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The missile attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and several southern Saudi cities threaten to choke off business travel and tourism just as the busy conference and travel season gets under way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The meeting - which marked Flynn's first appearance before the committee since becoming transport secretary in May - was scheduled to get under way at 09:15.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

A representative from the department confirmed to AFP that an investigation was ongoing, and declined to comment while it was under way.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The order was later amended, but he remains protected from identification in the U.K. while separate proceedings are under way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Within a few days, we had an informal online counseling service under way, trying to send kids who seemed to be in serious trouble to sympathetic parents or professionals.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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