Supreme Court to Hear Race and Admissions Case as Israel Heads to Sixth Election Since 2019
Quick Hits
- Race in school admissions reaches the Supreme Court. Al Jazeera reports the Court will hear a case in which a group of parents claims a local admission policy boosts Black and Latino students while constraining Asian applicants.
- Israel votes October 27 in its sixth election since 2019 (Al Jazeera), in a week the same outlet reports settler olive-harvest attacks have already topped the 2025 total and Israel has halted Gaza commercial imports.
- Human cost of surging U.S. air strikes in Somalia. Al Jazeera quotes families recounting deaths, injuries and displacement as the Trump administration accelerates strikes against armed groups.
- Minnesota's gubernatorial candidates align on taxes. DFLer Amy Klobuchar and Republican Lisa Demuth both told a Chamber of Commerce crowd they would avoid new taxes (MPR News); Minneapolis simultaneously expanded early voting hours and added pop-up polling places (MPR News).
- Japan launched a five-year uncrewed mission to return samples from Phobos, one of Mars' two moons — described by Al Jazeera as historic.
Top Stories
- Race and admissions at the Supreme Court. The case, per Al Jazeera, centers on parents' claims that a local admission policy boosts Black and Latino students while constraining Asian applicants.
- Israel's election, explained. Al Jazeera's maps-and-charts explainer covers how the system works and "who gets left out" ahead of the October 27 vote — the sixth since 2019. Its Palestine weekly adds context: settlers attacked a journalist and diplomats, olive-harvest settler attacks have exceeded 2025's total, and Israel has halted Gaza commercial imports.
- U.S. strikes in Somalia. Al Jazeera reports families are recounting deaths, injuries and displacement as strikes against armed groups surge under the Trump administration.
- Midterm undercurrents. Tangle examines the Texas Senate race and, in a separate piece, asks "Could Texas turn blue?" — author Isaac Saul writes he treats Texas as a red state "until that assumption stops being correct." AllSides features the question of how data centers are influencing midterm voters.
- Sports. Kirill Kaprizov broke a second-period tie with his NHL-leading 10th goal and Jesper Wallstedt stopped 13 shots as Minnesota beat Columbus 2-1 (MPR News); Angel Reese scored 30 as Atlanta evened the WNBA Finals 1-1 with a 79-65 win over Golden State (Al Jazeera); Barcelona visit holders PSG with Lamine Yamal facing ex-teammate Ferran Torres (Al Jazeera).
Left Perspective
Coverage from lean-left outlet MPR News.
- Accountability themes dominate. St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry filed an amended complaint accusing Mayor Kaohly Her of retaliation and making false statements to investigators. Separately, the husband of Master Sgt. Nicole Amore — one of six U.S. soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in March — pressed Vice President JD Vance for accountability at a town hall in Michigan.
- Fiscal overlap in the governor's race. In their first one-on-one forum, Klobuchar and Demuth took business-friendly stances and told a Chamber of Commerce crowd they'd avoid new taxes.
- Climate advocates mobilize. Minneapolis climate-program supporters are pushing back against proposed budget cuts; MPR's report opens with community gardeners cooking blue corn tortillas from corn grown on their south Minneapolis lot.
- Public safety. More than 40 local, state and federal agencies announced a Crime Gun Intelligence Center collaboration targeting gang and group violence; separately, a teenager accused of plotting a Mall of America mass shooting allegedly told the FBI he wanted to die, repeatedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and bit an arresting agent.
- Legislative stakes. MPR calls the northeast Minnesota Senate rematch between Grant Hauschild and Andrea Zupancich potentially "the biggest bellwether" of state Legislature control; Mayor Jacob Frey framed Minneapolis's new one-day voting locations, which began Monday, as a way to ensure voting access.
Right Perspective
No right-leaning outlets were included in today's supplied article feed; this section is omitted rather than inferred from other sources.
International View
- Spain: Four people died as torrential rain battered the Mediterranean coast, sweeping away cars, submerging roads and isolating residents (Al Jazeera).
- Australia: Police call the deliberate car ramming of MP Helen Haines outside her office an isolated incident; a 43-year-old man is in custody (Al Jazeera).
- Colombia: Fourteen people died in an illegal gold mine collapse (Al Jazeera).
- Southeast Asia: An Al Jazeera opinion essay argues the region's haze crisis will persist "until polluters pay," contending cheap land clearing imposes cross-border costs and ASEAN must change the incentives keeping fires burning.
- Football governance: FIFA suspended Egypt's head coach, a forward and the team manager for comments after their World Cup loss to Argentina (Al Jazeera).
Underreported
- ICE arrest video: Al Jazeera published footage of a man screaming in pain as agents pin him during an arrest in Long Beach, California; he claims his arm was broken.
- Hennepin County attorney race: MPR notes the contest — framed around "competing visions of a prosecutor's role" — has received "relatively little attention" amid bigger statewide races.
- Red Lake Nation: Chair Darrell Seki Sr. said in a Monday Tribal Council statement he will not retire or step down.
- Election mechanics: Tangle published a "Gerrymandering 101" explainer ahead of the midterms.
- Culture: MPR's "Ask a Bookseller" recommends Christopher Buehlman's horror novel "Between Two Fires" for Halloween season, and profiles Anishinaabe author Amber Blaeser-Wardzala's debut novel "Another Name for Red."
Sources
- Al Jazeera — US Supreme Court to hear case on race in school admissions
- Al Jazeera — Israel's elections 2026 explained in maps and charts
- Al Jazeera — Palestine weekly: Israeli settlers attack journalist and diplomats
- Al Jazeera — The human cost of surging US air strikes in Somalia
- Al Jazeera — Four dead as torrential rain batters eastern Spain
- Al Jazeera — 'Deliberate' car ramming of Australian MP an isolated incident, police say
- Al Jazeera — Fourteen dead in illegal Colombian gold mine collapse
- Al Jazeera — Japan launches historic mission to bring back Mars moon samples
- Al Jazeera — Man claims arm broken in violent ICE arrest
- Al Jazeera — Southeast Asia's haze crisis will persist until polluters pay
- Al Jazeera — Egypt's Hassan and Zico suspended over FIFA World Cup refereeing criticism
- Al Jazeera — PSG vs Barcelona: UEFA Champions League
- Al Jazeera — Angel Reese scores 30 as Dream stun Valkyries to go level in WNBA Finals
- MPR News — Kaprizov, Wallstedt carry the Wild past the Blue Jackets, 2-1
- MPR News — St. Paul chief alleges false claims by mayor in probe
- MPR News — Competing visions of prosecutor's role for Hennepin Co.
- MPR News — Minneapolis climate programs fight proposed budget cuts
- MPR News — New taxes off table for Minnesota governor candidates
- MPR News — Red Lake chair says he will not step down
- MPR News — Husband of killed White Bear Lake soldier presses Vance
- MPR News — Police announce anti-gang violence collaboration
- MPR News — Teen accused in MOA plot allegedly pledged ISIS support
- MPR News — Minneapolis expands early voting hours, locations
- MPR News — Partisan shifts collide in northeast MN Senate race
- MPR News — Ask a Bookseller: 'Between Two Fires'
- MPR News — 'Another Name for Red' by Amber Blaeser-Wardzala
- Tangle — The Texas Senate race
- Tangle — Could Texas turn blue?
- Tangle — Gerrymandering 101
- AllSides — How Are Data Centers Influencing Voters This Midterm Election?
