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Based on headlines as of Friday, October 30, 2026, the 10 biggest stories today include:

1. Federal judges order Trump administration to keep SNAP funded during shutdown
Two federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The rulings Friday came a day before payments were due to be halted. SNAP is used by 1 in 8 Americans. The administration had said it can't fund SNAP with the government shuttered.

2. FBI foils alleged ISIS-inspired Halloween attack plot in Michigan
FBI Director Kash Patel says federal officials have arrested multiple people in Michigan who had allegedly been plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend. Two people briefed on the investigation told AP that authorities believe the plot was inspired by Islamic State extremism.

3. Trump declines to clarify plans for U.S. nuclear weapons testing
President Donald Trump has declined to say whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests. He told reporters "You’ll find out very soon" and "We're going to do some testing" and "Other countries do it. If they're going to do it, we're going to". The post raised concerns the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades.

4. Israel says latest remains returned from Gaza are not hostages
Israel says the remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages. Since the ceasefire began earlier this month Palestinian militants have released the remains of 17 hostages, with remains of 11 other hostages still in Gaza.

5. Government shutdown causes nationwide flight delays as it nears one-month mark
Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities are causing delays at airports as the government shutdown nears the one-month mark. Controllers have been working without pay since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, with the FAA reporting staffing-related delays on Friday at airports in Boston, Nashville, Houston, Dallas, and Newark. The shutdown entered its second month on Saturday and is the second longest in history.

6. King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of royal titles
King Charles III on Thursday moved to shield the monarchy from further revelations as details of Andrew's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continued to dribble out. The scandal-plagued British royal will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

7. Trump threatens potential U.S. military action in Nigeria
U.S. President Donald Trump says he's ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria, an escalation of his allegations that the government is failing to rein in persecution of Christians.

8. Mass stabbing on London-bound train leaves 2 in life-threatening condition
British police say that two people remain in life-threatening condition after the mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train. Police said they do not consider the attack on Saturday evening to be a terrorist incident, with two people arrested remaining in custody.

9. Ukraine says it hit key Russian fuel pipeline near Moscow
Ukrainian forces have hit a crucial fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army. The operation, carried out late Friday, targeted the Koltsevoy pipeline, which provides gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to the Russian military.

10. Sudan: Militia kills at least 460 at Darfur hospital, WHO says
The World Health Organization reports that gunmen who reportedly killed at least 460 people at a hospital in Sudan's Darfur region returned three times to the facility. The attack happened Tuesday, the same day the Rapid Support Forces captured the provincial capital after a long siege, with the U.N. migration agency estimating over 62,000 people have fled.

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