The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed their eighth World Series title in franchise history. USA TODAY found private organizations stand to profit from former President Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of unauthorized migrants. And what voter roll purges in Virginia mean for voting rights.
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Champions! Dodgers win World Series
In a five-run hole in Game 5 and facing New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, the Los Angeles Dodgers staged a startling fifth-inning rally to tie the score, pushed across two more runs to take the lead for good in the eighth and then closed their eyes and hoped for the best from a bullpen stretched to its limit. The move led to a 7-6 Game 5 victory, a 4-1 conquest of the Yankees and the Dodgers’ first World Series title since 2020 and first in a full season since 1988. Read USA TODAY’s full recap of the wild win.
Officials brace for Election Day
“We just want to make sure that every area is covered. While we hope for the best, we plan for the worst.”
– Detroit, Michigan, elections official Daniel Baxter. More than a dozen county and city election officials spoke with USA TODAY about what they are doing to make sure they can count ballots at central ballot counting locations once polls close, no matter what happens outside.
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The big business of Trump’s deportation plan
The companies quietly running the federal government’s immigration detention and deportation system are anticipating a potentially massive payday should Donald Trump return to the White House.
The background: Trump has promised a “mass deportation” that would round up millions of immigrants living in the country unlawfully to detain and deport them – an effort that could take 10 years and cost nearly a trillion dollars, according to the American Immigration Council.
Virginia can resume it purge of voter rolls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to reinstate a purge of suspected noncitizens from voter rolls. Over the objections of the three liberal justices, the court accepted an emergency request from state officials to intervene after lower courts stopped a state program that had removed more than 1,600 names since Aug. 7. While Virginia’s governor lauded the more, voting rights advocates call it “a last-minute purge that includes many known eligible citizens.” Read more
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Have a hyper-specific costume you have to explain?
You’re not alone. In a gay world, Halloween is the one night a year when “chronically online” people can dress as probably the most niche internet reference you can think of. People are using the phrase “I hate gay Halloween” when posting hyper-specific Halloween costumes from pop culture’s farthest corners to their social media feeds. Read more
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Photo of the day: The president meets a super hero
President Joe Biden met the one-and-only Spider-Man during a White House trick-or-treat event on Wednesday night.
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