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Kansas Senate race tight; France arrests top 1,800

Polls show Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton nearly even, with Election Day set for November third; the Cook rating has already shifted.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAuthorities said more than eighteen hundred people have been arrested after masked groups set fires and attacked public buildings, including city halls, in several cities on Saturday.

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  1. Tension erupts during House midterm debate as Lawler fact-checks New… · Fox News
  2. Kansas Democrat's path to flipping a Senate seat, explained by a… · ABC News
  3. Maine Senate debate centers on Collins and Trump · Fox News
  4. Vance goes after El-Sayed in Michigan, a day after AOC's visit · Breitbart
  5. Scholten says she got threatening letter claiming DSA link · Washington Examiner
  6. Diner claims she nearly ate cow tooth in 'Democrat' taco · New York Post
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