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US midterm elections 2026: Five key Senate races that could determine control of Congress

Ahead of the US Midterm elections, here are The Jerusalem Post’s key Senate races to watch.

Democratic US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) join hands at a More Perfect University presents Students vs Billionaires Town Hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, October 26, 2026.
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University of North Carolina, US Justice Dept. reach settlement to end antisemitism probe

Sarah Lindsey Santiago, 17, charged with the murder of three men in a mosque in San Diego, appears in a police booking mugshot released by the Winston-Salem Police Department on August 31, 2026.

North Carolina jury indicts 17-year-old on suspicion of aiding San Diego mosque shooting attack

Carter Hart #79 of the Vegas Golden Knights prepares for Game Three of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes at T-Mobile Arena on June 06, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

‘No means no!’ Carolina fans boo Vegas’s Carter Hart at first two games of NHL Stanley Cup finals


Six neo-Nazis stalk journalist to his home after they were investigated

The report cited a sign that one of the neo-Nazis held, which said: “Freedom of the press does not equal freedom from consequences.”

 Neo-Nazis wave swastika flags outside of Georgia synagogue this past June

Governor race pits Jewish Democrat against Republican accused of antisemitism

Robinson has repeatedly said that the left focuses too much on the threat of violent right wing extremism in the form of Nazis, and that the threat is overstated.

 North Carolina AG Josh Stein speaks at a rally in North Carolina, US, May 13, 2023.

Feds to probe University of North Carolina’s response to harsh anti-Israel speech

The DOE’s civil rights office has doubled down on antisemitism- and Islamophobia-related complaints.

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Synagogue bomb threats continue despite arrest of a suspect

Since the summer, dozens of Jewish institutions across America have been targeted with fake bomb threats, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

 NEW JERSEY police officers stand guard in front of the United Synagogue of Hoboken in New Jersey, last year.

Meet Mark Robinson, allegedly antisemitic Republican frontrunner in North Carolina governor’s race

Mark Robinson, who made comments Jewish leaders called antisemitic in 2021, is running for governor of North Carolina.

 North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson, pictured in 2022.

Why big cat species should not be declawed - study

Such big cats include lions and tigers that should not go through the process of onychectomy, researchers say.

A lion and a lioness play inside the Nairobi National Park, Kenya, January 6, 2021.

Convicted 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski dead at 81

Ted Kaczynski, who was convicted of killing three people and wounding more than 20 others as the "Unabomber," died in a North Carolina federal prison on Saturday.

 Ted Kaczynski poses in his booking mugshot from April 1996. The FBI is asking for DNA samples from "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski in connection with unsolved 1982 murders involving Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide, FBI officials said on May 19, 2011.

Archaeologists find coal on Blackbeard's ship. Where did it come from?

Blackbeard and his crew cruised through the Caribbean, gaining notoriety and acquiring treasures that remain undiscovered to this day.

 The Queen Anne's Revenge (Illustration)

Moore v. Harper: Supreme Court hears case critical to federal election oversight

The case revolves around a specific legal theory which could leave state courts unable to enforce state constitutions on election matters.

Timothy Moore, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, speaks to the media outside the United States Supreme Court following oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a Republican-backed appeal to curb judicial oversight of elections, in Washington, US, December 7, 2022

North Carolina shooting leaves five dead, suspect in critical condition

The suspect was identified as a 15-year-old male, the city's police chief said on Friday, adding that he was in critical condition.

Raleigh Police