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The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 Farm Service Agency offices nationwide on Thursday despite the government shutdown, enabling access to $3 billion in existing aid. Each site will have two paid staff, with funding drawn from the Commodity Credit Corporation, a White House official said. Republicans and farm groups praised the move as harvest continues, while Democrats called it political and overdue. Farmers, facing inflation and year-end financing decisions, objected to plans for more Argentine beef and soybean policy moves, and still await China trade-war aid stalled by the shutdown.

Astronomers report that comet 3I/ATLAS has flipped its tail to point away from the Sun, after a rare sunward anti‑tail seen in July–August 2025. Nordic Optical Telescope data confirm the anti‑tail vanished by September. Researchers say dust and ices respond differently to sunlight: far out, CO2‑driven jets pushed large grains sunward; nearer the Sun, water‑ice activity drives a classic tail. NASA instruments measured about 330 pounds per second of mass loss, mostly carbon dioxide. Ground‑based views are blocked through October as 3I/ATLAS passes behind the Sun. Most scientists call it a natural comet, despite Avi Loeb’s speculation.

One day after a high-profile ICE raid jolted Manhattan’s Chinatown, New York attorney general Letitia James unveiled a Federal Action Reporting Portal, urging residents to submit photos and videos of federal immigration enforcement across the state. The form accepts images, locations and consent for public use by her office. The Chinatown operation, which onlookers said involved more than 50 agents, saw masked officers detain a man as crowds trailed an armored vehicle. Outrage spread quickly: all three mayoral candidates and Governor Kathy Hochul condemned the raid, as did immigrant rights groups.

An Illinois inmate, Dwayne “DJ” Tottleben, 33, was fatally shot Oct. 10 at U.S. Penitentiary Coleman I in Florida, a rare occurrence where staff typically don’t carry firearms. His family says the Bureau of Prisons has given no explanation; the local medical examiner confirmed the shooting. Loved ones had spoken to him that morning and say nothing seemed wrong. The prison suspended visitation and placed the facility on enhanced modified operations. Tottleben’s family has launched a GoFundMe, and their attorney plans an independent exam while pressing for full disclosure.

Regretting You, the first follow-up to the hit It Ends With Us, lands as a wan echo of Colleen Hoover’s breakout. Directed by Josh Boone and written by Susan McMartin, it’s faulted for missing chemistry, uncanny thirtysomethings as teens, and a lurching mix of grief and romcom fluff. Despite flashes from Allison Williams and McKenna Grace, its two-hour sprawl and streaming sheen blunt the melodrama, even as twists—including an affair and a fatal crash—pile up. The film’s uneven execution hints that the CoHo movie moment may be short-lived.

Tesla’s third-quarter profit fell 37% to $1.4 billion even as revenue rose 12% to $28.1 billion, squeezed by price cuts, low-interest loans and tariffs. Revenue from clean-air credits dropped 44% to $417 million. The company declined to issue a forecast, citing shifting trade and fiscal policies. Shares slipped about 1.5% in extended trading. Ahead of a Nov. 6 vote on Elon Musk’s proposed pay package, sales were lifted by a U.S. EV tax credit that expired at the end of September, while U.S. market share fell to 41% from 48% and energy-storage revenue jumped 44% to $3.4 billion.

The US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment—the Night Stalkers—is training near Venezuela amid a broader Caribbean buildup that includes B‑52s and F‑35s. Donald Trump confirmed authorizing covert CIA operations and sharpened warnings to Nicolás Maduro; since September, at least 27 people have died in US strikes on alleged drug vessels. Experts split between imminent action and calibrated pressure. Brazil warned against intervention and sent 10,000 troops to its northern border. Venezuela’s UN envoy and an ex‑minister predict fierce resistance and even Mogadishu‑style consequences.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has sent recruits to its Georgia training academy before completing background checks, later discovering failed drug tests, disqualifying criminal histories and unmet physical or academic standards, according to current and former DHS officials. Internal data show more than 200 recruits were dismissed in training during a hiring surge tied to President Trump’s deportation push; nearly half failed a written exam, and others faltered on fitness. DHS disputes the figures and says most new hires are prior-service officers. Training was shortened to six weeks as HR rushes to process 150,000 applicants amid $50,000 signing bonuses.

Colleen Hoover’s Regretting You hits theaters Friday with a knotty web of romance, betrayal and loss—plus a baby of uncertain paternity. Dave Franco says someone recently reacted, What in the Maury Povich was that? as he, Scott Eastwood and Mason Thames unpack the chaos: Eastwood plays Allison Williams’ unfaithful husband; Thames dates their daughter (Mckenna Grace) after a fatal crash. In an AP sit-down, the trio trade influences, praise and laughs over heartthrob labels, shirtless scenes and Eastwood’s Taylor Swift Wildest Dreams music video appearance—while noting It Ends With Us’ outsized success.

Leaders of the No Kings movement said millions joined Saturday’s nationwide protests and pledged to turn that momentum into sustained action. Indivisible announced a “No Kings alliance” rapid-response network, while groups from the ACLU to SEIU outlined plans for boycotts, legal challenges, campus and community organizing, and targeted pressure on corporations and lawmakers. Organizers cited efforts in states like Missouri, support services in cities facing occupation or increased federal brutality, and discussions of a possible general strike. They urged connecting protesters to local groups and pressing Congress, courts, and institutions to resist authoritarian policies.