The Headlines • 5 November 2024

What the Final Polls Tell Us, and the Music Great Quincy Jones Dies

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Plus, right-wing groups prepare to dispute the election.  

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On Today’s Episode:

Harris and Trump Battle to the Wire in Swing States, Times/Siena Polls Find, by Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik

A Vivid Trump-Harris Contrast in the Campaign’s Grueling Final Days, by Adam Nagourney, Katie Glueck and Michael Gold

On Telegram, a Violent Preview of What May Unfold on Election Day and After, by Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano, Aaron Krolik and Steven Lee Myers

Fleeing Northern Gaza Risked His Life. Staying Destroyed His Family, by Nader Ibrahim, Erika Solomon and Riley Mellen

Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens Israel With ‘Crushing Response’ to Strikes, by Liam Stack

Quincy Jones, Giant of American Music, Dies at 91, by Ben Ratliff