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Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Trump on Tuesday from the now-infamous Atlantic report citing anonymous sources who claim he insulted fallen American soldiers. — FOX News: Brian Flood
Maria Kolesnikova, who was abducted on Monday by Belarusian security agents, found a way to foil their plans. — NYT: Andrew Higgins
Three major crossings on the Thames are closed to cars — one of them considered too dangerous even to walk across. Even the landmark Tower Bridge was recently shut for two days. — Mark Landler
While serving time, Ryan Rust was beaten, stabbed and threatened with hot oil if his relatives didn’t pay up. After disturbing calls and texts, they bought guns for protection. — Serge F. Kovaleski, Dan Barry and Annie Flanagan
Election day falls on Nov. 3. But another set of crucial elections falls in late November or early December on Capitol Hill. FOX News: Chad Pergram
New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas said Monday “it angers” his players to see what is said and written about them entering the 2020 season. — FOX News: Ryan Gaydos
A veteran New Jersey police officer jumped into a river to save a burglary suspect– and then died hours later. — FOX News: Robert Gearty
A pair of hungry and feisty starlings were spotted near St. Andrews, Scotland, duking it out over morsels of food. — FOX News: Chris Ciaccia
Five months ago, President Trump’s re-election campaign had a huge financial edge over Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s. The Times conducted an extensive review of how the Trump team spent lavishly to show how that advantage evaporated. — Shane Goldmacher and Maggie