Some final words on Foursquare from its first CEO. https://teendrama.substack.com/p/some-final-words-on-foursquare

Police have seized various weapons and arrested 135 people on the sidelines of new protests today, according to the French interior minister. https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261024-live-hundreds-of-protests-expected-in-france-amid-high-tensions-and-heavy-police-presence

China’s Confucius Institutes in the US are designated a national security threat by the Pentagon. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/pentagon-designates-confucius-institutes-national-security-threat-2026-10-23/

President Macron describes a drive-by shooting in the western suburb of Trappes “as a terrorist and racist attack” saying it will mark a turning point for France. https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261023-french-prosecutors-investigate-paris-shooting-as-suspected-terror-attack

NYT - A Russian energy giant secretly funded a US firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/politics/in-us-gas-talks-with-kremlin-hidden-financing-for-alaska-project-emerges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LFE.FwdU.adh3CxeGQdFh&smid=url-share

Vance could become a major hurricane tonights as it approaches Mexico's Pacific coast. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP2+shtml/232038.shtml

How much automakers are spending to oppose AM radios in new cars:

Toyota - $1.7 million
AAI (20+ manufacturers) - $1.5 million
Tesla - $650,000
Honda - $520,000
VW -$420,000
BMW - $230,000
Lucid - $80,000
Mazda - $60,000
Volvo - $50,000
GM - $40,000
https://radioink.com/2026/10/23/am-act-opponents-spend-6-3m-in-q3-hoping-for-senate-stall/

"To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time. The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discrete partnership with the CIA." - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

WSJ - US expected to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian products in a bid to help Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and other Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-expected-to-remove-some-tariffs-on-canada-in-bid-to-help-susan-collins-6a89ed1d?st=GpJYvG

“I’m the one that said do it,” President Trump tells reporters.

DoJ files a lawsuit to block certification of the US Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot. https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-block-possible-democratic-win-alaska-senate-race/

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, killing two Israeli soldiers and wounding three in a gunfight that lasted for more than 20 minutes, before soldiers killed both attackers. https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-injured-2-critically-in-west-bank-shooting-idf-believes-gunmen-planned-larger-attack/

A surge in reported drone threats brought air traffic across the Russian capital to a virtual standstill today, leaving Moscow’s airspace entirely clear of commercial traffic and causing widespread disruption for thousands of passengers. https://airlive.net/tracking/2026/10/23/drone-threats-forced-emirates-a380-flight-ek133-to-moscow-dme-to-hold-for-2-hours/

Pope Leo cancels next week's scheduled visit to Assisi. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-10/pope-leo-xiv-cancels-october-27-visit-assisi.html

France reports the first-ever recorded case of a human contracting the Shamonda livestock virus. https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261022-france-reports-first-human-case-of-shamonda-virus-but-says-there-s-no-public-health-risk

Restrictions on Starlink and its military-grade version have not been fully lifted along Ukraine's front lines. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/starlink-restrictions-not-lifted-in-ukraine-despite-trumps-claims-defence-officials-say

Human rights advocates say Burma’s military-backed government allowing detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to speak on the phone with her son for the first time in five years is a token gesture. https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2026/10/22/aung-san-suu-kyi-son-kim-aris-burma-phone-call/

A federal judge in California temporarily blocks DHS from sending armed agents to interrogate registered voters it suspects are noncitizens. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74815064/87/california-nurses-association-v-mullin/

NYC to phase out Central Park’s horse carriages. https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2026/10/22/city-council-central-park-carriage-ban-vote

A man has been charged with felony destruction of property after police say he used a sledgehammer to behead the Iwo Jima Statue near the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/man-broke-head-off-of-iwo-jima-statue-in-quantico-with-sledgehammer-police-say/4170656/