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October 18: Wichita Soccer Field Deaths and Alberta Military Base Fire
In Wichita
Authorities say a woman drove a truck through a field during a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, killing a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man. Eleven other victims were taken to the hospital.
At the BBC
The Telegraph reports that 39 civil servants were placed at the BBC over eight years, contributing to coverage of migration, Covid and other sensitive subjects. The newspaper says their work appeared under BBC bylines without identifying their government employment. The BBC says contributors’ input was acknowledged and that seconded statisticians provide specialist advice but never make editorial decisions. Those decisions, it says, remain with BBC journalists and editors.
In France
The Wall Street Journal reports that rioters swept through French cities Saturday as weeks of student protests broadened into a movement driven by anger over rising living costs. In Limoges, witnesses say masked protesters set fire to the town hall. Officials say the building is now largely lost.
In Alberta
Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty says people were killed and injured in an incident at CFB Wainwright, a military training base in Alberta, on Saturday night. The incident caused a major fire that was spreading toward the nearby town amid strong winds.
Off Mexico’s Baja coast
A search continues for 11 people missing after a boat sank off Mexico’s Baja coast. Sixteen people survived. The U.S. Coast Guard says some survivors were treated for suspected shark bites.
Social Security benefits
The Social Security Administration says benefits will rise 3.6 percent in 2027, the largest cost-of-living adjustment in four years. The agency estimates the increase will add $75 a month for the average retired worker, or $900 over the year.
In the Middle East
Iran says two oil tankers caught fire after striking mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says each vessel carried about two million barrels of crude and that both were using an unauthorized route.
In Yemen, Saudi-led forces say they struck positions around Taiz in an effort to break the Houthi siege. In the occupied West Bank, masked Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and Palestinians.
Measles in Pennsylvania
The CDC says it is sending a disease expert to Pennsylvania to help respond to an ongoing measles outbreak. An agency spokesperson told NBC News the CDC will continue working with state health officials to support the response.
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