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LIVE NOW: House Small Business Committee Hearing on ‘How Tax Hikes Crush the Competitiveness of Small Businesses’

The House Committee on Small Business holds a hearing on Paying Their Fair Share: How Tax Hikes Crush the Competitiveness of Small Business at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 18. …


House Small Business Committee Hearing on ‘How Tax Hikes Crush the Competitiveness of Small Businesses’

The House Committee on Small Business holds a hearing on Paying Their Fair Share: How Tax Hikes Crush the Competitiveness of Small Business at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 18. …


2nd Woman Dies After Crush at London Venue During Asake Show

LONDON—A second person has died after a crush at a London concert venue last week, British police said Monday. Gabrielle Hutchinson, 23, was working as a security guard at the O2 Brixton Academy, where Nigerian singer Asake was due to perform Thursday. Hutchinson was one of eight people hospitalized after being caught in mayhem at…


Woman Injured in London Concert Crowd Crush Dies in Hospital

LONDON—A woman injured in a crush outside a London concert venue has died, police said Saturday. London resident Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, was one of eight people hospitalized after being caught in mayhem outside the O2 Brixton Academy on Thursday night, where Nigerian singer Asake was due to perform. The Metropolitan Police force said she died…


North Korean Hackers Exploited Seoul Halloween Tragedy to Distribute Malware, Google Says

SEOUL—North Korean regime-backed hackers referenced the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul to distribute malware to users in South Korea, Google’s Threat Analysis group said in a report. The malware was embedded in Microsoft Office documents which purported to be a government report on the tragedy that killed more than 150 people after tens of thousands…


South Korea Mourns, Wants Answers After Halloween Crush Kills 153

SEOUL—Shocked family members collected bodies, parents searched for children and a country sought answers on Sunday after at least 153 people were crushed to death when a crowd in South Korea surged in an alleyway during Halloween festivities. President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning and designated Seoul’s popular Itaewon district a disaster…


Indonesia Soccer Group: Some Gates Locked in Deadly Crush

MALANG, Indonesia—Delays in unlocking the gates at an Indonesian soccer stadium after violence broke out at the end of a match contributed to a disaster in which at least 131 people died, the national soccer association said Tuesday. The Football Association of Indonesia said it has permanently banned the chief executive and security coordinator of…


Death Toll Rises to 8 in Cameroon Stadium Crush; 38 Injured

YAOUNDE, Cameroon—Eight people have now died after a stampede outside a game at the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon, as witnesses blamed security officials for errors while news footage showed fans climbing over fences earlier to bypass checks and get into the stadium. Another seven people are in serious condition in the…


At Least 6 Reported Dead in Crush at African Cup Soccer Game

YAOUNDE, Cameroon—At least six people died in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa’s top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, a local government official said, realizing fears over the capacity of the Central African country to stage the continent’s biggest sports event. Naseri Paul Biya, the governor of the central region…