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Isaias makes landfall as hurricane, hammering US Gulf Coast with powerful winds, dangerous flooding GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane, hammering communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges. https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-isaias-landfall-gulf-alabama-mississippi-919a46d4bd705726b4e57f18ce677ac5?

FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off. As President Donald Trump travels the country to rally support for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections, he is touting his economic agenda and crediting GOP-backed tariffs with industry growth — including what he says are more vehicle manufacturing plants all over the country. Read More.

Trump names commentator Katie Zacharia of his media company as next White House press secretary President Donald Trump announced Friday that Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his media company, will succeed Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. Read More.

Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks, prompting evacuations PANAMA CITY (AP) — Two powerful 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes and a series of aftershocks roiled southern Panama Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings near the epicenter and prompting evacuations across the country. https://apnews.com/article/panama-earthquake-e4e5dc85829714db88a74de3b7019d55?

Despite a softening labor market, Latina workers continue to register record-high employment rates in 2026. Young Hispanic workers are not seeing similar gains. Around this time last year, we wrote about the remarkable resilience Hispanic workers were showing in the labor market. Despite weaker job growth, the share of Hispanic workers with a job remained high, largely driven by a record-high employment rate among Latina workers. https://www.epi.org/blog/despite-a-softening-labor-market-latina-workers-continue-to-register-record-high-employment-rates-in-2026-young-hispanic-workers-are-not-seeing-similar-gains/? Weak September jobs report shows hiring and wage growth slow Below, EPI senior economist Elise Gould offers her insights on the jobs report released this morning. Read the full thread here. https://www.epi.org/blog/weak-september-jobs-report-shows-hiring-and-wage-growth-slow/?

🗡️ 1 for the road: Sith saber for sale Darth Vader poses at a New York event in 2024. Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP A Darth Vader lightsaber prop used in the iconic scene where Vader tells Luke Skywalker "I am your father" is among the highlights of an upcoming Star Wars memorabilia auction. The Vader saber is expected to fetch at least $1 million. It's one of more than two dozen lightsaber props featured in the Nov. 12 auction. Others include dueling lightsabers wielded by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in "Revenge of the Sith," expected to go for at least $10,000 each. Go deeper.

🤖 AI gender gap Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images Women are far more negative about AI than men are, Axios' Emily Peck writes from a new Morgan Stanley report. By the numbers: Morgan Stanley polled 2,000 consumers in late September about their overall perception of AI, positive or negative. It then measured net sentiment (subtracting one from the other). Men were considerably more positive (+30%) than women (-1%). 📊 44% of women said they don't want a data center built near their home, compared with 36% of men. 👩‍💻 Slightly more women (57%) said they didn't like AI because "it is developing too quickly without enough safeguards." That's compared to 54% of men. Men were more likely to express concerns about data privacy (49% versus 39% of women). Go deeper.

🗳️ Cook's huge swing Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Cook Political Report unveiled a major shift in its midterm projections today, tilting 18 House seats toward Democrats. The big picture: Per Cook, Democrats need to win just 20% of the current toss-up races to reach a majority, assuming the seats that favor them in the nonpartisan analysis go Democrats' way. The shifts include: Five seats — in Iowa, Pennsylvania and Washington — moving from toss-ups to leaning toward Democrats, including Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' (R-Iowa) tough rematch race against Democrat ⁠Christina Bohannan. Four races — in Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia — from leaning toward Republicans to toss-ups. Republicans' hold on other races in Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Indiana slipped, shifting them to Lean R or Likely R. Meanwhile, Democrats' hold on Nevada, New York and Nebraska races tightened. The other side: "House races are won in the districts, one by one, with battle-tested candidates and messages that work," NRCC spokesperson Mike Marinella said in a statement provided to Axios. "Pundits in D.C. can keep guessing, but voters on the ground have a clear contrast between common sense and crazy," he said, adding that "in November, we're going to win." — Avery Lotz

