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Additional Security Income: How much more money will you get next year with the COLA increase?

Additional Security Income: How much more money will you get next year with the COLA increase?

The Social Security Administration announced the 2025 COLA increase earlier this month, and recipients will receive their COLA notices in December with specific details about their benefits. The COLA, or cost of living adjustment, is an annual change in monthly benefit payments for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients to counteract the effects of inflation.

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For those receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the maximum monthly payment amounts have been increased for 2025. Below, we’ll dive into the details and find out how much more you can expect when the COLA goes into effect in January 2025.

For more information, see: Check Your Eligibility and Apply for Supplemental Security Income.

What is the COLA increase for 2025?

The Social Security Administration announced that the COLA increase for 2025 is 2.5% – a decrease from 3.2% in 2024 and much smaller than the 8.7% increase in 2023. This slight increase was reported by experts, who monitored inflation trends, predicted it back in March this year. For the average Social Security recipient, this means a $48 increase in their monthly checks.

Here are the new monthly SSI maximums for 2025

Monthly SSI payment amounts are calculated by increasing the unrounded annual amounts for the current year by the COLA, which officially takes effect the following January. However, the first monthly benefit payment for SSI recipients for 2025 will be on December 31, 2024.

Below are the new monthly highs for 2025.

SSI peaks 2024 vs. 2025

Recipient 2024 maximum 2025 maximum Increase compared to the previous year
person $943 $967 $24
Couple $1,415 $1,450 $35
Essential person $472 $484 $12

Don’t forget about possible federal SSI benefits

In addition to the federal program, most states offer additional SSI benefits to eligible recipients. Like federal SSI benefits, additional state benefits are determined by several factors, such as income and living circumstances.

Depending on where you live, the supplemental benefit may be administered by the Social Security Administration, the state, or both, known as dual administration. In dual administration states, Social Security administers some categories of supplemental payments while the state administers payments for other categories.

For more information, see the SSDI payment plan and how to apply for Social Security benefits.

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Rev. Clay Smith: What Christians Should Do on Election Day…

Rev. Clay Smith: What Christians Should Do on Election Day…

FROM THE REV. DR CLAY SMITH
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A colleague recently said to me, “I think I’m going to go on a long hike the day before the election and not come back for a week.” I asked him why. He said, “No matter who wins, it’s going to be crazy.”

Even if he’s right, I don’t think checking out is the solution. What should followers of Jesus do on Election Day?

Pray first. Pray that God will give you a peace that passes all understanding. Pray for our country, that no matter the outcome, we would all remember that we are blessed to live in an extraordinary country with remarkable freedom. Pray for guidance in your vote. No matter what your political stance, ask God for guidance. God might surprise you and lead you to vote against your political party. Remember, God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat. Be open to the leading of His Spirit.

Second: vote. More than once I’ve heard people say, “I don’t like either candidate, so I’m just not going to vote.” I understand that. But then I remembered that throughout human history, people have had no choice in choosing their political leaders. Kings thought God had placed them on their throne, no matter how many people they had to kill to protect their power. Dictators and generals took power and asserted their rule. Very few countries in the world can choose their leaders freely. As I pray through the candidates, I think of a list of leadership qualities called “The Five C’s.” A leader must be caring, coaching, communicating, courageous and caring at their core. Which leader best embodies these characteristics?

Third, Christians must respond to others as Jesus instructs us to. He makes it very clear: “Love your enemies; do good to those who persecute you.” On election day, followers of Jesus should not attack their political opponents. You shouldn’t rejoice in victory. Jesus told us to love people, which means wanting good things for them and working to bring good things when we can. I am embarrassed to see how some who call themselves believers respond to political discussions on social media. Their words and the attitude they express are not loving. Jesus would deny many of the things said in his name.



Fourth, accept reality. The reality is that there will be a winner. About half of our nation will be disappointed. If your candidate loses, that doesn’t give you the freedom to break laws, hurt others, or live in the land of denial. Nobody gets the reality they want. If I could achieve the reality I wanted, chocolate would have no calories and hair that falls out would grow back. God only deals with reality, not with fantasies, not with desires. Unless you accept reality, your prayers will be distorted.

Fifth, pray for the fruit of the Spirit as you respond to others. Paul wrote in Galatians 5 that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control. If you are truly guided by the Spirit, these qualities will be present on election day. You’ll love the people waiting in line to vote. You will be joyful and have a deep sense of peace that God is in control. You will act with kindness and gentleness. You will be patient with those who are upset. You will be self-controlled and bear witness that “greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.”

Finally, remember that God is in control. I am unpleasantly surprised when people who claim to trust God with their eternal destiny do not trust Him to direct the affairs of this country and all countries of the world. Spend time reading the prophets. God is very aware of the sins of our country and all countries around the world. He works in the minds of leaders and in the affairs of nations, implementing his will over long periods of time. We can look back and see that God worked to attack the institution of slavery in our own civil war. When the Jim Crow laws came into effect, God began a long, slow work that led to the birth of the Civil Rights Movement so that the heinous sin of racism would become infected and begin to wither away. If you believe that God cannot work regardless of the outcome of the election, perhaps your God is too small.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Julia Howe was asked to write new lyrics to a popular song called “John Brown’s Body.” In the middle of the night she said inspiration struck her and she got up, found the stump of a pencil and wrote these words: “My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He crushes the grape harvest where the…” The grapes of wrath are stored. His truth advances.

Remember, his truth continues on Election Day.

Rev. Dr. Clay Smith is the senior pastor of Alice Drive Baptist Church in Sumter. Email him at [email protected].

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‘First step to world war’ – North Korea is preparing 10,000 soldiers to join Russia’s war, Zelensky confirms

‘First step to world war’ – North Korea is preparing 10,000 soldiers to join Russia’s war, Zelensky confirms

North Korea is preparing 10,000 soldiers of various branches and specializations to join Russia’s large-scale war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 17.

His statement came days after a Western diplomat told the Kyiv Independent that Pyongyang had sent 10,000 troops to Russia. Zelensky said Moscow plans to “actually involve” North Korea in the war in the coming months.

At a press conference in Brussels, the president said Russia plans to train and deploy not only infantry but also North Korean specialists in various branches of the military.

“We know that they want to send about 10,000 troops from North Korea to fight against us,” he added.

According to military intelligence, some North Korean officers are already in the occupied territories of Ukraine and have joined the Russian army. Their number is unknown, Zelensky added.

According to Zelensky, the participation of the North Korean military in the war against Russia is “the first step towards a world war.”

Moscow and Pyongyang have deepened military cooperation as Russia seeks weapons and other support in its all-out war against Ukraine. North Korea supplies Russia with ballistic missiles and large quantities of artillery shells.

Iran is another Russian ally that supports Moscow in its aggression against Ukraine. Tehran has provided Russia with thousands of Shahed Kamikaze drones, which are used in daily attacks across Ukraine.

“Iran has given (Russia) drones, the license to produce these drones and missiles. But not to people, not officially. And here we see the first step in this war,” Zelensky added.

North Korean troops could be used in the Russian war in Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine may have reached a new stage this week after reports that North Korea has switched from supplying weapons to Moscow to sending its own troops. A Western diplomat familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent on October 15 that Pyongyang had sent 10,000 troops there

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PGA Tour Pro five-putts at Shriners Children’s Open

PGA Tour Pro five-putts at Shriners Children’s Open

On Friday morning, the Shriners Children’s Open event was delayed due to wind, and when play finally began, chaos reigned as 50 mph gusts ripped through TPC Summerlin.

It’s safe to say the conditions were difficult, and in Joseph Bramlett’s case, it was the American who was first to five-putt from 10 feet away on the par 4!

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For second time, Minnesota’s Swift County rejects wind power moratorium – West Central Tribune

For second time, Minnesota’s Swift County rejects wind power moratorium – West Central Tribune

BENSON — For the second time, the Swift County Board of Commissioners has rejected calls for a moratorium on wind power development.

A motion by Commissioner Larry Mahoney of Appleton calling for a moratorium of up to a year was defeated by a second motion and failed because of the consequences. The commissioner made the request Tuesday after about two dozen people attended the commissioner meeting. Eight commented, some supporting and others opposing a moratorium.

Commissioners previously rejected calls for a wind power moratorium in May. They decided instead to create a renewable energy committee to review the county’s nearly two-decade-old wind and solar energy ordinance. This committee has met twice and will continue to meet, but there is no set schedule to make recommendations, according to information at the meeting.

When he made his motion in support of a moratorium, Mahoney said there were 410 signatures on a petition calling for a moratorium. A major renewable energy company, Apex Clean Energy, is proposing a potential 400-megawatt wind farm in western Swift County.

It would provide power to the electric grid by connecting to a planned 345-kilovolt transmission line that Otter Tail Power and Missouri River Energy Systems plan to build as the Big Stone South to Alexandria project.

