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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers! Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin is under investigation after he accidentally discharged a prop firearm on a film set, killing one person and wounding another. And, pick a vaccine: Free booster shots could be available today, including mix-and-match ones. |
| It's Steve and Jane, with Friday's news. |
| 🏚 New this morning: The housing available to Section 8 voucher holders – who most often are Black and Latino – remains heavily concentrated in racially segregated and impoverished neighborhoods, upholding a Jim Crow pattern in the South, a USA TODAY Network investigation shows. |
| ⚖️ "It's a small enough town": Would-be jurors in the murder trial of the three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery expressed concerns about remaining anonymous. |
| 🧅 Onions recalled in 37 states: An undisclosed amount of fresh onions, believed to be linked to a growing salmonella outbreak, is being voluntarily recalled. |
| 🔴 In a New Mexico park, the buried bodies of Native American children are evidence of genocide. |
| 🎶 From Humankind: Paul Harvey is an unlikely pop star. The 81-year-old musician and composer has dementia, but his musical talent remains intact. |
| 🗞 Did you follow the news this week? Take our news quiz to test your knowledge! |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, hear the latest from Haiti after a gang boss threatened to kill kidnapped American missionaries. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters could be available as soon as Friday |
| The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed off on mix-and-match COVID-19 booster shots Thursday night, meaning clinics, doctors and pharmacies can begin giving them out Friday . A CDC advisory committee recommended that Americans be allowed to choose between the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines as a COVID-19 booster shot. The committee said it could increase protection against the disease that is killing on average 1,093 Americans a day. "The evidence shows that all three COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States are safe... And, they are all highly effective in reducing the risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said. |
Probe into accidental prop gun discharge by Alec Baldwin that killed 1, wounded another |
| Authorities in New Mexico are investigating after confirming that a prop firearm discharged Thursday by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the upcoming Western film "Rust" killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. Hutchins, 42, was pronounced dead by medical personnel at University of New Mexico Hospital, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's department said. Souza was taken by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, where he is undergoing treatment for his injuries. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Baldwin was seen Thursday outside the sheriff's office in tears. No charges have been filed, the sheriff's office said. Detectives are continuing to interview witnesses. Filming for "Rust," which was set to continue into early November, has been halted. |
 | | Alec Baldwin | | AFP photo via Getty Images; USA TODAY Life graphic | |
What else people are reading: |
| ⛈ A series of potent storms is poised to deliver torrents of rain and feet of snow across the West over the next few days, including one that's being called a "bomb cyclone." |
| 🚨 The human remains found in a Florida wilderness park have been identified as Brian Laundrie, according to the FBI, ending the search for the missing fiance of murder victim Gabby Petito. |
| 🚊 News that a woman had been raped on a busy train in Philadelphia drew outrage because police said bystanders did nothing. Now, the district attorney on the case is refuting that characterization. |
| 🔴 Exploring the fight for racial justice: I sued Harvard to save my enslaved ancestors' legacy. Black people own rights to U.S. history. |
Newsmakers in their own words: President Biden on the filibuster |
 | | President Joe Biden at a CNN town hall in Baltimore on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 | | Associated Press photo; USA TODAY graphic | |
| President Joe Biden said Thursday during a televised town hall on CNN that he's open to supporting the elimination of the Senate's filibuster to pass voting-rights legislation and other bills that Republicans have blocked. |
| His remarks came one day after Senate Republicans, for the third time this year, used the filibuster to block voting reform legislation that seeks to overturn restrictions adopted by GOP-led state legislatures since the 2020 election. |
| 🔵 More from the Biden town hall: Medicare expansion and free community college are likely out of social safety-net package. |
Haitian gang leader threatens lives of kidnapped missionaries |
| Sixteen Americans and one Canadian remain in the hands of a Haitian gang Friday, a week after police said they were kidnapped. According to authorities, the gang is demanding $17 million for the release of the group, who were in the country with the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries . Those kidnapped include seven women, five men and five children. In a video released Thursday, the leader of the gang said he would kill them if demands weren't met. The abduction adds to the turmoil in Haiti, where bold criminal activity has been rampant even before the July assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. That crisis, along with an August earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people and destroyed over 130,000 homes, has fueled a near collapse of civil order. |
