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Oct 29, 2026 · 4m

Summary

This episode covers the lack of a clear winner in Israel's election, highlighting a historic turnout by Arab-led parties. It also reports on a California federal judge denying the Justice Department's request to discard thousands of ballots, and a Cornell University faculty vote to express no confidence in leadership over sexual assault handling. Additionally, the segment addresses allegations that Alaska's Democratic Senate campaign recruited a lookalike candidate and concludes with the Milwaukee Brewers winning the World Series.

Topics discussed

Israel election results and Arab-led party turnout Judge denies DOJ request to set aside CA ballots Cornell faculty move toward no-confidence vote Alaska Senate candidate denies name confusion report Milwaukee Brewers win World Series Homeserve advertisement
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