Missile shot down over Riyadh, B.C. Conservatives win, Brewers lead World Series
Saudi Arabia's coalition says it downed a Houthi missile aimed at Riyadh as the airport reopened, British Columbia's Conservatives won a majority, Obama and Trump held dueling midterm rallies, Audi plans a $4.2 billion Georgia plant, and the Brewers lead the World Series 2-0.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh and downed two drones in the capital area early Sunday. An AFP journalist heard three explosions, and residents received alerts about a "hostile aerial threat" telling them to stay in a safe place. Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport said flights would resume Sunday after a two-week closure caused by Houthi strikes; flight tracking showed a plane departing early Sunday. Saudi civil defence said falling debris was reported in the Mecca and Medina regions after two Houthi missiles were intercepted Saturday.
The Saudi-led coalition saysIt intercepted a ballistic missile "launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh" and downed two drones; Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi called the attacks "heinous."
The Houthis sayMilitary spokesman Yahya Saree called Riyadh's airport "unsafe" and a "military target"; the Houthis call Saudi claims that they targeted Mecca and Medina a "huge lie" and say they targeted airports, oil infrastructure and an airbase.
The British Columbia Conservatives, led by interim leader Lorne Doerkson, won a majority government in Saturday's snap provincial election, according to projections by The Canadian Press and CTV News. The result ends almost a decade of New Democrat rule under John Horgan and David Eby. Eby conceded and resigned as NDP leader, saying "I accept full responsibility." The election was called on Sept. 22.
Former President Barack Obama campaigned Saturday in Cleveland for Ohio Democrats Sherrod Brown (Senate) and Amy Acton (governor) and in Detroit for Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. President Trump held a rally the same evening in Perry, Georgia, backing Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins and governor candidate Rick Jackson. Election Day is Nov. 3.
Obama and Democrats sayObama urged voters to say "enough is enough" "after two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence," and said of Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's ad attacking Acton that "there is no line he will not cross, no low he will not sink to."
Trump and Republicans sayTrump defended the Ramaswamy ad, saying "I don't think you can get a better reference on that," and said at his Georgia rally that Obama's Michigan event was empty ("the place was empty"). Ramaswamy has called the ad "fair game"; Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and other Ohio Republican leaders called for it to be taken down.
President Trump announced at a Saturday rally in Perry, Georgia, that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in a plant near Macon, Georgia, the German automaker's first U.S. factory. Audi said in a release that the plant will create about 4,500 jobs, with construction beginning next year and production in the early 2030s. Audi CEO Gernot Döllner joined Trump on stage and called it a long-term investment.
The Milwaukee Brewers erased a 4-0 first-inning deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in Game 2 of the World Series in Milwaukee and lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Sal Frelick tied the game with a solo home run in the sixth, and rookie Cooper Pratt drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the seventh. Game 3 is Monday in St. Petersburg, Florida.
