Attorney General Todd Blanche: "Let's call it what it is: they are cheating. They are trying to take votes away from the incumbent, not by running an election and not by running on issues, but by putting up a person with the same name so they confuse Alaskans."

A Large explosion occurred at a factory in Volta Redonda, Brazil; injuries unknown.

FIRST LOOK: People testing out the world’s first touchscreen Mac.

VP VANCE: "I want you to have good and dignified jobs, and I want you to know that when the government reaches its hand into your pocket, it's going pay for the things that it should, it's not going to give the money to fraudsters."

BREAKING: U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced a 12-count superseding indictment in a drug trafficking case, vowing to prosecute those flooding communities with illegal drugs. Pirro said the drugs are devastating families and neighborhoods, adding that the case supports President Trump’s executive order to make Washington, D.C., “safe and beautiful.”

BREAKING: The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 3.75% to 4%, six days before the midterm elections, as inflation continues to weigh on the U.S. economy. Policymakers voted 10-2 to hold rates steady, following a 25-basis-point increase in September—the Fed’s first rate hike since July 2023.

BREAKING: Protesters blocked traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday afternoon, holding signs that read, “Stop Shooting Our Neighbors.”

The enemy is already here.

U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz says a Cuban official accused of attacking one of his staffers during a confrontation at the United Nations is being sent back to Cuba. Waltz says the incident began when Cuban diplomats tried to pressure a UN clerk to cut off his microphone as he spoke against the regime. The confrontation escalated off-camera, Waltz says, when a staffer filming the exchange was pushed and slapped, and the official knocked the phone from his hand. Waltz says Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the official sent home.

BREAKING: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says the agency will vote on allowing U.S. prisons and jails to jam unauthorized cellphones to prevent inmates from coordinating crimes behind bars.

BREAKING: Dolores Huerta, labor rights leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, dies at 96. -NBC

UPDATE: Preliminary reports suggest a signaling failure, followed by a critical error, may have led a high-speed train to collide with a stationary train in Spain.

NEW: Polymarket US has added a “Choose Your Map” feature to its midterms hub, offering a March Madness-style challenge to predict the winners of seven key races and who will control the Senate. Users can lock in their picks and trade the combined outcome.

A Tripoli amusement park owner bulldozed his attraction after a TV report exposed safety failures, amid scrutiny following a child’s fatal fall from a ride at another park.

BREAKING: Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family have arrived in Miami after receiving U.S. visas. Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump, traveled to Florida following his election loss.

UPDATE: Death Toll Climbs To 64 After Two High-Speed Trains Collide Near Toledo

More than 33 million Americans have voted early, with less than a week remaining before the November 3 midterm elections. As of Wednesday morning, 16.2 million had voted in person and 16.1 million had mailed in ballots. Early voting is also drawing strong turnout in key battleground states as the fight for control of Congress enters its final stretch.

The UAE has honored the flydubai crew for their bravery during the attempted hijacking of Flight 1073 on September 30.

Aerial footage shows the aftermath of the train collision in Toledo, Spain, which left at least 50 people dead and 179 injured.