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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in flight above the clouds

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FAA Orders Sealant Checks on 60 Boeing 787s Over Lightning Risk; NTSB Reports Tail Separated in Florida Crash

The FAA has ordered sealant checks on 60 U.S. Boeing 787 aircraft over lightning risk. Separately, the NTSB said part of the tail came off before impact in a Florida jet crash.

Downtown Tampa, Florida, near the Citibank Center campus in Brandon where the shooting took place.

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Two Dead After Shooting at Citibank Campus Near Tampa

A woman and the suspected gunman died at the Citibank Center in Brandon, Florida, after an armed security guard confronted the attacker. Four other people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, where the amendments were passed twice by the General Assembly before going to voters.

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Virginia Voters Approve Three Constitutional Amendments

Unofficial results from November 3 show Virginians backing amendments protecting reproductive freedom, removing the state's defunct ban on same-sex marriage, and automatically restoring voting rights for people convicted of felonies.

Florida's historic Capitol and the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee.

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Florida Voters Approve Amendment 3, a Major Property Tax Cut

Amendment 3 passed on November 3 with about 62 percent of the vote, clearing Florida's 60 percent threshold. It raises the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028 and cuts the annual cap on non-homestead assessment growth from 10 to 5 percent.

A measles rash. The CDC says measles is highly contagious and the MMR vaccine is 97 percent effective after two doses.

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New York Reports First Measles Death in More Than 30 Years

A child in Lewis County died in connection with the state's measles outbreak, health officials announced on November 2. The CDC has counted 4,852 confirmed measles cases nationwide in 2026, more than double last year's total.