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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Thursday, October 1st

President Trump once again appears to threaten Iran with nuclear annihilation at an Oval Office press conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly ordered Iran's foreign minister and his delegation to the UN to leave the country early when negotiations were not proceeding to the Trump administration's liking, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps calls yesterdays complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq a "historic victory," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it's too early to tell who was behind the apparent attempt to crash a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, Israel's ambassador to the UN calls the incident a terror attack but does not specify by who, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth once again repeats a slur against trans people as he announces new Pentagon effort to study the future of warfare.

From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, 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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Senate Democrats press DHS Secretary Mullin over immigration agents at polling places, Montana voters weigh constitutional protections for nonpartisan judicial elections, and Republicans seek Latino support ahead of the midterms.

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