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The critical Senate race in South Carolina is closer than expected, and President Trump stopped there with six days to go until the midterms. Weijia Jiang has more. The Justice Department has issued subpoenas into allegations that people associated with the Alaska Senate campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola launched an effort to confuse Republican voters by recruiting a spoiler candidate who shared the Republican incumbent's name. Jonah Kaplan reports from Petersburg, Alaska. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aggressive and, what critics call, dangerous overhaul of the U.S. military continued this week. Top military strategist Lt. General Brett Sylvia was abruptly fired, accused of leaking classified information to the media. Charlie D'Agata reports. An 8-year-old girl choked on lunch in her Texas elementary school cafeteria and died in April. Jason Allen reports on the newly-released footage. Legendary actor Sir Patrick Stewart, best known as Captain Picard in "Star Trek" and Professor X in the "X-Men" movies, has died at 86. A spokesperson said he died in Los Angeles after a battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Vladimir Duthiers looks back at his life and legacy. Teens with cameras played a cruel prank on a father stocking shelves at a Michigan grocery store. But the dad told them off in a video that's inspired a huge response from fed-up people everywhere. Tom Hanson has the story. 

President Trump is holding his 27th rally in 30 days on Friday, a sign of how competitive key congressional races have become as Election Day closes in. Weijia Jiang has the latest. Toronto police are searching for three masked suspects who allegedly forced their way into a family's home early Thursday, armed with guns and a hammer. All four family members inside at the time were wounded and remain hospitalized. Lilia Luciano has more. Tech stocks plunged amid concerns over AI investments, while a reported $6.3 billion hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance raised security fears, with industry sources suspecting North Korean involvement. Kelly O'Grady has the latest. The company behind a "forever cruise" that stranded more than 200 passengers in Cambodia this week blames rising fuel costs for halting the trip. But documents obtained by CBS News reveal a longer history of financial trouble. Cristian Benavides reports. CBS News chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jon LaPook, breaks down the current flu season and what you can do to stay protected. At least four tornadoes touched down Thursday near Uvalde, Texas, and there's more bad weather ahead this Halloween weekend, especially in the Southwest. Chief Meteorologist Rob Marciano has more.