The G20 Interfaith Forum kicked off 3 days of meetings in Salt Lake City yesterday, with a panel discussion between Gov. Spencer Cox, David Beasley, former South Carolina Gov. and Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work with the World Food Programme and Martin Luther King III on overcoming polarization and deep division. All pointed to the need for community, for people willing to listen and willing to “break bread” with people they don’t know. Later in the evening, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa of the Muslim World League spoke, followed by Pres. Dallin H. Oaks and a number of other religious leaders. “We fully support the cause that brings us together and praise your work as world-renowned advocates for peace and understanding and to relieve suffering,” said Pres. Oaks, who also reiterated a call to peacemaking.

Pat McAfee praises BYU, Latter-day Saints ahead of ‘College GameDay’ visit to Provo; Steve Young will be BYU’s ‘College GameDay’ celebrity guest picker

9:00 am: Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Confirmation Committee

Incumbent state Sen. Vickers, challenger Robillard vie for Senate 28 seat (St. George News)

Jay Evensen: Will U.S. elections ever be peaceful again? The nation needs candidates again who will concede a loss with grace and dignity (Deseret News)

Who is responsible when AI causes harm? (Deseret News)

Utah, Idaho and Wyoming's governors tour a nuclear power plant under construction (Fox13)

Of about 6K Utah voters needing to prove citizenship under new law, fewer than 2K have responded (Utah News Dispatch)

Ogden police chief defends city's system of 41 license-plate readers though some have concerns (KSL)

How a Utah man filmed for Warren Miller for 40 years and ushered in the age of freestyle skiing (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah Fentanyl Task Force marks two years, points to progress as threat persists (KUTV)

UTA to hold another Zero Fare weekend to facilitate upgrades (Standard-Examiner)

Investigators announce findings in fatal Adams Fire (Standard-Examiner)

Another Utahn sues Kevin O'Leary, Fox News over defamation claims (KSL)

Stratos Project water application reveals new details on massive data center (KSL)

Investors temper Anthropic IPO valuation expectations over revenue growth slowdown (Reuters)

The Riskiest Corner of the AI Trade Is Crashing Into Higher Rates (Wall Street Journal)

Driver killed, 1 hospitalized in Summit County wrong-way crash (KSL)

Former owners of Utah sports court company accused of fraud (KSL)

Kouri Richins requests new attorney in fraud case, citing relationships (KSL)

Elderly Tooele man accused of stabbing wife multiple times (KSL)

I-15 traffic stop in Beaver County leads to multiple charges involving alleged forgery, drugs, gold (St. George News)

Ready to ride: Antelope Island State Park invites public to 40th annual Bison Roundup, Roundup Rendezvous event (Standard-Examiner)

Park City entrepreneur rallies communities to send 10,000 thank you cards this November (Park Record)

‘Deconstruction Doulas’ — Helping tradwives and other women escape fundamentalism (Salt Lake Tribune)

90 new high-paying aerospace and manufacturing jobs are coming to southern Utah (Salt Lake Tribune)

See the States Where High Gas Prices Are Hurting the Most (Wall Street Journal)

Are rising ACT scores signaling COVID ‘recovery’ in Utah schools? (Deseret News)

‘Impermissible’: Utah public universities can’t be sanctuary campuses, higher ed boss says (Salt Lake Tribune)

BYU and Notre Dame: Saturday’s football foes share much in common beyond the gridiron — and a few differences (Deseret News)

Study finds Utahns are willing to pay to help save the Great Salt Lake (ABC4)

Utah, Idaho and Wyoming's governors tour a nuclear power plant under construction (Fox13)

Tropical Storm Rachel brought Utah plenty of rain — and ocean birds (KUER)

Tesla’s Energy Boss Leaves the Company (Wall Street Journal)

Combination of factors lead to 'worst' pumpkin harvest in decades for Sanpete farmer (KSL)

‘He chose surrender’: ‘The Chosen’ Season 6 trailer previews Jesus’ final day (Deseret News)

The world is spiritually thirsty. It needs religions to work together, Latter-day Saint apostle says (Deseret News)

Pat McAfee praises BYU, Latter-day Saints ahead of ‘College GameDay’ visit to Provo (Deseret News)

Why the LDS Church can wade into abortion politics — and even donate money — without risking its tax-exempt status (Salt Lake Tribune)

Summit County Council disputes executing 1,500-unit affordable housing goal (KPCW)

Lack of supply, case managers, lead even those at ‘high risk’ to long wait for housing (ABC4)

5 people believed dead following shooting at Oregon elementary school, 2 officials tell AP (Associated Press)

Washington millionaires debate the state’s millionaire tax (Deseret News)

Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds (Associated Press)

BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition in his own lawsuit against the channel (Associated Press)

Secret documents reveal donors behind $330M for Trump’s ballroom (Washington Post)

Katie Zacharia appears to confirm she didn’t pass the bar exam (Washington Post)

Justice Dept. sues California officials over 20K alleged noncitizen voters (Washington Post)

Trump’s defense dreams are on life support (Politico)

On the Ballot: Do debates really matter? (The Hill)

Power struggle erupts in Trump’s White House as midterm losses loom (Washington Post)

Trump's MAGA allies openly discuss martial law (Axios)

The Immigration Crackdown Is Making It Much Harder to Build Houses (Wall Street Journal)

He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE. (The Atlantic)

Iran’s precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting US war plans (Reuters)

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney says Alberta separation vote comes at ‘worst time’ (Associated Press)

AP gets exclusive look at ‘StarGate,’ Ukraine’s first aerial drone to evacuate wounded soldiers (Associated Press)

Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say (Reuters)

GOP senators press Pentagon over Ukraine’s loss of Starshield data (The Hill)

Are student protests being manipulated ahead of France's presidential election? (BBC)

First Place: Darcy Miller of Bear River High School 

Second Place: Logan Wong of Davis High School

Third Place: Connor Earl of Green Canyon High School (Read More)

Oct 19 - The Senate Project series with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation features U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Peter Welch (D-VT), 9:00 am MDT, live on Fox News

Oct 20-22 — October interim

Oct 21 — US Federal Land Policy Management Act: Celebrating 50 years, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, USU campus, Register here

Oct 29 — Sutherland Institute Awards Dinner, 6:00 pm, Grand America Hotel

Nov 3 — General election

Nov 11 — 2026 Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Grand America Hotel, Register here

Nov 17-19 — November Interim

Jan 14 — Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit with the Utah Chamber, 7:30 am - 12:00 pm, Keynote Speaker: Paul Ryan, Grand America Hotel, Register here

Jan 19 — General session begins

1793 - Marie Antoinette is beheaded

1831 - Lucy Stanton is born. She became the first African American woman to graduate from a four-year college.

1859 - Abolitionist John Brown leads 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia

1875 - BYU is established

1901 - Booker T. Washington and his family are invited to dine at the White House with Teddy and Edith Roosevelt, prompting condemnation from the South

1923 - Walt Disney Company is founded

1925 - Angela Lansbury is born

1968 - Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists at the Mexico City Olympics

1984 - Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop, wins the Nobel Peace Prize

1987 - Baby Jessica rescued from a well in Texas after 58 hours

1991 - Twenty-three diners massacred at a Texas restaurant

1995 - Million Man March demonstrates on the National Mall

2013 - The United States ends a 16-day government shutdown and avoids default in a bi-partisan deal in the Senate