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A new Carolina Journal/Cygnal poll in North Carolina finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump deadlocked among likely voters, 47% to 47%.

Former Defense Secretary James Mattis privately told Bob Woodward that he agrees with the assessment laid out in his book War, which paints Donald Trump as a unique and menacing threat to the country, The Bulwark reports.

“Google will block election ads across all of its platforms after the last polls close on Nov. 5,” Axios reports. “The policy, first introduced during the 2020 election, is meant to prevent misinformation about voting, including candidates prematurely claiming victory before a race is called.”

“No one in the United States is like ‘Oh my gosh, I will die if I don’t have health care.'” — Virginia U. S. Senate candidate Hung Cao (R), in an interview.

The Israel Defense Force confirmed it has killed top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the lead architect of the October 7 attack on Israel. Politico: “Sinwar was in a building in Rafah in the southern portion of the coastal enclave and was found coincidentally, one of the Israeli officials said. … IDF soldiers engaged in a firefight with Hamas fighters near the building and Sinwar was found inside with several other Hamas commanders.” Playbook: “Sinwar’s killing is an obvious triumph for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a year after he and his government were caught by surprise by Hamas’ audacious and murderous attack.