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1. A New Zealand city is taking its official wizard off the payroll after over 2 decades

Christchurch, New Zealand, is parting ways with its official city wizard after more than two decades. His offensive remarks about women and the local government's new tourism strategy reportedly spelled his doom. (NPR)



2. Progress Is Possible’: Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin Seeks to Expunge Record of 1955 Arrest and Conviction for Refusing to Give Up Her Bus Seat to White Woman

Nine months before Rosa Parks gained notoriety for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white woman, there was Claudette Colvin. “People said I was crazy because I was 15 years old and defiant and shouting, ‘It’s my constitutional right!’” said Colvin to CNN about the March 2, 1955, incident that took place in Montgomery, Alabama. (ABS)



3. Atlanta City Council honors Lil Nas X with special day, proclamation


Atlanta native and Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Nas X is getting special recognition from his hometown. The Atlanta City Council proclaimed Oct. 20 as Lil Nas X Day. (FOX5ATL)



4. 'Sprinklegate' sinks a U.K. bakery's top sellers after topping is found to be illegal

A British bakery has been forced to pull its top-selling cookies from the market, after regulators informed the owner that the sprinkles are illegal. The U.S.-made sprinkles contain a coloring that's legal for some uses — but not for sprinkling.
Baker says the decision is a huge deal for his business and also "very f***ing annoying." (NPR)



5. Crew member who gave Baldwin gun subject of prior complaint

A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who authorities say unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set. (AP)



6. Japan's Princess Mako will relocate to New York after marrying a nonroyal



Japan's Princess Mako tied the knot with a commoner and exited Japan's royalty in a marriage that has raised issues of how modern-day Japanese royals are expected to behave, as well as gender equality and human rights in the world's oldest continuous monarchy. The controversy delayed the marriage by three years. It prompted the pair to skip any formal ceremony, instead just registering their union at a local government office on Tuesday. (NPR)



7. State attorneys general issue a warning for Halloween about marijuana-type treats

As Halloween approaches this weekend, several state attorneys general have issued warnings to parents to be on the lookout for marijuana edibles that can easily pass as regular candies and snacks. (NPR)



8. The U.S. issues the first passport with a nonbinary gender 'X' option

The U.S. State Department has issued the first official passport with the gender marker "X," a change the Biden administration promised this year in order to make the documents more inclusive for people who identify as nonbinary, intersex or gender-nonconforming. (NPR)



9. Dads spend time in Louisiana high school after 23 students were arrested in string of violence


After a violent week of fighting in school that saw 23 students arrested in three days, Southwood High School parents knew something had to change. Some dads decided to take matters into their own hands. They formed Dads on Duty — a group of about 40 dads who take shifts spending time at the school in Shreveport, Louisiana, greeting students in the morning and helping maintain a positive environment for learning, rather than fighting. (CBS)



10. 3.6-magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles area

The quake hit East Los Angeles at about 7:01 a.m. PT at a depth of about 10 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A 3.6-magnitude earthquake is relatively small for Southern California, which sits on multiple fault lines. (NBC)



11. Ed Sheeran Announced as Next 'SNL' Musical Guest Amid COVID-19 Diagnosis

Ed Sheeran, who is set to release a new album this week and perform on "Saturday Night Live" in less than two weeks, has tested positive for COVID-19. (CBS)



12. Arkansas AG warns against ticket scams as Harry Styles, other acts return with shows

Simmons Bank Area has contacted the attorney general’s office about websites trying to sell bogus tickets to the Styles’ concert and other events. “These websites are nothing more than online scalpers who charge exorbitant fees selling fake tickets to consumers,“ said Rutledge. “I will always fight back against scammers and con artists who try to take advantage of hard-working Arkansans.” (KARK)



13. Elephants have evolved to be tuskless because of ivory poaching, a study finds


A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food, and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability. Now researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. (NPR)



14. The U.K. is welcoming tens of thousands from Hong Kong on a new path to citizenship

In the first half of this year, a whopping 65,000 people from Hong Kong applied for a special five-year visa to live in the United Kingdom. They're fleeing China's tightening grip on the Asian financial hub for the safety of the former empire that once ruled them. The United Kingdom has set up a generous visa program that opens a path to citizenship for potentially millions of Hong Kongers. The government estimates as many as 475,000 will move here over the next few years. (NPR)



15. Barbados elects a woman as its first president as it moves toward becoming a republic

The island of Barbados is in the midst of great change. As the country continues to transition into a republic, the nation has elected a woman as its very first president. Dame Sandra Mason was elected after securing two-thirds of the votes in the country's two houses of Parliament, the government announced. (NPR)

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