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October 2, 2026
The day's top events, read by how settled the reporting is.
Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 4,000 deaths as thousands flee a camp in the east
Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak counts 4,018 deaths among 8,300 confirmed cases, while mistrust of health workers slows the response.
Prosecutors charge a Waltham man with cyberstalking Miller, wife of Stephen Miller
A Boston grand jury indicts John Anthony Proia III, 41, on one cyberstalking count over more than 40 calls and texts to Katie Miller.
Trump opens a 32-day midterm campaign tour with rallies in Texas and Oklahoma
Trump holds rallies in Texas and Oklahoma to start a 32-day push before the November midterms, with Alabama, Ohio and Nebraska next on his schedule.
French police make hundreds of arrests as student school blockades spread
Student blockades of French high schools have led to hundreds of arrests and dozens of injuries, and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told ministers to cancel trips.
Stabbed FlyDubai captain opened cockpit door so passengers could subdue co-pilot
Stabbed midair on Wednesday, FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar says he got the cockpit door open and passengers then held down the co-pilot who had attacked him.
Nike shares fall after weak guidance and plans for more layoffs starting in 2027
Nike reports fiscal first-quarter revenue down 4% to $11.2 billion and sets out a $2.5 billion cost program with job cuts from 2027.
Tennessee halts execution after two lethal doses fail to kill Christa Pike
Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital in a Tennessee death chamber on Wednesday and is in critical condition, her attorneys say.
The Pentagon sends a Navy carrier group and a Marine unit into the region
The US is sending a carrier strike group and a Marine unit to the Middle East, which Fox News says adds about 10,000 sailors and Marines by November.