Just the Facts
Each top story, read across outlets on the left, center and right, and rewritten with the spin taken out. Every fact links to the reports that state it.
Monday, October 19
Independent MP Helen Haines in critical condition after car strikes her outside her office
Police say a 43-year-old man deliberately struck the Australian lawmaker outside her electorate office, and the prime minister called it a deliberate act.
Written from 8 reports by outlets across the spectrumKenya confirms eighth Ebola case as outbreak reaches an eighth Congo province
Kenya's health director said a patient attendant tested positive, while Congo's health authorities reported the outbreak in North Ubangi province, its eighth.
Written from 3 reports by outlets across the spectrumViolence at French cost-of-living protests leaves police injured and minister's resignation rejected
Nationwide protests over living costs turned into clashes, looting and arson across France, prompting Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez to offer his resignation, which President Emmanuel Macron refused.
Written from 8 reports by outlets across the spectrumBend, Oregon, Mourns Three Children and a Teacher Killed at Silver Rail Elementary
A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, and officials said bystanders who confronted him helped limit the attack.
Written from 8 reports by outlets across the spectrumTrump says Russia sanctions suspension is meant to keep peace talks going
Trump said his decision to suspend several sanctions on Russia is meant to keep Moscow at the negotiating table, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised the move.
Written from 8 reports by outlets across the spectrum
