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Child dead after being run over by tractor at Halloween haunted hayride

A child has died after accidentally being run over by a tractor while playing near a haunted hayride, police said.

Suspect dead in Santa Monica College workplace shooting: Police

The suspect in a shooting at a California college Monday that left an employee injured died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

Fuel Tanker Explosion Leaves at Least 150 Dead in Nigeria

Residents of a nearby town went to scoop up gasoline that had spilled from an overturned tanker, but then it exploded, setting off an inferno. Several similar disasters have taken place in recent ...

World - The New York Times - October 17

Hunters wearing dead herons as hats: Randy Olson’s best photograph

‘The men submerge themselves up to their chins, mimicking birds in order to attract waterfowl – which they then grab by hand. This technique is 5,000 years old’. In my 30 years at National ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Richard V. Secord, Middleman in Iran-Contra Scandal, Is Dead at 92

A war hero and a former Air Force general, he denied wrongdoing for his role in the Reagan-era shipment of arms to Iran to support Nicaraguan rebels.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

'Devastated' One Direction processing 'loss of our brother'

The star's former band members lead tributes to the singer, who died aged 31 after falling from a balcony.

Mitzi Gaynor, Leading Lady of Movie Musicals, Is Dead at 93

She was best known for starring in the 1958 screen version of “South Pacific.” But her Hollywood career was brief, and she soon shifted her focus to Las Vegas and TV.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17