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Lindsay Clancy Returns to Court for Hearing About Potential Retrial

Lindsay Clancy is returning to a Massachusetts courtroom for a hearing that could help determine whether she will face a new trial over the deaths of her three children. It comes two months after her high-profile case ended with a jury deadlocked 11 to 1. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.

WATCH: A look at the state of the midterm races

ABC News' Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott breaks down the state of play as a new New York Times/Siena poll shows Democrats are gaining ground, slightly pulling ahead in key Senate races.

Learjet Crashes Near West Palm Beach, Killing All 9 Onboard

A federal investigation is underway after a private jet traveling from Texas to the Bahamas crashed, killing all nine people on board. NBC’s Jesse Kirsch reports and Tom Costello joins TODAY with analysis of the accident. (Warning: Some of the air traffic control audio and crash video is disturbing.)

Do Animals Grieve?

The feeling of existential loss was long thought to be uniquely human. But studies of coyotes, cockatoos and other creatures are prompting some scientists to reconsider.