Morning Edition Friday, the 24th of October

Good morning,

At the top of the news, What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people.

Also in the digest... Chris Levine, Heart Health, and Dave Grohl.

Happy reading.

- The inkl team

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Lead Stories
National
Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean
World
Trump says all Canada trade talks ‘terminated’ over ad criticising tariffs
World
Ex-60 Minutes producer Bill Owens says bosses discouraged him from covering Gaza and Trump
World
US places sanctions on Colombian president over alleged failure to stop cartels
World
Trump news at a glance: Pentagon announces it is deploying US aircraft carrier to the Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa
'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean
World
Lithuania shuts airports and Belarus border after weather balloon incursion
National
The CEO of the Alamo's historic site has resigned after a top Texas Republican criticized her
Taylor Knoop
Florida man arrested after sharing photos of his baby with a gun, weed, and booze
World
Portland judge rejects Trump request to allow national guard deployment
World
Pentagon deploys top aircraft carrier as Trump militarisation of Caribbean ratchets up
National
Judge halts death penalty case in New Mexico due to federal shutdown
World
Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor
Sport
USMNT Defender Suffers Devastating Injury Ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup
World
Virginia Democrats aim to redraw maps to help party gain seats in Congress
Sport
NFL hands down $315k in fines over Giants’ concussion protocol violations
World
US and Canada spar over ad of Reagan denouncing tariffs that led to derailed trade talks
F1
F1 Mexico GP live: Qualifying start time with Verstappen favourite for pole ahead of Norris
National
U.S. Warship Set To Conduct Military Drills In Country Less Than 10 Miles From Venezuela
Ice
Trump economic guru Hassett offers blunt advice to federal workers going without paychecks during government shutdown
Trending Stories
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F1 Mexico GP: Leclerc quickest in FP1 as Lindblad heads rookies
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McLaren drivers must be "cutthroat" to hold off Max Verstappen, says Lewis Hamilton
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Mexico City Grand Prix 2025: Start time, how to watch F1 and weather forecast
4
Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly by-election win leaves Labour with ‘very tough fight’
5
Oscar Piastri: ‘Worrying about Max Verstappen won’t help me win 2025 F1 title’
6
'More pressure on Russia, that's the plan,' Zelenskyy tells EU leaders in Brussels
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It's the End of an Era': BBC Breaks it Silence on Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly Quitting 'Strictly Come Dancing'
8
EU joins US in heaping more sanctions on Russia to push Putin into Ukraine peace talks
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Republican Rep. Makes New Threat To Venezuela's Maduro: 'Can Only Negotiate Not To Have His Plane Downed When Escaping'
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Cancelling the Putin-Trump Budapest summit ends the fantasy the US president can deliver peace in Ukraine
11
Labour prefers to dodge Prince Andrew scandal despite growing disquiet
12
Internet down: Many of the world’s biggest apps and websites break in hours-long outage
13
Tesla Q3 Earnings Preview: Should You Buy or Sell TSLA Stock?
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Mind the gap: surge from Verstappen piles pressure on McLaren and echoes 2007
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‘Smash, grab, melt it down’: how material value likely motivated the Louvre heist
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King visits Manchester synagogue after deadly terror attack
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Alpine to review Colapinto's 'disappointing' team order defiance in F1 US GP
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Verstappen finally admits F1 title bid is on after controlled US GP win
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Bearman had race ban fright after F1 US GP sprint incident
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Nico Hulkenberg responds to Zak Brown's retracted US GP sprint crash criticism
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Russell explains "last chance" overtake on Verstappen in F1 US GP sprint