Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, an opponent of abortion rights, is alleged to have paid for an abortion years ago. The Wall Street Journal reports on how the claim — which he denies — is scrambling a tight race that could determine control of the chamber. Ian may be Florida’s deadliest hurricane since 1935. The Washington Post reports that most victims drowned, and spoke with families who are mourning loved ones. The U.S. is one of only six countries with no paid parental leave. Glamour followed eight women through their first 28 days postpartum to understand the impact that has. The Atlantic looks into why so many adults have nightmares about school, even decades after they left the classroom behind.

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