Monday, October 13th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Shooting at crowded South Carolina bar leaves at least 4 dead, 20 others injured (FOX)
Nor’easter shuts down roads, knocks out power up and down the East Coast (THE WEATHER CHANNEL)
Democrat Helena Moreno wins New Orleans’ mayoral race (CNN)
Austin Beutner launches bid to unseat Karen Bass in 2026 LA mayoral race (POLITICO)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Zelensky to visit Washington this week seeking long-range weapons and a Trump meeting (AP)
Bus crash on South African mountain pass kills 42 (BBC)
Madagascar president leaves country after mass protests (DW)
China September exports beat expectations, imports rise at fastest pace since April 2024 (CNBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth (AP)
Netherlands invokes rare emergency law to take charge of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia (EURO NEWS)
Over 150 unvaccinated students in South Carolina quarantining after measles exposure (ABC)
Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, World Health Organization finds (GUARDIAN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Marc Maron ends his podcast with final guest Barack Obama after 16 years and nearly 1,700 episodes (NBC)
Taylor Swift Eras Tour docuseries, Vancouver concert film coming to Disney+ (ABC)
Pam Bondi responds to ‘Saturday Night Live’ parody of herself and Kristi Noem (FOX)
‘Tron: Ares’ zooms to $33 million opening at domestic box office (CNN)