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Today's headlines from outlets that welcome assistants, newest first, from the last 24 hours. Each headline opens the original story. Times are US Central.
Springfield and the Ozarks
Q&A: Drury women's basketball coach talks about the upcoming season
This is Kaci Bailey's fourth year with the Panthers.
Eric Bauza, the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and more, dies at 46
(Gray News) - Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor who was the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many more Looney Tunes characters, has died at the age of 46, his family says.
One in custody after shots fired during altercation in Springfield on Sunday
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - One man is in custody after an altercation ended in gunfire in Springfield on Sunday.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has 150 receiving yards and a score in the Seahawks’ win over the Chiefs
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown, and the Seattle Seahawks handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season, 20-3 on Sunday night.
Springfield City Council to vote on later hours for marijuana drive-thru sales
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Springfield City Council will vote Monday on a proposal that could allow marijuana dispensaries to sell through drive-thru windows until 1:30 a.m., up from the current 10 p.m.
Mother dies trying to save her 2 sons after they were swept away while snorkeling
(Gray News) - A British woman visiting the Bahamas with her family died attempting to rescue her two sons after they were swept out to sea.
New DNA technology gives fresh leads in Pulaski County cold case 13 years later
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -13 years after a child’s skull was found near Highway 28 south of Dixon, Mo., investigators with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office say new forensic technology is giving them fresh leads.
FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Quiet & very mild Monday lined up
The pleasant pattern that brought mild conditions to the Ozarks on Sunday continues into the week, but rain is already on the radar for Halloween weekend.
Missouri
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World
Lula wins Brazil election after cutting Amazon deforestation to record low
Lula’s victory in Brazil's presidential election brings hope for the Amazon – but far-right gains threaten progress.
Venezuela: Opposition leader Machado returns from exile, received by thousands of supporters in Caracas
Nobel Peach Prize winner and popular Venezuelan political opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has returned from nearly a year in exile.
Ukrainian drone strike on Voronezh kills two as Kyiv and Moscow prepare to restart talks
Debris from a downed drone hit a moving commuter train, while Zelenskyy says territorial questions must be settled by leaders themselves.
Russia says it will open humanitarian corridor to Ukrainian town
Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where people have been eating weeds and pickles to survive while trapped by minefields, shelling and drones.
What's fueling youth-led protests across Europe?
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Paris-based professor Alberto Alemanno whether youth protests across Europe are a sign of a generation in crisis.
Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term
Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff and a stunning comeback.
Iran says it's prepared to go back to war amid threat from the U.S. and Israel
?Iran is preparing for a potential attack from the U.S. and Israel after the midterms.
US: Nicki Minaj endorses Trump at Michigan Republican rally
Nicki Minaj joined Donald Trump at a Republican rally in Michigan, declaring her support for the president.
UK
Why is Brazil's presidential election result such a surprise?
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Second person charged in connection with shooting of police officer in Nottingham
A second person has been charged in connection with the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham city centre on 18 October.
Two men killed by falling trees - as Storm Boelo recovery under way
Two men have been killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo pummelled the UK, with winds of up to 84mph, flooded streets and power cut to 800,000 homes.
'Everyone fought to the end': Meet the Ukrainian veteran who lost 25kg as a PoW
"Everyone in Ukraine should know how to apply a tourniquet and how to stop someone's bleeding," Anatolii says.
Lula re-elected president in Brazil, electoral authority says
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been re-elected president of Brazil, the electoral authority has said, in a result that defied poll predictions.
Boy, 17, arrested after teenager dies in crash following police chase
A teenage boy has been arrested after a boy died in a crash following a police pursuit.
Over 80 injured after bus plunges down Spanish hillside
More than 80 people have been injured including seven seriously after a bus plunged off the side of road in Spain.
Girl, 4, dies after falling from east London tower block
A four-year-old girl has died after falling "from height" from an east London tower block, police said.
New Zealand
Seriously injured person found in Christchurch, police say
Cordons are in place at a property in the Christchurch suburb of Phillipstown following a reported assault, police say.
Dogs learning to sniff out diseases from urine samples
Researchers are teaching a select few Waikato dogs to sniff out a tropical disease known as snail fever.
Employment lawyer to lead review of Hepworth's City Mission stay
Further details of a forthcoming independent review into the care Braydon Hepworth received at the Christchurch City Mission have been revealed.
Homes selling for less than asking price - but only just, Realestate.co.nz says
For some regions, the method of sale may be affecting the calculation.
Evacuations in Otago township as scrub fire threatens buildings
Hundreds of homes are without power and evacuations are under way as fire crews battle a scrub fire in the central Otago town of Roxburgh.
Tiaki Wai customers facing direct-debit delays on Wellington water bills
The new agency has taken over from Wellington Water, but its new billing system has encountered teething problems.
Firefighters battle blaze in Central Plateau military zone
Helicopter crews and firefighters are working to bring a large scrub fire under control in the Waiouru military zone.
Air New Zealand becomes first international airline to land in Sydney's new airport
The flight marked the start of a new service between Auckland and Western Sydney.
Radio
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Music
Vince Neil Determined to Defy Critics of His Live Performance
Nikki Sixx says singer has "taken a lot of bricks in the face over the years" and aims to prove he's still capable, despite suffering four strokes.
Today's fun days
Today is Austrian National Day; Howl At The Moon Day; National Financial Crime Fighter Day; National Mule Day; National Mincemeat Day; National Tennessee Day; Labour Day in New Zealand; National Pension Tracing Day; National Microneedling Day; Intersex Awareness Day; National Day of the Deployed; National Pumpkin Day; National Chicken Fried Steak Day; Horseless Carriage Day; Intersex Awareness Day; National Day of the Deployed; National Financial Crime Fighter Day; National Mincemeat Day; National Mule Day; National Pumpkin Day; Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day; Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night.
Fun days from Days of the Year and Checkiday.com.
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