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Donald Trump is making gains with Black voters, especially men, while Kamala Harris is gaining with white voters, particularly women, in North Carolina. Part of a series on the issues that may tip key swing states: Arizona, Georgia,听Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.听

鈥� Corralling AI: New White House rules on the use of artificial intelligence by United States national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology鈥檚 promise with the need to protect against its risks.
鈥� Russian disinformation alleged: The Kremlin aims to amplify false and misleading claims about the U.S. government鈥檚 response to recent hurricanes as part of its efforts to manipulate American voters, says the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue.
鈥� More foreign interference suspected: An Iranian hacking group is scouting United States election-related websites and U.S. media outlets as Election Day nears, according to a Microsoft blog.
鈥� Turkey strikes Kurds: Its drones hit suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day after a deadly attack on the premises of a key defense company.
鈥� Elephant advocates: Colorado鈥檚 highest court hears arguments Oct. 24 on whether animal rights groups should be legally able to challenge animals鈥� captivity on behalf of animals. One such group seeks the release of elephants from a zoo in Colorado Springs.

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Russia has long aspired to use the BRICS bloc of countries to circumvent the U.S.-dominated global economic system. The group鈥檚 latest meeting shows how much progress Russia has made 鈥� and how other BRICS members keep that goal from being fully realized.

North Korea鈥檚 decision to send troops to support Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine further escalates that conflict 鈥� and points to growing collaboration among antidemocratic nations.

President Joe Biden is urging Benjamin Netanyahu to make peace with the Palestinians. Candidate Donald Trump is not. But that is not to say that if Mr. Trump wins the presidency, he will not adopt a policy similar to his predecessor鈥檚.听

After a six-year hiatus from live concerts, what would Bruce Springsteen鈥檚 return offer? The rocker is 鈥渆ntirely captivating鈥� in the latest documentary capturing his craft, says the Monitor鈥檚 film critic.

The highest honor that the European Union bestows each year is an award to an individual or group from anywhere for defending 鈥渇reedom of thought.鈥� Picking a winner often entails quiet and collegial deliberation between parties on the left and right in the European Parliament. This year, the nominees ranged from Elon Musk to a jailed climate activist in Azerbaijan.

During the prize selection, a respect for each other鈥檚 thought process usually helps form a parliamentary consensus, reinforcing the fact that freedom of thought is not just an ideal. It is practical.

This year鈥檚 winners of the Sakharov Prize 鈥� named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov 鈥� are models for the mental freedom that includes seeing the inherent dignity in others. They are Venezuela鈥檚 Mar铆a Corina Machado and exiled presidential candidate Edmundo Gonz谩lez Urrutia, leaders of a big-tent opposition coalition known as the Democratic Unitary Platform.

By most accounts, Mr. Gonz谩lez won a rigged presidential election in July that should have ousted socialist Nicol谩s Maduro, South America鈥檚 longest-ruling authoritarian leader. Mr. Gonz谩lez聽has since fled to Spain.

The European Parliament's award was specific in citing the two opposition leaders 鈥� who reflect different parts of the political spectrum 鈥� for representing all Venezuelans who are 鈥渇ighting for the restoration of freedom and democracy.鈥� Mr. Gonz谩lez is a centrist and former diplomat, while Ms. Machado is a conservative former lawmaker from a wealthy family.

During his campaign, Mr. Gonz谩lez set a high tone. 鈥淚t鈥檚 time for the big Venezuelan family to come together once more,鈥� he told CNN en Espa帽ol. 鈥淚t鈥檚 time that the adversary is respected as such, and not seen as an enemy.鈥�

Ms. Machado described the campaign as a 鈥渟piritual fight,鈥� or one in which people dig deep into their conscience. 鈥淓ven people that are not religious or don鈥檛 believe in God were praying together,鈥� she told The Times in September.

鈥淚鈥檓 reaching out not only to democratic governments around the globe but also to freedom-loving people who understand that what鈥檚 going on in Venezuela is a vanguard for the fight for freedom in the western hemisphere and involves all of us.鈥�

The unity of the Democratic Unitary Platform coalition relies on the free expression of opinions and a listening to opposing arguments. By treating each other as moral equals, they hope to find the best path for Venezuela鈥檚 return to democracy. 鈥淭oday our struggle continues,鈥� Ms. Machado said, 鈥渂ecause truth persists until it prevails.鈥