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Episode Date: October 28, 2026

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This is NPR News Now. The latest headlines every hour. Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Vote counting is ongoing in Israel, where Israelis went to the polls Tuesday in the country's first election since the October 7th attack and the Gaza War. Exit polls suggest no clear winner a setback to Prime Minister,

Benjamin Netanyahu. His supporters, however, are not giving up. NPR's Ruth Sherlock. was at Netanyahu's election night party. Even though early results show that Netanyahu doesn't have enough to form a majority in parliament, his supporters here are not yet giving up. They say this is Israel's longest serving prime minister, and he has a habit of finding ways of remaining in government. After the 7th of October, Hamas attacks on Israel,

few thought that he could survive politically because of the security failures that led to that attack, but he managed to keep his coalition together. If no block wins a majority, it could take days or weeks to decide who will be Israel's next prime minister. President Trump is back in the nation's capital. After rallying Republican voters in Texas, he held two rallies Tuesday in support of GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Vice President J.D. Vance rallied with Republicans in rural Michigan, Tuesday. Michigan Public Radio's Russ McNamara reports on that state's tight U.S. Senate race. The outcome of the race between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Said could affect the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

During the rally, Vance attempted to paint Elsaid, a doctor and former health director for the city of Detroit, as an outsider who has hatred for this country. It's taken over the man's soul, and you can see it in the way that he talks about Michigan, and you can see it in the way that he talks about the United States of America. Elsaad was born in suburban Detroit, highlighting high gas prices, his. campaign characterized Rogers, a former congressman, is a, quote, rubber stamp for the Trump administration's war with Iran. For NPR News, I'm Russ McNamara and Howell, Michigan. UPS raising its fourth quarter outlook heading into its peak holiday shopping season from member station WABE. Marlon Hyde reports. UPS is approaching its busiest time of the year.

Company officials are expecting to win big this holiday season behind a reduction in Amazon deliveries, attracting lucrative customers and its investments in artificial intelligence. Carol Tomey, CEO of UPS, says 70% of packages will be processed through distribution and fulfillment centers that use a mix of autonomous robotics and artificial intelligence. Our network is more automated, more efficient, and better positioned than ever to handle the holiday surge. Tomé expects daily volume to increase 25% over the next three months, as industry data projects holiday online retail. sales to increase compared to last year. For NPR news, I'm Marlon Hyde in Atlanta.

And you're listening to NPR News. A person familiar with the matter tells NPR that the Justice Department has failed to secure a grand jury indictment of Cassidy Hutchinson, the former White House staffer who testified against President Trump before a House committee investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. The grand jury's refusal is the latest setback of the Justice Department's efforts to charge perceived Trump adversaries he has accused Hutchinson of lying to the committee about his actions. The nation's organ donation system is making a big controversial change to a rule that was designed to protect the safety of potential donors. MPR's Rob Stein has details. The change is being made by the organ procurement and transplantation network, which oversees the nation's organ system. The move will

relax what has been a strict firewall between the doctors caring for patients in the hospital and the organ procurement team standing by to try to retrieve their organs. The change is part of a set of new policies designed to boost organ donations and minimize errors. But critics worry it could put pressure on family members to discontinue care and deepen distrust in the organ system. Rob Stein, NPR News. The Tampa Bay Rays have avoided being swept out of Major League Baseball's World Series. The Rays rallied in the 12th inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4 to 3 in Tuesday night's game 4. The Brewers still have a three games to one lead in the best of 7, game 5, Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

I'm Giles Snyder, NPR News.