Top U.S. and World News Headlines for Tuesday, November 4

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In this video, you'll learn about these top news headlines:

Voters Head to Polls in Most Expensive Midterms in U.S. History

Yemen: U.S. Drone Strikes Kill Up to 20 People

Liberian Forces Faulted for Firing on Ebola Quarantine Protesters

Fifth Doctor Dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone

Louisiana Blocks Ebola Scientists from Medical Conference

24 Migrants Drown Off Turkish Coast

U.S., Europe Condemn Separatist Polls in Eastern Ukraine

2 More U.S. Nuclear Commanders Fired, 1 Disciplined in Latest Scandal

Supreme Court to Decide if U.S. Passports Can List Jerusalem as "Israel"

U.N. to Probe U.K. Spying on Climate Summit After Snowden Revelations

Supreme Court Lets Abortion Protections Stand in Colorado, NYC

Oklahoma: Anti-Choice Laws Take Effect, Leaving 1 Abortion Clinic

Utah: Police Shooting of Black Man with Costume Sword Deemed Justified

Texas: Austin Police Officers Caught on Dashboard Cam Joking About Rape

NYC to Pay $2 Million to Family of Vet Who Died in Sweltering Rikers Cell

Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Details Painful Arrest at Petraeus Event

New York: 15 Arrested in Protest Against Gas Storage at Seneca Lake

Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's "Car Talk," Dies at 77

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