Daily News Collage 11 3 26

Selected stories and sources

• Midterm voting: Americans voted to decide congressional control. The panel avoids projecting a winner from later updates. Reuters, November 3 dispatch
• Election court ruling: An appeals court lifted restrictions on federal election-related demands. Axios
• Job openings: Tuesday's release showed September openings increased to 7.5 million. Associated Press
• Southwest flood recovery: Receding water left damaged homes and mud as cleanup began. Associated Press
• Wall Street: Technology gains helped the S&P 500 rise 0.4%, while the Dow fell. Associated Press
• College football: The first College Football Playoff rankings were scheduled for election night. Associated Press

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• Visual inspection passed: six square panels, correctly spelled embedded captions, correct timestamp, detailed editorial illustration, no identifiable real people or panel numbers.

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