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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Libyan Civil War (2014–present)]]; [[Terrorism in Egypt]]
**A [[Libyan National Army]] operation in [[Derna, Libya|Derna]] results in the capturing of [[Hesham Ashmawy]], one of Egypt's most wanted militants. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45789449 (BBC)]
;Business and economy
*[[Google]] announces that it is shutting down its [[Google+]] network for consumers after seven years due to "very low usage" and a software error, first reported by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', that potentially exposed the data of 500,000 users. Google+ will fully shut down in August 2019. [https://news.sky.com/story/plug-pulled-on-social-network-google-after-users-data-left-exposed-11521546 (Sky News)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Haiti earthquake]]
** The death toll of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck [[Haiti]] rises to 15. At least 333 others are injured. [https://punchng.com/haiti-quake-death-toll-rises-to-15/ (The Punch)]
*[[2018 Atlantic hurricane season]]
**A hurricane watch is issued for the [[Florida Panhandle]] as [[Hurricane Michael]] begins moving toward the [[Yucatán Channel|Yucatan Channel]]. [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/10/08/Tropical-Storm-Michael-grows-to-near-hurricane-strength/9191538932122/ (Upi)]
**Tropical Storm Michael becomes [[Hurricane Michael]] and is upgraded to a category 1 storm. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tropical-storm-michael-upgraded-category-1-hurricane-n917766 (NBC News)]
;Law and crime
*[[Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal]]
**Investigative website [[Bellingcat]] identifies the second suspect involved in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal as Alexander Mishkin, a doctor who works for the [[Main Intelligence Directorate]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/08/website-names-second-suspect-in-skripal-poisoning-case (''The Guardian'')]
*[[Death of Fernando Albán]], [[Caracas drone attack]]
**The [[Justice First]] politician Fernando Albán, who was arrested on Friday related to an alleged assassination attempt in August, dies whilst in custody of the Venezuelan intelligence service. The state reports his death as suicide, which is disputed by all other reports. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/09/fernando-alban-death-venezuela-opposition-politician-custody (The Guardian)]
;Science and technology
*[[Moons of Jupiter]], [[Colonization of Europa]]
**New research suggests [[Europa (moon)|Europa]], a moon of [[Jupiter]], may be covered in tall, jagged ice spikes, presenting a problem for any potential landing on its surface. [https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/8/17948510/jupiter-moon-europa-nasa-clipper-lander-penitentes (The Verge)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/10/08/jagged-ice-spikes-cover-jupiters-moon-europa-study-suggests/?utm_term=.d51e1ab37dba (Washington Post)]
;Sports
*[[2018 NFL season]]
**[[New Orleans Saints]] quarterback [[Drew Brees]] becomes the [[National Football League|NFL]]’s career leader in passing yardage, surpassing [[Peyton Manning]]. [https://www.foxnews.com/sports/drew-brees-sets-all-time-nfl-passing-yards-record-passing-peyton-manning (Fox News)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/10/09/drew-brees-breaks-peyton-mannings-nfl-record-passing-yards/?noredirect=on (''The Washington Post'')]
*[[2018 Major League Baseball season]]
**[[Boston Red Sox]] player [[Brock Holt]] becomes the first player in [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] history to [[Hitting for the cycle|hit for the cycle]] during a [[Major League Baseball postseason|postseason]] game. [http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24935491/brock-holt-first-hit-cycle-mlb-postseason-red-sox-rout-yankees (ESPN)] [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2799849-brock-holt-hits-1st-ever-postseason-cycle-in-red-soxs-blowout-win-vs-yankees (Bleacher Report)]
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Libyan Civil War (2014–present)]]; [[Terrorism in Egypt]]
**A [[Libyan National Army]] operation in [[Derna, Libya|Derna]] results in the capturing of [[Hesham Ashmawy]], one of Egypt's most wanted militants. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45789449 (BBC)]
;Business and economy
*[[Google]] announces that it is shutting down its [[Google+]] network for consumers after seven years due to "very low usage" and a software error, first reported by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', that potentially exposed the data of 500,000 users. Google+ will fully shut down in August 2019. [https://news.sky.com/story/plug-pulled-on-social-network-google-after-users-data-left-exposed-11521546 (Sky News)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Haiti earthquake]]
** The death toll of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck [[Haiti]] rises to 15. At least 333 others are injured. [https://punchng.com/haiti-quake-death-toll-rises-to-15/ (The Punch)]
*[[2018 Atlantic hurricane season]]
**A hurricane watch is issued for the [[Florida Panhandle]] as [[Hurricane Michael]] begins moving toward the [[Yucatán Channel|Yucatan Channel]]. [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/10/08/Tropical-Storm-Michael-grows-to-near-hurricane-strength/9191538932122/ (Upi)]
**Tropical Storm Michael becomes [[Hurricane Michael]] and is upgraded to a category 1 storm. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tropical-storm-michael-upgraded-category-1-hurricane-n917766 (NBC News)]
;Law and crime
*[[Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal]]
**Investigative website [[Bellingcat]] identifies the second suspect involved in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal as Alexander Mishkin, a doctor who works for the [[Main Intelligence Directorate]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/08/website-names-second-suspect-in-skripal-poisoning-case (''The Guardian'')]
*[[Death of Fernando Albán]], [[Caracas drone attack]]
**The [[Justice First]] politician Fernando Albán, who was arrested on Friday related to an alleged assassination attempt in August, dies whilst in custody of the Venezuelan intelligence service. The state reports his death as suicide, which is disputed by all other reports. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/09/fernando-alban-death-venezuela-opposition-politician-custody (The Guardian)]
;Science and technology
*[[Moons of Jupiter]], [[Colonization of Europa]]
**New research suggests [[Europa (moon)|Europa]], a moon of [[Jupiter]], may be covered in tall, jagged ice spikes, presenting a problem for any potential landing on its surface. [https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/8/17948510/jupiter-moon-europa-nasa-clipper-lander-penitentes (The Verge)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/10/08/jagged-ice-spikes-cover-jupiters-moon-europa-study-suggests/?utm_term=.d51e1ab37dba (Washington Post)]
;Sports
*[[2018 NFL season]]
**[[New Orleans Saints]] quarterback [[Drew Brees]] becomes the [[National Football League|NFL]]’s career leader in passing yardage, surpassing [[Peyton Manning]]. [https://www.foxnews.com/sports/drew-brees-sets-all-time-nfl-passing-yards-record-passing-peyton-manning (Fox News)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/10/09/drew-brees-breaks-peyton-mannings-nfl-record-passing-yards/?noredirect=on (''The Washington Post'')]
*[[2018 Major League Baseball season]]
**[[Boston Red Sox]] player [[Brock Holt]] becomes the first player in [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] history to [[Hitting for the cycle|hit for the cycle]] during a [[Major League Baseball postseason|postseason]] game. [http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24935491/brock-holt-first-hit-cycle-mlb-postseason-red-sox-rout-yankees (ESPN)] [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2799849-brock-holt-hits-1st-ever-postseason-cycle-in-red-soxs-blowout-win-vs-yankees (Bleacher Report)]
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