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Chicagoans band together against ICE, using tamales and whistles
An MMA gym, pet shelters and volunteer grocery patrols are part of the community effort to thwart a federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
The Washington Post
Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad
“Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan’s Speech on Tariffs,” Trump posted on Truth Social, adding, “Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now.”
CNN
Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public
Rather than professional skills, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used tongs to keep pollution from entering Puget Sound and harming things like salmon and orcas, which their agency is responsible for protecting.
KUOW
DOJ hires immigration judges after months of layoffs
The Justice Department has hired 36 immigration judges, including 25 temporary ones, for its Executive Office for Immigration Review, marking the first class to join the immigration courts after months of cuts to the workforce.
Judges will soon take the bench across 16 states, according to a Justice Department announcement. These include courts that saw the biggest losses of judges this year such as Chelmsford, Mass., and Chicago.
NPR
Teachers Scrambled After ICE Released Tear Gas Outside a Chicago Elementary School
Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while the Trump administration spends millions to militarize American cities.
The Intercept_
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a post on its website. “At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01.”
Reuters
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Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikes
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has thus far refused to share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers with key congressional committees, lawmakers say.
The Washington Post
The Fed can’t help America’s young tech workers who are struggling to find a job
The Federal Reserve began to lower interest rates last month to support the labor market and is expected to deliver another rate cut in the coming days. Companies across most industries, including technology, have pumped the brakes on hiring this year, hesitant to make those kinds of investments without knowing the full effects of President Donald Trump’s sweeping economic policies.
CNN
US and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for meeting
Any agreement would be a relief to international markets even it does not address underlying issues involving manufacturing imbalances and access to state-of-the-art computer chips.
NPR
For the Military, a Shutdown Is About a Lot More Than Just Pay
Most American military bases run on civilian expertise. Mechanics, engineers, logisticians, teachers, analysts, and administrators keep the machine humming. When those civilians are sent home, the military’s institutional memory and technical capacity vanish overnight. It’s one thing to deploy a brigade; it’s another to sustain it without the civilians who manage contracts, maintain simulators, or process budgets.
The Bulwark
Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself
The speaker’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post.
The New York Times
American Roads Are Paved With Inefficiency
Why do US highway projects cost so much? A researcher finds some surprising sources of infrastructure inflation, and points to ways to make road work more affordable.
Bloomberg
A New Generation of Industries Emerges in Texas from Federal Push for Mining Revival
The United States doesn’t produce the minerals and metals needed for renewable energy, microchips, or military technology. Authorities want to change that as quickly as possible.
Texas Observer
What Happened When We Tried to Find the Factory That Made Atorvastatin
ProPublica wanted to know something simple: Where a widely used generic drug was made and whether that factory had any quality problems. Instead, we found ourselves navigating a labyrinth of company names and complex databases that few regular consumers would even know exist.
And even after all that detective work, we hit a dead end.
ProPublica
I swear, I was not in France last week
Venezuela’s Maduro says the US is fabricating a war and seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent
On Saturday, the Venezuelan president also referred to the pressure he has felt from the U.S. government as he started legal proceedings seeking to revoke the citizenship and cancel the passport of opposition politician Leopoldo López.
TMJ4
A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes
The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.
The New York Times
Is the Argentina Bailout a Glimpse Into the Future of the United States?
Trumpism could dominate American politics long after Trump himself is gone—just as Perónism continues to dominate politics in Argentina.
The Bulwark
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4, could be Jamaica’s most powerful storm in history
Melissa reached Category 4 status Sunday morning, with maximum sustained winds near 140 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory, warning of “life threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides” in portions of Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week.
NBC News
Russia targets Kyiv with drones, killing 3 and wounding 29
At least 29 people were wounded, seven of them children, in the second consecutive nighttime attack on Kyiv to claim civilian lives. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said a 19-year-old woman and her 46-year-old mother were among the killed.
Stripes
“Gringos, Go Home”: Latin America Reacts to Trump’s Expanding Military Campaign
The expanding campaign, which legal experts have warned violates international law and amounts to extrajudicial killings, has raised alarm in Latin America, worsening tensions between the Trump administration and leaders in the region, and reviving the specter of American meddling and intervention in other countries. Reacting to news of the deployment of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Maduro charged the administration with “fabricating a new war.”
Mother Jones
Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election
Official results showed strong voter support for Connolly as president, a largely ceremonial role in Ireland. She won 63% of first-preference votes once spoiled votes were excluded, compared to 29% of her rival Heather Humphreys, of the center-right party Fine Gael.
PBS
Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris
The Paris prosecutor’s office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he was preparing to take a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport.
BBC
