Writing the summary…
Watch: 'Traumatic' - Witnesses recount moment man fell out of Six Flags roller coaster
Source: BBC News
Original reporting
BBC News: read the full reportFollow this story
Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
Related stories
BBC News
What we know about the man who died falling from a Six Flags rollercoaster
Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem died on Monday after police say he was ejected from a ride at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia.
The Guardian
Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague and trying to flee to China arrested at LAX
Microbiologist Aili Wang, 32, poisoned tea of colleague in Wyoming who had pending patents, prosecutors allege A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she did not get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was arrested 6 October at Los Angeles international airport, where prosecutors allege she sought to return to China. With her were laptops, electronic storage devices and documents now in the possession of police, who allege Wang was seen on surveillance video rummaging through the desk of the victim who specialized in technology for disease treatment – research similar to work she had done in China. Continue reading...
The Guardian
Australian politics live: Hanson dismisses ‘shamed and stoned’ remark; PM and king of Jordan shake hands on defence and security
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia missing out on $45bn of revenue from resources: Greens As Labor prepares to introduce its bill for a gas reserve, the Greens are pointing out that there are tens of billions being left on the table because the government won’t properly tax the resource. We’re giving away billions in resource wealth while families struggle to pay the rent, put food on the table and afford basic healthcare. Labor can find billions to prop up the fossil fuel industry, but when it comes to making corporations like Santos, Woodside and Adani pay a fair return, suddenly it’s all too hard. The prime minister has a kink for punishing small businesses and a fetish for humiliating his treasurer. So I say this is a consistent pattern of behaviour where the prime minister constantly goes in, overrides his treasurer, hu
Al Jazeera
How podcasts became political powerhouses
Are podcasts remaking politics or just bypassing scrutiny?
BBC News4 outlets
Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says
Vatican says pontiff had lower lobe of right lung removed in ‘successful, on schedule and as planned’ operation in Rome Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican said late on Tuesday. Leo, 71, underwent an operation and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, with tests confirming a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin, which followed an earlier statement saying the pope’s operation had concluded “successfully, on schedule and as planned”. Continue reading...
The Guardian
Jim Chalmers denies Anthony Albanese rolled him over credit card payments for tax bills
Treasurer’s comments come after prime minister revealed he intervened to delay a controversial ban on such payments to the ATO Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied being rolled by Anthony Albanese after the prime minister personally intervened to stop a tax office ban on credit card payments a day before stopgap funding was announced. After sustained criticism of the government’s handling of the ban on tax bills being paid by credit card, Chalmers last week announced new funding for the ATO to ensure card payments could continue until the end of the financial year. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...