A busy Thursday night in the world of sports |
| ⚾ The Dodgers live another day: Third baseman Chris Taylor hit three home runs and drove in six runs in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-2 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. The Braves still lead the series 3-2. |
| 🏈 Backups bolster the Browns: Quarterback Case Keenum and running back D'Ernest Johnson carried the Cleveland Browns to a 17-14 home victory over the reeling Denver Broncos on "Thursday Night Football." |
 | | Cleveland Browns running back D'Ernest Johnson (30) leaps over Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson. | | Scott Galvin, USA TODAY Sports | |
| 🏀 "Steph Curry was just Steph Curry": The superstar sharpshooter had a perfect first quarter, hit two clutch shots late in the fourth quarter and finished with 45 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 115-113 at home. |
| 🏀 The NBA has revealed its 75th anniversary team: Who made it, who didn't and who should have? |
DOJ could consider prosecuting Steve Bannon |
| After the House of Representatives voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress, the Justice Department will be able to consider Friday whether or not to prosecute the former President Donald Trump adviser. Although Attorney General Merrick Garland wouldn't commit Thursday to pursuing criminal charges against Bannon, he vowed to "apply the facts and law consistent with the principles of prosecution." Prior to the House's vote, Bannon ignored subpoenas from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. Lawmakers want to know about any communications Bannon had with Trump leading up to the riot, which occurred as lawmakers and Pence gathered to formally count the Electoral College votes that established Joe Biden as winner of the 2020 election. |
 | | Bannon served as White House chief strategist for the first few months of Donald Trump's presidency. | | USA TODAY | |
College lacrosse player to be remembered at wake in New Jersey |
| According to authorities, Madelyn "Madie" Nicpon, a 20-year-old lacrosse player at Tufts University in Massachusetts, died last weekend after falling unconscious at a charity fundraiser. She was participating with other students in a hot dog eating contest and choked. Nicpon's death has triggered an outpouring of emotion at Tufts and well beyond. About 3,000 students, faculty and staffers from the roughly 6,000-student university attended a vigil Sunday night to honor Nicpon, nicknamed "Scooter" on her team. Candles were placed around Nicpon's No. 2 jerseys. A wake will be held for Nicpon Friday evening at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. |
 | | Rockland Scholar-Athlete Madie Nicpon, a captain on the Suffern varsity field hockey team, at the high school Sept. 13, 2018. Nicpon, a senior, is also on the lacrosse and track teams. | | Tania Savayan/The Journal News | |
New movies this weekend: Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch' |
| Timothée Chalamet, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Owen Wilson appear in director Wes Anderson's latest star-studded film, "The French Dispatch," in theaters Friday. USA TODAY film critic Brian Truitt calls the collection of stories centered on American journalists in France, "a love letter to both French cinema and international reportage." Truitt adds that, "Like most anthologies, some segments are better than others but they all highlight different inspirations Anderson's woven together for a delightful cinematic sampler." |
| 📽 What to watch this weekend: A Timothée Chalamet double feature with 'Dune,' 'The French Dispatch'; a new thriller ahead of Halloween on Netflix. |
 | | Timothée Chalamet and Lyna Khoudri plays student revolutionaries in "The French Dispatch." | | SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories Thursday |
| 📺 "Deeply humiliated and heartbroken": Meghan McCain exited ABC's all-female panel show in August, but is continuing to share her point of "View" in her Audible memoir "Bad Republican." |
| 🏈 As Baker Mayfield writhed in pain Sunday during the Cleveland Browns' loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the quarterback found himself in the middle of yet another unfortunate twist in a season. |
| 🚔 A California family of three found dead in August died of hyperthermia and probable dehydration, the Mariposa County sheriff confirmed. |
| ⌨️ "You can't make this stuff up": Reaction to Truth Social, Donald Trump's new social media platform, is mixed. |
📸 Hunter's moon lights up the October sky 📸 |
 | | The full moon shines behind fans during the seventh inning between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers during game four of the 2021 NLCS at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 20, 2021 in Los Angeles. | | Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports | |
| If you looked up to the night sky this week you may have seen the hunter's moon: The first full moon of fall rose Wednesday night in the eastern sky right around sunset. |
| But why is it called the hunter's moon? Because it rises at the time of year when hunters begin collecting food and storing it for the long and cold winter months ahead, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. |
| Check out our gallery of photos of the spectacle. |
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