Ten years after authorities dismantled the large migrant camp known as the Great Jungle near Calais, migrants still gather in smaller camps along France’s northern coast. Many continue to attempt Channel crossings in small boats to reach the United Kingdom, despite the risks.
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Thousands of migrants lived in the Great Jungle near Calais in 2016.
Authorities took seven days to dismantle the camp.
Dozens of smaller migrant camps now exist across a wider stretch of the coastline.
Authorities dismantle these camps about every 48 hours on average.
Migrants’ stated goal remains crossing the Channel to reach the United Kingdom.
Many migrants attempt the crossing in small boats despite the risks.
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Willie James Herndon, 43, faces federal charges over a shooting into a vehicle near Interstate 55 in Missouri on October 11. He is also charged in Missouri with the October 14 killing of 17-year-old Alyssa Wilson, who was shot while driving on Interstate 170.
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Wilson was shot in the back while driving on Interstate 170 and died after her car crashed into a concrete median.
Prosecutors say a white SUV seen leaving the October 11 shooting matched the appearance of Herndon’s Buick Enclave.
Police recovered a shell casing at the October 11 scene and are testing it to see whether it came from the weapon used to kill Wilson.
Authorities tracked a vehicle they say was Herndon’s from the October 11 shooting and Wilson’s death to a hotel in Caseyville, Illinois.
Prosecutors say Herndon tried to flee when they approached him at the hotel on October 16.
Investigators said they found a rifle, ammunition, two license plates and handwritten notes about police vehicles in the hotel room.
Federal prosecutors charged Herndon with being a felon in possession of a firearm; Missouri prosecutors separately charged him with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.
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Palestinian content creator Nisreen Skaik, who has just turned 12, spoke to Al Jazeera about winning a Junior Digital Creator Award. She said she wanted to deliver the voice of Gaza’s children to the world.
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Nisreen Skaik is Palestinian.
Skaik has just turned 12.
She creates digital content about Gaza.
She won a Junior Digital Creator Award.
Skaik spoke to Al Jazeera about what the award means to her.
She said she wanted to deliver the voice of Gaza’s children to the world.
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CBS News’ “Sunday Morning” presents a selection of evocative photographs captured during the week of Oct. 18–24, 2026. The provided article text does not describe the individual images.
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The feature is titled “Photos of the week.”
CBS News published the feature as part of “Sunday Morning.”
The images cover the week of Oct. 18–24, 2026.
The page describes the images as evocative.
The supplied text includes links to other CBS News stories and programs.
Listed topics include the Israeli election, small businesses facing inflation, and health issues.
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The IMF projects Bangladesh’s GDP per person at $2,886 in 2026, slightly above India’s $2,749, even though India’s total economy is nearly eight times larger. The comparison does not mean Bangladeshis have greater purchasing power: India is ahead on the IMF’s purchasing-power-adjusted measure, and the report projects faster growth and lower inflation in India.
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The IMF’s October 2026 outlook projects Bangladesh’s total GDP at $506.4 billion and India’s at $4.15 trillion in 2026.
The report estimates GDP per person at $2,886 in Bangladesh and $2,749 in India for 2026.
After adjusting for differences in local prices, projected GDP per person is $10,884 in Bangladesh and $12,998 in India.
The IMF forecasts 2026 economic growth of 3.6% in Bangladesh and 7% in India.
The report projects average consumer-price inflation of 8.7% in Bangladesh and 5% in India.
Bangladesh’s projected GDP per person remains higher through 2028, but the IMF forecast puts India ahead in 2029.
The article links Bangladesh’s economic gains to its garment industry, remittances and increased participation of women in the workforce.
GDP per person is an average and does not show how income and wealth are distributed among people.
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Director Peter Berg’s film “The Mosquito Bowl,” based on Buzz Bissinger’s book, tells the story of four All-American football players who joined the Marines after Pearl Harbor and later fought in the Pacific. Berg says the film focuses on the human cost of war, including the Battle of Okinawa, and recreates the 0-0 football game played on Guadalcanal before Marines shipped out.
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The film is directed by Peter Berg and is based on a book by Buzz Bissinger.
The story follows four All-American football players who volunteered for the Marines after Pearl Harbor.
The film’s first battle sequence depicts Tarawa, where footage of American dead on the beach brought the war’s human cost to U.S. audiences.
Berg researched the film at Marine boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, where he wrote much of the script.
The Mosquito Bowl was a December 1944 game on Guadalcanal between two Marine regiments that ended in a 0-0 tie.
Neal McCallum, now 99, attended the game after joining the Marine Corps shortly after his 17th birthday.
Berg said his father served as a Marine during the Korean War and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Sudanese miners, including children and young people supporting relatives, take dangerous and poorly paid jobs in artisanal gold mines. Fourteen-year-old Altayeb Alhadi died in an air strike attributed to Egypt at a mining site in Sudan’s Red Sea region; the attack killed at least 72 miners.
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Altayeb’s father died in a well collapse when Altayeb was six, and his mother died two months later.
At age 14, Altayeb left his village in White Nile state to find work and support his siblings.
