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Republicans chip away at Democrats early voting advantage,

plus how Donald Trump could rewire global trade relations.

We're looking at a world where US tariffs

are possibly the highest since World War II.

And if other countries retaliate, as many likely will,

you could see a move away from open trade

unlike anything we've seen in the modern era.

And Cuba's president warns against protests and looting as massive blackouts drag on.

It's Tuesday, October 22nd.

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News?

The top headlines and business stories moving your world today. More than 15 million Americans have now voted early in person or by mail,

according to the University of Florida's election lab.

While key states like Michigan and Georgia don't include party registration in their data,

figures from states that do show that Democrats account for 49% of returned mail-in ballots

compared with 31% for GOP voters. That is a narrower

margin between the two parties than four years ago, suggesting that Republicans

have begun to eat into Democrats early voting advantage.

While Donald Trump had taken blame within the GOP for hurting early voting efforts with claims

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