ABRAnews — Economy & Your Moneyhttps://abranews.com/en/US and world news in one minute: the facts, and how liberal, centrist and conservative outlets present them.enUS job openings jump to 7.5 million in September as layoffs fallhttps://abranews.com/en/story/1100/abranews-1100-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 19:25:30 +0000The AP and CNBC report that hiring and quits also rose, while UPI says hires changed little, ahead of Friday's October jobs report.Southwest floods force hundreds to evacuate and kill at least one personhttps://abranews.com/en/story/1104/abranews-1104-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 18:24:42 +0000Arizona's governor declares a statewide emergency and Colorado's governor asks for a federal declaration, while Colorado officials arrange alternative voting for flooded Pagosa Springs residents.Ballot scanners across Westchester County, New York, stop accepting paper ballots on Election Dayhttps://abranews.com/en/story/1073/abranews-1073-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 18:24:39 +0000Officials say every vote will be counted, with ballots held in emergency bags, while the cause is unclear in a closely watched House race.California votes Tuesday on one-time 5% tax on billionaires' wealthhttps://abranews.com/en/story/366/abranews-366-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 17:52:27 +0000Backers say Proposition 40 would pay for health care, while Gov. Gavin Newsom and more than 100 economists oppose it.Justice Department sends about 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states for first timehttps://abranews.com/en/story/894/abranews-894-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 17:22:01 +0000The DOJ calls it its largest monitoring effort ever, while some local election officials and the NAACP voice concern that monitors could intimidate voters.Storms and flooding force polling place changes in several states on Election Dayhttps://abranews.com/en/story/855/abranews-855-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 17:04:19 +0000Florida's governor declared an emergency in seven counties, while forecasters warn of heavy rain, damaging winds and a few tornadoes across central states.US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island in what officials call a defensive movehttps://abranews.com/en/story/1011/abranews-1011-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 15:29:27 +0000Trump had said the US would not strike before the midterms, and officials say the action is not a return to major combat.FDA approves generic twice-yearly HIV prevention shot for poorer countrieshttps://abranews.com/en/story/732/abranews-732-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 10:15:38 +0000Lenacapavir from India's Dr. Reddy's is expected to cost $40 a year per person, against $28,218 for Gilead's brand version in the US.Trump administration promises $15 billion to farmers ahead of the midterm electionshttps://abranews.com/en/story/611/abranews-611-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 10:13:22 +0000More than half is an $8 billion one-time payment plan for farmers hit by diesel prices, and payment timing is unclear.Anthropic's amended IPO filing shows $23.3 billion third-quarter losshttps://abranews.com/en/story/739/abranews-739-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 06:11:26 +0000Revenue rose 12-fold from a year earlier, the filing says, while commitments for computing and AI infrastructure total about $895 billion.Child dies of measles in New York, state's first such death in 30 yearshttps://abranews.com/en/story/883/abranews-883-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 05:51:14 +0000Hochul says Washington "deliberately erodes decades of progress" against preventable illnesses, while a federal health spokesperson says the CDC sent experts at New York's request.Apple beats revenue estimates in new CEO John Ternus's first earnings reporthttps://abranews.com/en/story/805/abranews-805-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 05:39:16 +0000iPhone sales topped forecasts and iPad sales fell short, and Apple has raised its own prices amid a memory chip shortage.Ryanair considers pay freezes and expects higher fares as fuel costs risehttps://abranews.com/en/story/681/abranews-681-v1-enTue, 03 Nov 2026 00:13:11 +0000The airline forecasts a fuel bill about €2bn higher because of the Middle East conflict and says higher fares are unlikely to fully offset it.Supreme Court to hear Catholic preschools' challenge to Colorado's nondiscrimination rulehttps://abranews.com/en/story/657/abranews-657-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:58:30 +0000The Archdiocese of Denver and two parishes argue their exclusion from Colorado's program violates the Constitution's Free Exercise Clause.Trump moves to remove South Africa and Rwanda from US duty-free trade programhttps://abranews.com/en/story/775/abranews-775-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:45:16 +0000US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says an annual review found practices "inconsistent with" eligibility requirements in both countries, with removal planned from Jan. 1, 2027.NBC poll ranks economy