Brian Becker

"This is Eric Garner. This is Sandra Bland. This is police covering for police who kill Black people." Koran Irvine, a Black father of two and Con Edison worker, was killed by retired NYPD officer Victor Romero in an apparent road rage shooting last week. Irvine was on his way home to his family on the George Washington Bridge. On Tuesday, members of UWUA Local 1-2, Irvine's union, held a rally with members of his family demanding answers from the city representatives – who they still have not heard from. At his indictment earlier that day, Romero's charges were upgraded to second-degree murder from manslaughter. Despite these charges, he is currently walking free after posting a $1 million bail. Irvine's family is calling for him to be remanded and sent back to jail. BT's @radiofreeamanda reports from Manhattan's Foley Square.

"We're told every election cycle that we just need to vote for the Democrats or vote for the Republicans, and change which party has the majority in office. And that will solve the problems we're facing. And yet we vote every year and nothing gets better. In fact, things continue to get worse." @Tache4MA WATCH MA Senate debate between Joe Tache and John Deaton: youtube.com/live/Bbspp_Y5OjU

BREAKING: Cuba’s UN delegation, led by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, confronts US ambassador Mike Waltz during a debate on the US blockade. The UN General Assembly will hold its 34th annual vote this week condemning the US blockade on Cuba. Cuban representatives have accused the Trump of threatening other countries to vote against the resolution.

HAPPENING NOW: Thousands are celebrating in the streets of São Paulo as progressive incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins re-election, defeating the far-right, Trump-backed Flávio Bolsonaro.

BREAKING: Workers' Party leader and incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defeated far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil's runoff election. Flávio, son of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, had clinched a first place victory over Lula on October 5 in the first round of elections. Since then, progressive movements had focused on intense street mobilization and outreach on social media in an effort to flip the vote. In recent weeks, reports emerged that US tech giant META had been boosting Bolsonaro's content across platforms and deliberately restricting Lula's. On election day, further interference in favor of Flávio was registered when right-wing leaders in several states considered progressive strongholds, intentionally cut or decreased transportation services, directly infringing on Brazilians' right to vote. In response, the electoral court extended voting for two hours. Today's outcome marks a significant defeat of the pro-US far right in Latin America.