TOP 3
1. Vance, Walz set to face-off in high-stakes VP debate.
2. Pennsylvania absentee voting underway in some counties.
3. Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100.
MAJOR HEADLINES
EXPIRATION DATE – From threat to reality: How port strike is set to empty shelves and hike grocery prices.
HEZBOLLAH’S HORROR – Terror group’s unfathomable acts exposed in report as Israel unleashes revenge.
HOUSE OF SIN – Epstein accuser lifts the curtain on Diddy as his empire crumbled.
TOUGH BREAK – 49ers star running back’s injury report leaves fans stunned — worse than initially thought.
PLAYING DEFENSE – Biden admin responds to data on 13,000 illegal immigrant murder convicts in the US.
POLITICS
HIGH STAKES – Heightened ‘significance and importance’ as Vance, Walz face-off in VP debate.
DEFENSE SUPPORT – Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ US personnel to Middle East a day after Biden said he wouldn’t add combat troops.
STARK CONTRAST – Montana GOP Senate candidate Sheehy says he was in Afghanistan while Jon Tester was ‘eating lobbyist steak.’
POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT – Democrats project images on Trump Tower in New York City ahead of VP debate.
MEDIA
EGG ON FACE – JD Vance mocks MSNBC anchor for fact-checking ‘most obvious hyperbole’ about his sons’ eating habits.
‘RUBBING HER FEET’ – Bill Maher shocked by former guest’s softball Harris interview.
‘ACTIVISM MASQUERADING AS COMEDY’ – NBC’s ‘SNL’ roasted for mocking assassination attempts against Trump.
‘WAY BETTER’ – Black voters share if they were better off 4 years ago.
OPINION
HUGH HEWITT – Morning Glory: Israel is unbound and has taken the gloves off.
LIZ PEEK – Kamala Harris makes a desperate move on a critical issue to save a sinking campaign.
IN OTHER NEWS
FAMILY FEUD – Mariah Carey to battle brother in court after deaths of mother and sister.
‘UNNECESSARY’ – Popular health myth that may be causing more harm than help.
AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on celebrity birthdays, pumpkin spice and unique cars.
LUMBERJACK’S LUNCH – Minnesota comfort-food classic is the ‘most delicious thing you can eat.’
DRINK UP! – Texas State Fair is offering a mustard beer described as ‘bold and tangy.’