He first worked in transport and other jobs, then began mining gold near Jabal Al-Aigdat.
A fellow miner said Altayeb died from his injuries within hours of the October 10 air strike.
Altayeb worked with about 15 young men and children, using basic tools to remove gold from rocks.
The group could spend two to three weeks digging and sometimes earned about $100 to share after finding a gram or less of gold.
Since Sudan’s civil war began in 2023, economic hardship has pushed thousands of people toward artisanal gold mining.
Egyptian authorities have accused Sudanese miners of crossing the border and linked some to smuggling and trafficking; Sudanese authorities did not respond to the allegations described in the article.
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A four-year-old girl died after falling from a tower block in Barking, east London, on Saturday morning. Police said the incident is not believed to be suspicious and that they are investigating how it happened.
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Police were called to an address on St Paul's Road at about 11:00 BST on Saturday.
The report said a child had fallen from a height.
London Ambulance Service paramedics gave the girl first aid and took her to hospital.
The girl later died from her injuries.
The Metropolitan Police said the incident is not believed to be suspicious.
Police asked anyone with information to call 101 and quote CAD 2424/24OCT.
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Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom is seeking to unseat Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, drawing support and campaign spending from national Democrats. Mississippi has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1982, and ABC News rates the race solid Republican.
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Colom is a district attorney for four counties along the Mississippi-Alabama border and was previously nominated to become a U.S. district judge.
If elected, Colom would be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
Mississippi is about 36% Black, according to U.S. Census data.
Donald Trump won Mississippi by about 20 points in 2024.
Kamala Harris and Sen. Raphael Warnock campaigned with Colom, and Barack Obama recorded an advertisement for him.
The Senate Majority PAC announced a $1.2 million broadcast and digital ad campaign for Colom.
Colom’s campaign made an advertisement featuring voters criticizing Hyde-Smith’s comment about having many proteins to choose from when addressing higher prices.
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A Royal Australian College of General Practitioners report says 63% of Australians were bulk-billed for all their GP care, up from 56% in 2024 and 2025. The report links the increase to government incentives, while noting that bulk-billing rates alone do not show whether patients can access good-quality care or achieve better health outcomes.
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The report surveyed 2,766 GPs, about 7% of Australia's GP workforce.
Twenty-six percent of surveyed GPs said they bulk-billed all their patients, up from 12% in 2025.
Since November, practices that bulk-bill all eligible services for all Medicare patients have been eligible for a 12.5% top-up payment, split between the practice and the doctor.
The share of Australians who delayed GP care because of cost fell from 8.8% in 2023–24 to 7.7% in 2024–25.
The share of patients bulk-billed for all GP care remains below the 70% reported in 2019.
Medicare data shows 81% of GP consultations were bulk-billed in 2025–26, up from 78% the previous year; these figures measure services, not patients.
The RACGP is calling for higher Medicare rebates for longer consultations and an independent authority to set primary care prices.
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RoseBerry Media is using an AI-assisted tool to recut Neighbours footage into phone-sized microdrama episodes, initially focusing on Margot Robbie’s character, Donna Freedman. Some former cast members have raised concerns about consent and compensation as the project highlights the growing use of existing TV footage in vertical video formats.
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RoseBerry Media plans to distribute the Neighbours microdrama on its Epis platform.
The company used its AI-assisted production tool, RedSnapper, to repurpose original episodes.
The first installment will recut two Donna Freedman storylines into about 150 minutes of content.
Stefan Dennis called the project invasive and said he had asked his agent to look into it.
Matthew Werkmeister said he had not been notified about the deal and was concerned about the use of his image without his consent.
Guardian Australia reported that residuals will be paid to writers and actors according to their existing agreements for the series.
The microdrama market, which began in China, was estimated to be worth as much as $15 billion globally last year.
Vertical microdramas typically use episodes of about one minute designed for phone viewing.
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The Western Australian government is seeking faster reimbursement from Deloitte after errors were found in its $166,000 report on possible mergers involving three universities. The report contains large cost-calculation discrepancies and AI-related citation problems; Deloitte will review and reissue it, while the government says the errors do not affect the modelling or findings.
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The study examined possible mergers involving the University of Western Australia, Curtin University and Murdoch University.
The WA government paid Deloitte $166,000 for the feasibility study.
One merger scenario listed costs of $514 million and $145 million, which total $659 million, but the report gave a combined figure of $399 million.
Another scenario listed costs of $396 million and $116 million, which total $512 million, but the report gave a combined figure of $823 million.
The report disclosed that Deloitte used generative AI to help gather research, synthesize information and proofread.
A reference to a World Health Organization report contained a ChatGPT metadata tag in its URL.
The WA government says Deloitte will review and reissue the report and that the errors do not affect its modelling or findings.
The report repeatedly used an outdated name for Curtin University; the institution stopped using it in 2010.
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TikTok says videos about British trains have more than doubled in the past three months, with posts tagged #UKTrains up 247%. Train staff and rail enthusiasts share travel advice, railway facts and trainspotting content, while AI-generated clips also contribute to the trend.