as top midterm issue as inflation outpaces wageshttps://abranews.com/en/story/706/abranews-706-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:39:09 +0000NBC's final poll puts Trump's approval at 40%, and a majority are dissatisfied with their personal finances for the first time in the poll's 30-plus years.Washington resident dies of bird flu in first US death of 2026https://abranews.com/en/story/711/abranews-711-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 22:07:14 +0000Officials say the Yakima County patient was exposed at a dairy with infected cattle and that the risk to the general public remains low.Trump says he would veto everything if Democrats win Congresshttps://abranews.com/en/story/625/abranews-625-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 17:59:38 +0000Reuters reports the White House has spent months planning ways to act without Congress if Democrats win, and is reviewing possible executive steps.Apparent cyberattacks hit supermarket fridges and freezers in at least seven European countrieshttps://abranews.com/en/story/727/abranews-727-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 17:49:05 +0000No one has claimed responsibility, and the incidents follow a similar attack on hundreds of French supermarkets in October.Los Angeles Mayor Bass faces a close race from Democratic socialist challenger Nithya Ramanhttps://abranews.com/en/story/580/abranews-580-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:07:47 +0000The Guardian reports a poll shows Bass moving from an 11-point deficit to a dead heat, as housing costs weigh on voters.Carney and Trump report progress on a trade deal days before US midtermshttps://abranews.com/en/story/615/abranews-615-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 10:56:34 +0000Trump says both sides have the "concept" of a deal, while Carney says negotiating teams will work toward it in coming weeks.Tens of thousands rally in Delhi demanding India's election chief resignhttps://abranews.com/en/story/583/abranews-583-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 02:56:04 +0000The opposition says a voter list revision removing over 130 million names favors Modi's BJP, a claim the party and the Election Commission deny.Learjet crashes in South Florida, killing all nine aboard, transportation secretary sayshttps://abranews.com/en/story/571/abranews-571-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 02:31:08 +0000Federal investigators are examining the cause, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says there are no reports of anyone on the ground hurt.France opens attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police in Parishttps://abranews.com/en/story/585/abranews-585-v1-enMon, 02 Nov 2026 01:04:15 +0000Youth-led protests over living costs and schools also turned violent in parts of Germany, and Portuguese police cleared a Lisbon tent camp.Exxon and Chevron beat third-quarter estimates as gas averages $4.20 a gallonhttps://abranews.com/en/story/449/abranews-449-v1-enSat, 31 Oct 2026 11:35:53 +0000Reports say higher prices and record production helped, while a White House spokeswoman says lowering gas prices is Trump's top priority.Fed holds interest rates steady six days before midterm electionshttps://abranews.com/en/story/198/abranews-198-v1-enSat, 31 Oct 2026 07:05:14 +0000Two Fed officials voted to raise rates, and investors widely expect a quarter-point hike in December after annual inflation hit 3.7% in September.Residential cruise ship suspends world voyage in Cambodia, leaving 200 strandedhttps://abranews.com/en/story/162/abranews-162-v1-enSat, 31 Oct 2026 07:02:00 +0000The operator blames fuel costs that rose after the Iran war began, but some residents and CBS News point to money and management problems.Crypto exchange Binance reports $6.3 billion breach, analytics firms blame North Koreahttps://abranews.com/en/story/369/abranews-369-v1-enSat, 31 Oct 2026 06:38:00 +0000Binance says about $3 billion is frozen and it will cover all losses, but it has not confirmed who was behind the attack.US economy grows 3.4% in third quarter, but inflation climbs to 3.6%https://abranews.com/en/story/370/abranews-370-v1-enSat, 31 Oct 2026 06:35:17 +0000Growth beat forecasts and the Fed held interest rates steady Wednesday, with midterm elections less than a week away.Courts reject DOJ bid to set aside about 20,000 California mail ballotshttps://abranews.com/en/story/4/abranews-4-v2-enSat, 31 Oct 2026 06:07:45 +0000A judge ruled Wednesday and an appeals panel agreed 2-1 Friday, though DOJ calls the voters likely noncitizens and California disputes that.Canada's Carney expects talks on closer EU ties to conclude in Junehttps://abranews.com/en/story/298/abranews-298-v1-enSat, 31 Oct 2026 03:16:31 +0000The Montreal summit launched a new alliance, but the joint statement drops the 'associate member' label that Germany and others resist.At least 68 die as high-speed train hits stopped train in central Spainhttps://abranews.com/en/story/196/abranews-196-v1-enThu, 29 Oct 2026 17:07:52 +0000Spain's transport minister says a computer failure halted trains, then the control centre let one move again without speed limits, a decision he calls inexplicable.