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11-year-old Alistair Lehto shows off the nearly 2,000 pound pumpkin he's been growing for months.

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Jaan Roose, an Estonian slackline world champion, completes a highline walk between two buildings in South Korea.

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NBC News' Jon Allen took a road trip along I-80, hitting some of the most competitive congressional districts ahead of the midterms. In Des Moines, Iowa, he spoke to a three-time Trump voter and farmer who said he was "being hurt" by the trade wars but had mixed feelings about government subsidies.

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The Cost of Recovery shows the journey of two families from different neighborhoods as they grapple with financial hardship, emotional trauma, stifling bureaucracy, and an insurance industry in crisis after fires swept through Los Angeles in January 2025.

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Public health officials confirm a mumps outbreak, numbering fourteen cases so far, on the San Diego State football team.

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she believes the former Cornell University student who alleges she was raped by fraternity members in 2024 was "failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her."

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New York Attorney General Letitia James says that the Cornell case is now an “active criminal investigation” led by her office.

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The FDA issues its highest-level recall of a salad dressing due to possible salmonella contamination.

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In countries such as Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Sweden, governments have issued manuals on what to do if Russian troops invade. These countries have dealt with regular Russian incursions since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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The NASA and SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched successfully from Cape Canaveral, Florida, toward the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney are joined by Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk.

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Reporters and media witnesses who were present during the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tenessee describe what they saw.

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The parents of a 3-year-old Detroit-area boy who had a loaded gun in his backpack at a daycare were charged with misdemeanor crimes as prosecutors also revealed the firearm was passed to other kids before a staff member intervened.

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When asked by NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez about a 2024 alleged rape at Cornell University, President Trump said he didn't "know that much about it," but that he was sure "they'll do what's right."

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WBIR reporters describe what they witnessed at the attempted execution of Christa Pike, who received two injections of pentobarbital, a lethal drug, and then was transported to a local hospital in Tennessee.

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Protesters gathered in Washington D.C. at the site of President Donald Trump's proposed "Triumphal Arch” between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. NBC News' Andrea Mitchell reports.

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NASA and SpaceX send the four members of Crew-13 to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney are joined by Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk.

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NBC News' Jesse Kirsch breaks down what has happened after Tennessee failed to execute the lone woman on its death row after injecting her with a lethal drug.

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Questions emerge as to how a FlyDubai co-pilot was able to get a weapon past security.

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A pilot stabbed his co-pilot aboard a plane headed to Israel on Wednesday and may have tried to crash the aircraft with 174 people on board, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crewmembers intervened to prevent the plane from crashing, Israeli officials say.

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Tennessee fails to execute the lone woman on its death row, Christa Pike, as planned, after injecting her twice with a lethal drug. Attorneys for Pike say that she is being treated at a hospital, but they did not know her condition.

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An interim superintendent bans the musical “Flashdance,” adapted for a younger audience, from being performed at Watertown High School in Wisconsin, citing concerns "passed on" to him.

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OpenAI leaders declined to attend a congressional hearing to examine Rogue artificial intelligence models and their impact on homeland security, Senator Josh Hawley tells NBC News' Julie Tsirkin.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveils the 2028 U.S. passport design, featuring the words "United States of America" more prominently at the top.

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Passengers on a FlyDubai flight returned to Israel’s Ben Gurion airport after their plane was diverted when a pilot stabbed his fellow pilot and appears to have tried to crash the flight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports.

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Bill Gates told NBC News' Kristen Welker that AI is “powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths.” President Trump brushed aside AI doomsday warnings when questioned by NBC News’ White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor.

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The mother of a passenger on the Israel-bound plane that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia tells NBC News that her daughter had feared for her life as the plane “started to go down and to shake.” Read more; nbcnews.to/4yYr0nw

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Dozens of Jewish settlers repulsed an attempt by Israeli security forces to return the Palestinian Tubassi family to its home in the occupied West Bank before setting fire to its property and car. Several Israeli border police officers were injured, the Israeli military said.

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Lindsay Clancy and her legal team return to court, arguing that the state of Massachusetts failed to prove she killed her children — a claim that prosecutors called “laughable.”

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The Las Playas Intaglio, a giant fish carved into the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, is now considered the oldest example in the Americas of a geoglyphic, the ancient art form that is carved into or drawn on the ground. nbcnews.to/4j0Wyo9

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During a lunch with AI leaders at the White House, President Donald Trump told reporters he believes that data centers will be "financially beneficial and otherwise beneficial" to local communities where they are built.

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NBC News' Jon Allen took a road trip along I-80, hitting some of the most competitive congressional districts ahead of the midterms. In Nazareth, Pennsylvania, he spoke to a three-time Trump voter and Type 1 diabetic who said that the cost of insurance and healthcare is not affordable.

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At a Senate hearing, Missouri Republican Eric Schmitt mistakenly accuses former special counsel Jack Smith of being in Atlanta at a Hawks game in 2024. Smith was actually in attendance at an Iowa Hawkeyes game.

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Video appears to show students in Paris blocking classrooms during a protest. They say the demonstration was sparked by teacher shortages, worsening conditions and heavy class schedules.

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Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington says he's "tired" of hearing that he's attacking the holdout juror as the prosecution says they'll object to any public hearing or probing into the juror.

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OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.

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President Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to integrate their public-facing services into a newly-launched AI-powered government website.

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NYC Mayor Mamdani spoke about his relationship with President Trump on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

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6 million remain under coastal flood alerts as a monster storm slamming into the Eastern Seaboard brings intense wind, rain and massive waves.

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In Stowe, Vermont, the Pumpkin Chuckin’ festival invites participants to build a catapult to launch a pumpkin hundreds of feet.

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Shi Hailin, China’s pioneer slackline athlete, completes a 109-yard challenge above the Jinsha River.

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At Moscow's "Battle of the Giants" festival, contestants in themed costumes paddle across a pond in makeshift boats made from giant pumpkins.

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Five British nationals arrested in connection with a massive security operation near a base used by the U.S. Air Force were released on bail. When asked about the situation, President Trump said he was "surprised" the suspects were released and that he "wouldn't have done that."

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Universities are investing in new stadiums with premium seating and upgrades as they look to attract big-spending fans to live sporting events. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster reports.

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Lebron James, in his first appearance with the 76ers, discusses why he chose the Philadelphia team.

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SpaceX cuts Starship's flight short early, following its delivery of the most advanced Starlinks yet. No reason was provided for ending the flight early.

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SpaceX launches its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program.

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