Manhattan

• Kansas State University President Richard Linton announced he is leaving Manhattan to become the next president of Virginia Tech University. →
• The Manhattan City Commission reviewed proposed daily fees of up to $150 for private contractors occupying public traffic lanes. →
• The Manhattan City Commission debated whether stop-work orders or municipal court citations would best enforce lane closure rules. →
• The Manhattan Street and Fleet Division will leave QR-code door hangers at homes when snowplows damage yards or mailboxes. →
• Manhattan Sunset Zoo will host its annual Boo at the Zoo trick-or-treat event October 23-25 with sensory-friendly hours on Friday. →
• Riley County Police Department Reports 5 Arrests Oct. 13 →
• Expect patchy morning fog followed by breezy, cloudy skies with a good chance of showers and a high of 60°F today.

🌾 Kansas

• Kansas sued OpenAI on Oct. 14, joining seven other states in alleging ChatGPT deceived parents and endangered children, including a Kansas teen who died by suicide. →

• The Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority pitched a data center project on 30 to 40 acres at Forbes Field, prompting city council questions over the undisclosed developer. →

• Greeneye Technology, an Israeli ag-tech firm, will open its North American headquarters in Salina to support AI-powered weed-targeting systems. →

• Kansas officials published the final boundaries for the Chiefs' STAR bond tax district, spanning six cities in Wyandotte and Johnson counties to help finance a $3 billion stadium. →

• KDOT plans to partially reopen Interstate 70 through downtown Topeka on Oct. 16, about two months ahead of schedule, following the Polk-Quincy Viaduct project closure. →

🇺🇸 US

• Consumer prices rose 3.7% year-over-year in September, up from 3.4% in August, as gasoline prices jumped 9.1% and a Singapore-registered tanker sank near the Strait of Hormuz, the BLS reported Oct. 14. →

• Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Russia's Ryazan region early Oct. 15, resuming attacks after a brief pause as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would continue hitting Russian refineries despite a U.S.-backed energy ceasefire push. →

• Satellite internet restrictions imposed without warning on Oct. 14 disrupted Ukrainian military operations involving drones, aircraft and helicopters, with officials saying service was partly restored by early Oct. 15. →

• GlobalFoundries announced Oct. 14 it plans to build two semiconductor factories in Malta, New York, using up to $21 billion in Japanese financing, with the U.S. government set to receive company shares worth more than $2 billion. →

• Supreme Court heard oral arguments Oct. 14 in Salazar v. Paramount Global, weighing whether a free newsletter subscriber qualifies as a protected "consumer" under the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act after Paramount's 247Sports site allegedly shared his video-viewing data via Meta's tracking pixel. →

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October 15, 1970: RICO Act Passed, Heralding Decline of the Mob

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act dramatically increased penalties for crimes committed as part of organized criminal enterprises. It empowered prosecutors to target entire crime networks, helping to weaken the influence of the American Mafia and other organized crime groups.

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