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1. US election officials brace for violence and intimidation at polling booths ABC News (Australia) · 31 Oct 2026

   With Donald Trump threatening to interfere in the US midterm elections, local officials are preparing for armed ICE agents to intimidate voters at polling booths.

2. France seethes again as youth-led protests sweep Europe NPR · 31 Oct 2026

   French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a "very high risk" of disorder, especially after dark on Halloween, as some 320,000 people nationwide took to the streets. (Image credit: Aurelien Morissard)

3. ‘Paper Plane,’ ‘Helicopter’ and ‘Old Bogus Massacre’ Among Austin Film Festival Script and Film Competition Award Winners (EXCLUSIVE) Variety · 31 Oct 2026

   The Austin Film Festival has announced the winners of its script and film competition. The 33rd annual event received more than 12,500 submissions, with 78 scripts advancing to the finalist round before the festival selected 21 writers and writing teams as winners. Those honored received their…

4. I Stayed in a Haunted Airbnb Near Death Valley. Here’s What I Heard. Den of Geek · 31 Oct 2026

   The owner saw him first: a grizzled, bearded man leaning around the refrigerator at 2 a.m., staring right at him. During my three nights in that same haunted Airbnb in Beatty, Nevada — the desert town known as the Gateway to Death Valley — I never saw the miner. But I may have heard him. I made the…

5. Yen bond offerings hit record $16bn as AI funding race reaches Japan Nikkei · 31 Oct 2026
6. Jupiter Lend USDC Withdrawal Liquidity Rebounds to 27.9 Million The Defiant · 31 Oct 2026

   An Oct. 31 API snapshot showed 6.3% of the vault's 441 million USDC in deposit claims immediately withdrawable.... Read the full story at The Defiant

7. Patrick Stewart Redefined What A Sci-Fi Action Hero Could Be TVLine · 31 Oct 2026

   When Patrick Stewart signed on to play Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," he helped revolutionize sci-fi hero archetypes.

8. ‘Water ingress’ incident on Navy vessel, no casualties reported The Times of India · 31 Oct 2026
9. Brazil Cup Semifinals Begin Sunday Rio Times · 31 Oct 2026

   Palmeiras host Vasco and Grêmio face Atlético-MG on Sunday, 1 November, in the first legs. Return legs follow on 7 and 8 November. The post Brazil Cup Semifinals Begin Sunday appeared first on The Rio Times .

10. Palmer sinks penalty after red card Nine · 31 Oct 2026

    Cole Palmer puts Chelsea ahead after Lisandro Martinez was red carded.