The VICE Morning Bulletin

Here is everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.

• Police Chiefs Back Prison Reform
  In a major public policy shift, a group of more than 130 police chiefs, prosecutors and sheriffs will today announce plans for alternatives to mass incarceration. New York City's police chief said, "You can't arrest your way out of the problem." —The New York Times

• Ryan to Run
  Paul Ryan has said he is willing to serve as US House Speaker, so long as Republicans in the chamber "unify" behind his candidacy. The Wisconsin Representative gave his colleagues until Friday to express support. —Wall Street Journal

• FDA Says it's OK to Test Your Genes
  Genetics company 23andMe re-launches a consumer genetic test service today, following Food and Drug Administration approval. The updated test will allow healthy people to see if they carry carries genes associated with 36 different disorders. —Reuters

• Biden: I Backed Bin Laden Raid
  Joe Biden has revised previous accounts of his advice to President Obama on the Osama bin Laden compound raid. "I thought he should go," said the Vice President, having previously admitted to hesitance over the decision. —USA Today

• Assad in Moscow
  Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has held talks with key ally Vladimir Putin on an unannounced visit to Moscow. Russian officials described the rare foreign trip as a "working visit". —Al Jazeera

• Canada Pulls Jets
  New Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has told President Obama he will withdraw Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State. Trudeau said he would bring home CF-18 jets in a "responsible way". —VICE News

• Mexico Reopens Disappearance Case
  The Mexican authorities will re-investigate the disappearance of 43 students last year. International experts concluded the government's explanation—that the students were incinerated at a rubbish dump by a drug cartel—was impossible. —BBC

• Pastor's Pop Fraud in Singapore
  Six leaders of an evangelical megachurch have been convicted of embezzling $35 million, having used church finances to fund the pop music career of the pastor's wife. The defendants argued that Sun Ho's music was a way of reaching out to non-Christians. —AP

• Batshit Crazy Back to the Future Prediction
  There's an enjoyably wild 12-minute YouTube video explaining how the Marty McFly trilogy predicts 9/11. The video is by a group of "synchromystics", who believe everything is connected by a vast web of unseen ties. —The Washington Post

• The Freaky Halloween Astroid
  An astroid that astronomers describe as "freakishly fast" is set to shoot pass Earth on Halloween. The 2015 TB145 will come nearly as close as the moon, the closest astroid fly-by in a decade. —The Huffington Post

• How Britain Became Waylon Smithers
  With the British Prime Minister and Royal Family rolling out the red carpet for Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping, here's how the formerly mighty kingdom became a butler to real global power. —VICE

• Sweden's Male Rape Clinic
  The first male rape crisis center in the world has opened in Stockholm. Medical professionals explain why it's necessary and should be the first of many. —Broadly

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