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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 28, 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 Wednesday, October 28th, 2026. Number one, Florida Democratic Senate
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  Speaker 1: nominee Angie Nixon is calling on the National Party leadership
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  Speaker 1: to increase investments in Southern races and stop taking Black
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  Speaker 1: voters for granted as a guaranteed constituency. Nixon expressed frustration
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  Speaker 1: among grassroots organizers and community members who feel the political
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  Speaker 1: establishment often seeks Black labor, without supporting black leadership. Her
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  Speaker 1: remarks reflect a broader push ahead of the midterm elections
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  Speaker 1: for sustained campaign funding and genuine engagement across southern battleground states.
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  Speaker 1: Number two, Democratic nominee Everett West is mounting an uphill
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  Speaker 1: campaign for the U.S. Senate representing the state of Alabama,
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  Speaker 1: seeking to become the state's first Democrat elected to the
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  Speaker 1: upper chamber in a general election in over three decades.
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  Speaker 1: Facing Republican nominee Barry Moore, Mr. West contends with significant
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  Speaker 1: fundraising disparities and limited National Party investment in a reliably
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  Speaker 1: conservative state. Despite facing long odds, West remains committed to
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  Speaker 1: grassroots voter outreach efforts. focusing his platform on local economic
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  Speaker 1: concerns and the needs of working families. Number three, federal
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  Speaker 1: consumer protection regulators alongside 20 states filed a joint lawsuit
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  Speaker 1: against Dollar General, alleging the long-running deceptive pricing practices at
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  Speaker 1: stores nationwide. The complaint states that the discount chain routinely...
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  Speaker 1: charged shoppers higher amounts at checkout registers than the prices
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  Speaker 1: displayed on shelves and in the promotional ads. Officials emphasize
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  Speaker 1: that failing to correct these known pricing discrepancies causes significant
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  Speaker 1: financial harm to working-class families and low-income communities trying to
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  Speaker 1: make every dollar. and sent count. Number four, from the
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  Speaker 1: Good News file, a viral video sparked widespread public support
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  Speaker 1: for three-year-old Nevada after local police were summoned to a
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  Speaker 1: Florida youth soccer game where the toddler was dominating play
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  Speaker 1: and scoring repeatedly. The organization subsequently removed the child from
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  Speaker 1: the league and issued a refund to his parents, sparking
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  Speaker 1: a national conversation around youth athletic policies. Well, Children's educator Ms.
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  Speaker 1: Rachel stepped into the situation on social media, encouraging professional
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  Speaker 1: soccer players to rally around the toddler with positive mentorship
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  Speaker 1: and memorable experiences, as well as inviting young Nevada to
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  Speaker 1: appear on her show. Number five, it's Black and Missing Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: and 20-year-old Samuel Spencer Jr. has been missing from Mobile,
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  Speaker 1: Alabama since October 16th. His car was found abandoned on
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  Speaker 1: the Cochrane Bridge, still running with his wallet, ID, and
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  Speaker 1: phone inside. His family later got a threatening text from
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  Speaker 1: someone claiming to have him. Samuel is described as a
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  Speaker 1: black male, medium brown complexion, 5 feet 8 inches tall,
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  Speaker 1: 150 pounds, short black hair, and brown eyes. If you
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  Speaker 1: have any information about the disappearance of Samuel Spencer, please
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  Speaker 1: call the Mobile Police Department or Black and Missing Foundation website.
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  Speaker 1: Here's your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Being honest is
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  Speaker 1: more than telling the truth. It's living in a way
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  Speaker 1: that matches what you say you believe. I'm Sybil Wilkes.
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  Speaker 1: Be informed. Be empowered.