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This 12-year-old bull rider from Australia is bucking expectations as she chases a world title. Rapper Pitbull and thousands of his fans came together to party and set a world record. A dinosaur fossil left in a drawer for decades turned out to be the first one discovered on this continent. New opportunities for at-risk youth are blooming after two CNN Heroes team up to do even more good. Plus, the World Cup is winding down, but the connections it sparked are outlasting the tournament.

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We start with the Homeland Security secretary’s threat to state election officials before the midterm elections. The CDC says don’t eat the lettuce at Taco Bells in five states after being linked to the cyclospora parasite outbreak. We’ll break down the latest in the legal saga over Paramount’s bid to buy Warner Brothers Discovery. A federal agency ordered Kalshi to defy a court order. Plus, we set the stage for the World Cup Final this weekend.
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The cyclospora outbreak has been traced to lettuce sold at some Taco Bell locations. Terrible air quality is impacting Americans across the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic thanks to Canadian wildfires.. Iran is retaliating after days of US strikes. The UK prepares for its seventh new prime minister in a decade. And, former President Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed in the Michigan Senate race – but you wouldn’t know it looking at campaign ads.
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President Trump's declassified documents lack bombshell on election threats. At least two people have been killed after being swept away in Texas floods. Epstein survivors met with acting AG Blanche. According to sources, lettuce at Taco Bell has been linked the Cyclospora outbreak. Plus, a podcasting nun goes viral.
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President Donald Trump’s is expected to discuss the security of US elections tonight, but critics worry it will sow mistrust in the 2020 elections. We’ll take you to Central Texas at least one person has died in the catastrophic floods. Prosecutors are pushing back on new FBI claims about the fatal ICE shooting in Houston. The woman at the center of an International Criminal Court sexual misconduct case spoke with CNN. Plus, Trump media is coming up with an early access plan for traders.
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