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BBC examines why the US Congress has so many elderly politicians: from 88-year-old Hal Rogers, running for a 24th term, to 93-year-old Chuck Grassley. The average age of members of Congress is rising, young candidates like 27-year-old Riley Owen face a funding deficit, and experts debate whether age itself matters.
Sevara AzamovaIn Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, developer NorthPoint Development is offering every household $10,000 and a $165 million fund to win support for a data center construction project. Residents call the offer a bribe and continue their resistance: a court has halted construction, and local authorities have imposed a moratorium. The conflict reflects a growing wave of protests against data centers across the US ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
Aziz KarimovAfter Pedro Sánchez called early elections for 29 November 2026, Spain's pension system is again at the center of debate. The monthly pension bill has reached a record ~€14.5 billion, the social security deficit is at its lowest since 2011 (0.4% of GDP), but more than 20% of the system's revenues are state budget transfers, and the debt to the treasury has exceeded €136 billion. Experts disagree: Fedea puts the underlying deficit at ~€70 billion (4.15% of GDP). Ahead lies the mass retirement of the baby-boom generation.
Aziz KarimovAccording to The New York Times, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez transferred $1 million to the campaign fund of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The race is considered one of the most competitive in the 2026 cycle and could be key to control of the Senate.
Otabek Yusupov
