Pittsburgh grapples with synagogue shooting, Eagles win in London | Morning Newsletter

1. A Lion Air plane carrying 189 people crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday. Divers are trying to locate the wreckage of the plane.

2. The Boston Red Sox won their fourth World Series championship in 15 seasons last night, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 5.

3. Plenty of workers in our region commute over state lines for work. Depending on which state you live in and how much you make, though, you could be losing or saving money doing it.

4. If Democrats gain control of the House in next month's elections, you can expect one issue will be top of mind as the party searches for a big win: infrastructure. Or, in other words, something everyone can agree on.

5. When a Philadelphia woman was fatally shot by Deptford police in June during an alleged shoplifting attempt, the family turned to Stanley and Sharon King. The South Jersey civil rights lawyers are a power couple known for fighting injustice.

6. With just days until Pennsylvania voters decide who will be the state's next governor, Republican candidate Scott Wagner's unconventional campaign is using President Trump's playbook.

7. A Northeast Philly woman has won a $500,000 judgment after the Philadelphia School District was found liable for the bullying she encountered in school. The decision could have broad implications for other bullied children.

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1. The Sixers snapped their losing streak over the weekend with a win over the Hornets, thanks to a dominant game from Joel Embiid. His hot start to the season has been nothing short of spectacular.

2. A cancer diagnosis can take a serious toll on a family, making everyday tasks more challenging to take on. That's why a Fishtown cleaning service is donating its time to women with cancer.

3. Philadelphia hosted its first autonomous sensory meridian response festival over the weekend where vloggers smashed their faces into baked goods and played with slime. Yes, really.

4. If you weren't the biggest fan of new Phillies manager Gabe Kapler this season, you certainly weren't alone —  and he knows it. Now he's determined to win the fan base over.

5. Shops like Sweetgreen and Bluestone Lane have banned cash to keep lines moving, but City Council introduced a bill last week that could ban cashless stores in Philly.

6. Speaking of bans, a Main Line town just became Pennsylvania's first to ban single-use plastic straws thanks, in part, to a group of Girl Scouts.

1. A week ahead of the midterms, the Inquirer Editorial Board has released its full endorsement guide for both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Their latest: Tom Wolf for governor of Pennsylvania.

2. A state preemption law, like the one the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering to strip local protections for city workers, will hold back our entire state, write Philadelphia City Council member Helen Gym and Pittsburgh City Council member Corey O'Connor.

1. TIME just released an all-too-timely project about guns in America. It features the voices (their real voices, via sound clips) of people from around the country with different perspectives on guns. It's worth your time today.

2. This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of North Philly's Sullivan Progress Plaza, the nation's first shopping center built, owned, and managed by African Americans. PlanPhilly has a nice look at the history-making celebration.

3. Billy Penn took a page out of The Atlantic's book and compiled a series of Google Earth shots of Philly neighborhoods from above just for fun. The results are strangely mesmerizing.

4. Philadelphia Magazine got Philadelphians like Stephen Starr, Ryan Howard, and the hilarious Quinta Brunson to share why they love their jobs. Let it serve as some career inspiration today.

5. You can finally understand your millennial family members, coworkers, or self, thanks to Rolling Stone's list of 100 cultural touchstones that shaped the generation. It starts with MTV's Total Request Live, so you know it's accurate.