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Oct 2024
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Musk’s $1 million giveaway, Nebraska’s S...

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Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, has called on law enforcement to investigate Elon Musk for his promise to give away $1 million each day until Election Day. In Nebraska, the Senate election is being watched closely with Independent candidate Dan Osborn running stronger than expected. Cuba's electrical grid collapses again, the fourth failure in 48 hours. Plus, finance chiefs gather in Washington with the election adding even more uncertainty to the global economic outlook.


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