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A measles outbreak is spreading across the United States at an alarming pace, with cases more than doubling compared to this time last year. Pennsylvania is bearing the brunt of it, with over one thousand three hundred confirmed cases spread across forty-four counties — a public health situation that officials are watching very closely.
Turning overseas, Bulgaria's presidential race is heading to a runoff after record low voter turnout complicated what was already a closely contested election. Pro-Western reformist Andrey Gyurov will face incumbent leftist president Iliana Yotova, with the country's future foreign alignments hanging squarely in the balance.
And in Alaska, Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family were involved in a car crash when another vehicle struck the one carrying them. Peltola required medical attention, though her campaign confirmed the injuries were minor. The incident comes at a critical moment in what is already a closely watched Senate race.
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