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the fact that it was near Clemson has nothing to do with the event.
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;Disasters and accidents
* [[2018 Yilan train derailment]]
** At least 18 people are killed and 187 are injured after a train derails in [[Yilan County, Taiwan]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45932991 (BBC)]
*At least 30 people are injured after a floor collapses at an apartment in [[South Carolina]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/clemson-university-party-floor-collapses-30-injured-today-2018-10-21/ (CBS News)]
*[[2018 Pacific hurricane season]]
**[[Hurricane Willa]] strengthens to a category 4 hurricane off the [[Pacific Coast of Mexico]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hurricane-willa-pacific-coast-of-mexico-latest-track-path-weather-forecast-today-live-updates-2018-10-21/ (CBS News)]
*[[List of earthquakes in Canada|Earthquakes in Canada]], [[List of earthquakes in 2018|Earthquakes in 2018]]
**Three large earthquakes measuring between magnitude 6.5 and magnitude 6.8 strike near [[Vancouver Island]]. No tsunami warning is issued. [https://globalnews.ca/news/4580148/earthquake-vancouver-island-port-alice/ (Global News)] [http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/oct/22/series-of-strong-earthquakes-strikes-off-vancouver/ (Spokesman)]
*Following the failure of [[Soyuz MS-10]], the Russian-supplied [[Soyuz MS-11]] for crew transport to the [[ISS]] is now rescheduled to occur on December 3, earlier than initially planned. [https://www.interfax.ru/russia/634329 (Interfax)]

;International relations
*[[Israel–Jordan relations]]
**[[Abdullah II of Jordan|King Abdullah II]] announces [[Jordan]] will reclaim two small plots of farmland territory leased to [[Israel]] under their [[Israel–Jordan peace treaty| 1994 peace treaty]].[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jordan-israel-peace-treaty/jordan-tells-israel-it-wont-renew-lease-over-territory-under-peace-treaty-idUSKCN1MV0JF (Reuters)]
;Law and crime
*Six people are wounded at a street gang-related shooting near [[TIAA Bank Field]] before an [[National Football League|NFL]] game, in which the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] hosted the [[Houston Texans]]. [https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jacksonville-florida-shooting-6-wounded-near-stadium-appears-gang-related/amp/ (Chicago Suntimes)] [https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2018-10-21/official-6-shot-near-florida-stadium-appears-gang-related (US News)]
*A [[NATO]] spokesperson confirms Brigadier General Jeffrey D. Smiley as the American wounded by gunfire three days earlier during the attack in which [[Abdul Raziq Achakzai]] was assassinated.[https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/us-general-wounded-kandahar-attack/story?id=58650537 (ABC News)]
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