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The Morning Rundown

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Get up to speed on the stories leading the day. Join host Karah Rucker for a few minutes, five days a week, to stay ahead of the never-ending news cycle. Bringing you just the facts you need to know with reporting from Straight Arrow News.

A meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping took place; a shooting at the University of Virginia left three dead; Democrats won the Senate.

Biden, Xi meet; U of Virginia campus shooting; Dems take Senate

A judge blocked student loan forgiveness; the U.S. will buy ammunition from South Korea for Ukraine; Joe Biden will meet with Xi Jinping.

Loan forgiveness blocked; ammunition to Ukraine; Veterans Day

The 2022 midterms remained unsettled; Hurricane Nicole downgraded to a tropical storm; and Elon Musk banned remote work at Twitter.

Midterms unsettled; Tropical Storm Nicole; Twitter remote work

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are campaigning for the midterm elections; Twitter employees may return to work; a sports better wins $75 million.

Midterm campaigning; Twitter calls back workers; $75M sports bet

Twitter is expected to announce layoffs; the next phase of Alex Jones' latest defamation trial begins Friday; and Kyrie Irving was suspended.

Twitter layoffs; Alex Jones punitive phase; Kyrie Irving suspension

President Biden gave a speech on democracy; North Korea fired missiles; Kyrie Irving took responsibility for supporting an antisemitic film.

Biden democracy speech; N Korea launch; Irving tweet response

North Korea held a missile launch; Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to return to power; and two judges making rulings regarding the U.S. midterm elections.

North Korea missile launch; Netanyahu comeback; US election rulings

BP earnings more than doubled in the third quarter; a judge blocked a merger between two major publishers; and the Powerball prize is now $1.2 billion.

BP earnings soar; judge blocks publisher merger; $1.2B Powerball prize

More details about the Paul Pelosi attack suspect; a crowd surge leaves more than 150 dead in South Korea; the Supreme Court looks at affirmative action.

Pelosi attack details; South Korea crowd surge; affirmative action case

Elon Musk has taken over Twitter; the hand-count of mail-in ballots in a Nevada county is on hold; and legal challenges to the election have already begun.

Musk takes over Twitter; NV hand counting paused; election challenges

A second accuser claims Herschel Walker paid for her abortion; new details about the St. Louis school shooting; Elon Musk visited Twitter's headquarters.

2nd Walker abortion accuser; St. Louis shooting details; Musk visits Twitter

The United Nations released a climate report, North Korea received a joint warning over nuclear testing, and China launched an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine.

UN climate report; joint warning to North Korea; inhalable COVID vaccine

Rishi Sunak took over as British prime minister, a Russian court heard Brittney Griner's appeal, and President Biden will receive an updated COVID-19 shot.

Sunak takes over as PM; Griner sentence appeal; Biden to get booster

Rishi Sunak will likely be the next British prime minister, Russia alleged Ukraine was preparing a “provocation,” and the Koreas fired warning shots.

Sunak likely next UK PM; Russia ‘dirty bomb’ claim; Korean warning shots

British prime minister contenders drum up support, the Pentagon will help out troops who seek abortions, and Kevin Spacey won a sex abuse lawsuit.

British PM contenders; DOD to help with abortions; Spacey wins lawsuit

A judge ordered the release of Trump/Eastman emails, two subvariants of COVID-19 are spreading, the Supreme Court may block student loan forgiveness.

Trump/Eastman emails; new Omicron subvariants; loan forgiveness appeal

President Biden will announce a release of oil a day after he promised to codify Roe v. Wade, and the IRS is increasing its inflation adjustments.

Biden to release oil; promise to codify Roe; IRS inflation adjustments

Antony Blinken issued a warning about China, the student loan forgiveness application is live and hearing aids are now available over the counter.

Blinken’s China warning; loan forgiveness app live; lower-cost hearing aids

On the same day more suicide drones struck Kyiv, day two of China's Communist Party congress got underway as early voting was set to begin in Georgia.

More Kyiv strikes; China’s Communist Party congress; Georgia early voting

A House committee has subpoenaed former President Trump; reaction to Russia's threat of World War III; Elon Musk under investigation over the Twitter deal.

Trump subpoenaed; response to Russia threat; Musk/Twitter investigation

Russia threatened World War III, Alex Jones was ordered to pay $965 million to Sandy Hook victims, and a boost to social security benefits is expected.

Russia warns of World War III; Alex Jones verdict; Social Security boost

A Ukraine nuclear plant lost power, President Biden responded to the OPEC oil cut, and the White House previewed the student loan forgiveness website.

Nuclear plant loses power; Biden OPEC response; loan forgiveness website

The U.S. will provide Ukraine with air defense systems, Israel and Lebanon reach a border deal, and a LIV golfer tops $30 million in winnings.

US air support to Ukraine; Israel/Lebanon border deal; LIV golfer cashes in

Russia attacked Kyiv with deadly airstrikes, North Korea simulated a nuclear attack on the South, and Ben Bernanke won the Nobel economics prize.

Russia strikes Kyiv; North Korea threatens South; Nobel Prize for economics