Bipartisan 'Renaissance Man' Of Politics Dies

ACROSS AMERICA — Good morning! It's Monday, Oct. 25. As you head out the door, here's a look at the stories we're following today:

• Grant Woods, a legend in Arizona politics, died over the weekend at the age of 67.
• A bomb cyclone ravaged the Bay Area of California, flooding roads and knocking out power to more than 60,000.
• Hollywood's executives are banning live guns on set after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in a shooting involving Alec Baldwin.
• Forty-six-year-old Dana Remus, a New Hampshire-born lawyer, is being credited as the “voice of calm” in Joe Biden’s cabinet.

'Renaissance Man' Of Arizona Politics Dies

Former Attorney General Grant Woods, a longtime Republican eager to reach across the aisle like his good friend John McCain, died Saturday in Phoenix. He was 67. Woods had a heart attack, according to The Arizona Republic. Woods served two terms as attorney general from 1991 to 1999, winning re-election in a landslide with nearly 90 percent of the vote. He supported John McCain and was credited with helping the senator win re-election in 2010. Woods endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. >> 'Renaissance Man': Grant Woods, Former AG, McCain Ally, Dies via Phoenix Patch

Bomb Cyclone Wreaks Havoc In Bay Area

A powerful "bomb cyclone" storm toppled trees, flooded homes and busy thoroughfares on Sunday. The fast-moving storm system also knocked out power for tens of thousands of residents in the Bay Area on Sunday. Some 66,000 residents had lost power by 1 p.m., according to Pacific Gas & Electric. The utility warned ahead of the storm that the massive storm would likely bring torrential rain, heavy mountain snow and intense winds, which could cause widespread outages. >> 66K+ Lose Power As 'Bomb Cyclone' Hammers Bay Area via San Francisco Patch

Live Guns Taken Off Many Hollywood Sets

With computer-generated imagery, it seems the sky's the limit in the magic Hollywood can produce: elaborate dystopian universes. Trips to outer space, for those neither astronauts nor billionaires. Immersive journeys to the future, or back to bygone eras. But as a shocked and saddened industry was reminded this week, many productions still use guns — real guns — when filming. And despite rules and regulations, people can get killed, as happened last week when Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after he was handed a weapon and told it was safe. >> Let Computers Do it: Film Set Tragedy Spurs Call To Ban Guns via Across America Patch

Rising Star In The Biden Cabinet

Election lawsuits multiplying by the day. An obscure federal agency blocking the presidential transition. The very legitimacy of Joe Biden's victory under assault as supporters of Donald Trump riot at the Capitol. Amid all the turmoil, lawyer Dana Remus was the voice of calm for Team Biden. Fighting on multiple fronts as Biden's top lawyer during the presidential transition, Remus made a lasting impression on her colleagues with her ability to block out the noise as she battled legal challenges and pushed ahead with the screening of Cabinet and judicial nominees. Now, she's the White House counsel. >>To Navigate Legal Quandries, Biden Relies On Low-Key Counsel via Across America Patch

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This Day In History

On this day in 1415, Henry V and his English army defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War, a decisive victory that cemented English rule.

Across Patch

• 22 Fired For Non-Compliance With Lamont's COVID-19 Vaccine Order via Brookfield Patch in Connecticut
• Bob Neumeier, Longtime Massachusetts Sports Broadcaster, Dies via Boston Patch
• Owner Of Missing Zebras Faces Animal Cruelty Charges; 1 More Dies via Upper Marlboro Patch in Maryland
• 2 Killed In Virginia Police Chase via Woodbridge Patch
• Earthquake Hits South Los Angeles County via Los Angeles Patch
• Long Island Woman Dies After Being Found Stabbed On Her Lawn via Port Jefferson Patch

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