Plus, the Friday news quiz.

Here’s what we’re covering:

As Consumers Pare Spending, Grocery Stores Race to Cut Prices, by Julie Creswell and Kim Bhasin

The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, by Karen Yourish, Nick Corasaniti and Charlie Smart

Israel Investigating After Photo of Stripped and Bound Detainee Is Shared, by David M. Halbfinger

Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87, by Richard Goldstein

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How Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling

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How Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling