By Christmas, the winning voice will echo through Boston Logan International in recorded greetings and announcements that millions of travelers will hear.

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Expectations are cresting for Democrats, and some kind of wave seems likely, but so much will depend on a few close Senate races.

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Hundreds of households in North Carolina remain without a private bridge two years after Hurricane Helene. Many are frustrated by a state program’s progress.

“There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said.

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Hope, dread and the final stretch to Election Day.

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