“My comment is this,” Mahoney said when introducing his proposal. “Whether it was Jennifer, Tyler, Scott, Bernard or Dennis, the reaction was almost the same. They are stunned, disbelieving, clueless and then upset when they learn that a contract has been signed for wind around their home.”

He said the county’s environmental director told commissioners last spring that “wind can divide a community, and it has.”

Marilyn Anderson of Appleton was among the citizens calling for a moratorium.

“We know the turbines are coming, but we don’t want them on our front steps,” she said.

A moratorium would give the county time to address revising setback regulations to protect residents and property owners, she and others told commissioners.

Opponents of a moratorium pointed out that the county has already begun reviewing its renewable energy ordinance to account for the larger sizes of today’s wind turbines. They also noted that utility-scale projects like the Junegrass Wind project proposed by Apex Clean Energy in Swift County are approved by the state, not the local government.

Bonita Ascheman, from Holloway, was among those who spoke out against a moratorium. She said the people who signed the petition asking for a moratorium were not informed or aware that the county already had a committee looking into possible changes. She said the negativity toward wind power is “unfair and dangerous” for the county.

Dan Smith, also from Holloway, said wind power was an important economic development opportunity in the county. He noted that there had been too much fearmongering and said state regulators were doing a thorough job using setbacks and other rules to protect residents. He compared the current resistance to wind power to the resistance faced by agricultural irrigation in the 1970s.
About two dozen citizens attend the Swift County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, eight of whom voted for or against a proposed moratorium on wind power development. Commissioners took no action on a moratorium after a request for a moratorium from Commissioner Larry Mahoney failed to receive a second request.

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“Very controversial, we understand that,” Commissioner Gary Hendrickx of Appleton said of the county’s wind power problem. He thanked those who voiced opinions on both sides and said the county would “do our due diligence” in reviewing its ordinances.

Apex Clean Energy representative Anna Hays said the company was aware of the sensitivity of the issue in the county. The company plans to present its proposed Junegrass Wind project to the Swift County Board in the near future. An office will open in Benson in a few weeks.

She also emphasized that there is a lot of time to work to ensure the best for the community. According to Hays, current plans for the project do not call for the first turbine to be built until 2030.

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Where can you watch Oklahoma Sooners vs South Carolina streaming for free today? TV channels, distribution, game ratings

Where can you watch Oklahoma Sooners vs South Carolina streaming for free today? TV channels, distribution, game ratings

The Oklahoma Sooners face the South Carolina Gamecocks once again as underdogs and will hope the good times continue in Week 8. This game begins at 9:45 a.m. PT/12:45 p.m. ET (11:45 a.m. CT) on Saturday, October 19 with a live broadcast on SEC Network, And Live streaming on demand.

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Which TV channel is the Oklahoma vs. South Carolina football game on today?

When: Kickoff will take place on Saturday, October 19th at 9:45 a.m. PT/12:45 p.m. ET (11:45 a.m. CT).

Where: Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

TV channels: SEC Network

How to watch live streams: If you don’t have cable, you can still watch this game live for FREE with Fubo (free trial) or with DirecTV Stream (free trial). If you’re out of free trials, the cheapest and best way to watch this game and more football this month is to sign up for Sling (Promotional Offers, Cheapest Streaming Plans), which is about $31 the first month costs if you add the “”. “Sports Extra” package that includes Big Ten Network, SEC Network and several other sports channels. If you already have a cable or satellite subscription, you can watch the game on Watch ESPN or the ESPN app by logging in with your provider information.

What TV channel is SEC Network on?

You can find out more about what channel SEC Network is on in your area by using the channel finders here: Comcast Xfinity, DIRECTV, Dish, Verizon Fios, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice.

Oklahoma vs. South Carolina spread, current betting odds

Point distribution: OU: -10 | SC: +10

Over/Under: 41.5

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Immigrants strive to live and work in Aurora amid swirl of false gang-takeover claims • Colorado Newsline

Immigrants strive to live and work in Aurora amid swirl of false gang-takeover claims • Colorado Newsline

Joel, a Venezuelan immigrant, has lived with his family in Aurora for just over a year.

“We’ve learned a lot about the community of Aurora, and I believe also the Aurora community has learned a lot about us, the Venezuelans who came here to work,” Joel said through an interpreter. “Our way of expression and our language is different than yours. We are more caring, more social. We like to interact with people.”

He volunteers at the Village Exchange Center’s weekly food pantry, along with dozens of other Venezuelans and local community members. Without work authorization, helping the pantry in exchange for food has been the best way he can provide for his family. 

The nonprofit Village Exchange Center supports refugees and immigrants in Aurora. It serves about 3,000 people a week, about 80% of whom are from Venezuela. 

Joel said he hasn’t heard anything about gangs in Aurora, and he feels safe and secure living in the city. 

“The Venezuelans that are here in Aurora, we’re here to work,” he said.

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False claims of violent immigrant gang takeovers began to circulate among far-right Colorado political figures in late July. Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky said “areas of our city are being taken over,” and baselessly linked a July 28 gathering at a shopping center parking lot — where a crowd of thousands assembled to await Venezuelan election results — to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan criminal organization. In an August appearance on Fox, Jurinsky said Aurora had experienced “a complete gang takeover in parts of our city.”

About 40,000 migrants from Central and South America, including Venezuela, have arrived in the Denver area since December 2022. Ten individuals associated with Tren de Aragua have been identified in Aurora, according to police. Most of them have been arrested.

Jurinsky continues to villainize Venezuelan immigrants, as she did when she spoke on stage when former President Donald Trump held a rally in the city last week. She most recently sponsored an Aurora City Council resolution she said was intended to determine how migrants got to Aurora but that immigrant advocates fear will lead to more negativity and misguided blame directed toward them. 

“The recent council resolution presents a risk of diverting attention away from critical community issues and could potentially undermine the valuable work our organizations perform in public service,” said the Village Center and two other nonprofits, ViVe Wellness, and Organization Papagayo, in a joint statement.

A surge of national attention on Aurora followed the circulation of a 15-second video clip that showed a group of armed men knocking on a CBZ Management apartment door and entering the unit. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has repeatedly referenced the city on the campaign trail and pledged to use law enforcement to “hunt down, arrest and deport,” undocumented immigrants connected to gangs. At his Aurora rally, he called for the death penalty for “any migrant that kills an American citizen or law enforcement officer.” 

Supporters of former President Donald Trump attend a rally for Trump, the GOP candidate for president, Oct. 11, 2024, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)

Amanda Blaurock, executive director and founder of the Village Exchange Center, said the rhetoric insinuating “all Venezuelans somehow are criminals or came from a nefarious background needs to stop.”

“Conflating who you are with criminals is always going to be … really destructive for people’s ability to feel welcome and to be happy with their health and well-being, for them to feel like they can integrate and be a part of their new homes,” Blaurock said. “It’s very difficult for them.” 

Raquel Lane-Arellano, spokesperson for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, said she expects misinformation and disinformation about immigrants in Aurora will continue to spread until the Nov. 5 election, if not longer. She said elected officials have a responsibility to “tell the truth” and “not cause harm.”

“It’s very dangerous, and people are feeling the repercussions,” Lane-Arellano said. “I fear for our immigrant community right now and our Colorado community, because … this misinformation is being spread without thoughtful concern for how it is going to damage not only the immigrant community’s ability to protect themselves and their families from violence, but it also creates this division that isn’t Coloradan.”

Blaurock said many people her organization helps fear not knowing what comes next, especially as funding available to support people with housing and case management needs are dwindling. She said continued “cultural navigation” and case management is critical to helping families integrate and thrive in the community. 

“The grants that we were working under specifically for Venezuelans and newcomers from the southern border have ended,” Blaurock said, “So I think people have been very happy to know that we’re still here, that we’re not going anywhere, that we’re going to continue to allow anyone to receive our resources.” 

‘I don’t have anything to complain about’

Meanwhile, several Venezuelan immigrants have found peace and security living in Aurora.  

Emyeicari has lived in Aurora with her son for just over a year after coming from Venezuela. She said she has seen no evidence that gangs are taking over the city.

“My interactions with the community have been normal,” Emyeicari said through an interpreter. “I adapted quickly. My son goes to school. I don’t have anything to complain about.” 

For Venezuelans in Aurora, “life isn’t easy,” Emyeicari said, but they shouldn’t be accustomed to handouts. She said immigrants in the community need work authorization above all else, as she thinks people should support themselves and not rely on the government. 

“We should work for what we need to support our families,” she said. “You have to have work authorization in order to work, and a lot of jobs aren’t going to employ you and risk losing their businesses because they hire somebody who’s undocumented.”

This misinformation is being spread without thoughtful concern for how it is going to damage not only the immigrant community’s ability to protect themselves and their families from violence, but it also creates this division that isn’t Coloradan.

