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    Election 2024, Trump, Harris, Hélène, McDonalds, recall, Israel, Iran, World Series, Commanders: Daily Briefing

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    The country is worried about the outcome of the 2024 elections, amid increasingly bitter political divisions. Students in Asheville, North Carolina, return to school Monday after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. The World Series heads to New York tonight for Game 3.

    I am Nicole Fallert, Author of the daily briefing. It’s time for a spooky ghost tour.

    Who will win?!

    This question angers Americans as a deluge of data and information attempts to predict a future administration of Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.

    If this question makes you stressed, you are not alone: More than seven in 10 American adults say the nation’s future, its economy and its politics are personally a “significant source of stress,” according to a report released this month by the American Psychological Association.

    Do you have election questions?! Text with USA TODAY’s elections team.

    Classrooms reopen in Asheville

    Students in Asheville, North Carolina, return to class Monday after Tropical Storm Helene. The storm, which hit Sept. 27, closed Asheville City Schools for a month as the district grappled with lack of power, water and trauma experienced throughout the region. Asheville students face an uncertain path to recovery and rebuilding after dozens remain missing amid widespread communications and power outages. Learn more

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    What is the weather like today? Check your local forecast here.

    It wasn’t McDonald’s beef

    McDonald’s announced that Quarter Pounder burgers would return to restaurants affected by an E. coli outbreak. coli over the next week during a press briefing on Sunday. The company said the burgers would return to menus without chopped onions at the 900 restaurants that receive chopped onions from distributor Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs facility, where a Food and Drug Administration investigation is underway. Learn more

    UN Security Council to discuss Israeli strike on Iran

    The United Nations Security Council is expected to meet on Monday to discuss Israel’s attack on Iran, diplomats said on Sunday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called on the Security Council to meet over the attack and diplomats said the council would likely discuss the situation on Monday. The meeting comes after dozens of Israeli aircraft carried out three waves of pre-dawn strikes Saturday against missile factories and other sites near Tehran and in western Iran, the military said Israeli. These strikes were in retaliation for the Iranian missile attack on Israel on October 1.

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    Dodgers lead 2-0, but Ohtani is injured

    If Shohei Ohtani can handle the pain, he will play in Game 3 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday night at Yankee Stadium that he expects Ohtani to play in Monday night’s Game 3 if the slugger and leadoff hitter can tolerate the discomfort two days after suffering a subluxation of the left shoulder in Game 2 Saturday night. Learn more

    Photo of the day: Hail Mary!

    Jayden Daniels’ status of the Commanders was uncertain until less than two hours before Washington’s kickoff against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Then, the rookie led his team to a miraculous 18-15 victory near the 35-yard line, Daniels threw a pass that traveled about 65 yards through the air.

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