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Kalshi traders reacted to these polls by favoring Gadi Eisenkot, a former chief of staff for the Israel Defense Forces, who ran just ahead of “no one” as the next prime minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
It was a moment of magic, described by TNT Sports pundit and former Chelsea attacker Joe Cole as "Gascoigne-esque", and one that exposed United's poor defending.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Starnes, a former president of the Garden Grove Police Association, retired from the Garden Grove Police Department in May 2026 while on administrative leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Captured by Russia in 2022, locals in the city had faced food, water and medicine shortages for months, while some were forced to hunt and eat pigeons, former residents told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Believers hissed, certain that the former celebrity medium was being paid to betray the spirits.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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