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The Big Elections to Watch This Week, and a Louvre Heist Update

The Big Elections to Watch This Week, and a Louvre Heist Update

The Headlines
Nov 3, 2025 10 min
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<p>Plus, squeezing in a marathon before your full-time job.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/us-elections-democrats-trump.html" target="_blank">Elections on Tuesday Offer Democrats a Chance to Get Off the Mat</a> by Shane Goldmacher</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/federal-judge-food-stamps.html" target="_blank">Trump Administration Must Pay SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Court Rules</a> by Tony Romm</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/us/politics/trump-nuclear-testing-explosions.html" target="_blank">New Weapons Testing Won’t Include Nuclear Explosions, Energy Secretary Says</a> by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/world/europe/louvre-heist-dna-databases.html" target="_blank">Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes</a> by Catherine Porter</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/world/europe/ukraine-war-drone-game.html" target="_blank">Ukraine Gamifies the War: 40 Points to Destroy a Tank, 12 to Kill a Soldier</a> by Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/nyregion/nyc-marathon-elite-races-winners-records.html" target="_blank">A Thrilling Finish to N.Y.C. Marathon as Kenyans Dominate Elite Races</a> by Scott Cacciola</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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