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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: NOVEMBER 3, 2026 · What You Need To Know

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  Speaker 1: It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know. Today,
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  Speaker 1: it's Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026. It's voting day. Number one,
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  Speaker 1: millions of Americans are already voted in the midterms that
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  Speaker 1: will decide control of the U.S. Congress by Saturday night.
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  Speaker 1: More than 52.7 million early ballots have been cast nationally,
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  Speaker 1: including about 29 million in person. Georgia set its own
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  Speaker 1: midterm record with more than 2.8 million early votes. Number two,
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  Speaker 1: and history is on the midterm ballot. Black women candidates
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  Speaker 1: are writing the story. No state has ever elected a
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  Speaker 1: black woman governor, and no more than two black women
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  Speaker 1: have served in the Senate at once. Both of those
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  Speaker 1: could change today. 72 black women, you see, are nominees
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  Speaker 1: for Senate. house, and statewide offices, including those governorships. Number three,
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  Speaker 1: it's Tax Tuesday and our CPA to the stars, Katrina
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  Speaker 1: Emcraft says, if you own a partnership LLC, you may
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  Speaker 1: be paying business expenses the wrong way. Partners, you see,
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  Speaker 1: who cover costs like software and travel personally can lose
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  Speaker 1: the deduction if the partnership agreement does not require it.
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  Speaker 1: A clear reimbursement policy is often cleaner, letting the firm
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  Speaker 1: deduct the cost and making the partner honest. hole. Number four,
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  Speaker 1: from the Good News File, University of Notre Dame swept
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  Speaker 1: Villanova at the Eternal City tip-off in Rome, the doubleheader
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  Speaker 1: honoring Pope Leo, the first American pope. He opened the
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  Speaker 1: college basketball season Sunday with this lineup. The men rallied
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  Speaker 1: for a 74-72 win over Villanova, and Hannah Hidalgo led
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  Speaker 1: the number 13 Notre Dame women past the Wildcats. Villanova,
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  Speaker 1: you see, is Pope Leo's alma mater. And that score
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  Speaker 1: was 99 to 75. And here's the good news. Both
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  Speaker 1: Notre Dame head coaches, Micah Shrewsbury of the men's team
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  Speaker 1: and Neal Ivey of the women's team, are African American.
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  Speaker 1: And they were up in the Vatican. Number five, Black America,
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  Speaker 1: let's celebrate some history around the world. November 3rd is
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  Speaker 1: the feast day of St. Martin de Porres. the first
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  Speaker 1: black saint of the Americas. Born in Lima, Peru in
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  Speaker 1: 1579 to a Spanish nobleman father and a formerly enslaved
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  Speaker 1: Panamanian mother, his father refused to acknowledge him, and St.
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  Speaker 1: Martin de Porres went on to become a Dominican brother
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  Speaker 1: known for humble service and charity. Salute. Here's your daily
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  Speaker 1: inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Be mindful of what you consume.
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  Speaker 1: Every conversation headline and social media post does not deserve
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  Speaker 1: access to your peace of mind. Woo, say that again.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed, be empowered.