Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
A South Dakota man has been identified as the great-grandson of 19th century Lakota leader Sitting Bull. Ernie LaPointe, 73, was identified using hair from Sitting Bull.
Living descendant of the famed Lakota leader Sitting Bull confirmed by analyzing fragments of the historic figure's DNA. https://t.co/2tT3ec0xHi
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 28, 2021
Three schools in New York State have banned Squid Game-inspired Halloween costumes. The schools said they feared the costumes could glorify violence.
New York school district bans 'Squid Game' Halloween costumes https://t.co/zqkJADTh7J pic.twitter.com/C4WqVC7987
— New York Post (@nypost) October 28, 2021
China's smaller cities have been banned from building "super" tall buildings. The Communist state also banned "ugly" architecture last year.
‘Vanity projects’: China to introduce tighter limits on skyscrapers https://t.co/tYRUtqSfIo
— Guardian World (@guardianworld) October 28, 2021
Hundreds of sea turtles have been found dead on Mexico's west coast. The olive ridley turtles are thought to have drowned.
About 300 dead sea turtles have appeared on Mexico's Morro Ayuta beach within the last few days https://t.co/nhjV8XSVee
— dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) October 28, 2021
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley has said China's recent suspected hypersonic missile test was "very concerning." The technology is thought to be capable of evading American defence systems.
US General Mark Milley called the Chinese hypersonic weapons tests a “very significant technological event”. In an interview, General Milley added that the test flight “has all of our attention." pic.twitter.com/dZosl81JjL
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) October 28, 2021
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