– Raquel Lane-Arellano, of Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition

Angelica Maria lives in Aurora with her 9-month-old daughter and her husband. She’s been in the city for just about two years after fleeing Venezuela. She’s been treated well and feels safe in the city, she said. The food pantry at the Village Exchange Center has helped her family when they’re low on money. 

“We’re good people,” Angelica Maria said through an interpreter. “I’m treated well. The food here is very good, and the help they give us is good.”

None of the people from Venezuela Newsline interviewed had heard of gang activity or felt unsafe in the city. 

Displaced immigrants search for new housing

Advocates working for nonprofits that have helped residents displaced from a shuttered apartment building at the center of national attention say many immigrants still experience backlash that affects their housing and sense of safety.

Residents of the Fitzsimons Place apartments at 1568 Nome St. were removed from the complex on Aug. 13 when the city declared it uninhabitable after years of code violations. Representatives of CBZ Management, which owns Fitzsimons Place, helped initiate claims of gang takeovers in the days leading up to the closure. 

At the time, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, a Republican former member of Congress who also exaggerated false claims of gang takeovers, called the company “out-of-state slumlords” who were attempting to shift blame for problems they caused. 

Emily Goodman, senior manager of the East Colfax Community Collective’s housing assistance campaign, said her organization joined efforts trying to convince the city to give Nome Street residents more time to find new places to live before the closure. The collective had established prior connections with several families because Goodman’s team helped them find their original apartments. 

“A lot of the families … were just extremely confused as to what was happening and didn’t know what to do once that was shut down, and it’s just not a lot of time being given for families to find new housing to get their stuff moved out,” Goodman said. 

Goodman said finding affordable housing was already difficult throughout the Denver metro area, and now landlords have told Spanish speakers who were displaced that they are “not going to rent to Venezuelans,” even if they aren’t from Venezuela.

“People who are needing lower-barrier housing options are now having even less options because that narrative has just overtaken,” Goodman said. “They can’t get into housing that they would have been able to get into prior.”

Coffman and Jurinsky backpedaled in a joint statement after Trump repeated misinformation claiming gangs are taking over Aurora last month during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee. Aurora’s own police chief debunked the claims, but Trump centered his entire visit to Aurora around conflating immigration and violent crime. 

Disputing claims of a gang takeover and instead placing blame on an absentee landlord, tenants at several Aurora apartment complexes showed off receipts for rent payments, photos of trash pileups and dead mice they had trapped in their units. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)

Goodman said city and state officials need to work consistently to “reframe false narratives.” She said one statement or social media post is not sufficient to make up for “the horrific consequences of original statements.” 

Cesar Jimenez, vice president of housing and supportive services at the Community Economic Defense Project, said his team is helping 20 families from the Nome Street building find new homes. He said it’s been “a very difficult process” because many families want to keep their kids in the same neighborhood and schools, and many don’t have substantial rental history or the income many apartments require. Landlords also have mentioned their hesitations around gang activities, he said. 

“I think there’s a lot of misplaced fear from some of the new landlords who are not willing to work with the clients,” Jimenez said. “It’s been a mix between not having enough income and also the aftermath of the narrative that has been pushed around Nome Street.”

Displacement from their original homes has meant many people lost their jobs, too, Jimenez said, making it harder for the families to maintain a consistent stream of income. Several families displaced by the apartment closure are staying in motels across the metro area with support from the city and nonprofit agencies. 

“The narrative and also the aftermath of the displacement has affected a lot of families, both economically and physically, mentally,” Jimenez said. “They’ve gone through a lot, and our main focus has just been trying to re-house them through connections, and building landlord relationships or collaborating with other agencies that are trying to do the same work.”

Goodman said some landlords have told families not to bother applying, saying they won’t rent to them right away. She said the negative narrative has “spun so out of control” that it’s more common for people to believe that gangs have taken over buildings than not. 

“It’s so much harder to re-convince people of the reality after something so sensational has been put out there that they’ve fed into so easily, and I think that’s the hardest thing for residents right now,” Goodman said.

Negative effects on children

Jimenez said the Nome Street families’ children have borne the biggest burden from the displacement, traveling up to 45 minutes to get to their schools. Many families have felt supported by their current school communities and don’t want to uproot their children more than they already have, he said. 

“Some families don’t know what to tell their kids,” Jimenez said. “Why are they all in motels? Why do they have to travel so long to get to the school? I think there’s some mental health aspects to that trauma as well.”

Goodman said the city removed Nome Street residents on their children’s first day of school, “which was really heartbreaking and traumatic.” She said families have noticed other people’s behavior around the schools change, too. While many families used to let their older kids walk to school, parents have felt safer driving them, even if that means going into work late, she said. 

“Some of the parents have really struggled with feeling like their kids are safe in this school, just because they have received so much negative attention and hurtful comments,” Goodman said. “Incidents have happened that understandably they’re very concerned their kids might experience that at school when they’re not around too.”

While the displaced families have been united within their local community, Goodman said there’s concern for “how outsiders might perceive” them. She said one family asked her if it would still be safe to host their son’s third birthday party in a public park out of fear that a large group of people speaking Spanish would draw attention. 

“They’re all in such survival mode and ensuring they’re not affiliating too much with everyone, because what if that paints more of a negative light on them moving forward,” Goodman said. “It’s just been really hard to witness because they all really do stick together and have such a care amongst each other, but they’re all just so nervous because they’ve experienced such hostility.”

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Trump, Harris pay visits to Michigan

Trump, Harris pay visits to Michigan

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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris barnstormed across the important swing state of Michigan on Friday, hoping to energize voters with 17 days to go before polls open.

Trump lashed out at the judge and prosecutor in his federal election conspiracy case as nearly 2,000 pages of heavily redacted prosecution documents were made public. And he once again suggested that the Civil War, which ended slavery in the United States, could have been “settled” without bloodshed.

In Michigan, Harris visited Grand Rapids, Lansing and Oakland County for three campaign stops. Trump appeared in Oakland County for a roundtable event, and then ended the evening with a rally in Detroit that included an 18-minute delay due to a microphone malfunction.

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Donald Trump’s rally in Detroit hit a snag on Friday night when the audio stopped working and the Republican presidential nominee passed the time walking around on the stage for about 18 minutes waiting for a fix.

The former president was in the middle of a riff about the economy in Michigan’s largest city when his microphone cut out.

He tried another hand-held microphone as well that didn’t work. To pass the time, Trump walked around on the stage, talking to staffers amid cheers from the crowd, which at one point launched into a wave to pass the time.

“Technical difficulties,” read a sign displayed to the crowd. “Complicated business.”

Music kicked in after about 15 minutes – Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” – and Trump’s microphone started working again.

“I won’t pay the bill for this stupid company that rented us this c—,” Trump said. “I won’t pay the bill and then we’ll have a story that Trump didn’t pay the bill to a contractor.”

– Darren Samuelsohn

Trump made a short stop in a Detroit enclave on Friday afternoon where he called it an honor to have the endorsement of Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib who, in turn, described the GOP nominee’s visit to the city as historic.

“As you know, President Trump keeps saying that our country is in decline, and the ship is sinking. So sometimes it’s wise enough to sail against the wave so we can get to the shore safely under the leadership of President Trump and that’s why I endorsed President Trump in this area in Wayne County,” Ghalib said at an Oakland GOP outpost for Trump in the city home to the first all-Muslim city council in the U.S. 

Wayne County is a Democratic stronghold where its diverse population represents the Democratic party’s coalition and the divides tearing it apart, including fractures over U.S. foreign policy toward Israel.

– Clara Hendrickson

Harris: It’s not ‘productive’ to emphasize differences with Biden

Harris said Friday that she does not think it would be “productive” for her to highlight policy differences with President Joe Biden on the campaign trail.

Biden opened the door for Harris to do so at an event in Philadelphia this week, where he said that Harris would “cut her own path” and “take the country in her own direction” if she’s elected president, just as he did following his vice presidency.

Asked about Biden’s comments and what she’d do differently, Harris told NBC in an interview, “Vice presidents are not critical of their presidents. I think that really, actually, in terms of the tradition of it, and also just going forward, it does not make for a productive and important relationship.”

Pressed by Peter Alexander, Harris said that “going forward, there is no question that I bring my own experiences and my own life experiences.”

She offered her proposals to expand Medicare to cover home health care and provide up to $25,000 of downpayment assistance to first-time homebuyers as examples.

– Francesca Chambers

Trump says Sinwar ‘not a good person‘

Speaking to reporters on an airport tarmac in Detroit, Trump made his first comments on the Hamas leader killed in an attack in Gaza Thursday, saying Yahya Sinwar “was not a good person.”

“That’s my reaction,” Trump told reporters Friday afternoon while en route to a rally in the battleground state.

Trump said he plans to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He said Netanyahu reached out earlier following Sinwar’s death but the two didn’t immediately connect. Trump also accused President Joe Biden of holding Netanyahu back during Israel’s war against Hamas.

