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A divided and often skeptical Supreme Court heard two cases Oct. 31 challenging race-conscious policies used in university admissions to obtain diverse student populations.

In Oct. 30 elections, da Silva defeated the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, by a margin of less than 1%, in the closest election since the end of military rule in 1985.

One of the paths they identified was “bridge-building” among religions and traditions and also “principled engagement with governments” and nongovernmental agencies on issues of human rights, eradication of poverty, human trafficking, care of the earth, and other common concerns.

The tragedy occurred in Seoul Oct. 29, when around 100,000 people — mostly in their teens and 20s, wearing Halloween costumes — poured into its narrow, winding streets for partying.

In the spotlight: Solar eclipse, prayers for peace, Our Lord of the Miracles

In focus: Attack on Pelosi’s husband, Buffalo abuse settlement, kidnap victims freed

The annual teach-in has moved to Washington and incorporates many social justice issues, but its focus of bringing injustices to light remains the same.

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was “violently assaulted” at home early Oct. 28 by a man with a hammer.