🤔 Schumer's 2028 problems Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is going to have his hands full next Congress, even without a threat to his leadership or a primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). Why it matters: Schumer will have to grapple with the presidential ambitions of up to eight of his senators who may care more about winning the White House than following their leader. Roughly one in six Democratic senators eyeing the campaign trail would add a degree of difficulty to a job that rarely lacks challenges, as former President Obama acknowledged this week. "Being the head of the Democratic Party is a pain in the butt, because you've got people from every walk of life," Obama said of Schumer at a fundraiser Wednesday. Flashback: This year's ICE funding fights gave Schumer a taste of how presidential ambitions can complicate governing. Potential 2028 contenders competed to take the toughest stance against ICE funding, even at the risk of a government shutdown. Zoom in: The tension between individual ambition and party unity could surface early in Schumer's tenure if he becomes majority leader. Democrats are promising to lower costs and govern responsibly, while insisting they'll challenge and investigate the Trump administration at every turn. Schumer and President Trump have a long, complicated relationship — and each other's cell numbers. Between the lines: Democrats could control majorities in both chambers, giving them immense power against Trump. But majority power is dependent on members being present and unified. Presidential contenders have incentives to spend time outside Washington and show how they differ from their fellow 2028 hopefuls in the Senate. They also may want to pick high-profile fights with the party establishment to prove their progressive bona fides. But Schumer faced a similar challenge during the 2020 presidential cycle, when he was minority leader and seven sitting senators sought the Democratic nomination. Attendance was the biggest headache as candidates crisscrossed the country, complicating Senate scheduling. But Democrats didn't lose any major votes despite their presidential hopefuls being on the campaign trail. Who we're watching: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has visited South Carolina, New Hampshire and Nevada (twice). Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.): South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire and Iowa. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.): South Carolina (twice), Nevada and Michigan. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.): South Carolina. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.): Iowa and Nevada. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.): Iowa and New Hampshire (twice). Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.): Nevada (twice) and New Hampshire. Honorable mention: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is focused on winning reelection, so he has no documented early-primary-state visits yet. That hasn't stopped presidential rumors from swirling. Zoom out: First, Schumer needs to get to at least 51 seats in November, navigate a high-stakes lame-duck session, and then win a secret-ballot election to reclaim his title as majority leader. Some of his potential new members — especially if Democrats have a good night on Nov. 3 — aren't overly enthusiastic about supporting him. Candidates like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and James Talarico in Texas have not committed to voting for him. The bottom line: Presidential candidates want to stand out. Senate majority leaders need their members to blend in — and fall in line. — Hans Nichols and Stef Kight

I don't know enough of the history and possible options to know if this is the same thing that I've been taught as the "New View of Paul" vs. the "Old View of Paul" The difference is the context that we read into the words of Paul. The "Old View of Paul" tends to read Paul in how he has been applied over church history, especially in the church/synogogue split of AD 135, the work of St. Augustine and the reformers especially Martin Luther. Desmond Ford was an expert in "The Old View of Paul." We find both Adventists and non-Adventist approaches. Among the non-Adventist approaches you will find arguments that the Sabbath and Kosher was done away. At least one commentary had the line "I wish I could have seen the look on Paul's face the first time he had a ham and cheese sandwitch." The "New View of Paul" tries to understand Paul's words in the context of when Paul wrote them. In recient years many Jewish scholars (including Rabbis) have rediscovered and fallen in love with the works of Paul. From a history of Jews saying "The man Jesus and the demon Paul" which viewed Paul through the "Old View of Paul" The New View of Paul makes Paul a faithful Jew, a true Sabbath keeper and eating only clean meats. That Paul offered the gentiles a non-nationalistic version of Judaism. An application of Judaism for outside of the Jewish world. For example the sacrifices we have the perfect sacrifice of Jesus. We have the feast days, but they were very much tied to the agriculture cycle of the land and does not have the same meaning to someone who is not connected to the agraculture of the land, so learn what you can but you don't need to try to follow them. Within the "New View of Paul" there is debate over whether he saw gentiles as needing to keep the Seventh-day Sabbath and eat kosher, but that he saw God expecting these from at least Jews even if they become Christians. Many (not all) believe that the church needs to make accomadations for Jews and those who want to keep the Seventh-day Sabbath to keep the Seventh-day Sabbath within the church.

Vance expresses doubts about Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance cast doubt Friday on whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters that if it is livestreamed, “I’m not going to be watching it.” https://apnews.com/article/fort-hood-execution-hegseth-vance-e806a305d9c6460aa20b14e40047680e?

