Perspective: Midterm money madness

Campaign ad spending has topped $10 billion this election cycle, as voters struggle to afford groceries and gas.
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Campaign ad spending has topped $10 billion this election cycle, as voters struggle to afford groceries and gas.
(Image credit: Gregory A. Rec/Pool Portland Press Herald)

What would you do if you caught a baseball during the MLB playoffs? Give it to a kid nearby or keep it? This very scenario played out this week, with a fan deciding to keep the ball.
(Image credit: Colin Hubbard)

What would you do if you caught a baseball during the MLB playoffs? Give it to a kid nearby or keep it? This very scenario played out this week, with a fan deciding to keep the ball.
(Image credit: Colin Hubbard)