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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 27, 2026 · What You Need To Know

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  Speaker 1: It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know. Today,
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  Speaker 1: it's Tuesday, October 27th, 2026. Number one, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
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  Speaker 1: is working to lock down Black voters in Detroit. So
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  Speaker 1: the Democratic Senate nominee campaigned alongside Detroit civic officials, labor leaders,
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  Speaker 1: and community organizers to solidify the support among Black voters
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  Speaker 1: ahead of the midterm elections. Facing Republican nominee Mike Rogers
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  Speaker 1: in a high-stakes contest that could determine the balance of
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  Speaker 1: power in the United States Senate, El-Sayed highlighted his track
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  Speaker 1: record as Detroit's former health director. Community leaders emphasized his
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  Speaker 1: longstanding work advancing public health initiatives, educational equity, economic opportunity,
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  Speaker 1: and voting rights protections across their city. 2. A 15-year-old
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  Speaker 1: suspect faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and one
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  Speaker 1: count of unlawful firearm possession after a weekend shooting near
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  Speaker 1: Florida A & M University's football stadium left 11 people wounded.
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  Speaker 1: Authorities confirmed the suspect will be charged as an adult
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  Speaker 1: and ordered held in custody following a detention hearing. Investigators determined...
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  Speaker 1: A physical altercation between acquaintances preceded the gunfire, noting that
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  Speaker 1: none of the injured bystanders appeared to be the intended targets.
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  Speaker 1: Number three, it's Tax Tuesday and our CPA to the stars,
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  Speaker 1: Katrina Craft, lets everyone know that growing service enterprises frequently
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  Speaker 1: direct substantial capital toward marketing, branding, and customer acquisition while
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  Speaker 1: neglecting proactive tax strategies. Postponing strategic tax planning can lead
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  Speaker 1: to hundreds of thousands of dollars in missed deductions and
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  Speaker 1: eroded profits over multiple fiscal years. Establishing tax strategy as
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  Speaker 1: a foundational component of a company's financial infrastructure enables business
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  Speaker 1: owners to protect their cash flow and retain more of
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  Speaker 1: the wealth they generate. Number four, from the good news file,
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  Speaker 1: a Maryland motorist experienced an unexpected windfall after discovering a
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  Speaker 1: forgotten lottery ticket tucked away in his car's sun visor.
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  Speaker 1: After purchasing the ticket earlier in the month and losing
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  Speaker 1: track of it, the ticket fell directly into his lap
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  Speaker 1: while he was stopped at a local gas station. weeks later.
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  Speaker 1: Upon checking the numbers through the state lottery app, the
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  Speaker 1: driver discovered his casual purchase had yielded a significant winning payout.
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  Speaker 1: Check out the What We Need to Know newsletter for more.
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  Speaker 1: Number five, Black America, let's celebrate our history today. Born
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  Speaker 1: on this date, October 27th in 1930 in Sutherland, Virginia, Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Gladys Mae West overcame rural poverty and Jim Crow barriers
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  Speaker 1: to become a groundbreaking mathematician and technological trailblazer. After graduating
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  Speaker 1: as high school valedictorian and earning advanced mathematics degrees from
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  Speaker 1: Virginia State University, she joined the Naval Surface Warfare Center
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  Speaker 1: in 1956 as only its fourth black employee. And Dr.
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  Speaker 1: West performed intricate calculations and programmed early supercomputers to model
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  Speaker 1: the precise geodetic shape of the Earth, creating... the mathematical
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  Speaker 1: foundation that made the modern global positioning system possible. The
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  Speaker 1: global positioning system. Why, that's GPS. Yes, it is. Here's
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  Speaker 1: your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Be honest about what
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  Speaker 1: you want, what you need, and what you are no
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  Speaker 1: longer willing to accept. There's a word. I'm Sybil Wilkes.
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  Speaker 1: Be informed. Be empowered.