The Boys of November: The Mets’ Michael Conforto, who started the season in the minor leagues, hit two home runs last night and would have been the hero if his team hadn’t fallen apart in the top of the 8^th inning. But second baseman Daniel Murphy tried to catch a bouncing ball on the run with one hand and both the ball and the game got away. The Mets ran through a platoon of relief pitchers before collapsing to a 5-3 loss. The Royals have the chance to win the Series tonight in Game 5 in New York.

Russian Airliner: Investigators were trying to determine why a Russian airliner went down in the Sinai desert yesterday with 224 people on board. No one survived. The jet had taken off from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, bound for St. Petersburg, Russia. Many of the bodies were still strapped into seats and recovery workers said telephones were ringing among the wreckage.

The German carrier Lufthansa and Air France-KLM announced they would stop flying over the Sinai until the cause of the crash is determined. A Jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda claimed to have brought down the plane, but the Egyptian prime minister said they don’t have a missile that could hit a jet at 31,000 feet.

Nation: Wreckage believed to be of the missing cargo ship El Faro has been found in in 15,000 feet of water east of the Bahamas. The ship was lost Oct. 1 in Hurricane Joaquin with 33 crewmembers on board. It was found by a US Navy ship using sonar and a deep sea exploration vehicle will be used to verify its identity.

>At least five people have died in Texas after heavy rains. Up to 10 inches of rain fell in eastern Harris county between Friday and Saturday, and up to 14 inches in Liberty County to the east, according to the National Weather Service. Entire neighborhoods have been flooded and power is out. Authorities say they have conducted 130 water rescues.

>Three people were killed last night when a car plowed into trick-or-treaters in the Bronx. One of the dead was a 9-year-old girl. The driver was suspected of having suffered a medical problem at the wheel.

The Dollar Vote: Billionaire Republican Paul Singer has endorsed Florida’s Marco Rubio for president, dealing a major blow to Jeb Bush and potentially funneling millions of dollars in support toward Rubio. In a letter to donors, Singer said Rubio is “the best explainer of conservatism in public life today.”

Singer is a hedge fund manager who got rich buying debt at a discount then demanding full payment from the debtor. He once confiscated the Peruvian presidential jet to force Alberto Fujimori to cough up $58 million on debt that cost Singer $11.4. Fujimori gave up the money. Singer is against against government regulation of the financial industry.

The Obit Page: Al Molinaro, the character actor with the hangdog face who played the diner owner in the long-running sitcom “Happy Days,” has died at age 96. He appeared in 146 episodes of the show that ran from 1974 to 1984.

Social Security: Triple Crown winner American Pharoah won the $5 million Breeder’s Cup at Keeneland in Kentucky yesterday, and was promptly retired with a record of 11 starts and 9 wins. Pharoah is the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37 years and will go to pasture to procreate future champions.

Clockers: Daylight Savings ended last night. If you haven’t already, set your clocks back one hour.

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