15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the people of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills any person without intent may flee there. 16 "But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 17 And if he struck him down with a stone tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 18 Or if he struck him down with a wooden tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death. 20 And if he pushed him out of hatred or hurled something at him, lying in wait, so that he died, 21 or in enmity struck him down with his hand, so that he died, then he who struck the blow shall be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him. 22 "But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait 23 or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm, Numbers 35 30 "If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. 31 Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death. 32 And you shall accept no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the high priest. 33 You shall not pollute the land in which you live, for blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell, for I the LORD dwell in the midst of the people of Israel." Numbers 35

Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications. https://apnews.com/article/cook-federal-reserve-trump-debef61d38fbb6a74e84a57fe8e26fc5? Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. https://apnews.com/article/trump-russia-diesel-midterms-12baccc7aade559bf329079b0548c9da? ps:The US doesn't need Russia's diesel!! 🏦 President Trump ordered a new investigation into allegations of mortgage fraud against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, directing a committee to question the central bank official at a White House hearing next month. More from Courtenay Brown. 🎤 Vice President JD Vance said he won't be watching the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan if it is livestreamed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday that the Dec. 3 execution by firing squad would be "public." More from Josephine Walker.

A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s new term begins Monday with cases on climate change, religious rights and President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration high on the agenda. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-immigration-climate-change-religious-rights-voting-389e2c111d351361c406e5ed7e0728c5?

Taliban firmly in control in Afghanistan 25 years after US-led invasion to oust them KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Dr. Nigar Nangrahari was on a night shift in a Kabul hospital when the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan began 25 years ago — an event that would shape her and her country’s future for decades to come. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-us-invasion-anniversary-war-ee2cf4ec49abcb514d53b4ced748898b?

Mamdani’s Oct. 7 commemoration outrages supporters and critics of Israel NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to thread a needle on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by condemning Hamas’ “horrific war crimes” and denouncing Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza. It did not go well. https://apnews.com/article/nyc-israel-mamdani-zohran-jewish-hamas-80287b04b0a4f4e73bed42884be2ee5f?

First suicide memorial by a US archdiocese signals Catholic Church's compassionate shift A memorial for lives lost to suicide and their surviving families who grieve them has been dedicated by the Archdiocese of Chicago. The archdiocese says it's the first memorial of its kind in the United States and illustrates the Catholic Church’s major shift to a more compassionate understanding of suicide and mental illness. Read more. Why this matters: Catholic teaching still considers suicide a grave sin. But it acknowledges that mental health problems can lead people to suicide and says salvation is possible for those who take their own lives. Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV has dedicated some of his monthly prayer intentions to people suffering from mental health problems and suicidal thoughts. He called on the church to become “a safe space where everyone has a place." Though the memorial is on Catholic grounds, it seeks to support mourners across faiths. It features sculptures of an angel and bronze doves that rise upwards in a symbol of “hope and transcendence.” RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Priest, at funeral, criticized teenager who killed himself Family loses appeal in lawsuit over priest’s funeral remarks Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years, with Latin Mass off the agenda

THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 9 1967 Che Guevara is executed The socialist revolutionary and guerrilla leader is killed at age 39 by the Bolivian army, one day after the U.S.-military-backed Bolivian forces captured Guevara. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1946 “The Iceman Cometh,” by Eugene O’Neill, opens on Broadway Colonial America 1635 Rhode Island founder banished from Massachusetts Crime 1942 A Chicago bootlegger escapes from prison European History 1974 Oskar Schindler—credited with saving 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust—dies 1975 Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize Inventions & Science 1936 Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles 1988 Rotary engine inventor Felix Wankel dies 1992 Meteorite crashes into Chevy Malibu Natural Disasters & Environment 1963 Landslide kills thousands in Italy

South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice OSLO, Norway (AP) — Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for efforts that the award committee said promoted international law as it comes under attack. https://apnews.com/article/nobel-peace-prize-f60744c07df969e50e9e69786fdb7de1?

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Slow and Steady Aging Scientists identified unique genetic traits that may explain how Jonathan, a roughly 194-year-old giant tortoise and the world’s oldest land animal, has lived so long. The study results, published this week, could offer insights into human longevity. Jonathan is believed to have hatched in 1832, the same year author Lewis Carroll and architect Gustave Eiffel were born. The 400-pound tortoise lives on a remote island off Africa’s west coast, where researchers traveled to swab his saliva. The sample revealed 287 genetic variants unique to Jonathan, including some linked to cancer suppression and inflammation reduction. Researchers also found that his molecular "on-off" switches regulating DNA repair, energy production, and other processes were resistant to wear and tear, resembling those of much younger tortoises. Changes in these switches—called the epigenome—are one of the nine hallmarks of aging (w/video). Experts say Jonathan's longevity is likely due in part to his vegetable-heavy diet, favorable tropical climate, and attentive veterinary care. Watch him get a bath here.