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New York declares state of emergency amid flash flood warning  The Independent News Wrap: New Yorkers begin drying out after day of intense flooding  PBS NewsHour October — typically the city’s second fastest cooling month — arrives Sunday, but Chicago’s weekend temperatures

Five people have died and five were seriously injured after a truck crash caused a toxic gas to leak into the air in Illinois.

Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie  The Associated Press

Avigdor Kahalani recalls how unit he commanded in Golan Heights managed to halt the Syrian momentum after twin attacks by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973 caught Israel off guard

In a stunning reversal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy pushed through a bill with Democratic votes to temporarily keep the government open. President Biden signed it late Saturday.

California’s governor rejects a bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said he vetoed the bill because the fund the state uses to pay unemployment benefits will be nearly $20 billion in debt by the end of the year. (Image credit: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Biden signs stopgap measure to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline  CNN McCarthy: ‘It’s only failure if you quit’  Reuters House adopts ‘clean’ stopgap funding bill possibly averting shutdown  Fox News Rep. Wild on passing stopgap bill in the House: ‘This was vital

Mr. Bowman, a Democrat, pulled the alarm ahead of a rushed vote on a stopgap funding measure. Two investigations have been opened in the incident.

Bond prices, the Magnificent Seven and emerging markets are under pressure.