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September 27: RAF Fairford Arrests and Northeast Nor’easter
At Heathrow
Heathrow no longer expects its proposed third runway to open by 2035. The airport now hopes to win planning permission by 2029 and open the runway within the following decade. The prime minister declined to say whether he supports the contested project.
Near RAF Fairford
Five men remain in custody after police received a report of suspicious vehicles heading toward the air base on Sunday morning. They were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and preparing a terrorist act, and about 85 nearby households have been evacuated. President Trump said the suspects planned to do “big damage,” but authorities have not established their intentions.
At the Vatican
Speaking in Lourdes before a meeting with survivors of child sexual abuse, Pope Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to confront past “painful errors” and heal “deep wounds.” He did not directly mention France’s abuse scandals, which affected at least 330,000 children over seven decades.
Across the U.S. Northeast
A slow-moving nor’easter has flooded parts of the region and knocked out power to more than 130,000 customers. A falling tree killed a New York City housing authority worker on Saturday. Heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf were expected to continue through Sunday.
In science
Fossils and sediment DNA from an Ontario lake suggest the spiny water flea was present in North America decades before its presumed arrival by cargo ship in the early 1980s. Researchers have not established how it got there.
In the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they seized a U.S. underwater drone and handed it over for data retrieval. The U.S. military denies the claim.
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