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Saturday, October 31, 2026
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OCT 31
California woman accused of killing trans son-in-law blames husband
20 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Chen was driving and allegedly had a firearm in her possession when detained, while Zhang was in the passenger seat.
OCT 31
Zhang allegedly admitted to the fatal shooting days after video footage of the attack was shown to him.
OCT 31
Shili Chen, 77, and Shouyong Zhang were arrested on September 26 for the alleged shooting death of Jonathan McKinsey, 40, in Dublin, California.
OCT 31
Zhang told police he asked his wife to drive to the park but did not explain why.
OCT 31
Chen's lawyers argued she was kept uninformed while Zhang planned McKinsey's murder.
On the record
“to protect her husband from what she feared was an assault by Mr. McKinsey,”
Curtis Briggs
Said DATE NOT STATED
Reported OCT 31
verbatim · 1 source
Chen's lawyer argued that she got out of the car to protect her husband from an alleged assault by McKinsey.
5 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
Trump tariffs threaten Canadian town
20 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Sébastien Lemire is the elected MP for Témiscaming from the Bloc Québécois party.
OCT 31
The paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec employs approximately 360 people.
OCT 31
Property values in Témiscaming fell almost overnight after the mill shutdown.
On the record
“Does the local group have that? Highly unlikely. Can they get it? Yeah, if they if they organise themselves,”
Frank Dottori
Said DATE NOT STATED
Reported OCT 31
verbatim · 1 source
Frank Dottori, who helped organize workers to buy the mill in the 1970s, assesses whether the current generation can replicate that effort.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
Brazil summons Argentinian diplomat over Bolsonaro's flight to US
20 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Argentina's Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno denied that his government received a formal request for explanations regarding Bolsonaro's decision to flee into Argentina.
OCT 31
Flavio Bolsonaro thanked Milei for his assistance but did not provide details about the nature of the help.
OCT 31
US President Donald Trump suggested that Sunday's election was rigged but declined to take sides after the result was announced.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
OCT 31
US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine
19 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
The G20 foreign ministers' meeting is being hosted in Atlanta by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
OCT 31
The missiles are advanced PAC-3 interceptor missiles.
OCT 31
The sale will be funded entirely by Ukraine's allies in Europe and Canada.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
Fake polls expose US election vulnerabilities ahead of midterms
17 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Wedgewood Polls launched in June.
OCT 31
No laws exist in the US that criminalise fake polls outright.
OCT 31
Mallory McMorrow ran unsuccessfully in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
OCT 31
People preparing for crisis around the world
16 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Andreas Wennerberg, a 30-year-old living in Stockholm, built a stockpile in his basement including a crank radio, a tank with 10 litres of water and about €200 (£170) in cash.
OCT 31
In the US, the Federal Emergency Management Agency advises people to assemble an emergency kit, make a family emergency plan, and be informed about how to respond to different incidents.
OCT 31
Sales of tinned food, radios and torches spiked in some shops after the UK government advised households what to stock up on in case of a national emergency.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
Democrats rally around El-Sayed as Trump escalates attacks
34 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 30
If El-Sayed wins, he would be the first Muslim US senator.
OCT 30
At a rally in Port Huron on Sunday, Donald Trump called El-Sayed a "jihadist" and "Muslim Brotherhood member" while invoking 9/11.
OCT 30
El-Sayed's platform endorses Medicare for All, calls for taking corporate money out of politics, taxing billionaires and corporations, and abolishing ICE.
On the record
“What is so radical about wanting everybody to have health care?”
Barack Obama
Said OCT 24
Reported OCT 27
verbatim · 2 sources
Obama invoked healthcare to defend Democrats against accusations the party has moved too far left during a Michigan rally on Saturday.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
Germany and France brace for Halloween weekend protests
15 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Alain Di Crescenzo is the president of France's Chamber of Commerce.
OCT 31
Some luxury jewellery shops and clothing stores in Germany have boarded up windows to protect against potential looting or violence.
OCT 31
Shops and businesses in Paris and other French cities were boarding up windows on Friday.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers file to dismiss state charges citing double jeopardy
15 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Manhattan prosecutors said that statutory double jeopardy applies only when a defendant has been separately prosecuted for the same misconduct, and dismissed federal charges do not constitute a separate prosecution.
OCT 31
Judge Gregory Carro calendared the next court date for 10 December.
OCT 31
Manhattan prosecutors filed paperwork on 9 October insisting that Mangione's state proceedings can proceed under an exception of New York's double jeopardy provisions.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
OCT 31
Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in US general election
15 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Leo was released from the hospital on October 17.
OCT 31
The Vatican did not disclose which candidates Leo voted for.
OCT 31
Leo ascended to the papacy in May 2025.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
US execution survivor Christa Pike reports constant pain
15 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Christa Pike was 18 at the time of the crime and was handed the death sentence.
OCT 31
Pike's legal team has asked Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to change her sentence to life in prison.
OCT 31
Christa Pike said there has not been a moment since the execution attempt when she has not been in pain.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
OCT 31
Hulk Hogan's widow faces negligence claim after alleged assault at son's party
15 verified facts from 1 source.
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OCT 31
Jane B. Doe claims to have suffered from vaginal and anal trauma.
OCT 31
The lawsuit claims John B. Doe raped Jane B. Doe for several hours.
OCT 31
Jane B. Doe is suing Daily and Hitt for negligence and John B. Doe for sexual assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
Quote of the day
“What I can tell you though is very simple, and the truest thing I know about myself in that not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone a day in my life. And so to the people that I disappointed, that I hurt, that I frightened, alarmed: I am so sorry.”
Selma Blair
Said OCT 30
Reported OCT 31
verbatim · 1 source
Blair apologized in an Instagram video following her arrest on assault charges related to an alleged incident on a flight.
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