Liberals Pull Off Canadian Election Upset

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By Lauren Weber

Tuesday October 20th, 2015

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LIBERALS SWEEP CANADIAN ELECTION IN SHOCKING WIN "Canada's Liberal leader Justin Trudeau rode a late campaign surge to a stunning election victory on Monday, toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives with a promise of change and returning a touch of glamor, youth and charisma to Ottawa." Check out the top issues Canadians voted on, as well as a profile of the new prime minister. And here's how the election may affect the rest of the world. [Reuters]

1,000 MILES IN THEIR SHOES "The WorldPost's Sophia Jones and Syrian-American journalist Hiba Dlewati traveled with refugees -- mostly Syrians -- for three weeks in August as they made their way from Turkey through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, Austria and Germany. What they found was a modern-day underground railroad of sorts, made up of dedicated people defying the inaction of their governments by lending a helping hand to the men, women and children risking death for a better tomorrow. Here are the stories of a people in exodus -- and those who guide them to safety." And take a look at the story behind the story, as Sophia Jones shares what it was like to travel and report among the refugees. [Sophia Jones, HuffPost]

HAJJ STAMPEDE DEATH TOTAL RISES The death toll from the Sept. 24 disaster in Saudi Arabia has reached at least 2,177 pilgrims, almost tripling the original number reported dead. [AP]

FORGET THE DMV: WELCOME TO THE DRONE-MV "If you operate a drone, Uncle Sam wants to know your name. The Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration announced a speedy new plan to require all drones to be registered by their operators, whether they're used for commercial, media, research, aid or recreational purposes." [Alexander Howard, HuffPost]

HOW MUCH YOUR HANGOVER COSTS THE USA At least $249 billion a year. That's quite a headache. [HuffPost]

BLOOD OR JAIL TIME "Judge Marvin Wiggins’s courtroom was packed on a September morning. The docket listed hundreds of offenders who owed fines or fees for a wide variety of crimes -- hunting after dark, assault, drug possession and passing bad checks among them. 'Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,' began Judge Wiggins, a circuit judge here in rural Alabama since 1999. 'For your consideration, there’s a blood drive outside,' he continued, according to a recording of the hearing. 'If you don’t have any money, go out there and give blood and bring in a receipt indicating you gave blood.'” [NYT]

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WHAT’S BREWING

WE CAN'T GET OVER THE 'STAR WARS' TRAILER You bought your tickets last night, right? Only 58 days until Dec. 18 ... [Reuters]

CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY "Gilmore Girls" is getting a limited edition second run on Netflix -- “life's short, talk fast” lives on once more! [HuffPost]

THE FIRST BEYONCE INTERVIEW IN YEARS Is a bit … light. [Vanity Fair]

ROYAL WATCHERS, GET EXCITED Kate Middleton gets to break out a tiara tonight for her first state dinner, and we could not be more excited. [USA Today]

FACEBOOK CAROUSEL ADS WORK 10 TIMES BETTER Click-through rates are through the roof on the rotating ads. [Digiday]

EL NINO BRINGS VENOMOUS SNAKES TO CALIFORNIA Watch out for any snakes with yellow bellies. [HuffPost]

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WHAT'S WORKING

THE FLOWER FARM BLOOMING IN DETROIT "The Flower House, created by florist Lisa Waud and several dozen collaborators from around the country, opened in the Detroit enclave of Hamtramck for about 2,000 visitors. The brief exhibition is only the first stage in Waud’s plan for the site, which will eventually be home to a flower farm." [HuffPost]

ON THE BLOG

PROTECT YOUR HEARING "Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an epidemic in the U.S. The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) reports that by second grade, almost three times as many children have hearing loss today as compared to just a decade ago, increasing to four times as many by eighth grade." [HuffPost]

BEFORE YOU GO

~ Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison and is now under house arrest.

~ Here’s how kids describe God.

~ This Ross "Friends" theory is too depressing to process.

~ The best last-minute couples’ costumes for Halloween.

~ Lauren Graham and Mae Whitman are reunited for a movie, because this is the best day of Lauren Graham news ever.

~ Drama lives on at Grantland.

~ Stop putting these things in the dryer.

~ Vice talks the history of the crystal ball.

~ The debate over capitalizing the word Internet.

~ Your Hershey Kisses are about to get bigger.

~ And the best trick-or-treating in the country.

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