These are the headlines you Need 2 Know. * **Synagogue Shooting:** On Saturday morning, a gunman walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, killing 11 congregants in one of the worst acts of violence against Jewish people in U.S. history. Read more [here](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/10/28/TIMELINE-20-minutes-of-terror-gripped-Squirrel-Hill-during-Saturday-synagogue-attack/stories/201810280197). * **The Victims:** The worshippers who were killed were mostly elderly Jews known as devoted members of their community. The victims ranged in age from 54 to 97. Read more [here](https://www.npr.org/2018/10/28/661561480/wonderful-people-good-souls-the-victims-of-the-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting). * **The Suspect:** Robert Bowers has been charged with 29 federal counts including hate crimes. He told police he “wanted all Jews to die.” His social media painted the picture of deeply anti-Semitic man who had latched on to online conspiracy theories. Read more [here](http://time.com/5436894/robert-bowers-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting/). * **A Plane Crash:** A plane carrying 189 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia. The Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8, headed for Pangkal Pinang, crashed into the sea. An official says it’s not expected survivors will be found. Read more [here](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46014463). * **Mail Bombings:** Cesar Sayoc, the man accused of mailing over a dozen pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and CNN last week, is expected to appear in court today to be formally charged. He reportedly told police after his arrest that the devices he sent would not have hurt anyone, though authorities say they were live bombs. Sayoc faces 48 years in prison. Read more [here](https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/politics/pipe-bomb-suspect-cesar-sayoc-court/index.html). * **Brazil Election:** Brazil became the latest country to elect a far-right populist to the office of the presidency. Jair Bolsonaro won a run-off vote Sunday after a campaign in which he pledged to crack down on the country’s crime problems by giving police “carte blanche” and increasing gun ownership. Read more [here](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/brazil-elections-leader-jair-bolsonaro-set-win-181028222301084.html). * **Robots X 2:** Robots will make robots at a planned $150 million factory in Shanghai. Swiss company ABB will manufacture robots for China and for other parts of Asia. The robotics factory is expected to be up and running by the end of 2020. Read more [here](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-abb-robots/robots-to-make-robots-at-abbs-new-150-million-factory-in-china-idUSKCN1N109X). * **Tech Acquisition:** IBM is buying the open-source software company Red Hat in a $34 billion transaction that will make it the third-largest technology deal in history. IBM is making a bet on cloud computing, which major tech companies believe is the future of software. Read more [here](https://www.recode.net/2018/10/28/18035422/ibm-red-hat-purchase-acquisiton-34-billion). * **World Series:** The Boston Red Sox easily beat the L.A. Dodgers, 5-1, to win the World Series in five games. It’s Boston’s first World Series trophy since 2013 and fourth in 15 years. Read more [here](https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2018/10/28/redsox/27ur2O5Gq6p0ypZsnObc6J/story.html?p1=series). * **Kanye Campaign:** Kanye West has designed shirts and hats for “Blexit,” a campaign encouraging black voters to leave the Democratic Party. Blexit ー a play on “Brexit” ー stands for “Black Exit.” It asks people to abandon “an emotionally abusive relationship” and choose “freedom over tyranny.” Read more [here](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/10/28/kanye-west-designs-anti-democrat-blexit-apparel/1801298002/). * **Spotted...** Joe Jonas dressed up for Halloween as his fiancée’s "Game of Thrones" character, Sansa Stark. His fiancée, Sophie Turner, joined him at Kate Hudson’s Halloween party dressed as an elephant. See the photo [here](https://people.com/style/joe-jonas-halloween-costume-sophie-turner-game-of-thrones/). * **Leftovers: Box Office:** It’s been a record October at the box office, thanks to hits like "Halloween," "A Star is Born," and "Venom." Box office revenue for the month has already hit nearly $790 million, beating the previous record of $757 million back in 2014. Read more [here](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/box-office-halloween-hunts-down-32m-hits-murderous-127m-us-1155736). Cheddar's Hena Doba gets into the latest. Subscribe to the Need 2 Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com).

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