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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Wednesday, October 28th

Exit polls show no clear winner in yesterday's national elections in Israel with neither longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot currently poised to capture the majority, defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro flees the country alongside his wife and 2 daughters--the Brazilian senator and his family were reportedly granted US visas on Monday by the Trump administration, Russian drones continue to attack Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the parents of Alex Pretti--a 37-year-old nurse killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis--demand justice for their son in their first public remarks since his death in January.

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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Local October 28th, 2026 Speaker Menin Takes Your Calls & Blasts FDNY EMS Response Times by Issac Ferguson & Terri Wisdom Local October 23rd, 2026 Ending Amazon Labor Abuses & Feeding the Homeless Like They Matter by Jenna Flanagan & Bob Hennelly National October 18th, 2026 No Kings Early Vote Mobilization by Julianna Forlano, Bob Hennelly, Audrey Hill and Wuyi Jacobs National October 27th, 2026 Who Elected Elon Musk? by Jenna Flanagan, Bob Hennelly and Jesse Lent National October 16th, 2026 ICE Breaks the Law Again & NYC CLC Vows to Protect the Vote by Jenna Flanagan & Bob Hennelly

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2026Talks - October 29, 2026

The Justice Department fails to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her January 6th testimony, naturalization processing delays stifle eligible voters, and groups work to reverse historically low midterm election turnout among young voters.

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