Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Día de Los Muertos, Richard Moore: Daily Briefing

Former President Donald Trump faces the most important legal judgment in his history. Millions of people celebrate Día de Los Muertos, which is also increasingly becoming a vehicle for social commentary and dissent in the US. Heidi Klum is the queen of Halloween again (scroll down to see).

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How the election could shape Trump’s legal fate

Former President Donald Trump is involved in four criminal cases, but the most important verdict in his future may come on Tuesday, Election Day. If he wins, all charges against him could be dropped or delayed for at least four years. If he loses, he could potentially face a quick verdict in one case and trials in the other three. If Trump were not a presidential candidate, his legal troubles would be inevitable. He is currently scheduled to be sentenced on November 26 for 34 felonies in the New York hush money case. Two trials are ongoing over allegations he tried to steal the 2020 election. Read more

Police release description of ballot box arson suspect and say more fires are possible

The hunt for a suspect in connection with ballot box fires in the Pacific Northwest continued Friday as details emerged about a suspect and possible motive. Portland police spokesman Mike Benner said in Oregon that the suspect had “an extensive background in metalworking and welding.”

Benner, speaking at Wednesday’s briefingdescribed him as a white male, 30 to 40 years old, with short hair or balding, with a slim to medium build and a slim face. “It is very possible that the suspect intends to continue targeted attacks throughout the area,” Benner warned.

A few days before Tuesday’s election dayVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in Pennsylvania, one of several key swing states that could determine the winner, a new exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk poll shows.
Harris and Trump are tied with 49% of the vote each, according to an Oct. 27-30 statewide poll of 500 likely voters, with a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.

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Political protests are deeply rooted in the Day of the Dead, a crossroads of American tradition

On Saturday, two groups of 10-foot-tall skeleton dolls will approach each other on opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border for a symbolic embrace in honor of families whose loved ones lost their lives trying to reach America. Giant Día de Los Muertos figures will unite for a Day of the Dead vigil in El Paso. Día de Los Muertos, an indigenous, primarily Mexican holiday celebrated on the first two days of November, is widely considered a time for families to honor the memory of loved ones who have passed away. But while the tradition took root in America, its purpose overshadowed reunion and remembrance, providing a vehicle for social commentary and dissent. Read more

Richard Moore was scheduled to be executed on Friday in South Carolina

The last black man on death row in South Carolina, found guilty and convicted by an all-white jury, will be executed for killing a grocery store clerk during an alleged robbery in 1999, according to his attorney. Richard Moore is to be sentenced to death executed on Friday by lethal injection for the death of James Mahoney. Not only does the death sentence handed down by an all-white jury raise serious questions about whether Moore had fair influence in the South Carolina court system, but his lawyer argues that Moore was unarmed when he entered the convenience store and wasn’t even there to rob him . Read more

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The Menendez brothers’ effort for freedom is another step forward

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s bid to be released from prison gained momentum Thursday after Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón sent letters to California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressing “strong support” for a clemency. The letters are similar and both cite “credible allegations” from the father of sexual and physical abuse. The letters also cite a “commitment to rehabilitation” that Gascón said makes the brothers ideal candidates for clemency. Lyle was 21 and Erik 18 when they fatally shot their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in 1989. “During his 34 years of incarceration, Mr. Menendez worked hard to turn his life around,” each letter reads. Read more

Photo of the day: Heidi Klum wins Halloween once again

Heidi Klum is throwing the biggest Halloween party in over twenty years. But while she may now be the undisputed “Queen of Halloween,” it wasn’t always like that. He says the idea for the event came from a lack of other viable hot spots. She recalls years earlier running around New York with a friend and thinking, “I can’t believe it, it’s Manhattan… no one is having a really nice party?” So she created her own.

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