Pope Leo voted by mail in the Illinois midterm election from the Vatican, according to a report published on October 30, 2026. Vatican experts cited in the report said he may be the first pope to vote in a national election. A separate report confirmed that he voted in the Illinois midterms.
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NYTimes – US President Trump campaigned in South Carolina with six days until the midterms as the state's Senate race has tightened unexpectedly. A poll found the contest between Republican Senator Darline Graham and her Democratic opponent is a tossup in heavily Republican South Carolina, prompting a Democratic super PAC to invest in the race. Republicans view holding the seat as essential to keeping their Senate majority.
Sky News – Front Page Sir Patrick Stewart, the actor best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek" and Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" films, has died at 86. He died in Los Angeles after living with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, according to Al Jazeera. Tributes have been paid to Stewart, who was born in Mirfield, England.
NYTimes – World An Australian court has rejected Erin Patterson's appeal in the 'mushroom murders' case and removed the possibility of parole, meaning she will spend the rest of her life in prison. The Victorian court ruled on two appeals, including a bid to overturn her conviction over a deadly beef Wellington lunch and a prosecution argument that her initial sentence was inadequate.
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