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Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIThe cost of childcare is weighing on American families. Below are some of the policies Harris and Trump have proposed to address these worries. This is the final piece in a five-part series about the impacts either a Trump or a Harris presidency could have on US consumers.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIBoth presidential campaigns have discussed ideas for cutting housing costs. JD Vance says a Trump administration would build more homes in part by lowering energy costs. Economists say lowering labor and building material costs is far more important to home building. As rising home prices and rents squeeze households across the country, the presidential candidates are weighing in on the housing shortage.

Amazon website displayed on a laptop screen. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAmazon's customers are buying cheap products, the retailer's top execs said in its Thursday earnings call. Those products are being purchased frequently and in larger amounts, the execs added. Amazon reported a strong third quarter, beating earnings expectations. Amazon customers are buying cheaper products, but at a higher volume."At a time when consumers are being careful about how much they spend, we're continuing to lower prices and ship even more quickly, and we can see this resonating with customers as our unit growth continues to be strong and outpace even our revenue growth," Andy Jassy, Amazon's CEO, said in an earnings call on Thursday.

Sophie Turner said she felt homesick while living in the US. Leon Bennett/FilmMagic via Getty ImagesIn an interview with Harpers Bazaar, Sophie Turner opened up about her marriage to Joe Jonas and her life in the US. The "Game of Thrones" actor said she often felt homesick in the US and struggled with American politics.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have forged closer ties as Moscow leans on Pyongyang to help fuel its war in Ukraine. GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesAs many as 8,000 North Korean troops are being deployed to Kursk, US officials said on Thursday. While they're not fighting yet, the US expects they'll enter combat "in the coming days."US State Secretary Antony Blinken said Russia has been training these men in trench warfare and UAVs.

"When your house full of girls decides to be ballerinas, be John Wick," Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Thursday. Lionsgate; JIJI Press/AFP via Getty ImagesMark Zuckerberg took a dive into the world of assassins and hitmen this Halloween. The CEO of Meta dressed up as Keanu Reeves' John Wick, complete with a wig, suit, and tie."When your house full of girls decides to be ballerinas, be John Wick," he wrote on Instagram.