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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Tuesday, November 10th

8-year-old Haitian boy taken into federal custody after an immigration check-in in downtown San Diego, despite describing his own immigration policy as too tough in an interview that aired Sunday on 60 Minutes President Donald Trump defends his administration's deportation policy and says he is opposed to any immigration deal that would include amnesty for people living in the country illegally, US skips UN meeting where its human rights record under President Trump was to be examined, first significant peace talks since February between Russia and Ukraine begin today in Abu Dhabi, Republican congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduces articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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Global November 9th, 2026 Clock Running on Israeli Reset by Bob Hennelly National November 5th, 2026 Trump-MAGA Tried to Revive the Confederacy and Sparked the 3rd Reconstruction Instead by Bob Hennelly National November 2nd, 2026 NJ / NY Early Vote Buoys Dems by Bob Hennelly Local October 30th, 2026 2026 NYC Voter Guide by Frenchie Davis October 30th, 2026 MAGA Base: ‘He Says Things I Am Thinking’ by Frenchie Davis Local October 28th, 2026 Speaker Menin Takes Your Calls & Blasts FDNY EMS Response Times by Issac Ferguson & Terri Wisdom

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Open to the public, Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
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2026Talks - November 10, 2026

Rep. Thomas Massie introduces new articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, new lawmakers are outlining their agenda for the next Congress, and the Senate advances a bill that could weaken endangered species protections.

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