The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

QUICK HITS

- From wire reports

1 Cattle deaths: Florida officials are investigat­ing an increase in cattle deaths across the state, with investigat­ors focusing on one particular brand of feed. Stores in Florida and southeast Georgia are voluntaril­y removing from shelves Producer’s Pride 20% All Natural Cattle Cube, manufactur­ed by Purina Animal Nutrition.

2 Hotel attacked: An upscale hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, came under attack on Tuesday, with a blast and heavy gunfire. Police called it the latest terror attack in a country that has seen several deadly attacks during recent years. The al-Shabab extremist group based in neighborin­g Somalia claimed responsibi­lity and said its members were still fighting inside.

3 SEC hacking: Two Ukrainian men have been charged with hacking into computers of the Securities and Exchange Commission to steal quarterly and annual reports of publicly traded companies before their public release. An indictment released Tuesday alleges Artem Radchenko and Oleksandr Ieremenko sold the informatio­n and used it to make stock trades in 2016 and 2017. Both men are fugitives.

4 Inmates return: Three months after Hurricane Michael devastated a large swath of Florida’s Panhandle, inmates and staff members are returning to the Bay County Correction­al and Rehabilita­tion Facility. The storm pulled off most of the roof, and left the facility without water, sewer and phone service.

5 $300 million gift: Facebook announced it will commit $300 million to journalism projects to help local outlets strengthen their newsgather­ing operations and build their readership and subscripti­on models. Facebook’s financial commitment comes a year after Google pledged the same dollar amount.

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