| By Derek Caney
A replacement model of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 began smoking inside a U.S. plane, according to the family that owns the smartphone. And we know smoking is prohibited on airplanes. And for a while, so were Note 7's on some airlines because of their propensity to, you know, catch on fire.
Donald Trump on Vladimir Putin: - July 30, 2015: "I think I'd get along very well with Vladimir Putin."
- Dec. 17, 2015: "It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond."
- Sept. 8, 2016: "He's been a leader, far more than our president has been a leader."
- Oct. 5, 2016: "I don't love. I don't hate. We'll see how it works."
Hurricane Matthew slammed into the Bahamas early this morning leaving at least 26 dead behind in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Millions on the southeastern coast of the United States are fleeing their homes, with the 115-mile-an-hour storm expected to strengthen as it makes landfall tonight.
Sounds of the banlieue 
Rapper Ichon shoots a music video at his apartment in Montreuil, France, Aug. 27, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Penney
Around the world - A bomb claimed by Islamic State killed at least 25 people at a Syria-Turkey border crossing. The attack targeted rebels from factions that have been battling the jihadist group with Turkish military support along another stretch of border further to the northeast.
- France is pushing for United Nations backing for a ceasefire in Syria that would allow aid into the city of Aleppo after some of the heaviest bombing of the war. The Syrian military said army commanders scaled bombings in Aleppo to alleviate the humanitarian situation there. It said civilians in rebel-held eastern Aleppo were being used as human shields and a reduced level of bombardment would allow people to leave for safer areas.
- Fighting in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz has forced many hospital staff to leave for safety, further jeopardizing medical care for hundreds of people. Street-to-street gun battles have broken out since Taliban militants slipped past the city's defenses on Monday. Government troops, backed by U.S. Special Forces and air strikes, have repeatedly declared that they are in control of the city, but residents report that heavy fighting has forced many people to flee.
Around the country - The FBI arrested Harold Thomas Martin, a National Security Agency contractor, on charges of stealing highly classified information and is investigating possible links to a recent leak of secret hacking tools used to break into the computers of rivals such as Russia and China. Martin worked for Booz Allen Hamilton, the consulting firm that employed Edward Snowden when he revealed the vast collection of metadata by the NSA in 2013, a U.S. official told Reuters.
Digits of the day 44 That's how many Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said. Although the number of disappearances is relatively small – some 2,200 Afghan troops have received military training in the United States since 2007 – the incidents raise questions about security and screening procedures for the programs. - The 6-year-old boy who was killed at a South Carolina elementary school was laid to rest by mourners dressed as the child's favorite superheroes. Police believe he was gunned down by a 14-year-old boy who killed his own father, then drove to the school and opened fire. A teacher and two other students were injured.
Around Wall Street - Twitter has told potential buyers that it wants to finish negotiations by the time the company reports its earnings on Oct. 27. Binding bids are due in the next two weeks. Salesforce.com is believed to be interested. Recode reported yesterday that Google and Disney are out.
- U.S. government health plans spent more than $1 billion on Mylan's EpiPen allergy treatment between 2011 and 2015, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mylan is under scrutiny for raising prices on the lifesaving EpiPen sixfold in less than a decade, making the devices unaffordable for a growing number of families. Lawmakers and prosecutors are also investigating what impact EpiPen pricing has had on government-funded health programs.
- Wal-Mart is accelerating its investment in e-commerce in a bid to narrow the gap with Amazon.com.
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