Evidence points to his innocence. Texas plans to kill him.

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<p class="p1">On today&rsquo;s show: Texas is set to execute a man even as the lead detective on his case is convinced he got it wrong.&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.news/AruVp84UOSZ6B-UlGNrJbNg"><span class="s1">USA Today</span></a>&nbsp;reports.</p> <p class="p1">In-person early voting starts in North Carolina today, weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged the state. Sarah Michels, elections reporter for&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.news/ABO4tXU8kT6mU3xaFtKkqUg"><span class="s1">Carolina Public Press</span></a>, spoke to voters and election officials in the battleground state.</p> <p class="p1">A federal judge has temporarily blocked an effort by Alabama&rsquo;s secretary of state to purge people from voter rolls.&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.news/AG2xbifn1SOi7KWHU1hrTxg"><span class="s1">NPR</span></a>&nbsp;has the story.</p> <p class="p1">From the catwalk to the spacewalk: <a href="https://apple.news/AWG_Fr_nHSNKPxZj5m8VK9Q"><span class="s1">Gizmodo</span></a> explains how astronauts are going to the moon in designer spacesuits. </p> <p class="&ldquo;p1&rdquo;">Finally, as early voting gets underway in states around the country, check out <a href="https://newsroom.apple.com/%E2%80%9Chttps://apple.news/AqkiZCW6HRBqBW6GWpG66Uw%E2%80%9D"><span class="&ldquo;s1&rdquo;">this state-by-state voter guide</span></a>.</p> <p class="p1">Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>