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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, Kamala Harris' appearance on "Saturday Night Live," Donald Trump lays the groundwork to challenge the 2024 election results and devastating floods in Spain leave survivors traumatized.

But first, a look at some tightly-contested races for Congress.

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UP FIRST

The Capitol is seen in the reflecting pool as lawmakers work into the evening on Sept. 23. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

It’s a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress

The outcome of Tuesday’s election will shape the country’s future, determining whether the new White House has allies or skeptics on Capitol Hill — or faces a divided Congress like this past session, which has been among the most tumultuous and unproductive in modern times. Read more.

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, appears on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," with Maya Rudolph on Saturday in New York. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming

Kamala Harris made the surprise trip to New York City with the election looming, briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been furiously campaigning in favor of NBC’s iconic sketch comedy show, where she was hoping to generate buzz and appeal to a nationwide audience. Read more.

Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses

At rally after rally, Donald Trump urges his supporters to deliver a victory “too big to rig,” telling them the only way he can lose is if Democrats cheat. He has refused to say, repeatedly, whether he will accept the results regardless of the outcome. And he’s claimed cheating is already underway, citing debunked claims or outrageous theories with no basis in reality. Read more.

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IN OTHER NEWS

A view of an area affected by floods in Chiva, Spain, on Friday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Deadly flooding: Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain’s floods

British history: UK Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as new leader, first Black woman to head a big British party

Peanut the squirrel: The man who took in orphaned squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’ officials euthanized his pet

Red-flag laws: Family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options

Sudden resignation: Oklahoma small town police chief and entire police department resign with little explanation

Public health: An Idaho health department isn’t allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it’s a first

Hanging death investigation: Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama

La Santa Muerte: A leader of Mexican folk saint cult is killed at an altar to the skeletal figure

Unruly passenger: A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight

Today in History: In 1979, KKK and neo-Nazis kill five during an anti-Klan protest in Greensboro

WATCH

Mideast tensions: Iran’s Supreme Leader vows ‘crushing response’ to US and Israel

Border reunion: Nearly 200 families separated by US-Mexico border reunite briefly in annual event

Clocks moo-ve back: How farmers prepare their cows for daylight saving time

'Thriller' flash mob: Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans celebrate with massive choreography in Chile

AP asks fans: Why has F1 become so popular?

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