Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Congress Faces Pressure, Year’s Strongest Storm & Halloween Candy Trends

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Shutdown Negotiations Paused: CBS News, The Hill, Fox Business, WaPo, Axios, Politico

Workers Union Urges End of Shutdown: CNBC, NY Post, WSJ

U.S.-Russia Nuclear Standoff: AP, Fox News, WaPo, NY Post

Hurricane Melissa Strengthens: TWC, CNN, ABC News, NY Times

ICE Detains British Commentator: BBC, AP, NY Times, CBS News

More Aggressive Migrant Crackdown Expected: NBC News, Fox News, ABC News

Trump Visits Japan: AP, NBC News, Bloomberg, Reuters

World’s Oldest President Re-Elected: BBC, Reuters, NY Times, Bloomberg

Biden Speaks of ‘Dark Days’: Politico, Fox News, CBS News, The Hill

Thousands of Amazon Job Cuts: Reuters, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, CNBC

Several Other Companies Announce Layoffs: LA Times, WSJ, Insider, NY Post

Candy Company Files for Bankruptcy: TheStreet, U.S. Sun

Halloween Candy Costs and Trends: NRF, CNN, NY Times, USA Today

Kelce and Swift Make History: Chiefs, SI, Billboard, Heavy

Trivia Tuesday: What do you call a group of hippos? 
Last Week’s Q: How many people have ever lived on Earth?
Last Week’s A: 117 Billion
Read More: Scientific American, Popular Mechanics, NewScientist