| |  |  | The Reuters Daily Briefing | Monday, October 25, 2021 by Farouq Suleiman | Hello Here's what you need to know. Storm drenches Northern California, an affidavit says Alec Baldwin was aiming at camera when gun discharged and Sudan military dissolves transitional government in apparent coup. | | | | | Today's biggest stories  Vehicles drive through a flooded area as a powerful storm drenched northern California in Fairfield, U.S. October 24, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. A powerful storm drenched wildfire-scarred Northern California, triggering mudslides and flooding, while heavy winds toppled utility poles and downed trees in what meteorologists called a "bomb cyclone."
Alec Baldwin was drawing a revolver across his body and pointing it at a camera during rehearsal on the set of "Rust" when the weapon fired and struck the cinematographer in the chest, according to an affidavit released.
Democrats are expected to unveil a tax plan that would seek to raise hundreds of billions of dollars from the country's roughly 700 billionaires to help pay for expanding the social safety net and tackling climate change.
U.S. environmental regulators are expected to base new rules for controlling methane emissions from oil and gas operations on the nation-leading policies of a state that has been tamping down on the potent greenhouse gas for seven years: Colorado. |  People gather as fire and smoke are seen on the streets of Kartoum, Sudan, amid reports of a coup, October 25, 2021, in this still image from video obtained via social media. RASD SUDAN NETWORK via REUTERS. WORLD Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan's cabinet and a military officer dissolved the transitional government, while opponents of the takeover took to the streets where gunfire and injuries were reported. Here is some background to the events.
The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.
International rights group Amnesty International said it would close its Hong Kong offices because a China-imposed security law had now made it "effectively impossible" for rights groups to work freely without the risk of reprisals.
A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, single-use sachets and snack food wrappers that clog rivers and spoil beaches into building materials.
|  Former President Donald Trump reacts after his speech during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, U.S., October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey BUSINESS Donald Trump has united some of his supporters and detractors in buying shares in his new company and hoping to score a big win. Shares of Digital World Acquisition have risen 842% since the blank-check acquisition company announced on Wednesday it would merge with Trump Media & Technology Group, which aims to launch a social media network called TRUTH Social.
Dollars in the dirt: The biggest global agriculture companies are competing on a new front - enticing farmers to join programs that keep atmosphere-warming carbon dioxide in the soil.
PayPal is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest at this time, the payments company said, responding to media reports that it was in talks to buy the digital pinboard site for as much as $45 billion.
Ahead of Facebook's financial results, the social media giant is expected to be hurt more than others in big tech by Apple's iPhone privacy changes, investors fear, after Snap missed revenue targets last week. | | | | | | | | | Video of the day  Watch as sheep take over the streets of Madrid The streets of Madrid were filled with sheep and the clanking of bells as shepherds guided their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital, following ancient seasonal herding routes. | | | Thanks for spending part of your day with us. | | | | | |
