mental fitness

Kamala Harris on Saturday released a report on her health and medical history, which found that “she possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the presidency” if voters elect her in November.

A senior aide to Harris, 59, said the vice-president’s advisers viewed the publication of the health report and medical history as an opportunity to call attention to questions about Donald Trump’s physical fitness and mental acuity. The 78-year-old Republican White House nominee would be the oldest president elected if Americans gave him a second term in the Oval Office.

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UK leader Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office. It has been a rocky ride – The Associated Press

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  1. UK leader Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office. It has been a rocky ride  The Associated Press
  2. Keir Starmer’s Bafflingly Bad Start as the U.K.’s Prime Minister  The New Yorker
  3. Keir Starmer’s fortunes are about to change  The Spectator
  4. It’s been 100 first days of woe but Keir Starmer should take heart, Tony Blair’s weren’t a picnic either  The Guardian
  5. Labour has no vision for this country – but I do  The Telegraph
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Estonian Intelligence chief says Ukrainian strikes on ammo depots worsen Russia’s munitions crisis – Euromaidan Press

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  1. Estonian Intelligence chief says Ukrainian strikes on ammo depots worsen Russia's munitions crisis  Euromaidan Press
  2. Ukraine ‘Punches Hole’ In Russian Kamikaze Drone Fleet; Reports Claim Moscow Lost 400 Shahed-136 UAVs  EurAsian Times
  3. Watch 400 Shahed Attack Drones Explode At The Same Time In Southern Russia  Forbes
  4. Ukraine is eroding Russia's military advantage with strikes on its ammo depots  Business Insider
  5. Satellite Photos Show Destruction of Russian Shahed Drone Warehouse  Newsweek
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Live updates: Deadly strikes in northern Gaza; Biden concerned after Israeli forces hit peacekeepers – The Washington Post

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  1. Live updates: Deadly strikes in northern Gaza; Biden concerned after Israeli forces hit peacekeepers  The Washington Post
  2. Video shows injured bodies across hospital floor after strike on school  CNN
  3. Israeli Strikes on Northern Gaza Kill at Least 20, Aid Workers Say  The New York Times
  4. UPDATES: Gaza Health Ministry says 200 killed in Israeli siege of north  Al Jazeera English
  5. Israeli strikes kill 29 people in Gaza, tanks push north  Reuters
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Why Virginia McCullough killed her parents and lived with their bodies – BBC.com

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  1. Why Virginia McCullough killed her parents and lived with their bodies  BBC.com
  2. Woman Poisoned Father, Stabbed and Bludgeoned Mother and Kept Bodies Hidden in Home for 4 Years  PEOPLE
  3. Woman jailed for life after murdering parents and living with bodies in Essex  The Guardian
  4. Watch chilling moment daughter confesses to murdering parents and living with corpses in Essex  The Independent
  5. Woman jailed for murdering her parents - after living at family home in Essex with their hidden bodies for years  Sky News
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Mystery of Russia’s secret weapon downed in Ukraine – BBC.com

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  1. Mystery of Russia's secret weapon downed in Ukraine  BBC.com
  2. Russia’s 1st “Stealth” Aircraft Shot Down: All You Want To Know S-70 Hunter’s Bombing Ops Over Ukraine  EurAsian Times
  3. A Missile Could Not Erase Russian Drone’s Embarrassing Stealth Secret  Forbes
  4. The Debrief: Russia Loses Okhotnik UCAV In Ukraine  Aviation Week
  5. Russia may have lost a rare drone over Ukraine — and it could be an intelligence win for the West  Business Insider
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Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire – Business Insider

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  1. Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire  Business Insider
  2. Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability  Department of State
  3. Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea.  The Associated Press
  4. East Asia Summit calls for cooperation, mutual trust defying US noises: expert  Global Times
  5. Blinken condemns China’s ‘dangerous and unlawful’ moves in South China Sea  Al Jazeera English
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Russian Iskander-M strike sinks key arms shipment to Ukraine – Bulgarian Military

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  1. Russian Iskander-M strike sinks key arms shipment to Ukraine  Bulgarian Military
  2. Ukraine ports impossible to defend from attack - Odesa chief Kiper  BBC.com
  3. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 959  Al Jazeera English
  4. Russian Attacks Spark Surge in War Insurance for Ukraine Grains  Bloomberg
  5. Russia launches 4th aerial attack in a week against Ukraine's grain-exporting Odesa region  Yahoo! Voices
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