“He’s doing a good job,” Trump said of Netanyahu. “Biden is trying to hold him back.” Trump added that “(Biden) probably should be doing the opposite actually. I’m glad that Bibi decided to do what he had to do.”

Biden, who talked to Netanyahu on Thursday, has called Sinwar’s death an opportunity to revive talks for a long-discussed cease-fire and hostage-release deal and pursue a path to end the Gaza war.

– Joey Garrison

Trump case evidence shows how Jan. 6 rally was funded

A 1,900-page trove of records released Friday in the federal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump described evidence such as how money was spent on his “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021.

The documents show $3 million budgeted by an unnamed organization for the rally and related events.

Many of the unsealed documents are transcripts of depositions from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack. The testimony documents the uncertainty at Trump’s White House election-night party about who won the 2020 presidential race and also Trump’s reaction to the Capitol attack as Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s victory.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is weighing the evidence to determine whether Trump is immune to federal criminal charges, based on a Supreme Court ruling in July.

Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesperson, called the release election interference as part of “a sham and a partisan case.” Trump has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith.

–Bart Jansen and Josh Meyer

Harris mocks reported ‘exhaustion’ of Trump

Harris mocked Trump on Friday over a report that the former president is “exhausted” and turning down scheduled interviews as a result.

Over the past week, Trump backed out of interviews planned for NBC in Philadelphia and CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” in addition to a CBS “60 Minutes” interview this month.

The online news site The Shade Room had been in talks with the Trump campaign for an interview but was told by Trump advisers that the former president is “exhausted and refusing [some] interviews but that could change,” according to a report in Politico that cited two anonymous people familiar with the conservations.

“His team is saying that he is suffering from exhaustion, that’s the excuse,” Harris told reporters on Friday afternoon. “Being president of the United States is probably one of the hardest jobs in the world. And so we really do need to ask ourselves: If he’s exhausted from being on the campaign trail, is he fit to do the job?”

In the final weeks of the 2024 campaign, Harris has increasingly sharpened her attacks on the mental acuity of the 78-year-old Trump, arguing he is unfit for a second presidency.

Trump later Friday responded to Harris’ comments, telling reporters in Detroit: “I’m not even tired. I’m really exhilarated. You know why? We’re killing her in the polls, because the American people don’t want her.” 

-Joey Garrison

Lizzo and Usher to join Harris on the campaign trail Saturday

Hip-hop stars Lizzo and Usher will join Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on Saturday in the key battleground states of Georgia and Michigan, a campaign official told USA TODAY.

Lizzo will campaign with Harris at a get-out-the-vote event in Detroit, and Usher will join Harris later in the day at a campaign rally in Atlanta. Usher grew up in Atlanta, while Lizzo was born and raised early in her life in Detroit.

The Harris campaign is working to energize Black voters, a key Democratic constituency whose support – though still overwhelmingly for Harris in polls – has shown signs of a slight shift toward Trump. 

− Joey Garrison

Report questions Trump’s betting market surge

Four mystery accounts have collectively pumped $30 million in cryptocurrency wagers on a Trump victory into a popular prediction market, raising questions about the legitimacy of its results, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Polymarket – a betting site often touted by billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk – has gone from posting roughly even odds of a Harris or Trump victory just two weeks ago to giving Trump a 62% chance and Harris a 38% chance.

The surge has coincided with $30 million in Trump bets from four Polymarket accounts that were each funded by deposits from the same U.S. crypto exchange, according to Arkham, a firm that analyzes blockchain and crypto activity.

More: Elon Musk gave $75 million to PAC backing Donald Trump for president

Miguel Morel, founder of Arkham, told the WSJ: “There’s strong reason to believe they are the same entity.”

Although not illegal, or necessarily nefarious, the WSJ reported that some observers see the bets as part of an campaign to generate social media buzz and the perception that Trump is leading what polls say is an extremely close race.

The election forecast web site FiveThirtyEight – which relies on a model based on polls – gives Harris a slight edge, with a 52% chance compared to Trump’s 48% chance, to win the election.

− Joey Garrison

A day after casting blame on Ukraine for Russia’s invasion of that country, Trump on Friday appeared to question how an historic American leader handled a notably violent chapter: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.

“Lincoln was probably a great president, although I’ve always said, ‘Why wasn’t that settled?'” Trump said during an interview on “Fox & Friends.” “You know, I’m a guy that …. it doesn’t make sense, we had a civil war.” The Civil War, which was fought from 1861 to 1865, ended the institution of slavery in the United States.

Trump, who has questioned Lincoln’s stewardship before, was responding to a video question from a child viewer who asked about his favorite president growing up.

More: Civil rights groups denounce Donald Trump’s comment that Civil War ‘could have been negotiated’

The Republican candidate did not expound upon his analysis of the war, and Fox host Brian Kilmeade pointed out that southern states seceded from the Union before Lincoln took office in March of 1861. “Half the country left before he got there,” Kilmeade said.

On social media, Trump opponents took umbrage. “Did Trump just blame Lincoln for the Civil War?” said the organization Republicans Against Trump on X.

− David Jackson

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has unsealed approximately 1900 heavily-redacted pages from a court document filed by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith to support his election subersion conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, Chutkan made public a 165-page brief filed by Smith arguing that his prosecution of Trump should be allowed to proceed despite a Supreme Court decision granting former presidents broad immunity from prosecution.

That document contained damaging details of Trump’s alleged indifference to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, when a mob of his supporters overran the Capitol and temporarily stopped the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. The documents made public Friday were from an appendix of material supporting Smith’s argument.

In allowing the documents to be made public, Chutkan wrote that Trump’s “‘concern with the political consequences of these proceedings’ is not a cognizable legal prejudice.’”

Trump blased the judge as “the most evil person” during an interview Friday on the Dan Bongino Show and called Smith “a sick puppy.”

− Dan Morrison

More: New evidence unsealed of how Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 rally was funded

Ryan Routh, who is charged with trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump, has asked for a different federal judge to preside over his trial in Florida because Trump appointed and has praised the judge assigned to the case as “very highly respected” and “very smart.”

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is the same judge who dismissed charges against Trump that accused him of hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home after leaving the White House.

She ruled the prosecutor, Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, was appointed illegitimately, as Trump had argued. Smith has appealed her decision.

Routh was arrested last month after allegedly staking out a Trump golf course in Florida while armed with a rifle.

− Bart Jansen

More: Ryan Routh, charged with attempted assassination, asks to change judge Donald Trump appointed, praised

Republicans appeal to Georgia Supreme Court to revive ballot hand-count rule

The Republican National Committee and Georgia Republican Party appealed a court decision striking down seven new rules for the upcoming election, including a rule that would required thousands of poll workers to hand-count ballots.

Georgia Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr. held that the seven rules ran contrary to the state’s election laws and exceeded the boundaries of the Georgia State Election Board’s authority. The board has passed a spate of controversial new requirements in the final few months before the election.

Many of the new rules have been passed by the board’s three-person Republican majority, who were praised by former President Donald Trump at an August rally as “pit bulls.” In some instances, that majority has rejected the assessment of Republican Attorney General Chris Carr that proposed rules were probably unlawful.

The Republican groups are taking their appeal straight to the Supreme Court of Georgia, which is the state’s highest court.

– Aysha Bagchi

A night after a pointed performance at the Al Smith dinner, Trump did not identify his joke writers – and did not praise their work. “I had a lot of people helping, a lot of people,” Trump said during a friendly interview on Fox & Friends. 

Trump also told his hosts that he had “a couple people from Fox, actually. I shouldn’t say that, but they wrote some jokes.”

He added: “For the most part, I didn’t like any of them.”

After the Trump interview, Fox News said in a statement that “no employee or freelancer wrote the jokes.”

– David Jackson

Trump ended a friendly interview on Fox & Friends by telling the hosts that he would be meeting today with Rupert Murdoch – their big boss – about coverage of the campaign.  Trump said he would tell Murdoch he doesn’t want to see negative ads or critical commentators on Fox during the final weeks of the campaign. “I’m going to say, Rupert, please do it this way,” Trump said. “And then we’re going to have a victory, because I think everyone wants to have a victory.”

– David Jackson

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Barack and Michelle Obama to campaign with Harris in Georgia, Michigan

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will campaign with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in two battleground states next week, the Harris campaign said Friday.

Barack Obama will join Harris for a get-out-the-vote event in Georgia Thursday, Oct.24. Michelle Obama will campaign with Harris two days later, Saturday, Oct. 26 in Michigan, marking the first day of statewide early voting in Michigan.

The campaign did not immediately provide additional details including the cities of the events.

