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Bend, Oregon school shooting kills three children and a teacher; suspect shot dead by parent

A 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, 15 October, and was shot dead inside by a parent who followed him in. Police said four people were killed, and two others were taken to hospital in critical condition.

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Safety·from Oct 16·upd. 7h ago

Trump denies Starlink speed cap in Ukraine as Telegraph says Musk proposed it

Ukraine is negotiating with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite link, while a Telegraph report says Elon Musk proposed the restriction to Donald Trump.

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Safety·from Oct 13·upd. 10h ago

Police violence and mass arrests fuel France's school protests as unrest spreads to Germany and Italy

About 7,900 people have been taken into police custody since mid-September, nearly 90 percent of them minors, as lawyers accuse officers of causing serious injuries to teenagers.

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Safety·7h ago

Sean Combs transferred to a low-security prison in Pennsylvania after lavish-life reports

The Bureau of Prisons confirmed on 16 October 2026 that Combs is now held at FCI Allenwood Low, after NBC News reported privileges at his New Jersey prison and a reported injury in a fight there.

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Safety·11h ago

Bryson Fire forces Malibu evacuations as strong winds and power shutoffs hit Southern California

Several brush fires burned across Southern California on Friday, 16 October, forcing evacuations near Malibu as hot, dry and windy weather fed the flames. About 170,000 customers were without electricity as of Friday after utilities cut power as a precaution.

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Safety·3h ago

White House forces out Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece amid donor lawsuit

Greece's president declined a farewell ceremony for Kimberly Guilfoyle, while US special envoy Paolo Zampolli was dismissed on 15 October after a clash with the State Department.

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Safety·8h ago

Andrea Sempio's defence reports say the Garlasco footprint is size 40 and contains no blood

Experts for Andrea Sempio, the sole suspect in Pavia's new Garlasco murder inquiry, filed reports on 16 October. They argue the footprint fits a size 40 shoe and that the print labelled 33 contains no blood.

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Safety·from Oct 15·upd. 15h ago

Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

Hilary Swank, 52, expecting third child in December, responds to backlash against older mothers

The 52-year-old actress announced on Instagram that she is expecting her third child with husband Philip Schneider, due in December. She then said on a US talk show that women face more backlash than men for having children later in life.

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Safety·7h ago

Dave De Kock found guilty of manslaughter over boy's death, Romy W. acquitted

A jury at the Ghent assize court on Friday, 16 October 2026 convicted Dave De Kock of manslaughter and kidnapping and acquitted Romy W. of kidnapping in the death of a four-year-old boy.

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Safety·from Oct 15·upd. 10h ago

Ambulance trust probes possible unauthorised access to tiger victim's records

Two Yorkshire Ambulance Service staff members may have accessed medical information about a 24-year-old man killed by a tiger on 10 October. The trust has opened an investigation and reported the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office.

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Safety·from Oct 15·upd. 13h ago

Peshawar school roof collapse kills at least 33 pupils; Pakistan orders inspections

The school's owner was arrested, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's government ordered district inspections of school buildings within three days. Death tolls differ by outlet, and UNICEF put the figure at 29.

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Safety·10h ago

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Japan issues false 9.9 earthquake warning, then cancels it eight minutes later

Japan's weather agency sent phone alerts for a magnitude 9.9 quake on Friday, 16 October, then withdrew them after finding the epicenter was misplaced. The real quake measured 6.9 near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and was barely felt in Japan.

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