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US early voting turnout reaches record highs; a terrorist attack in Nice kills three people.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Benjamin Rosenberg. TOP NEWS Early voting reaches record numbers, nears 2016 total votes in many states Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images It appears that calls to get out the vote early are being heeded. After just 57.1 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in 2016, turnout could reach record levels this year, with many states' early voting numbers nearing their total votes from four years ago. [ Vox / Jen Kirby and Roni Molla ] Texas, which has historically had among the lowest voter turnout rates, has already received more early votes than it did total votes in 2016. This is especially surprising ...

The stock market stumbles less than a week before Election Day; UK's Labour Party suspends former leader Jeremy Corbyn.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Benjamin Rosenberg. TOP NEWS After strong third quarter, economy struggling again as Covid-19 cases rise Michael Nagle/Xinhua/Getty Images The US economy grew by 7.4 percent from July to September, gaining back two-thirds of its losses from earlier in the year. But as Covid-19 cases surge again, the economy has begun to backslide again in October. [ Washington Post / Rachel Siegel and Andrew Van Dam ] The growth is still not enough to undo the spring's losses — the decline between April and June was three times worse than any other quarter since the current method of record-keepi...