A Surge of Russian Sabotage Attacks in Europe, and Musk’s Political War Chest

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• The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control, by Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman
• ‘I Wouldn’t Call It a War’: Vance Plays Down Recent Iran Strikes, by Maggie Haberman
• Trump Administration Begins Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms, by Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz
• Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval, by Luke Broadwater and Emily Badger
• Elon Musk Makes His First Spending Push in Key Midterm Races, by Theodore Schleifer
• Rescuers Search Nepal Tunnel for Survivors After Finding 2 Alive, by Anupreeta Das, Binod Ghimire, Sajal Pradhan, Mujib Mashal and Hari Raj
• A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself., by Agnes Chang, Vivian Wang, Jiwoong Hong, Aaron Byrd and Qilai Shen

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