At Least 68 Killed in Spain Train Crash, and Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Ballot

Plus, the legacy of Dolores Huerta.
Here’s what we’re covering:
• ‘A Twisted Tangle of Metal and Wreckage’: Spain Train Crash Kills at Least 68 (nytimes.com/2026/10/28/world/europe/spain-trai…), by Jason Horowitz, José Bautista and Carlos Barragán
• Vance Proposes Restarting Peace Talks in Outreach to Iranian Official (nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/vance-peace…), by Farnaz Fassihi and Tyler Pager
• Cabinet Officials on the Campaign Trail? Ethics Experts Say Some Are Breaking the Law. (nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/trump-hatch…), by Karoun Demirjian
• Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Ballot (nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/alaska-dan-…), by Kellen Browning
• Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Force for Civil Rights, Has Died (nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/dolores-huerta-dead.…), by Robert D. McFadden

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