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politics lead
Get your coffee and beignets out, it’s going to be a long Louisiana Senate race
(CNN) – Two key states will have a runoff if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote plus one in Tuesday's midterm election.
This seems most likely in Louisiana, where CNN's Suzanne Malveaux is fueling up on coffee and beignets.
politics lead
Who will win Louisiana's Senate race?
(CNN) – A NBC News/Marist poll found Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu at 44% support, but in the state's "jungle primary" she's facing two Republicans - Rep. Bill Cassidy and tea party candidate Rob Maness. If Landrieu falls short of 50%, she'd face just one of those Republicans in a December run-off - and without conservatives' votes being split, she'd be the underdog.
CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports.
world lead
ISIS kidnaps and enslaves women and girls, claims Quran justifies actions
(CNN) – Sadly, the practice of kidnapping and trading women and girls as sex slaves is not uncommon, especially as a tactic of war.
But what makes the tactics of ISIS different, Human Rights Watch tells CNN, is that the group is using kidnapping and trading women as a propaganda tool to promote and continue enslaving those who refuse to embrace their extremist agenda.
CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports.
politics lead
Democratic dynasties try to turn Georgia blue
(CNN) – Two southern Democrats that just so happen to be the heirs to powerful political dynasties, are hoping to somehow turn deep red Georgia blue.
CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports.
world lead
New details on Flight 370's final hours
(CNN) – Until the flight-data and cockpit-voice recorders from Flight 370, or even pieces of debris are found, investigators will still be playing something of a guessing game to figure out what ultimately took the plane down.
But some key pieces of information were uncovered over the weekend that could help shed light on that suspicious turn the plane took just minutes after all communication was lost with air traffic control.
CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports.
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