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Israelis vote for parties and not candidates. None of the several main parties is expected to win anywhere close to a 61-seat majority in Israel's parliament. So the next prime minister will have to cobble together a coalition. https://to.pbs.org/4yNuJ6T

Israeli voters cast ballots for political parties, not individuals. Those parties then form alliances to create a majority coalition. No single party has ever won a majority in parliament, known as the Knesset. https://to.pbs.org/4yN8xK7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who voted just after midday, faces an array of parties seeking to oust Israel's longest-serving premier from power. Opinion polls have suggested a tight race with his main rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. https://to.pbs.org/4szBFmI

"'The Pitt' is standing out as almost a lighthouse, reminding everybody of the hard work that these experts and practitioners are doing, reminding of the heroism of these everyday, walk-of-life individuals...," Noah Wyle told us last year. https://to.pbs.org/4ipaaFP

Why do great ideas and works of art sometimes get forgotten, and why do some get revived? These are among the questions explored by musician, writer and visual artist David Byrne in his new book, "Sleeping Beauties." https://to.pbs.org/4eyjaJi

NEW: Democrats hold an 8-point lead among likely voters in the fight for control of Congress with one week until Election Day, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. https://to.pbs.org/4zfNOj8

Faith leaders are training to stand outside polling places as poll chaplains and peacekeepers. https://to.pbs.org/4ijBjfb

Campaigns and their allies are making their closing arguments, and they’ve spent more than a handful of states' annual budgets. https://to.pbs.org/4i3ilKU

In Serbia, longtime leader Aleksandar Vučić was defeated in a historic election that brought down his government. https://to.pbs.org/4st78H8

Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are expected to fly in for this month's vote, according to AID Coalition, a U.S.-based nonprofit focused on strengthening Israel's democracy. https://to.pbs.org/3Wc9sWO

In a closely watched election, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated right-wing and Trump-aligned challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. https://to.pbs.org/4kfSEIn

Israelis will go to the polls on Tuesday in what many describe as the most consequential election in years. https://to.pbs.org/4sAnqhl

Colorado and Washington are reliably Democratic states where elected officials have rejected moves to ban transgender women and girls from female sports competitions. Now activists have gone around lawmakers to put proposed bans on both states' ballots. https://to.pbs.org/4BsciqH

It's crunch time for candidates across the country with Election Day just over a week away. On Monday, President Trump campaigned in ruby-red Mississippi, a state he won by almost 23 points two years ago. https://to.pbs.org/3UkCUte

This year's spike in House Ethics Committee investigations related to sexual misconduct prompted congressional leaders to set up a working group led by Rep. Kat Cammack and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez. What they have found is disturbing, Cammack said. https://to.pbs.org/4e3ZiOe

As executives sound the alarm about AI's destructive potential and debate the need to develop morally good models, they are increasingly seeking input from philosophers and faith leaders. https://to.pbs.org/4zcDUyA

In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs. https://to.pbs.org/4ByZzD0

A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband Monday, officials said, as Nigerian authorities continued monitoring 52 people who had been in contact with her. https://to.pbs.org/3UknEMY

Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump. https://to.pbs.org/4sqgSBP

Beyond national, state and local leaders, millions of Americans in 39 states will vote on issues including election laws, transgender rights, taxes and abortion. https://to.pbs.org/3VWIoLg

France's government pledged on Monday to replace its national online university admissions platform in 2028, seeking to quell student anger after weeks of mass protests over education and living costs. https://to.pbs.org/4zN42QG

Massachusetts and Idaho are about 2,000 miles apart — literally and figuratively — in America's gun debate. The November election won't settle the tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions, but the ballot questions will provide a gauge of public opinion. https://to.pbs.org/4yNRiIL

The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for what it calls disclosing classified information, employing the unusual maneuver of bypassing a grand jury — a move Comey's lawyers say makes the case legally invalid. https://to.pbs.org/47J21Jj

The Trump administration on Monday asked Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship. https://to.pbs.org/4iHuGVh

Israelis are deeply divided over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership and moral character, but they largely support settlement expansion and are opposed to a Palestinian state. https://to.pbs.org/4kgJKKG

