More than 50 detainees, including Russian citizens, are planning to launch a hunger strike this week to protest what they have described as unbearably harsh conditions at one of the largest U.S. immigration detention centers, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Month: October 2026
Economics Oct 6, 2026Fuel Price Watch — Morning, October 06, 2026: Diesel $6.32, Regular $4.37
Morning update — national averages: regular $4.37, mid-grade $4.88, premium $5.28, diesel $6.32, WTI crude $96.16/bbl — plus what’s actually driving prices and real, cited ways to cut your own fuel costs.
Earth Changes Oct 6, 2026Earth Changes Daily, October 6: Hurricane Rachel, Hurricane Force Wind Warning in PK and M5.0 Quake South of the Fiji Islands
Hurricane Rachel is churning in the eastern Pacific with top winds near 85 mph and a central pressure of 976 millibars, moving west at 8 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
World News Oct 6, 2026Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo, patient has died
NAIROBI, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi.
World News Oct 6, 2026Trump envoy meets Sudanese military chief in Egypt in attempt to end devastating war
An envoy of US President Donald Trump met the head of Sudan’s army over the weekend in Egypt as the US and other intermediaries have sought to end a devastating war that has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Education Oct 6, 2026The Aftermath of the Big Beautiful Bill, Part 4 of 5: Student Loans, Pell Grants and Education
Part 4 of 5: Grad PLUS has ended, new loan caps apply and a new repayment plan has arrived. What the CRS data and peer-reviewed research show, both sides, and what borrowers can do.
Crime & Justice Oct 6, 2026ICE Watch: ACLU condemns ‘deplorable’ conditions at Oklahoma immigration detention center
The American Civil Liberties Union and several other immigrants’ rights advocates sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Thursday condemning “deplorable” conditions inside the Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga.
Health Oct 6, 2026U.S. Monitors Suspected Plague Report in Russia; Diagnosis Not Confirmed
U.S. officials are monitoring reports of a suspected plague case at a Russian anti-plague institute. Russia says the worker had pneumonia of unknown cause; no plague diagnosis has been confirmed.








