A champagne casanova in her eye

THE BIG STORY
Immigration officers will collect DNA from undocumented immigrants under a new Trump administration proposal

Administration officials believe DNA collection from those who are detained will aid border officials in better assessing the individuals who cross into the country without authorization.

But the move will anger civil liberties proponents and immigrant advocates, who argue that the government should not draw sensitive personal information from people without being tied to a specific crime. The proposed regulation does not take effect immediately; there will be 20 days for the public to provide comments.

It's the latest plan by an administration that's so known for being hostile to immigrants that there is a conversation about whether to allow its enablers back into civil society. On Monday, singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile announced she is boycotting an upcoming conference celebrating powerful women, citing the involvement of former secretary of homeland security Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw the Trump administration’s separation of immigrant families at the US border.

Meanwhile, Google has hired Nielsen's former chief of staff Miles Taylor, who once defended a "tough" but "tailored" version of Trump's controversial travel ban, as a government affairs and public policy manager.

At left, Miles Taylor. At right, a man protests the Trump administration's travel ban in Oct. 2017. Indiana University News Room / Via newsinfo.iu.edu, Stephen Perez / Getty Images

STAYING ON TOP OF THIS

Justin Trudeau narrowly survived Canada's election to win a second term as prime minister

Trudeau's Liberal Party will hold on to power, winning the most seats in Parliament in a national election Monday but losing a majority, a result that will force the leader to work with at least one opposition party to govern.

As of 6am ET, Trudeau’s Liberal Party had won 157 of 338 seats, according to preliminary results from the Canadian Broadcasting Company. The Conservative Party, led by Andrew Scheer, won 121 seats, ensuring that Trudeau will remain the prime minister of Canada.

The New Democratic Party, led by Jagmeet Singh, the first Sikh leader of a major party in Canada, won 24 seats.

SNAPSHOTS

The security guard who was fired after telling a student not to call him the n-word is getting his job back. Marlon Anderson and his supporters are now working to change the Madison Metropolitan School District's zero tolerance policy on racial slurs.

A woman was shot and killed while playing Pokemon Go. She witnessed a robbery while playing the game, police said.

The FTC said Sunday Riley faked Sephora reviews for almost two years to boost sales. Under an agreement with federal regulators, the skincare brand has promised to not write fake reviews after an investigation was launched based on a whistleblower’s Reddit post.

The progressive group that helped elect Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is throwing its weight behind more progressives running for Congress, a nudge that could boost the profiles of some otherwise long-shot candidates.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle revealed the intense toll the "unfair" media coverage has taken on their well-being. The revelation was one of many in a new documentary.

STATE OF EMERGENCY

There are huge protests over inequality going on in Chile

A state of emergency has been declared across parts of Chile in response to huge anti-government protests that initially began in opposition to a 4% rise in subway fares.

Santiago Gov. Karla Rubilar said Monday that 11 people had died as a result of protest-linked violence over the weekend. We've collected some of the most striking photos here.

Demonstrators clash with a riot police vehicle during protests in Santiago on Oct. 20. Claudio Reyes / Getty Images

SPOOKY SEASON CONTENT

That Literally Happened!, a new show from BuzzFeed News on Facebook Watch, is revisiting some of the most memorable moments of the ’90s. In this week's episode, we're tackling scary movies and that terror of '90s kids, The Blair Witch Project.

SAVE THE DATE AND ALSO A TOWEL

This couple tried to recreate a Pinterest photo for their engagement pictures, and it ended in hilarious failure
All Alyssa Snodsmith and Collin Hewett wanted to do was recreate a cute photo they found on Pinterest, and well, you can see what happened below.

After struggling to find the right angle for the bottle, Hewett went a little *too* far, pouring an estimated quarter of it out all over the bride-to-be.

“We were dying laughing,” Snodsmith said. “Our photographer fell on his butt because he was laughing so hard. He managed to still snap pictures of us!”

A second outfit guaranteed they got more good shots for the engagement announcement — and the internet guaranteed they didn't suffer alone, with people sharing similar experiences.

Charge at The Thing, it's more afraid of you than you are of it,
Brandon

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