THU 15 OCTMorning1:38 PM

Back to the brief

USThe Guardian

Paxton v Talarico: tens of millions of dollars pour into closely watched Texas Senate race

Photo: Composite: Reuters, CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

Elon Musk has spent $158m in a month to back Republicans in midterm races – with his efforts mostly focused on Texas Tens of millions of dollars are pouring into Texas as Democrats stage an audacious bid to win a US Senate seat in the Republican stronghold. Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is among those wading into the closely watched race as November’s midterm elections approach.

Read the original report

Opens The Guardian in a new tab

USCBS News

ASU parts ways with hockey coach following player collapse

Arizona State University announced Thursday that it has reached a "mutual agreement to part ways" with hockey coach Greg Powers, nearly two months after 21-year-old sophomore Matthew Mayich collapsed during a workout and had to be put on life support. "The university and Sun Devil Athletics are grateful for Coach Powers' work to establish ASU as a Division I hockey program and for his service over the past nearly two decades," ASU said in a statement. The school said it has hired Dave Hakstol as head hockey coach. Hakstol had previously been an assistant coach for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL.

USCBS News

Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakers

Washington — Federal investigators said Wednesday that they are looking into "suspicious" letters mailed to state election officials and congressional offices, some of which contained unknown substances. The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating the "suspicious mailings," according to Brendan Donahue, the deputy chief inspector at the USPIS. Donahue told reporters that some letters have contained an unknown substance and that they were sent to "various addresses nationwide," including "secretary of state offices and the related election offices."