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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. Iran says US tone has ‘changed’ as Washington seeks negotiations Vanguard · 31 Oct 2026

   Iran on Saturday said the tone of the United States had “completely changed” as Washington seeks to restart negotiations with the Islamic republic. While the US and Israel have upped their threats to order fresh strikes, Vice President JD Vance also sent a letter to Iranian officials in recent days…

3. 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)

4. Indie App Spotlight: ‘Pumpkin Lights’ adds a fun jack-o-lantern to your Mac’s menu bar 9to5Mac · 31 Oct 2026

   Welcome to Indie App Spotlight . This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact . Pumpkin Lights is a nifty little menu bar app for Mac that lets you quickly toggle between light mode…

5. ‘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…

6. 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…

7. Yen bond offerings hit record $16bn as AI funding race reaches Japan Nikkei · 31 Oct 2026
8. 2027: Miyetti Allah backs Tinubu’s re-election, cites livestock ministry Vanguard · 31 Oct 2026

   By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The National President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Baba Othman Ngelzarma, has declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, citing the establishment of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development as a major…

9. 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

10. 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.