Battle of the Nations
Re-enactors protray troops fighting at the Battle of Leipzig, Germany, on the conflagration’s 205th anniversary. The battle, also known as the Battle of the Nations, occurred on Oct. 16–19, 1813, between the coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden against the French army of Napoleon. The battle forced Napoleon to retreat to France, the beginning of his downfall.
remove her from life support on Oct. 1, but her parents obtained a series of court orders blocking the move.
Prep football team plays after teammate’s death
A Wisconsin high school football team opted to go forward with its playoff game hours after the death of a teammate — and honored him with more than a victory.
St. Mary’s Springs Academy of Fond du Lac scored 62 points. That was the jersey number worn by junior Trent Schueffner.
School officials say Schueffner died in a hunting accident Friday, before the team’s first playoff game against Dominican, which scored seven points. Schueffner’s family and teammates requested that the game go on as scheduled. Students were asked to wear green in Schueffner’s honor.
Workers dive deep to unclog sewer pumps
Divers spent two days deep inside a sewer, pulling out huge balls of oily, black wet wipes and baby wipes that had clogged intake pumps.
The Charleston Water System posted pictures of the masses of wipes on its Twitter account. It reminded people that only human waste and toilet tissue should be flushed. The cloth wipes need to be thrown away because they don’t break down in water.
The system had to send in the divers nearly 100 feet into a sewer well after the wipes, congealed by grease and other items sent into the pipes, clogged the suction intake pumps at the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment Center on James Island.
The divers couldn’t smell
in their suits or see in the inky darkness. But as soon as they came back up, they got a bleach bath while still in their suits.
Officials block memorial to Stalin’s victims in city
Moscow authorities have refused permission for an annual commemoration of Stalin-era political repression victims to be held in Lubyanka Square outside the former KGB headquarters, and the event’s organizers have objected to a proposed alternative site.
For the past decade on Oct. 29, the historical and civil rights group Memorial has conducted a 12-hour reading of the names of people shot for political reasons during Stalin’s time. The event has been held at the Solovetsky Stone, a boulder from the islands that held the prison camp that gave rise to the Gulag system.
Tropical Storms Willa, Vicente swirl off Mexico
Two tropical storms are working in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, and one is forecast to become a hurricane and approach the country’s west coast late next week.
Tropical Storm Willa is the 21st named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season. It was about 280 miles southsouthwest of the port city of Manzanillo on Saturday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it was likely to remain well off the coast through Wednesday, when it could approach Mexico’s west-central mainland as a hurricane.
Tropical Storm Vicente formed Friday off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas. Its core was about 135 miles southeast of Salina Cruz, Mexico. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
Rebels kill 2 agents fighting Ebola’s spread
Congo’s health minister called it a “dark day” for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents with the Congolese army who had been assisting health officials.
It appeared to be the first time health workers have been killed by rebels in this outbreak, which is taking place in what has been compared to a war zone. Multiple rebel groups are active in Congo’s far northeast.
The number of confirmed Ebola cases has now reached 200, including 117 deaths.