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A 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Oct. 15, and police have since identified the suspect and a bystander who stopped him.

On Oct 16, multiple outlets reported that Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after only five days, following scrutiny over her legal credentials and a rocky debut briefing.

Tech stocks fell on 16 October as concerns about AI infrastructure debt and an AI bubble rattled Wall Street, with the VIX volatility index rising.

With about 20 days until the midterms, September inflation rose to 3.7 percent, while Cook Political Report moved 11 House seats away from the GOP and Senate debates continued.

On Oct 16, a judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against New York City's sanctuary laws, while new reports emerged on the Bronx ICE shooting and the Texas ICE vehicle case.

Cornell's president faced a heated faculty senate meeting on Oct 15 over the Jane Doe gang rape allegations, while a University of Chicago fraternity assault report and a new fentanyl rape charge added to the coverage.

Suspicious letters with white powder reached election offices in several states and federal authorities opened investigations, while the DOJ sued California over voter rolls and a lawsuit over alleged illegal voter data collection in 47 states was filed.

The September CPI report released Oct. 14 showed U.S. inflation rising to 3.7%, followed by a PPI report showing wholesale prices up 6.3% annually, just ahead of the midterm elections.

Trump is in the news on Oct 16 for his midterm campaigning, including a Georgia visit and attacks on fellow Republicans over the Texas Senate race, alongside coverage of 3.7 percent inflation and record-low poll numbers.