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October 28th, 2019
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Trump’s abrupt withdrawal of troops from Syria reportedly disrupted this weekend’s military strike in Syria that killed the leader of the Islamic State.

Meanwhile, as wildfires rage across California, governor Gavin Newsom floats a plan for Warren Buffet to take over the state’s bankrupt utility giant, Pacific Gas & Electric.

And lastly, a right-wing revenge porn smear campaign forces freshmen Congresswoman Kaite Hill to resign from Congress.

And our QUICKER QUICKIES HEADLINES:

More than one million people took to streets in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Friday afternoon, uniting in a call for huge social and political change in the country.The demonstration is believed to be the largest in decades, drawing comparisons to historic marches in 1988 against the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib endorsed Bernie Sanders for president at a rally in Detroit on Sunday night. Tlaib joins Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ihan Omar in backing the Vermont independent.

Donald Trump was greeted with loud boos from from the crowd during game 5 of the World Series on Sunday. Trump was shown on the Nationals Park jumbotron and immediately met with sustained jeers from the sold-out crowd.

John Conyers, the longest-serving African American member of Congress, has died at 90 years old. Conyers represented the Detroit area for over 50 years before he resigned in 2017 due to claims of sexual harassment from former employees.

And lastly, a series of federal court settlements this week will provide the BlackJewel coal miners—who blocked train tracks in Kentucky for nearly two months this summer to protest against unpaid —with over $5 million in back pay.