It’s the first time Michelle Obama – who addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago earlier this summer – has hit the campaign trail for Harris. And it will be the first time either of the Obamas have campaigned directly alongside Harris ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail last week with a solo campaign rally in Pittsburgh for Harris. The former president ripped Trump repeatedly in his speech, saying there’s “no evidence that this man thinks about anybody but himself.”

And in remarks earlier at a Harris campaign office, Obama admonished Black men reluctant to support Harris, suggesting that some aren’t rallying behind her candidacy because she is a woman. He urged them to get off the sidelines and back Harris. 

– Joey Garrison

 Former President Donald Trump used his spotlight at a Catholic charity dinner Thursday to hurl insults and attacks on targets ranging from the absent Vice President Kamala Harris to former New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio.

Trump drew some groans and boos from the white-tied audience at the 79th annual Al Smith dinner, including what even he called a “nasty” joke about the breakup of the first marriage of Harris spouse Douglas Emhoff. Trump attacked Harris on items ranging from her late entry into the race to the way she laughs.

– David Jackson

There are 17 days until election day. Check out our election countdown clock here.

– Kinsey Crowley

Harris and Trump are neck-and-neck in national polls as Election Day approaches. In a Real Clear Politics average of national polls, Harris leads Trump by 1.5 percentage points.

It’s even closer in the pivotal swing states. For example, Trump leads Harris by 1.1 percentage points in Arizona in a Real Clear Politics polling average.

– Marina Pitofsky

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Donald Trump is holding a rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday.

Last week, Trump gave a speech to the Detroit Economic Club, outlining his agenda for raising tariffs as a way to help the auto industry but also criticizing Detroit as a nationwide model. 

Trump is also scheduled to appear in Oakland County, which is northwest of Detroit, on Friday. He’ll be hosted by a group called Building America’s Future for a roundtable event that is also scheduled to include Republican Mike Rogers – who’s vying for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat against U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin.

– Todd Spangler, Clara Hendrickson

Harris will be in Michigan on Friday for three events – Grand Rapids, Lansing and Oakland County. She will return to Detroit on Saturday for her fifth event of the week in the Great Lakes State.

– Rachel Barber

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Saturday, Oct. 19

Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Alyssa (Jackie Cruz) and Steven (Matthew MacCaull) have a torrid relationship from the start and move in together when Alyssa is an impressionable teen. After they have a daughter of their own, their path takes a dark turn when Steven becomes physically abusive toward the infant. Alyssa senses the situation is dire and puts the child up for adoption, but little does she know that 18 years later, their daughter would seek them out and Steven would begin having an affair with her. Things only spiral from there.

Village of the Damned
TCM, 6:30pm
Catch a Classic!
Creepy kids have been staples in many horror films but have perhaps never been used more effectively than in this 1960 cult British/American sci-fi horror flick. The childbearing women of an English village suddenly wake up to find themselves pregnant with children of uncertain parentage. After the children are born and mature, they also display growing, frightening, mind-control powers — not to mention glowing eyes and the tendency to kill people. Beware the stare!

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Disney+, Livestreams beginning at 7pm ET
Once again, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will stream live on Disney+, with a recorded special airing Jan. 1on ABC. This year’s inductees are Mary J. Blige, Jimmy Buffett, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, MC5, Ozzy Osbourne, Suzanne de Passe, Big Mama Thornton, A Tribe Called Quest, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield.

Holiday Crashers
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Best friends and card shop coworkers Toni (Lyndsy Fonseca) and Bri (Daniella Monet) decide to shake things up by creating new identities to crash some Christmas parties from their shop’s confidential invitations. When Toni gets mistaken for a lawyer, she and Bri are whisked away to a fancy corporate Christmas retreat in the snowy Vermont mountains by a handsome business mogul named Justin (Chris McNally), with the potential to end in disaster — or two happily-ever-afters.

Roller Jam: “Qualifier Round 2: Y2-SK8”
Magnolia Network, 8pm
As this roller-skating competition continues, Michelle Williams from Destiny’s Child joins the judging panel as five more teams attempt to prove that their skills are worthy of the next round.

Saturday Night Live: “Michael Keaton/Billie Eilish”
NBC, 11:30pm Live; also livestreams on Peacock
Michael Keaton returns for his fourth time as SNL host, while Billie Eilish makes her own fourth appearance as musical guest.

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Sunday, Oct. 20

The Rise of the Ghoul Log
Shudder
The team behind the recent Horror’s Greatest series resurrects Shudder’s jack-o-lantern just in time for spooky season. This new hourlong video features a chilling, candlelit pumpkin to set the scene for horror fans.

NFL Football
NFL Network & NBC, beginning at 9:30am Live
Wembley Stadium in London is the site of this Week 7 matchup between the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars kicking off this morning on NFL Network. Tonight on NBC, the N.Y. Jets are at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

NASCAR Cup Series: South Point 400
NBC, 2:30pm Live
The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs Round of 8 begins today at the South Point 400, contested for 267 laps around the tri-oval at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Formula 1 Racing: Pirelli United States Grand Prix
ABC, 3pm Live
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri and other stars of Formula 1 come to Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, to compete in the Pirelli United States Grand Prix.

“The X-Files” Monsters Marathon
Comet TV, beginning at 3pm
Comet TV airs 10 of the most memorable “Monster of the Week” episodes from The X-Files (both the original run and the two-season revival in 2016 and 2018). Notable episodes include “Hungry” (1999), “Alone” (2001) and “Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster” (2016).

The Lady From Shanghai
TCM, 4pm
Catch a Classic!
Orson Welles directed, cowrote and costars with his then-wife Rita Hayworth in this legendary 1947 film noir. Welles plays a seaman who meets a beautiful woman (Hayworth) and her husband (portrayed by Everett Sloane, one of Welles’ collaborators with the Mercury Theatre) aboard a yacht and ends up embroiled in a complex murder plot. The famous climax with a shootout in a hall of mirrors is just one reason why this terrifically filmed and performed production has been preserved in the National Film Registry.

The Chosen
The CW, 8pm
Season Finale!
In “Humble,” Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) refuses to look and act like the Messiah everyone expects.

Universal Basic Guys: “Bird Cage”
FOX, 8pm
Mark (voice of Adam Malamut) buys himself a Super Bowl ring and leverages it to get special treatment at the Eagles game in the new episode “Bird Cage.”

The Life I Can’t Remember
Lifetime, 8pm
In this world premiere movie, Emma (Morgan Bradley) slowly gets memories back from a suspicious night that put her in an amnesia-like state. As she recuperates from the trauma with the help of her husband, Dr. Dean Johnson (Gabriel Pranter), she remains in danger as she returns to a life she doesn’t remember.

Tracker: “Ontological Shock”
CBS, 8:30pm
In the new episode “Ontological Shock,” Colter (Justin Hartley) suddenly disappears during his search for a missing father, and Reenie (Fiona Rene) recruits his brother, Russell (returning guest star Jensen Ackles), for help.

The Simpsons: “Desperately Seeking Lisa”
FOX, 8:30pm
Lisa (voice of Yeardley Smith) has a misadventure in the dark world of Capital City’s downtown art scene in the new episode “Desperately Seeking Lisa.”

Bob’s Burgers: “Colon-ly the Dronely”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Colon-ly the Dronely,” Linda (voice of John Roberts) agrees to drive Teddy (Larry Murphy) to pick up Kathleen (Sharon Horgan) from her colonoscopy after he accidentally injures himself.

Wildlife Rescue Australia
Nat Geo Wild, 9pm
New Series!
This series focuses on the vets and nurses at the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital as they treat unique Aussie animals. Head vet Dr. Bree Talbot and her team are dedicated to triaging and treating a range of creatures, including marsupials, birds, reptiles and amphibians brought in each day by wildlife rescue volunteers and community members. In the series premiere episode, a kookaburra named Darryl has been hit by a car, and Dr. Talbot operates on his wing to save him.

Moonflower Murders
PBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
Susan (Lesley Manville) puts the pieces together to solve the cases of Frank and Cecily in this sequel series to Magpie Murders.

The Equalizer
CBS, 9:30pm
Season Premiere!
Season 5 of the crime drama starring Queen Latifah as former CIA operative Robyn McCall begins tonight. Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg and Liza Lapira also star.

Krapopolis: “Hades Nuts”
FOX, 9:30pm
Stupendous (voice of Pam Murphy) makes trips to the underworld to visit her old fling in the new episode “Hades Nuts.”

Van der Valk
PBS, 10pm
Season Finale!
Following more murders, the team moves in on billionaire Freddie Klink.

Vinyl Obsession
AXS TV, 10:30pm
Actors Melissa Joan Hart and Charles Esten join host Eric Young at Grimey’s music store in Nashville to each select the five vinyl records that have most inspired and influenced them.

