Latest News Digest - October 29, 2025

Game 5 of the World Series Taking Place Tonight at Dodger Stadium.  Tied at 2 games apiece, the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will face off in Los Angeles tonight for game 5.  The 2025 World Series pits the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers (National League) against the Toronto Blue Jays (American League) in a best-of-seven clash. The Dodgers are seeking their ninth title and first repeat since 2000, while the Blue Jays aim for their first championship since 1993 after a resilient American League Championship Series comeback against the Seattle Mariners. – MLB.com

Hurricane Melissa Slams the Island of Jamaica.  Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, and one of the most powerful storms on record with sustained winds reaching 185 mph, made catastrophic landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, causing widespread destruction including flash flooding, landslides, and the obliteration of homes and infrastructure across the island, prompting urgent international relief efforts and evacuations as it continued northward toward Cuba as a downgraded but still dangerous Category 3 system. – usatoday.com

National Tensions Rise as Government Shutdown Continues.  The U.S. federal government entered its fourth week of a partial shutdown on October 29, 2025, exacerbating national tensions as millions of Americans faced imminent disruptions to essential services, including potential SNAP food aid cutoffs for 42 million recipients starting November 1 and delayed paychecks for military troops.  Air traffic controllers are also having to work without pay, being considered essential; however, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said some are calling out sick or not showing up, leading to delays and flight cancellations.  Major unions representing tens of thousands of pilots for U.S. airlines as well as the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal workers, have called on the Democrats to pass the clean Continuing Resolution to fund and reopen the government. – NBC News

Amazon, UPS, and Target Announce Plans to Cut Jobs.  Amazon announced on October 28, 2025, a significant workforce reduction of 14,000 jobs across its operations, driven by investor demands to streamline bureaucracy and control spending amid massive investments in artificial intelligence technologies.  United Parcel Service (UPS) has cut about 34,000 jobs so far this year, and Target is planning to eliminate about 1,800 corporate positions globally. - Fortune

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates by .25%.  The Federal Reserve implemented its second interest rate cut of 2025 on October 29, lowering borrowing costs by 0.25 percentage points to stimulate economic growth amid softening consumer confidence and job market concerns.  = AP News

ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Arrests Continue, Including Suspect Who Threw Rocks and Smashed Federal Vehicles. Suspect Isai Carrillo, allegedly seen in a disturbing, viral video smashing in windows on federal vehicles as they exit the Glass House pot farm raid this summer in Camarillo, was arrested this morning in a pre-dawn raid in Oxnard, CA.  The pot farm in Camarillo was using immigrant minors as slave laborers.  Ten immigrants were arrested in this morning’s raid for engaging in violence against officers and property earlier this year. – Tricia McLaughlin, DHS  (Department of Homeland Security) Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, spoke on Fox News saying that 500,000 illegal aliens have been arrested so far this year, 1.6 million illegal aliens have self-deported, and that 175,000 people have applied to work at ICE.  – Posts on X by Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli; Fox News

Governor Gavin Newsom to Decide Whether to Run for President After the Midterms.  California Governor Gavin Newsom, in an interview on October 27, 2025, elaborated on his potential bid for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, stating he plans to decide after the 2026 midterms, emphasizing his leadership in redistricting efforts via Proposition 50 to counter Republican advantages in congressional maps, positioning himself as a key Trump critic within the party. – The New York Times; CBS News Sunday Morning

Arnold Schwarzenegger is Back in the News, Criticizing Proposition 50 in California.  Former body builder, actor, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been appearing on programs such as “Real Time with Bill Maher” and CNN, calling out “extreme gerrymandering” in blue states.  He said this has been going on for 200 years. He said he worked hard to establish an independent commission to draw congressional district lines in California.  Now Proposition 50, if passed, will destroy this.  He also said that states are trying to out-cheat each other.  The political parties should be out-performing each other to gain seats.  To illustrate his point about gerrymandering, Schwarzenegger stated “In a state like Massachusetts that has 40% of the people voting for President Trump, zero representatives from the Republican party are sent to the House.  The same thing is happening in other states such as New Mexico - 45% of the people voted for Trump and Republicans candidates, but zero representatives who are Republican are being sent to the House.”  – CNN; Yahoo!News

Autism Study Reported on X by Children’s Health Defense and Others Points to Determinants of New-Onset Autism.  Nicholas Hulscher, MPH, posted on his X account that after decades of censorship and denial, the McCullough Foundation’s Landmark Report of over 300 studies finds that combination routine childhood vaccination is the most significant driver of autism.  Other potential determinants of new-onset autism before age 9 include:

Older parents (>35 years mother, >40 years father

Premature delivery (<37 weeks)

Common genetic variants

Siblings with autism

Maternal immune activation

In utero drug exposure

Environmental toxicants

Gut-brain axis alterations

Of the 136 studies evaluating vaccines or their components, 107 (79%) found evidence consistent with a vaccine-autism link.  29 studies claimed “no association,” yet lacked truly unvaccinated controls.  12 studies comparing fully vaccinated vs. unvaccinated children found every time that the unvaccinated had far better overall health and dramatically lower autism risk. – X Post by Nicholar Hulscher, MPH (Epidemiologist and Administrator at the McCullough Foundation); Children’s Health Defense