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Morning edition, October 16, 2026

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  1. Our top story this morning: a tragic shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon left three children—ages five, eight and eleven—and a teacher dead, and a community member killed the 16‑year‑old suspect. — NBC News
  2. Before the bell — Futures point higher ahead of the opening bell, the S&P contract up 0.2 percent. Wall Street finished yesterday with the S&P 500 up 0.3 percent, the Nasdaq up 0.1 percent, the Dow up 1.1 percent. HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and The Travelers Companies report before the open. — HeyHomees Markets
  3. In 2024, a 46 percent share of the Latino vote helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. — France 24
  4. Day seven of the White House press secretary saga: Katie Zacharia disclosed she never passed the bar exam, after questions about her legal background. — The Hill
  5. Democratic senators set up vote on blocking Saudi nuclear deal. — The Hill
  6. A new investigation reveals soaring death rates in immigration detention centers following the administration's crackdown, highlighting serious health risks for detainees. — Al Jazeera
  7. The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade. — Al Jazeera
  8. Fed's Warsh withholds Fed rate signal, praises recent global tightening with 'no free riders'. Warsh refrained from signaling another interest rate hike this month, pointed to a "synchronous tightening" by central banks in the fight against inflation. — CNBC Top News

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