Tag: israel_election
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Vandenberg Coalition Marks Midterms With Call for Conviction-Driven Foreign Policy
The Vandenberg Coalition reflects on bipartisanship after the midterms, warns of Chinese infiltration of US farmland and highlights commentary on Israel, Taiwan and Iran.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Tight Midterm Races, Deadlocked Israeli Election and a DHS Hack
NPR's Up First newsletter reports Democrats and Republicans pouring six-figure sums into 70 House districts, Israel's election deadlocked with over 90% counted, and hackers breaching DHS personnel files.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Board Weighs Netanyahu's Election Showing, Fed's Rate Hold
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board says Benjamin Netanyahu overperformed polls in Israel's election, weighs a hawkish Federal Reserve hold, and flags a permitting reform fight.
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Spain Mourns After High-Speed Train Collision Kills 74
The death toll from Wednesday's crash in Toledo province has risen from an initial 30 to 68 and now 74, with 397 passengers on the RENFE train and 147 on the IRYO train.
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Israel's Election Ends in Deadlock as Likud Alleges Fraud and Police Reject Claims
Netanyahu's bloc holds a narrow lead with Arab parties set for record seats, but neither camp nears a 61-seat majority, leaving weeks or months of coalition talks.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Board Flags Maine Senate Race, Cuba U.N. Clash and Colorado Ballot Fights
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board calls Maine's Senate race a 2026 bellwether, knocks Cuba's pushback against Ambassador Mike Waltz at the U.N., and warns on Colorado ballot measures.
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Israeli Exit Polls Leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot Deadlocked as Arab-Led Parties Hold Balance
Channel 13 projects Netanyahu's bloc at 50 seats and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition at 53, both short of the 61 needed in the 120-member Knesset, with Arab-led parties on 17.
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Media Monitor: Reuters Institute Highlights Israeli Watchdog Tracking AI Bots and Conspiracy Theories Ahead of Election
Reuters Institute reports on FakeReporter, an Israeli non-profit tracking election conspiracy theories and AI-powered bot networks, plus West Bank press threats and declining social media news use in Brazil.
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Media Monitor: NPR Poll Shows Democrats Favored for House; Israelis Vote in Pivotal Election
NPR reports a new poll gives Democrats an 8-point edge among likely voters and a strong chance at the House, while Israelis cast ballots in an election that could unseat Benjamin Netanyahu.
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WSJ Opinion Weighs Netanyahu's Future, Kagan on Gerrymandering and GOP Races
The Journal's editorial board says a stalemate in Israel's election could let Netanyahu stay in power to finish the job in Iran.
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Newsweek: About 53,000 Israelis Abroad Expected to Fly Home for October 27 Election
Trump says Elon Musk restored Ukraine's full Starlink access, and Google halted two Finland data center sites after clearing about 1,300 acres of forest before environmental assessments were complete.
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Uninsured Rate for Working-Age U.S. Adults Rises to 11.2% as Employer Premium Contributions Climb 9%
Commonwealth Fund research puts the 2026 uninsured share up from 8.9% in 2024, while a KFF survey finds workers paying 9% more toward employer plans and a Marsh survey projects an 8.2% rise in per-employee benefit costs in 2027.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Trumpism Facing 'Cumulative Consequences,' Cites French Unrest and Israel Endorsement
Newsweek commentary argues Trumpism is confronting the consequences of its own design, while its newsletter also covers French riots, Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu and McConnell's Senate exit.
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