Monday, Oct. 21

Whitstable Pearl
Acorn TV
Season Premiere!
Season 3 of the mystery series finds Whitstable Pearl, and Pearl’s (Kerry Godliman) detective sideline, thriving. After a short hiatus, DCI Mike McGuire (Howard Charles) returns to Whitstable, reenergized and determined to make progress in his quest for self-healing. He and Pearl continue to make a formidable team as they work through various cases together. New episodes are available Mondays.

TCM Morning & Afternoon Movies: Love Stories
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Get into a romantic mood this morning and afternoon as Turner Classic Movies offers a variety of classic cinematic love stories. The lineup begins with the French fantasy/comedy Sylvia and the Phantom (1946), and continues with The Age of Innocence (1934), an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel led by Irene Dunne, John Boles and Lionel Atwill; Lydia (1941), starring Merle Oberon as the title character; Best Director Oscar nominee David Lean’s influential romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945), led by Best Actress nominee Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard; the romantic comedy Dear Heart (1964), starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page, and featuring the Oscar-nominated title song from composer Henry Mancini and lyricists Jay Livingston and Ray Evans; A Warm December (1973), a romantic drama directed by and starring Sidney Poitier, alongside Esther Anderson; Lovesick (1983), a romantic comedy led by Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern and Alec Guinness; and another romantic comedy, Crossing Delancey (1988), starring Golden Globe nominee Amy Irving and Peter Riegert.

NFL Football
ABC, ESPN & ESPN+, beginning at 8pm Live
Week 7 of the NFL season has two Monday Night Football matchups, starting with the Baltimore Ravens at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on ABC and ESPN. The Arizona Cardinals host the L.A. Chargers in a game that streams exclusively on ESPN+.

The Neighborhood
CBS, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) and Tina (Tichina Arnold) adjust to life as new grandparents as the comedy returns for Season 7. Max Greenfield and Beth Behrs also star.

Superman & Lois
The CW, 8pm
Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) face their greatest challenge: being working parents.

9-1-1: Lone Star: “Thunderstruck”
FOX, 8pm
The 126 race into action when a horse barrels into a brewery with an unconscious rider on its back in the new episode “Thunderstruck.”

The Voice: “The Battles Premiere”
NBC, 8pm
The battle rounds begin as Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani prepare their artists in hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds. Each coach has two steals in this high-stakes round.

Poppa’s House
CBS, 8:30pm
New Series!
The famous father-son comedy duo reunites for this multicamera family sitcom. Damon Wayans plays Poppa, an OG who hosts the Poppa’s House radio show in New York City. His world gets rocked when the station hires Dr. Ivy Reed (Essence Atkins) to be his cohost. Her modern, sophisticated and female perspective creates an instant rivalry with Poppa. Meanwhile, Poppa’s still trying to mentor his son, Junior (Damon Wayans Jr.), a married father of two who works as a salesman at his father-in-law’s company while he pursues his dream of directing movies.

NCIS: “Foreign Bodies”
CBS, 9pm
As Vance (Rocky Carroll) prepares to host diplomatic talks with Venezuela, the team is called in to investigate the dead body of one of his inside men in the new episode “Foreign Bodies.”

Contraband: Seized at the Airport
Discovery Channel, 9pm
New Series!
Follow Department of Homeland Security officers at five airports across the country — in San Francisco, Detroit, Newark, Atlanta and Honolulu — as they search for contraband both leaving and coming into the United States.

Rescue: HI-Surf: “Drift”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Drift,” the community comes together for Rocky’s (guest star Makua Rothman) paddle out, and Hina (Zoe Cipres) thinks about switching districts.

What We Do in the Shadows
FX, 10pm
Season Premiere!
The sixth and final season of the hit mockumentary series following the vampire residents of a house on Staten Island begins with three episodes tonight. In the premiere episode “The Return of Jerry,” Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) suddenly remember that there was another housemate, Jerry (Mike O’Brien), who has been asleep since the mid 1990s.

Brilliant Minds: “The Haunted Marine”
NBC, 10pm
Wolf (Zachary Quinto) must help a Marine grapple with mysterious symptoms before the birth of his child.

Tuesday, Oct. 22

GAME 7
Prime Video
New Series!
GAME 7 brings the two greatest words in sports to life in this new five-part anthology docuseries. With firsthand accounts from both the winning and losing athletes that participated in these high-stakes showdowns, each episode goes behind the scenes to revisit the most iconic moments of the most memorable games in history. From the Chicago Cubs’ drought-shattering 2016 World Series victory to the New York Rangers’ win in the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, the series will explore how this quintessential test of maximum pressure and extreme intensity weigh on the hearts and minds of the legendary stars at the center of them.

Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head
Netflix
Two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj returns to Netflix with his third comedy special, in which he tackles politics, misguided self-improvement, and the challenges of life with young kids and aging parents.

TCM Spotlight: Period Pieces
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Tuesday celebration of motion picture “period pieces” — dramas set in some historical period, often involving elaborate and frequently award-nominated or -winning costume and set designs to bring a particular era to life — continues all day today. The first two movies are from producer Alexander Korda and led by Vivien Leigh in the title roles: That Hamilton Woman (1941), also directed by Korda and featuring Oscar-nominated art direction, and Anna Karenina (1948), based on Leo Tolstoy’s 1877 novel. After that are Madame du Barry (1934), with Dolores del Río as the real-life title character, the last mistress of France’s King Louis XV (Reginald Owen); Camille (1936), based on Alexandre Dumas’ 1852 novel, set in mid 19th century Paris and led by Best Actress Oscar nominee Greta Garbo; The Earrings of Madame De… (1953), a romantic drama set in Belle Époque Paris, based on a 1951 novel by Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin, starring Danielle Darrieux and Charles Boyer and featuring Oscar-nominated costume design; Madame Bovary (1949), an adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s 1857 novel starring Jennifer Jones as the title character and featuring Oscar-nominated set decoration; Désirée (1954), a historical romance led by Jean Simmons as Désirée Clary, future queen of Sweden and Norway, and Marlon Brando as Napoleon Bonaparte, which earned Oscar nods for its set decoration and costume design; the Best Picture-nominated epic Cleopatra (1963), led by Elizabeth Taylor as the famed ancient Egyptian queen, and featuring Oscar-winning set decoration and costume design (Taylor has a whopping 65 costume changes throughout the film); another Best Picture-nominated epic, Doctor Zhivago (1965), which is based on Boris Pasternak’s 1957 novel, is set in Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil War, and won Oscars for its set decoration and costume design; and Valmont (1989), an adaptation of the 1782 novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) by Choderlos de Laclos, which earned an Oscar nod for its costume design.

NHL Hockey
ESPN, beginning at 6pm Live
Three NHL games are on ESPN’s “Frozen Frenzy” docket tonight with the Washington Capitals at the Philadelphia Flyers, the Colorado Avalanche at the Seattle Kraken and the L.A. Kings at the Vegas Golden Knights.

NBA Basketball
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The Boston Celtics celebrate their NBA-record 18th championship tonight as they host the N.Y. Knicks in the 2024-25 season opener. The second game of the doubleheader has the Minnesota Timberwolves at the L.A. Lakers.

FBI: “Trusted”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “Trusted,” the team is on the case when a suburban couple is murdered and all forensic evidence points to the home’s previous owner, who is currently serving 10 years in federal prison.

Murder in a Small Town: “A Touch of Panic”
FOX, 8pm
When Cassandra (Kristin Kreuk) is placed in a life-threatening situation, Alberg (Rossif Sutherland) and the Gibson Police Department work to find the culprit responsible in the new episode “A Touch of Panic.”

The Voice: “The Battles, Part 2”
NBC, 8:30pm
The battle rounds continue as Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani prepare their artists in hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds. Each coach has two steals in this high-stakes round.

FBI: International: “The Other Hard Part”
CBS, 9pm
A U.S. ambassador is taken hostage at a TV station in the Netherlands alongside 70 civilians, and the Fly Team is forced to work quickly to find out who they’re up against in the new episode “The Other Hard Part.”

Accused: “Marcus’ Story”
FOX, 9pm
A successful tech entrepreneur (Nick Cannon) finds himself on trial after creating facial recognition software that leads to devastating consequences in the new episode “Marcus’ Story.”

High Potential: “Croaked”
ABC, 10pm
The team investigates the death of a veterinarian; work interferes with Karadec’s (Daniel Sunjata) dating life.

FBI: Most Wanted: “Varsity Blues”
CBS, 10pm
The Fugitive Task Force is called in to hunt down a missing teen from New Jersey who has a connection to a classmate’s recent suicide. FBI’s Alana De La Garza makes a guest appearance as Special Agent Isobel Castille in the new episode “Varsity Blues.”

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez: “Dirty Pain”
FX, 10pm
Fearing for his life, Aaron (Josh Rivera) goes to California for surgery and a fresh start but he cannot escape his growing paranoia in the new episode “Dirty Pain.”

