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Nov 3 · On Election Day, ballot scanners across Westchester County, New York, reject paper ballots, and officials say every vote will be counted

NBC News

Routine voting issues fuel conspiracy theories and confusion

NBC says scanners failed in 44 of 45 municipalities and quotes the state board and Gov. Hochul.

Score:C

Mixes in the reporter's opinion.

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Straight Arrow News

Election Day glitches prompt voter anxiety, conspiracy theories

SAN talks to Peekskill voters and quotes the state's account of the programming update.

Score:D

Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.

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Fox News

Paper ballots in NY county unable to be accepted by voting machines, will still be counted

Fox quotes the Board of Elections, Rep. Mike Lawler and Yonkers voters outside the polls.

Score:A

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Nov 3 · The Supreme Court appears ready to side with Catholic preschools in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a fight over Colorado's universal preschool rules

CBS News

Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic preschools in fight over Colorado program

CBS quotes Justices Barrett, Kavanaugh, Kagan and Jackson and Colorado's lawyer Helen Norton.

Score:A

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SCOTUSblog

Court seems poised to side with Catholic preschools in religious discrimination dispute

SCOTUSblog walks through the argument and what Carson v. Makin means for the case.

Score:A

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Fox News

Supreme Court offers support for Catholic preschools challenging state funding requirements

Fox quotes Justices Sotomayor, Kavanaugh and Barrett and lays out the state's position.

Score:A

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Nov 3 · On Election Day, President Trump says the U.S. will stop about $4 billion a year in aid to Israel at the end of the year

NBC News

U.S. will stop $4B in aid to Israel at the end of the year, Trump says

NBC notes Trump gave no details and that the $3.8 billion aid agreement runs to 2028.

Score:B

Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.

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Straight Arrow News

In Election Day interview, Trump says US will cut aid to Israel at year’s end

SAN quotes Trump on Fox and Friends and Netanyahu's earlier plan to taper off U.S. aid.

Score:A

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Fox News

Trump says Israel will stop receiving $4B in US aid by year's end, can still buy weapons

Fox quotes Trump saying Netanyahu raised the idea and ties it to Michigan's Senate race.

Score:C

Mixes in the reporter's opinion.

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Nov 3 · Disney plans thousands of layoffs and asks some managers to cut costs by up to 20%, reports say

Variety

Disney Expected to Lay Off Thousands of Staffers in Next Round of Cuts

Variety credits Bloomberg and lists 2026's earlier rounds of Disney job cuts.

Score:A

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CNBC

Disney plans several thousand layoffs, asks some managers to cut costs by up to 20%

CNBC cites people familiar with the plans and quotes Disney's August letter to shareholders.

Score:A

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Breitbart

Report: Disney to Enact Thousands of Layoffs to Cut 20% in Annual Costs

Breitbart credits Bloomberg and quotes Variety on earlier rounds of cuts under CEO Josh D'Amaro.

Score:A

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