The Trump administration last year illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York, a federal judge ruled Monday. https://to.pbs.org/4yNukRZ

Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the " Star Trek " television series and several movies, has died. He was 90. https://to.pbs.org/4ePcBCf

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, after doctors determined there are no medical reasons preventing him from traveling three weeks after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican confirmed Monday. https://to.pbs.org/4iHPuMo

Israelis entered the final 24 hours of an intense election season on Monday, as reports circulated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have clashed with the Israeli military over initiating a possible escalation with Iran immediately before the vote. https://to.pbs.org/3VXfieL

The filing comes weeks after CEO Dario Amodei argued in an essay for slowing the development of the most advanced AI models. https://to.pbs.org/4impbtZ

Republican candidates in marquee Senate races have welcomed Senate Majority Leader John Thune's help as he's traveled around the country in the weeks before the midterm elections, scrambling to save his majority. https://to.pbs.org/48lnJ6c

Brazilian voters have denied Latin America's resurgent right its ultimate prize, snapping a streak of seven straight conservative presidential victories in 18 months. https://to.pbs.org/4kgJ73Q

High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey were in Tehran on Monday for meetings with Iranian authorities to try to avert renewed fighting in the Iran war, Iran's Foreign Ministry said. https://to.pbs.org/47I7cJr

More than 100 science, medical and nutrition experts signed and sent an open letter Friday to the Office of Management and Budget, urging the administration to release the first-ever government definition of ultraprocessed foods (UPF). https://to.pbs.org/3UOqBFH

A sprawling election protection effort on the left that is expected to deploy tens of thousands of monitors will be met by the largest-ever monitoring program by the Justice Department and still more observers from Republican-aligned groups. https://to.pbs.org/4smDH9q

The agency regularly monitors polling places. But this year's effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the number of federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms, when the DOJ under President Biden sent out 388 people to polling places, confirmed by a DOJ official to PBS News.

Eric Bauza, the award-winning voice actor whose performances of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many more characters made him the modern voice of Looney Tunes, has died. He was 46. https://to.pbs.org/4BzFzjB

Serbia's populist strongman Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday conceded the defeat of his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party to a grassroots movement of university students in a parliamentary election. https://to.pbs.org/3UhdFYA

One week before midterm elections that will serve as a referendum on his second term, President Trump is struggling to deliver on his campaign promise to bring down costs, even as he insists the country has entered an economic "golden age." https://to.pbs.org/4sn56Iq

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Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America. https://to.pbs.org/4Bpmq3w

Why do great ideas and works of art sometimes get forgotten, and why do some get revived? These are among the questions explored by musician, writer and visual artist David Byrne in his new book, "Sleeping Beauties." https://to.pbs.org/4eyjaJi

A new proposed $70,000 fee for international students who are seeking to work in the U.S. after graduation is the latest Trump administration policy targeting scholars from abroad. https://to.pbs.org/47r7lkt

Unforeseen a year ago, Democrats now have a real chance at taking the majority in the U.S. Senate. https://to.pbs.org/4hMVJye

Ethel Kennedy passed away two years ago. The matriarch of the prominent political dynasty, she was a steadfast supporter of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, and a lifelong advocate for human rights. She’s now being remembered in a new book by her daughter. https://to.pbs.org/4yPR6JB

More than 5 million people have lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits since President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year. That has meant many more people are turning to food banks for support. https://to.pbs.org/47Sb4rd

Social media lets us share our lives with family, friends, and strangers. But how do people decide what to post, what to leave out, and what do those decisions say about them? https://to.pbs.org/4id9UM0

The Folger Shakespeare Library’s newest exhibition maps an unlikely historical connection between Black women and the works of William Shakespeare. https://to.pbs.org/4z0BTpq

While the popularity of GLP-1s continues to skyrocket, new concerns have emerged around the societal impacts these drugs are having, especially around body image. https://to.pbs.org/4ya9sDU

Across the nation, scores of small private colleges and universities are either closing or under threat. As each school shutters, students, faculty and the surrounding community struggle to find a way forward. https://to.pbs.org/4ymemxO