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NPR | By A Martínez,

Leila Fadel

Published July 27, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

Three people were killed in a shooting at a Seattle food festival Sunday, U.S and Iran pause airstrikes, with less than 100 days left until Election Day, a look at how the midterms are shaping up.

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