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FBI Director Kash Patel has announced a potential terror attack has been thwarted in Michigan. In a post on X this morning, Patel said multiple suspects have been arrested who were allegedly plotting a violent attack this weekend. Patel added that more details will be forthcoming and thanked the men and women of FBI and law enforcement for, in his words, "standing guard 24/7 and crushing our mission to defend the homeland."        The government shutdown is now in its 31st day and will continue until at least Monday. The Senate adjourned on Thursday and won't meet again until after the weekend. There continues to be no clear end in sight as millions of low-income Americans will soon feel the pain of the ongoing shutdown. The food stamps benefit known as SNAP is set to expire on Saturday for roughly 42-million people.        The U.S. may soon strike military targets in Venezuela. That's according to multiple reports which say the targets include military facilities used for drug trafficking. The strikes would mark an escalation against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime. The Trump administration has conducted several strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean in recent weeks.        The clocks fall back an hour this Sunday to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time. While there is a link between moving the clocks forward and things like heart attacks and traffic accidents, there are fewer issues when it comes to moving them back. Many will get an extra hour of sleep, which can cause some issues with sleep habits.        Health experts are offering tips to limit sugar intake in children for Halloween and the days following. They recommend having a healthy dinner before trick-or-treating so the children are full before the sugar rush. They also recommends waiting until the last minute to buy candy so its not hanging around the house and donating some candy.        The Toronto Blue Jays can win their third ever World Series title tonight. The Jays will host the Los Angeles Dodgers for game six of the Fall Classic. Toronto leads the series three-games-to-two after winning games four and five in Los Angeles.       

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