The Irrational: “Bad Blood”
NBC, 10pm
When a rising star on Wall Street is killed during her hockey game, Alec (Jesse L. Martin) must determine if it was an accident or murder. Alec and Rose (Karen David) find themselves on opposite sides of the case as they try to get to the heart of the victim’s cutthroat world.

1000-Lb. Best Friends
TLC, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Lifelong friends Vannessa, Meghan and Ashely continue their commitment to overcoming obesity. A growing rift and jealousy, however, threaten their 30-plus-year relationship.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

Car Masters: Rust to Riches
Netflix
Season Premiere!
In Season 6, the Gotham crew goes all-in on the luxury car market, but keeping buyers happy while maintaining a creative edge may be their biggest challenge yet.

The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox
Netflix
New Series!
Via interviews with star players and personnel, this definitive docuseries chronicles the Boston Red Sox’s journey to their first World Series title in 86 years.

Family Pack
Netflix
Original Film!
Jean Reno and Suzanne Clément lead this French comic fantasy adventure about a family who discovers a mysterious card game that sends them back in time to a medieval village where they must fend off werewolves each night.

NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
ESPN’s coverage of the NBA regular season begins tonight with a doubleheader featuring the Milwaukee Bucks at the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns at the L.A. Clippers.

NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Washington
TNT & truTV, 7:30pm Live
Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., is the site of tonight’s NHL matchup between Travis Konecny’s Philadelphia Flyers and Alex Ovechkin’s Capitals.

Sullivan’s Crossing: “Eye of the Storm”
The CW, 8pm
Things start to heat up between Maggie (Morgan Kohan) and Cal (Chad Michael Murray) when they’re forced to take shelter at Cal’s cabin.

The Masked Singer: “Barbie Night”
FOX, 8pm
The Group B celebrities pay tribute to the 65th anniversary of Mattel’s Barbie in the new episode “Barbie Night.”

Chicago Med: “Bad Habits”
NBC, 8pm
Halloween chaos takes over the ED; Hannah (Jessy Schram) helps a pregnant woman with an autistic son; and Charles (Oliver Platt) clashes with Nurse Jackie on a psych case.

TCM Star of the Month: Bela Lugosi
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ Wednesday night salute to horror icon Bela Lugosi concludes this evening with seven films that spotlight his strength as a character actor even in smaller supporting roles, and sometimes in perhaps unexpected genres, like the comedies Broadminded (1931), Genius at Work (1946), Ninotchka (1939) and Fifty Million Frenchmen (1931), all airing in late night. Earlier, the lineup features Lugosi in the type of mystery and/or horror films with which he is most associated, beginning with The Corpse Vanishes (1942) and continuing with Bowery at Midnight (1942) and The Saint’s Double Trouble (1940), led by George Sanders as Simon Templar (aka The Saint).

The Floor: “High Risk, High Reward?”
FOX, 9pm
Contestants test their knowledge of constellations, baseball logos, carnival food, wrestlers and more in the new episode “High Risk, High Reward?” Rob Lowe hosts.

Chicago Fire: “Down the Rabbit Hole”
NBC, 9pm
Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) and Severide (Taylor Kinney) investigate a trucking company responsible for a string of accidents. Meanwhile, Herrmann (David Eigenberg) recruits Kylie (Katelynn Shennett) to help get new radios, Firehouse 51 celebrates Violet’s (Hanako Greensmith) birthday, and Carver’s (Jake Lockett) allegiances are torn.

Abbott Elementary: “Class Pet”
ABC, 9:30pm
Janine (Quinta Brunson) gets a budget for class pets; an IT rep arrives to set up new computers.

Wild West Chronicles: “El Bandito Vasquez”
INSP, 10pm
When an elusive bandito terrorizes early Los Angeles County, an eager reporter shadows the sheriff who is hunting the dangerous outlaw. Will the reporter stay objective or take matters into his own hands when he comes face-to-face with the killer?

Chicago P.D.: “Water and Honey”
NBC, 10pm
In the midst of a momentous storm, Intelligence helps Officer Cook (Toya Turner) with an investigation.

Secrets of the Dead: “The Civil War’s Lost Massacre”
PBS, 10pm
Originally a supply depot for Union forces in Kentucky, Camp Nelson became the site where 10,000 Black soldiers trained during the Civil War. But the war’s end brought violence to these soldiers at the hands of bitter Southerners. Their remains have never been found, and a team is dedicated to finding them to memorialize their service and heroism.

Thursday, Oct. 24

The Chicken Sisters
Hallmark+
Season Finale!
Starring Lea Thompson, Schuyler Fisk and Wendie Malick, the new drama series based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name about two charming, multigenerational families and their competing fried chicken restaurants will premiere its first season finale on the new streaming platform. Tune in to see if the families can heal a generations-old rift between their dueling restaurants, which heats up when a popular cooking competition show comes to town.

Beauty in Black
Netflix
New Series!
This drama from creator/director/writer/executive producer Tyler Perry follows two women leading very different lives. While Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams) is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out, and Mallory (Crystle Stewart) is running a successful business, they find themselves entangled in each other’s lives.

Territory
Netflix
New Series!
In this explosive drama from Australia, when the world’s largest cattle station is left without a clear successor, generational clashes threaten to tear the Lawson family apart. Sensing this once great dynasty is in decline, the Outback’s most powerful factions — rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders and billionaire miners — move in for the kill.

NBA Basketball
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs duel with Luka Dončić and the Mavericks in Dallas. TNT’s second game has Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Denver to face Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets.

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: “Some New York Nonsense”
CBS, 8pm
Mandy (Emily Osment) worries for Georgie (Montana Jordan) when he struggles to balance life, work and family. Guest star Raegan Revord reprises her Young Sheldon role as Missy in the new episode “Some New York Nonsense.”

Hell’s Kitchen: “Homesick in Hell”
FOX, 8pm
The chefs are challenged with putting together some fabulous burgers using an assortment of wild ingredients thrown their way in the new episode “Homesick in Hell.”

Law & Order: “The Meaning of Life”
NBC, 8pm
When a pipe bomb rips through a brownstone, Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) and Riley (Reid Scott) must determine which of its inhabitants — a controversial author or a fertility doctor — was the target. Price (Hugh Dancy) and Maroun (Odelya Halevi) try to bring murder charges against the suspect, even though the victim is still breathing.

Creepy Cinema
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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The theme for tonight’s first two films airing as part of Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Thursday night Creepy Cinema block is “Maternal Madness.” Falling under that theme are The Night Digger (1971), a British thriller billed on its poster as “a tale of the strange and perverse,” and The Brood (1979), written and directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar. The evening finishes up with “More Creepy Cinema,” featuring five movies: Demon Seed (1977), a weird sci-fi thriller featuring Robert Vaughn as the voice of a computer that is so advanced, autonomous and sinister that it traps a woman (Julie Christie) in her home with a plan to somehow forcibly impregnate her; John Carpenter’s sci-fi action horror film They Live (1988), led by Roddy Piper and Keith David; The Hidden (1987), starring Kyle MacLachlan and Michael Nouri as an FBI agent and cop in pursuit of an alien thrill-killer that can take over people’s bodies; The Shout (1978), a British horror film led by Alan Bates, Susannah York and John Hurt; and The Thing From Another World (1951), the Howard Hawks-produced classic about a team of scientists and soldiers trapped at the Arctic Circle by an extraterrestrial menace.

NFL Football: Minnesota at L.A. Rams
Prime Video, 8:15pm Live
Week 8’s Thursday Night Football game has Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings visiting SoFi Stadium to face Matthew Stafford and the L.A. Rams.

Ghosts: “Sam’s Dad”
CBS, 8:30pm
When Sam’s (Rose McIver) dad (guest star Dean Norris) comes to Woodstone for a visit, Puritan ghost Patience (Mary Holland) puts their relationship to the test in the new episode “Sam’s Dad.”

Doctor Odyssey: “Halloween Week”
ABC, 9pm
It’s Halloween on the Odyssey, featuring a high-stakes costume contest.

Crime Scene Kitchen: “Let’s Get Ready to Ravi”
FOX, 9pm
In this season’s most pivotal Safety Bake, four teams of family members must impress guest judge Ravi Patel. One team has a difficult choice that will seal their fate in the new episode “Let’s Get Ready to Ravi.”

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “Constricted”
NBC, 9pm
A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital. Carisi (Peter Scanavino) can’t help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters.

Velvet: “Stay Away From Me”
PBS, 9pm
A family friend offers to save Velvet if Alberto (Miguel Ángel Silvestre) agrees to marry his daughter.

Grey’s Anatomy: “You Make My Heart Explode”
ABC, 10pm
Teddy (Kim Raver) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) work on their marriage, while Bailey (Chandra Wilson), Blue (Harry Shum Jr.) and Link (Chris Carmack) treat a hospital employee.

