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Here is everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.
US News
- Carson Tops Trump
Ben Carson has jumped four points ahead of Donald Trump in the polls to become the Republican frontrunner ahead of tonight's debate. Trump responded by describing Carson's Super PAC as "a horrible, horrible scam". —CBS News
- US Ponders Ground Troops
Defense officials are considering sending special operations forces to Syria to fight against the Islamic State. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said America wouldn't hold back from "direct action" on the ground. —Reuters
- School Cop: Decision Expected
A South Carolina county sheriff says he could make a decision today on whether school resource officer Ben Fields will be sacked. The US Justice Department is also looking into why Fields dragged a black female pupil across the classroom. —USA Today
- Drug Drone Crashes into Prison
A drone carrying drugs, cell phones and hacksaw blades crashed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Inmates tried to smuggle the goods over the fence using the drone, but it hit some razor wire and smashed into a wall. —NBC News
International News
- Saudis Admit Bombing Hospital
A Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in northern Yemen has been destroyed by air strikes. Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the UN admitted to the "mistake", then blamed MSF for providing the "wrong coordinates". —VICE News
- Close Your Borders, Says Ex-Australian PM
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged Europe to adopt Australia's approach and close its borders to migrants. "The only way to dissuade people seeking to come from afar is not to let them in," said Abbott at a London lecture. —BBC News
- Quake Death Toll Rises
As the death toll rises to 385, Afghanistan and Pakistan are struggling to get aid to all the survivors of the magnitude-7.5 earthquake. Residents are asking for government help to rebuild, as thousands have been made homeless. —AP
- Election Landslide in Ivory Coast
President Alassane Ouattara has won a second five-year term, picking up 84 percent of the vote. Several opposition candidates had boycotted the election, complaining that it was not free and fair (with one group calling the vote "a parody"). —Al Jazeera
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Everything Else
- Walmart Withdraws Arab Costume
Complaints on Twitter forced the store to stop selling an Arab sheik Halloween costume with a large "Fagin" nose. People are also upset about an Israeli soldier costume for kids that's still on sale. —The New York Times
- Hillary: I Was a Young Republican
Stephen Colbert challenged Clinton on her youthful history with the GOP. "I went to college on my dad's side, as a Young Republican," she admitted on The Late Show. —The Daily Beast
- Music for #YearInSpace
International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly—200 days into his #YearInSpace mission—has shared his Spotify playlist. Pitbull features, unfortunately. —New York Daily News
- Mystery of the Radio Ghosts
No one knows what causes the strange echoes still haunting the airwaves, but one cool theory is that an alien civilization is trying to communicate with us. —Motherboard
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