Riders became stuck on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags.

The headline does not identify which Six Flags location was involved.

It gives no details about how many riders were on the ride.

It does not say how long they were stuck.

Elon Musk has given at least $276 million to Republican groups since July for the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

His known political giving for the election cycle, which began in January 2025, is about $366 million.

The largest share, $158 million, went to a group backing Republican Senate candidates, while $20 million went to a group supporting House Republicans and $76 million to Musk’s America PAC.

America PAC is working to turn out voters in competitive races, and other donations support Republican candidates and organizations.

Hezbollah has announced housing aid for families in Lebanon whose homes were destroyed or made uninhabitable during the war with Israel.

The group says eligible families in Beirut and its southern suburbs will receive up to $14,000, while families elsewhere will receive up to $12,000.

The payments include money for furniture and rent; Hezbollah says they will be made in four instalments over a year.

Aid is limited to people whose damaged home was their main residence and who do not own a second home.

Bumble, a dating app company based in Texas, is reportedly in advanced talks to be bought by technology holding company Ithaca for around $1bn.

A deal could be announced as early as this week, according to the report.

Bumble shares rose almost 50% on Monday after the news, giving the company a market value of more than $580m.

That is still far below its value of more than $14bn after it listed on the Nasdaq in 2021.

Apple has introduced the HomePod Mini 2, its first small-speaker update since 2020.

The speaker has a new S10 chip, and Apple says a future software update will bring its latest Siri AI features.

With a compatible iPhone or iPad, Siri can use personal information to help with tasks such as finding a message or adding ingredients to a shopping list.

The speaker also adds Sound Glow, which matches its lights to album art, and can work as a Mac’s default speaker.

Prince William played cricket on The Mall outside Buckingham Palace in London on Oct.

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He was joined by current and former international players, including Sourav Ganguly, Brian Lara and Joe Root.

The informal game promoted William’s Earthshot Prize, which honours efforts to develop solutions to environmental problems.

Carmelo Hayes returned on WWE Raw on October 12, ending an absence from television that began in August.

He joined 946 during its fight with The Bloodline, which includes Solo Sikoa and Jimmy and Jey Uso.

The main event began as a match between the groups but turned into a brawl around the arena in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Hayes struck Sikoa with a crowbar just as Sikoa appeared ready to finish Royce Keys.

The DEA has proposed emergency restrictions on four kratom-linked substances found in some concentrated products.

The proposal would place the substances in Schedule I, the federal category for drugs considered to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use in the United States.

Kratom comes from a tree native to Southeast Asia and is sold in the United States in products such as powders, capsules and liquids.

It is marketed for pain relief and other uses, but as an herbal supplement it does not face the same safety testing rules as prescription medicines.