FROM KCCI: Delay in EBT Funds causes record demand at Urbandale Food Pantry. The Urbandale Food Pantry experienced an unprecedented surge in demand Saturday morning as families lined up hours before opening, driven by delays in electronic benefit transfer funds during the ongoing government shutdown. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run, search for suspect underway. The Iowa State Patrol says an investigation is underway after a fatal hit-and-run in Marshalltown Saturday night. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 30-year-old Melanie Katherine Nelson, of Marshalltown, was crossing South 3rd Avenue, just south of East Main Street, when she was struck by a vehicle around 10:05 p.m. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: November’s Super Beaver Moon will be the closest and brightest of the year. Skywatchers are in for a treat this week as the year’s closest and brightest supermoon rises Wednesday night. The Super Beaver Moon will reach peak illumination at 8:19 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 5, when the moon will be about 221,817 miles from Earth.  ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: UK police charge man with attempted murder over train stabbing that wounded 11 people. U.K. police on Monday charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a mass stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11 people, and said he also tried to kill someone at a London transit station earlier the same day. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children’s safety. One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says she feared for the safety of her children. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Home unlivable, two firefighters injured during Le Mars house fire. Le Mars Fire & Rescue says two firefighters were injured while fighting a house fire in southwest Le Mars Saturday afternoon. The Le Mars Fire-Rescue Department says crews were called to the 3300 block of Sadona Hills South around 6:43 p.m. Saturday on reports of a house fire. Upon arrival, fire crews found the west side of the home engulfed in flames and smoke. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Temps in the 60s this week! Might see a sprinkle in spots Tuesday. Three light rain chances ahead: one late Thursday evening into early Friday morning, one Saturday, and the third next Sunday.

For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage.

Back to the Biz
The meals President Trump was served last week in Japan were heavily seasoned with diplomacy. On his 2019 trip to Japan, Trump was served the finest Kobe beef from Tokyo’s top steakhouse. This time, new Prime Minister Sanai Takaichi chose American beef and American rice. Japanese media were infuriated. But Takaichi also agreed to allow 75% more American rice be imported. Along with the American rice, eggplant from Nara, Takaichi’s home prefecture, was served. The New York Times quoted a Japanese official saying that Japanese rice was too subtly brilliant for Trump to appreciate.

Big shift in the Drake neighborhood? Haiku closed last month following Panka Chicken, Fong’s Pizza, La Rosa and Jethro’s, all excellent restaurants that also gave up on the Drake neighborhood north of University. Gen Z (19-29 year olds) is notoriously spending less money in restaurants and bars than all generations since WWII. Is that it? Or is the neighborhood’s commerce shifting south? Let us know what you think.

Deals today
• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) Monday special is three for $25 on all appetizers.
 
• Hy-Vee Market Grilles offer a Monday special smoked chicken hindquarter with corn bread and corn on the cob for $8.

• Bubba (200 10th St., Des Moines) has a Monday night sirloin dinner special for $20. 

• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave.) offers a "Monday grind" special grinder and fries basket for $9.50.

• Monday brings prime rib specials to both Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) and Christopher's (2816 Beaver Ave., Des Moines).

• Trostel's Greeenbriar (Merle Hay Road, Johnston) has a Monday burger with a side and beer deal for $14.  

• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) has $8 omelets and $10 hot beef sandwiches or Mexican bowls on Mondays.

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a chicken de Burgo special on Mondays before 4 p.m., $14 including beverage.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts Shelby Smokehouse Soul Food on Mondays, 5-9 p.m.
 
• G Mig's (126 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has $11 smashburgers today with a side.
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll, Des Moines) has a Monday special Graziano grinder with a side for $12.
 
• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) offers a Monday special double smashburger and shoestring fries, $12.
 
• Bad Dog Burgers include three 1/3-pound patties, six pieces of bacon, choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion for $10.95 on Mondays at Kathy’s East 14th Street Tavern (3418 E. 14th St., Des Moines).
 
• Jethro's have a Monday chicken tenders and fries special, $9.95.

• Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) offers specials on chicken Parmesan and lasagna today, $11.50 with garlic bread and salad.

• Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Monday special is a burger with domestic beer, soft drink or well drink for $10.

• Centro (1003 Locust St., Des Moines) offers half-price pizza and Peronis on Monday.

• Who's on First (810 E. First St., Ankeny) has steak night on Monday, and it's an 8-ounce filet with salad, mashed potatoes and beans for $22.95 

• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today on hot beef sandwiches, $10.95 until 4 p.m. 

• Tito’s Lounge (3916 Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) offers all-you-can-eat wings Mondays. 

• Johnny's Hall of Fame (302 Court Ave., Des Moines) has $12 burger baskets on Mondays and Fridays.

• Urban Cellars (640 S. 50th St., West Des Moines) offers $60 wine dinners for two on Mondays including two entrees with soup or salad, a dessert and a bottle on wine. 

• Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines) has a burger basket with fries deal Mondays for $9. 

• Red Lobster's Monday special is lobster and shrimp scampi with a side for $20. 

• Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) has a Monday special homemade tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwich for $12.50. 

• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a Monday steak night special, sirloins and truffle fries for $18.

• Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners, with two sides and a roll, for $6 on Mondays. 

• Fareways have specials through Saturday on red or black grapes at $1.88/pound, boneless USDA Choice chuck roast at $6.99/pound, and tubes of 80/20 hamburger at $3.99/pound.
 
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1957: Soviet Union launches a dog into space. The Soviet Union launches the first animal to orbit the earth into space — a dog nicknamed Laika — aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. ... READ MORE

1964: D.C. residents cast first presidential votes since 1800. On Nov. 3, 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time since 1800. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nation’s capital the right to vote for a commander in chief and vice president. They went on to help Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeat Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964, the next presidential election. ... READ MORE

1992: Dianne Feinstein elected California senator in the “Year of the Woman.” Dianne Feinstein, the former mayor of San Francisco, makes history on Nov. 3, 1992, when she wins election to the U.S. Senate. The first woman to represent the state of California in the upper chamber, she joins a record number of women winning seats in Congress that year, earning 1992 the label "Year of the Woman.” ... READ MORE

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