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TikTok reported the rise in train content at its annual trend report at its UK headquarters.
Shamal Cain, a Transport for London employee who posts as Tube Bellingham, shares advice for commuters.
Cain said followers ask him about alternative routes during service disruptions and working for Transport for London.
Rail creator Nathan Pinnock-James, known as Network Nathan, makes videos about trainspotting locations, station openings and railway features.
Francis Bourgeois gained popularity on TikTok in 2021 with videos reacting to British locomotives.
The article says AI-generated train videos, including clips depicting passengers falling from tube carriages, have also contributed to the growth.
TikTok said more than 1 billion videos containing AI were hosted on its app, a figure the company revealed in late 2025.
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Performance artist Dan Kwong helped restore a baseball field at Manzanar, the California camp where his mother and aunt were incarcerated during World War II. At the field’s reopening, he and other speakers linked the history of Japanese American incarceration to current immigration detention and racial discrimination.
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The U.S. government incarcerated about 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
Manzanar was one of the camps where Japanese Americans were confined during the war.
Kwong, a 71-year-old Los Angeles performance artist, spent years working to restore Manzanar’s baseball field.
Players from Japanese American baseball teams took part in a double-header at the restored field.
Kwong played for the Li’l Tokio Giants, a team he has been part of for 54 years, and in an all-star game.
Kwong said the history of Manzanar should be treated as a call to action, not only as a warning from the past.
Japanese American National Museum chief executive Ann Burroughs said racism and xenophobia linked to the incarceration remain urgent concerns.
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Identical twin doctors Travan and Travis Jasper serve as co-directors of the emergency department at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. They say a hospital visit when they were 12 inspired them to pursue medicine and turn a difficult experience into a career helping others.
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Travan and Travis Jasper are identical twins.
The brothers co-direct the emergency department at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
A hospital visit when they were 12 helped motivate them to pursue medicine.
CBS correspondent Steve Hartman interviewed the twins about their path from poverty to becoming doctors.
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The Tower of London’s ravens are cared for by a dedicated Ravenmaster. Legend says the monarchy and the Tower will fall if the ravens leave; the birds are also a popular draw for tourists.
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A legend links the ravens’ presence at the Tower of London to the survival of the British monarchy and the Tower itself.
The Tower keeps the ravens at the site.
The ravens are well fed.
The birds attract tourists.
CBS correspondent Seth Doane meets the Ravenmaster, who is responsible for the ravens’ care.
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President Donald Trump criticized Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Alaska’s ranked choice voting system on Saturday. In a statement quoted in the article, he called Murkowski the Republicans’ worst senator and said he had secured billions of dollars for Alaska.
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Trump targeted Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
Brazilian voters are choosing between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff. The campaign has focused on corruption scandals, economic difficulties and allegations of U.S. interference, which Washington denies.
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The presidential runoff is taking place on October 25, 2026.
The candidates are incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro led the vote in the first round earlier in October, according to the article.
The article describes the runoff race as close.
Corruption scandals and economic difficulties have featured prominently in the campaign.
The campaign has included allegations of U.S. interference, which Washington has denied.
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Marine Le Pen is due to give a major campaign speech in Orléans on October 25, six months before France’s presidential election. The article’s headline says she leads polls with support of up to 38%; political scientist Gilles Ivaldi said recent violence after protests could help the National Rally present itself as a party focused on public safety and national security.
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Le Pen is scheduled to deliver her first major campaign speech at the National Rally congress in Orléans.
The speech is centered on renewal, according to the article.
The article headline reports that Le Pen leads polls with support of up to 38%.
The presidential election is six months away, according to the article.
The first day of the congress passed without major incidents, the article reports.
Le Pen’s speech is taking place under heavy police surveillance.
Gilles Ivaldi said recent violence after protests could help the National Rally frame itself as capable of restoring public safety and national security.
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Saudi forces intercepted missiles and drones aimed at several parts of the kingdom, including Riyadh and areas near Mecca, according to Saudi and coalition statements. The interceptions came amid renewed fighting between Houthi forces and Yemen’s internationally recognized government, while a rights group warned that a siege of Taiz was affecting medical care.
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Saudi Civil Defence said shrapnel from two intercepted ballistic missiles fell in Jeddah, Taif, Rabigh, and Wadi Al-Mughammas in Mecca province.
Coalition forces said they intercepted a drone and a ballistic missile over Riyadh, as well as a cruise missile aimed at Khamis Mushait.
The article says coalition forces intercepted 10 ballistic missiles directed at Saudi Arabia’s southern region.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree warned civilians away from King Khalid International Airport and said the group had carried out seven operations targeting Saudi oil facilities and military bases.
Riyadh said international flights at King Khalid International Airport would resume from Terminal 2 on Sunday, with Terminal 1 reserved for domestic flights.
Yemen’s armed forces said they carried out 736 strikes on Houthi positions in the preceding 24 hours and reported 307 people killed or otherwise taken out of action.
The Rasd Organization for Rights and Freedoms said a Houthi siege of Taiz had put dialysis patients and other people needing medical care at risk.
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