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Shai's streak ends, LeBron's Cavs talk, Trump's midterm promises

James scored seventeen points with ten rebounds as Philadelphia beat Cleveland in his home debut; he signed with the Sixers in July after seven seasons in Cleveland.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShai Gilgeous-Alexander's NBA-record streak of twenty-point games ended at one hundred forty-one, and he ended it himself.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe had just under two minutes left and needed three points, with Oklahoma City up ninety-three to seventy-six.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe asked coach Mark Daigneault to sub him out, and finished with seventeen on six of nineteen shooting.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSeventeen points. He sat down with three to go.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLeBron James says the Cavaliers were an option before he joined the Sixers. Quote, it was in consideration for sure.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe had seventeen points and ten rebounds in a one-fourteen to one-oh-six home debut win over Cleveland.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEleven days to the midterms, and President Trump is promising a five thousand dollar dividend if Republicans win.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPBS NewsHour puts the cost near one point two trillion dollars.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe also backed Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial Ohio ad, telling an Iowa rally to leave it up and thank God for it.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShai took the early exit, and the campaign trail doesn't have a substitution rule.

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