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WIRED’s Midterms Races to Watch
From data centers to Elon Musk funding to the AI lobby, the 2026 midterms are the most WIRED elections yet. These are the candidates we're following closely.
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As Army moves to execute Fort Hood shooter, questions about procedure linger
This week’s announcements setting an execution by firing squad for the former U.S. Army officer convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting have raised concerns about whether the military followed its own rules
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Trump’s approval is underwater in vast majority of states, new survey finds
Latest indication that Trump’s support is eroding due to voter frustrations over cost of living and Iran war
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Mapped: Measles outbreak forces emergency in New York as Pennsylvania cases surge
This has been the most active year for measles nationwide since the 1990s
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RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unexpected embrace of artificial intelligence has rankled some of his allies in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement
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Nidal Hasan: Trump orders military base mass shooter to be executed by firing squad
Former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan faces death penalty for shooting dead 12 active-duty soldiers and a retired serviceman in 2009
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Warning over fatal overdoses involving illegal ‘cat’s claw’ and kratom in Utah
U.S. poison control centers have reported a 1,200 percent increase in calls about kratom from 2015 to 2025
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Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed US soldiers and injured another 32 and his execution will be the first by the US military since 1961.
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Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US
Pennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades
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Pennsylvania faces largest measles outbreak in decades as case count rises to 1,000
Neighboring states are also reporting hundreds of cases, with over 3,800 recorded across the country
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Utah’s colleges and universities beefing up security after Charlie Kirk killing
The report calls for better communication between colleges and law enforcement and for more information sharing between schools
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Utah could get a 9.6GW nuclear data center campus with Project Beehive
Project Beehive could put 456 nuclear reactors on Utah public land — the proposed campus would generate 9.6GW for data centers
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Mormon leader decries explosion in sports gambling, prediction markets
A leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says an explosion in online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed among young people
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‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges
Congress members say pricing practices at 7-Eleven and Circle K stores underscore everyday Americans’ affordability struggles
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Trump is sending $500 ACA refund checks – here’s what you can expect
The checks come weeks before the midterm elections, as affordability remains a key concern for most Americans
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Flock cameras appear in Florida town – but nobody knows who is running them
Florida officials gave the cameras’ unknown owner until mid-October to remove them, planning to cover them with plastic bags until then
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Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inaction
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is forming a bipartisan group of governors to address concerns about artificial intelligence
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Napa wine, Mar-a-Lago and 730 blank workdays inside Ken Paxton’s jet-setting life
Since taking office in 2015, Paxton has left roughly 730 workdays blank on his official calendars and taken more than 275 out-of-state trips
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Father rappelling down canyon with toddler fighting for life after 80-foot fall
The father and child were stranded for three hours while the rescue effort took place in Virgin River Gorge, Arizona
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Furry Airline Pilots Are Just Minding Their Own Business
“We’re furries at home, and we’re airline pilots at work, and these are two separate things,” says one member of the community in response to senator Tommy Tuberville's recent rant.
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Hurricane Polo aftermath brings widespread flooding fears to US Southwest
Wide swaths of the U.S. Southwest are under flood watches as the storm spreads northeast from Mexico
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One million Americans will receive Trump’s ACA refund checks – here’s what to expect
The checks come weeks before the midterm elections, as affordability remains a key concern for most Americans
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Lethal Hurricane Polo threatens to unleash deadly flash floods across US Southwest
Hurricane Polo has made landfall in Baja California with flash flooding and winds described by forecasters as a “life-threatening.”
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Trump doubles down on claims US will win war with Iran ‘one way or another’ as talks are in doubt – as it happened
President claims US negotiators spoke with Iranian officials through intermediaries after Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’
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Federal judge strikes down Utah's controversial VPN age verification rules
A major win for digital privacy as courts rule that state-level age verification laws cannot mandate the tracking of encrypted web traffic
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Trump family business empire faces subpoena blitz if Democrats take Congress: report
Corporate donors to Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are expected to be among the first targets of investigations if Democrats take control of the House or Senate
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Children sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to recalled raw milk cheese
The warning came after two children under the age of five in San Diego County became sick
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Base jumper dies in Utah after wingsuit fails in remote mountainous region
Identity of man, 27, being withheld pending family notification after 700ft plunge
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Republican senator blasts Don Jr’s wedding party funded by Putin ally and backs probe
Senator Thom Tillis, who is retiring in January, said he would ‘like to see the rationale’ for the president’s son allowing a Russian to fund his wedding festivities
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Hurricane Nolo gains speed as it moves away from Hawaii, but high winds, flash floods are still risk
Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rains, flash floods and strong winds persisted in areas recovering from previous storms
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Some states are taking a tougher stance as Medicaid work requirements kick in
The Medicaid changes are projected to save the federal government $887 billion over the next decade and result in 7.5 million fewer people with health insurance
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Security lapses at Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was killed, review says
The indpendent report also says Kirk's aides insisted he speak outdoors, overriding concerns from campus officials.
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As work requirements kick in for Medicaid, some states are taking a tougher stance
At least six states will require documentation that individuals are too sick to meet Medicaid work requirements kicking in next year
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Independent review of Charlie Kirk’s assassination released by Utah University
Some university officials expressed reservations about holding the event in an outdoor space with tall buildings around, but ultimately allowed the event to proceed
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Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed
A new report on Charlie Kirk’s assassination last year says his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns, while the university where he was killed didn’t properly assess dangers like the possibility of a rooftop shooter
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Salmonella outbreak tied to broccoli sprouts grows with more falling ill
Federal health officials warn the true number of cases may be higher than reported
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'Using VPNs is not criminal:' digital rights advocates return for a second Defend VPNs Day of Action
Fight for the Future hopes to beat last year's 20,000 action takers as age verification laws put VPNs in the crosshairs
