Collision of two trains in Egypt kills at least four

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Two trains collided south of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring almost ninety, officials said. The crash happened in al‑Ayyat district of Giza province, about thirty miles from the capital, when a train bound for the Fayoum region hit the rear of a train heading toward Aswan, and one of the trains derailed. Over fifty ambulances were sent to the scene. Egypt’s president has ordered a prompt investigation into the accident.

U.S. employers are continuing to shift rising health‑care costs onto workers, according to a recent report. A Mercer study projects that total health‑benefit costs per employee will rise 8.2 percent in 2027 after employers implement planned cost‑reduction measures, compared with an 11 percent increase if no action is taken. That would be the steepest rise since 2003.

Here's Theo with business and the midterm election.

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• Collision of two trains in Egypt kills at least four · The Guardian (also Deutsche Welle)
• US employers keep passing rising healthcare costs to workers. There are better options · The Guardian

Business & Tech

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Thanks, Elena.

Investors are cautioned against reacting instantly to the midterm election results, because politically driven trades have often turned disastrous once the post‑election hype fades.

Ivy, how does today look across the country?

Reporting in this segment

• Stocks are moving in sync again for the first time in a while. There’s just one problem. · MarketWatch
• Don’t Trust the Market’s Knee-Jerk Reaction to the Midterms · Wall Street Journal

Weather

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Thanks, Theo. I'm Ivy, with the weather.

Here’s how today is shaping up across the country. The National Weather Service has flash flood warnings for parts of Texas, and a flood warning for parts of Texas. The warmest spot on our map today is Los Angeles at 85; the coolest, Minneapolis at 54.

That's the weather. Back to you, Elena.

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