Elsbeth: “The Wrong Stuff”
CBS, 10pm
In the new episode “The Wrong Stuff,” a billionaire dies in a freak accident during a space training simulation, and Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) suspects a fellow magnate and wannabe astronaut with a grudge (guest star Rob Riggle) is responsible.

The Old Man
FX, 10pm
Season Finale!
The spy drama starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Alia Shawkat and Amy Brenneman concludes its second season with “XV.”

Found: “Missing While Perfect”
NBC, 10pm
As Lacey (Gabrielle Walsh) attempts to readjust to life after her kidnapping, the fractured M&A team assists a 15-year-old boy in finding his missing parents. Meanwhile, Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) begins making plans for the future, and Trent (Brett Dalton) is forced to make a decision with a case of his own.

Friday, Oct. 25

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Disney+ & Hulu
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band offer the most in-depth look ever at the creation of their legendary live performances, including footage of band rehearsals, backstage moments, rare archival clips and personal reflections from the Boss himself.

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Netflix
In this documentary, the secret life of a young World of Warcraft gamer is vividly reimagined when his online friends contact his family following his death.

Simone Biles Rising
Netflix
Series Finale!
This docuseries concludes with Episodes 3 and 4, which offer intimate access to gymnast Simone Biles as she takes Olympic gold at the recent Summer Games in Paris. This second installment follows Biles as she makes the U.S. Olympic team at the 2024 trials, onward to her arrival in Paris and continuing along her incredible blazing trail to become the most decorated gymnast in history.

NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
NBA fans can catch ESPN’s Friday night doubleheader with the Indiana Pacers at the N.Y. Knicks and the Phoenix Suns at the L.A. Lakers.

College Football
ESPN2, CBS Sports Network & FOX, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Louisville is at Boston College on ESPN2, Boise State is at UNLV on CBS Sports Network and Rutgers visits USC on FOX following the network’s coverage of World Series Game 1.

2024 World Series: Game 1
FOX, 8pm Live
The winners of the American League and National League begin the best-of-seven-game 120th World Series, with Game 1 at the home ballpark of the team with the better regular-season record. (In the event that both League Championship Series end in five or fewer games, the World Series would begin Oct. 22.)

Happy’s Place: “Tapped Out”
NBC, 8pm
When Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) starts trying to make changes to the tavern, Bobbie (Reba McEntire) worries that this new partnership may not work out. Bobbie offers to take Isabella under her wing so she can learn the ins and outs of the bar but runs into an obstacle when the lawyer for Happy’s fumbles her plan.

Making Change: The Most Significant Political Films of All Time
TCM, 8pm
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The eighth night of this series in which TCM host Ben Mankiewicz and notable guests explore the most impactful political movies of all time features four titles, the first three introduced with guests: All the President’s Men (1976), cohosted by Steven Spielberg; Citizen Kane (1941), cohosted by political consultant/pollster Frank Luntz; Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), cohosted by filmmaker Lizzie Borden; and the two parts of 1938’s Olympia, director Leni Riefenstahl’s controversial, fascist-tinged yet undeniably cinematic documentary/propaganda film about the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Nazi Germany: Part One: Festival of Nations and Part Two: Festival of Beauty.

Lopez vs. Lopez: “Lopez vs. Halloween”
NBC, 8:30pm
George (George Lopez) gets haunted and taunted by his ancestors on Día de los Muertos. Meanwhile, a maturing Chance (Brice Gonzalez) refuses to participate in a family Halloween costume.

Fire Country: “Firing Squad”
CBS, 9pm
Bode (Max Thieriot) receives a life-changing opportunity that could impact his future as a firefighter in the new episode “Firing Squad.”

Joan
The CW, 9pm
Joan (Sophie Turner) and Boisie (Frank Dillane) buy an engagement ring; the police search for the missing Stubbs painting.

Scariest House in America
HGTV, 9pm
Season Finale!
In “From Scary to Beautiful,” the road trip comes to an end as Retta reveals the winner of Scariest House in America. Then, the winning house receives a $150,000 home renovation from HGTV’s Alison Victoria, transforming their once scary house into a once-in-a-lifetime dream home.

Saturday, Oct. 26

Planet Earth: Africa
BBC America, beginning at 7am
BBC America’s “Wonderstruck” Saturday block of nature documentaries features a marathon of 2013’s Planet Earth: Africa series, beginning with the special making-of episode and continuing with “The Future,” “Congo,” “Cape,” “Savannah,” “Sahara” and “Kalahari.”

Curse of the Demon
MOVIES!, 12:45pm
Catch a Classic!
Originally titled Night of the Demon in its British release, this 1957 supernatural/psychological thriller was helmed by Jacques Tourneur, a director who was a master at creating the type of moody, atmospheric horror that is on display here in one of his finest works. Based on M.R. James’ short story “Casting the Runes,” the film stars Dana Andrews as an American psychologist who travels to England to investigate a satanic cult suspected in some deaths. The doctor’s skepticism about the existence of supernatural evil is put to the test when he finds himself targeted by a curse put upon him by the cult’s leader (a terrific Niall MacGinnis). Although a special effects-created demon was forcibly inserted into a few shots against Tourneur’s wishes, it doesn’t detract too much from the intensifying horror that viewers feel, along with the hero, as he races to stop the curse before its deadline arrives.

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway
The CW, 4pm Live
The Xfinity Series playoffs Round of 8 continues today on The CW with a 200-lap, 300-mile race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

NBA Basketball
NBA TV, beginning at 5pm Live
NBA TV features three games today with the L.A. Clippers at the Denver Nuggets, the Orlando Magic at the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings at the L.A. Lakers.

2024 World Series: Game 2
FOX, 8pm Live
The best-of-seven-game 120th World Series continues tonight with Game 2 from the ballpark of the league champion with the better regular-season record. After taking Sunday off for travel, Game 3 is scheduled for Monday night.

A Christmas Castle Proposal
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
Olivia (Rhiannon Fish), a commoner, travels with Prince Alexander (Mitchell Bourke) to his family’s magical palace so their families can spend a first Christmas together. The couple’s plans for an enchanted holiday are threatened by comedic mishaps caused by cultural differences between the families.

Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
This new film is based on the true story of popular Mormon family vlogger Ruby Franke and the shocking child abuse charges that she and Jodi Hildebrandt, her twisted marriage counselor, were recently convicted of in a Utah court. Heather Locklear stars as Hildebrandt.

Roller Jam: “Skate to Skate Battles”
Magnolia Network, 8pm
As this roller-skating competition continues, the eight remaining skate crews are paired off for four head-to-head battles before an “elimi-skate” sends three teams home.

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Exhibitors at Art Basel Paris are forced to protect works of art from leaks

Exhibitors at Art Basel Paris are forced to protect works of art from leaks

On Wednesday morning, the first VIPs lining up outside the Grand Palais for Art Basel Paris were bathed in sunshine. Inside the historic, glass-roofed exhibition hall, it was like a greenhouse – hot and sweaty – as the temperature hovered around 30 degrees Celsius. However, on Thursday afternoon the 124-year-old building was under water as heavy rain battered Paris. Several galleries responded quickly to prevent the leaks from damaging their paintings.

Art Basel said in a statement that it had brought in additional art dealers to help affected exhibitors protect their holdings. “Due to heavy rainfall on Thursday afternoon, October 17, several water leaks were reported in the exhibition area under the nave of the Grand Palais,” a fair spokesman said. “The historic glass roof of the Grand Palais is susceptible to minimal leaks during extreme rainfall. We are in constant contact with the GrandPalaisRmn, the organization responsible for the venue, which will decide on possible measures. Since Friday morning, October 18th, roofers have been inspecting the roof structure of the Grand Palais in order to remedy the situation.”

Lisson, which has spaces in London, New York, Beijing, Shanghai and LA, was one of the galleries that got wet. “Our stand was affected by rainwater leaking from the ceiling of the Grand Palais and we had to re-hang some works,” said a Lisson spokesman The art newspaper. The gallery’s exhibition includes works by Olga de Amaral – titled Viento Oro And Naked 23 (Plata 5) (both 2014) – which sold on Wednesday for $800,000 and $400,000, respectively.

Hauser & Wirth sought to waterproof its stand by installing covers, a gallery spokesman said. A painting by Kazimir Malevich – Suprematism, 18th building (1915) – which sold at Sotheby’s in 2015 for more than $30 million, is the centerpiece of the stand. It is currently on hold.

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No serious damage to artworks at Art Basel Paris was reported. The galleries exhibiting on the fair’s top level, which generally focus on emerging artists, dodged the leaks.

The Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN), the company that operates the Grand Palais, said in a statement: “On the morning of October 18, rope access technicians were sent to the glass roof to identify and repair the anomalies.”

From 2020 to 2024, the massive building was closed while it underwent a $500 million modernization, forcing Art Basel Paris to wait until its third edition to use the venue.

The Art Basel spokesperson added that “the current storms in Paris have resulted in water leaks in several historic buildings across the city.”