One state. Dueling abortion measures. Many confused voters.
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<p class="p1">On today’s episode: Will the death of Hamas’s leader bring an end to the war? <a href="https://apple.news/ABHD6YpQtRrilvgIFPJafAg"><span class="s1">The Economist</span></a> on what comes next.</p> <p class="p1">Nebraskans will choose between historic, dueling abortion questions. <a href="https://apple.news/AbJHUriOGRmiJn9dVXO7NYw"><span class="s1">Washington Post</span></a> reporter Annie Gowen lays out the stakes.</p> <p class="p1">Author and journalist Porter Fox is the latest guest on <a href="https://apple.news/AqU1iYIa-QCGUCu57YD4iDQ"><span class="s2">Apple News In Conversation</span></a>. He explains why hurricanes are only getting deadlier — and why we shouldn’t be surprised if they show up in unexpected places.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AilHJfKMETw6pyVyTeDsibA">NBC News</a> reports on the annual Al Smith charity dinner, which former President Trump attended and Vice President Harris skipped.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AONVJHTsnT1WIqZjev4mRSA">CBS News</a> reports that Robert Roberson, who faces the death penalty for controversial charges related to shaken-baby syndrome, received a last-minute stay of execution.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2"><a href="https://apple.news/A4VPDQm6ER_2Ps6qanCtdsw">NBC News</a></span> has what we know so far about the death of One Direction’s Liam Payne.</p> <p class="p1">And finally, can Sabrina Ionescu do it again? <a href="https://apple.news/AttGZNl47T1-ykcODCCmp4A"><span class="s2">USA Today</span></a> on how the exciting WNBA finals have led to record viewership.</p>
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