Keith Browner dies.

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David Szalay is awarded the Booker Prize for his novel Flesh.

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Armand Avril dies.

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Alvin Kass dies.

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American molecular biologist James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, dies at the age of 97.

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UPS Airlines Flight 2976 crashes after takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, United States, killing at least 14 people.

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The United States federal government shutdown becomes the longest in U.S. history.

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Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves more than 190 people dead in the Philippines.

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Mexican politician Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, is assassinated during Day of the Dead festivities.

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In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays to win the World Series.

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