Morning Edition Wednesday, the 29th of October

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At the top of the news, Federal trial to start over Trump's efforts to deploy the National Guard in Portland, Oregon.

Also in the digest... Bacteria, Netflix, and Jennifer Lawrence.

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Lead Stories
World
National guard deployment in Washington DC extended until February
World
‘The town is devastated’: the mayor picking up the pieces at Hurricane Melissa’s ‘ground zero’
World
Trump news at a glance: president’s effort to sue his own DoJ is ‘absurd’ and ‘frivolous’, expert says
World
US woman who ‘rescued’ four chickens found guilty of trespassing and conspiracy
Sport
Landry says LSU athletics director won’t pick next football coach after $95m fiasco
World
At least 25 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path
World
British military instructor accused of spying for Russia arrested in Ukraine
National
Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza kill at least 60 people, including children, local officials say
World
Israel strikes Gaza again after overnight bombardment that killed at least 104
Politics
Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ by strikes on Gaza and UK ‘in close touch’ with US
Politics
Ceasefire Collapses: Israel Orders 'Powerful' Strikes on Gaza
Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Israel Of Committing War Crimes After Latest Strikes In Gaza
World
Trump’s ‘absurd’ DoJ compensation bid would be rejected if he were anyone else, experts say
Politics
Calling Teacher "Bully," "Lunatic," "Woke," "God Complex," and "White Savior" Is Opinion and Thus Not Defamation
National
NTSB says FAA was wrong not to require inspections of Learjet landing gear after Arizona crash
World
Democratic contender for Congress indicted over Chicago ICE protests
National
Teenage Halloween pranksters in masks were almost shot by a scared relative, Virginia police say
World
DeSantis urges Florida universities to stop hiring foreign visa workers
World
Louvre suspects ‘partially admit’ their role in jewel heist
Daniel Waterman
Florida man wakes up from coma after being in a wreck, tells police his girlfriend intentionally crashed the car, then he dies shortly after
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Scientists explain how Hurricane Melissa became a 'beast' among a string of monster Atlantic storms
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Growing Number of Republicans Are Breaking Ranks Over Strikes in the Caribbean: 'We Expect to Get Our Questions Answered'
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TikTok Influencer Slammed for 'Insensitive' Jamaica Holiday as Locals Flee Hurricane Melissa
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What You Need to Know Ahead of Nordson's Earnings Release
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F1 title run-in: who will win the drivers’ championship in three-way tussle?
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OPINION - Our prisons are in a mess, and a sex offender's accidental release is just the tip of the iceberg
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Winners and losers from MotoGP’s 2025 Malaysian Grand Prix
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Charles Leclerc relieved as Mexico GP virtual safety car stopped Max Verstappen’s attack
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Sergio Perez backs Max Verstappen for 2025 F1 title: "He's a driver that deserves the most"
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Hamilton plots aggressive Mexico GP start after "finally gelling" with Ferrari set-up
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Lewis Hamilton hails Ferrari process improvement after P3 qualifying at Mexico GP
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Catherine Connolly: Underdog Galway runner who won the race to the Aras
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How Red Bull's F1 car issues challenged Verstappen "in a different way"
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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, grid positions, how to watch F1 and weather forecast today
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Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly by-election win leaves Labour with ‘very tough fight’
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Oscar Piastri: ‘Worrying about Max Verstappen won’t help me win 2025 F1 title’
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'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'
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EU joins US in heaping more sanctions on Russia to push Putin into Ukraine peace talks
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