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| ⚫ | *A [[Black Lives Matter#"White Lives Matter"|"White Lives Matter"]] gathering takes place in [[Shelbyville, Tennessee]], with 200+ WLM activists met by 700+ protesters. A second rally planned to take place in [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]], is cancelled. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/28/2-tennessee-towns-brace-white-nationalist-rallies-counter-protests/809645001/ (''USA Today'')] |
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**Tropical storm warnings are issued for western [[Cuba]] and the [[The Bahamas|northwestern Bahamas]], and tropical storm warnings are announced for coastal [[South Florida]] in the U.S., as a strengthening [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Philippe|Tropical Storm Philippe]] treks north-northeast with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph (55 km/h). [https://weather.com/en-CA/canada/news/news/2017-10-28-tropical-depression-eighteen-tropical-storm-philippe (The Weather Channel)] [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/281750.shtml? (National Hurricane Center)] |
**Tropical storm warnings are issued for western [[Cuba]] and the [[The Bahamas|northwestern Bahamas]], and tropical storm warnings are announced for coastal [[South Florida]] in the U.S., as a strengthening [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Philippe|Tropical Storm Philippe]] treks north-northeast with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph (55 km/h). [https://weather.com/en-CA/canada/news/news/2017-10-28-tropical-depression-eighteen-tropical-storm-philippe (The Weather Channel)] [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/281750.shtml? (National Hurricane Center)] |
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| ⚫ | *A [[Black Lives Matter#"White Lives Matter"|"White Lives Matter"]] gathering takes place in [[Shelbyville, Tennessee]], with 200+ WLM activists met by 700+ protesters. A second rally planned to take place in [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]], is cancelled. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/28/2-tennessee-towns-brace-white-nationalist-rallies-counter-protests/809645001/ (''USA Today'')] |
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**Voters in [[Iceland]] go to the polls to elect 63 members of the [[Althing]]. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41787919 (BBC News)] |
**Voters in [[Iceland]] go to the polls to elect 63 members of the [[Althing]]. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41787919 (BBC News)] |
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Revision as of 04:40, 29 October 2017
October 28, 2017 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 28 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings
- Two car bombs kill at least 17 people, mostly policemen, near the national theater area in Mogadishu, Somalia, two weeks after a similar attack killed hundreds. Islamist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
- At least 19 people are killed and 16 others are injured when a bus skids off the road in the Dhading District and falls into the Trishuli River in central Nepal. (AFP via MSN.com)
- 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical storm warnings are issued for western Cuba and the northwestern Bahamas, and tropical storm warnings are announced for coastal South Florida in the U.S., as a strengthening Tropical Storm Philippe treks north-northeast with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph (55 km/h). (The Weather Channel) (National Hurricane Center)
Politics and elections
- A "White Lives Matter" gathering takes place in Shelbyville, Tennessee, with 200+ WLM activists met by 700+ protesters. A second rally planned to take place in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is cancelled. (USA Today)
- Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017
- Voters in Iceland go to the polls to elect 63 members of the Althing. (BBC News)