{"id":12441,"date":"2026-10-31T01:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/?p=12441"},"modified":"2026-10-31T01:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T06:00:51","slug":"20261031","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/2026\/10\/31\/20261031\/","title":{"rendered":"Yesterday\u2019s News 2026-10-31"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n… trying to ‘unbury the lede’<\/h4>\n

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Christopher Hale<\/small>:
\nPope Leo XIV Meets the Chicago Catholics Who Sued Trump to Minister to ICE Detainees<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Chicago delegation carried a banner quoting his call for a \u201choly rebellion\u201d and handed him letters from detainees. Leo has now cast his own midterm ballot, and the dignity of immigrants is on it.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Christopher Hale   more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bryce Newberry @ KPRC<\/em><\/small>:
\nHarris County grand jury indicts ICE agent in crash that injured man<\/a><\/h2>\n

Edgar Sandoval @ NY Times<\/em><\/small>:
\nHouston Grand Jury Indicts ICE Agent on Charges of Ramming Man in Chase<\/a><\/h2>\n

The agent is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The immigrant who was struck is recovering from severe leg injuries.<\/em><\/p>\n

Heather Cox Richardson<\/small>:
\nLetters from an American – October 30, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n

Not much from me tonight, but I do want to call out the political signs reading \u201cStop Fraud: Vote Republican\u201d I saw today as I left Maine. They seemed especially audacious in light of today\u2019s news from Ernesto Londo\u00f1o of the New York Times that last summer the Department of Homeland Security paid more than $495 million for a 1,600-bed prison the state of Minnesota declined to purchase a year ago for the asking price of $75 million\u2014or even \u201ca fraction of that price.\u201d
\n(Heather Cox Richardson   more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a>
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