NC special election tests Trump, GOP prospects

Republicans are hoping an eleventh-hour pep talk from President Donald Trump will propel them to a special election victory Tuesday in a GOP-friendly House district in North Carolina, a race that could illuminate their chances of retaking the House majority and Trump’s own reelection prospects in 2020.

31 killed in Iraq during stampede at Ashoura procession

BEIRUT — Iraq’s state-run TV channel, citing Iraq’s Health Ministry, says the death toll from a stampede in the Shiite holy city of Karbala has climbed to 31.

Trump’s halt to US-Taliban talks pushes Afghans toward fragile vote

The Taliban have told Afghans to boycott the vote and warned that rallies and polling stations would be targets. The insurgent group is more distrustful than ever and has vowed to keep fighting.

Schumer will try again to block Trump’s border wall maneuver

The Senate’s top Democrat intends to force a vote to block President Donald Trump from using special emergency powers to transfer money from military base construction projects to pay for new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Man, 22, dies after being hit by vehicle in northwest Las Vegas

A pedestrian who died Monday night after being struck by a vehicle in the northwest valley was a 22-year-old Las Vegas man, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Thousands of Dorian survivors face unknowns as they start over

Thousands of hurricane survivors are filing off boats and planes in the capital of the Bahamas, facing the need to start new lives after Hurricane Dorian but with little ideas on how or where to begin.

Apple’s new offerings: Cheaper iPhone, $5 streaming TV

Apple delivered the news Tuesday while also unveiling three new iPhones that won’t look much different than last year’s models.

Judge sets sentencing date for Flynn; lawyer assails feds

A federal judge has set a Dec. 18 sentencing date for Michael Flynn as a lawyer for President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser accused federal prosecutors of “egregious government misconduct.”

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