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Portuguese police cleared a housing protest camp in Lisbon's Rossio Square in the early hours of Sunday, arresting 25 people after protesters pitched more than 100 tents following a march by thousands. Alex and Jordan look at why Portugal's housing costs, which have more than doubled since 2017, have hit young people hardest, and what happens when those arrested appear in court on Monday.

Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, saying sample results pointed to 135 to 140 seats for the Student List against 105 for his party, with final results still to come. Alex and Jordan trace how student protests after the 2024 Novi Sad canopy collapse grew into the movement that has now unseated him, according to his own concession.

Britain's government said on Sunday it will commit a further £432 million to its plan to end rough sleeping, offering accommodation and support through winter until the scheduled end of parliament in 2029. Alex and Jordan explain what the funding covers, why winter makes the timing urgent, and what Prime Minister Andy Burnham will discuss with local leaders, businesses and charities on Monday.

Caltrans closed westbound Interstate 80 in San Francisco for fifty-five hours, from Friday night until Monday morning, for deck rehabilitation on ageing freeway viaducts. Alex and Jordan set out the diversions, alternatives and separate Terminal 3 changes at San Francisco International Airport.

NASA has set out a fourteen-day Artemis III orbital test for summer 2027, with Orion docking to Blue Origin's Blue Moon and SpaceX's Starship ahead of a planned 2028 Moon landing. Alex and Jordan explain why the mission rehearses, rather than makes, the landing.

The National Weather Service warned nine states about intense thunderstorms on Sunday, October 25, with strong wind, large hail and heavy rain among the threats. Alex and Jordan run through the safety advice and the areas on alert.

Floodwaters surged into Lower Moencopi on the Hopi Reservation, displacing as many as ten families and damaging homes and farmland passed down through generations. Alex and Jordan explain why returning is unsafe and why relocation may be the longer-term answer.

President Donald Trump voted early and in person in Florida on October 24 alongside First Lady Melania Trump, before heading to a Georgia campaign rally. Alex and Jordan explain the contrast with his past criticism of early and mail voting, and why his early ballot matters for Republican turnout.

Pollster John Zogby told Newsmax on October 25 that his latest Ohio survey showed Amy Acton up by 9 points and Sherrod Brown up by 11 or 12 points, after a controversial Ramaswamy campaign ad featuring Acton's estranged mother. Alex and Jordan explain why this is one pollster's account, how other polls compare, and what is at stake in Ohio.

A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sharply questioned the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to force California to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots allegedly sent to non-citizens. Alex and Jordan explain the judges' skepticism, the disputed 20,000 figure, and what is at stake nine days before the midterms.