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Absentee and early voting in the US: What to know before the November 3 midterms

28 September 2026 at 15:29

The U.S. midterm elections are not limited to Tuesday, November 3. For millions of voters, Election Day will begin much earlier, either through in-person early voting or by casting a mail-in ballot, despite recent attempts by President Donald Trump to restrict and overhaul mail-in voting.

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A person casts a mail-in ballot in Portland in May 2024.

Helen DeWitt: ‘Publishers treat authors like outcasts until it’s time to go out and sell books’ 

26 September 2026 at 05:00

The warning arrives in the form of an email, just a couple of days before the interview. Helen DeWitt, author of The Last Samurai, one of the most acclaimed novels of the century, has requested, as a prelude to the conversation with EL PAÍS, that her latest blog post be read. According to the mediator from Random House (her Spanish-language publisher) in the post, she “talks a bit about how, sometimes, the promotion imposed on her by publishers or awards prevents her from doing what she’s dedicated to: writing books.”

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American writer Helen DeWitt, in a photo provided by her publisher.
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