Daily News Collage 10 31 26

Selected stories

1. The congressional midterm campaign entered its final weekend as pivotal state races intensified and early voting neared its conclusion. Source: Associated Press
2. An AP analysis found Iranian strikes targeted early-warning systems, aircraft, and buildings at more than two dozen U.S. bases in the Middle East. Source: Associated Press
3. A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch with prejudice. Source: Associated Press
4. Heavy rain threatened flash flooding across already saturated parts of the U.S. Southwest. Source: Associated Press
5. Government data showed American wages rose more slowly than consumer prices, reducing real income over the prior year. Source: Scripps News
6. G20 foreign ministers concluded their Atlanta meeting without consensus on several major global-security issues. Source: Associated Press

Delivery and publication

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Issues

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• Visual review found all six required captions and the timestamp correct and readable. The model also rendered a few small contextual scene labels such as “EARLY VOTING,” “GROCERIES,” “FUEL,” “HOUSING,” “WAGES,” and “PAYCHECK”; these are minor extra-text deviations but are correctly spelled and do not obscure the required captions.