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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Tuesday, October 27th

Israelis head to the polls today for the first time since Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, UN Independent Commission says Israel continues to commit genocidal acts against Palestinian civilians in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement there and is carrying out crimes against humanity in the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly sought for weeks to orchestrate a new airstrike on Iran before election, Trump administration again tries to prosecute former FBI director James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information.

Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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