Greetings, TicToc readers! In this edition: A new record in migrant detentions, Morales flies into exile, and Australia's brushfire crisis grows.  SCOTUS ready to let Trump end DACAPresident Trump's plans to cancel the Obama-era DACA program seemed likelier than ever after the U.S. Supreme Court appeared ideologically split, with the conservative majority poised to back the White House. Lower courts previously blocked Trump's two-year campaign to unravel the program, which shields almost 700,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation and lets them seek jobs. But after 80 minutes of oral arguments, liberal justices "expressed skepticism" over the Trump administration's reasons for ending the program, while conservatives "indicated that they would not second-guess" them. A decision isn't expected for months. $ignificant figures69,550. The Trump administration held a record number of migrant children in U.S. government custody in 2019, up 42% from 2018, a new report says. 26 days. Protests in Chile, now in their fourth week, turned violent in Santiago with activists throwing stones at police who fired water cannons and sprayed tear gas. $31 million. The final price of a Patek Philippe wristwatch, the most expensive timepiece ever sold, at a Christie's charity sale for muscular dystrophy. Highly quotable"The president of Mexico saved my life." Ex-Bolivian President Evo Morales, who resigned after weeks of violent protests, flew to exile in Mexico City where he vowed to "continue the struggle." "Shameful." Hillary Clinton said she was "dumbfounded" the U.K. government wouldn't release a report about Russian meddling in British politics until after the Dec. 12 general election. "We <3 you, Alex!" A contestant's Final Jeopardy answer this week brought tears to host Alex Trebek, who recently announced he must undergo additional chemotherapy to treat pancreatic cancer. This is not normalBurning up Down Under. Sydney's skyline was shrouded in a smoky haze as "catastrophic" bushfires scorched the northern coast of New South Wales, where up to 350 koalas have died in the blazes. Experts said Monday was the first day in Australia's history that no rain fell on the entire continent.  The future is nowModernization push. A building boom has begun on the Tibetan plateau, one of the last remote places on Earth, where China aims to build its own national park system, modeled after Yellowstone in the U.S., to safeguard the region's biodiversity. A pilot park will debut in 2020.  What's good"Had to fight back tears." In Montgomery, Alabama, once known as "the cradle of the Confederacy," Steven Reed was sworn-in as the first African-American mayor in the city's 200-year history. He praised citizens for choosing "opportunity over opposition, destiny over division and future over fear."  Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Thanks for reading!
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