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Many died of dehydration after their vehicles broke down in the Sahara desert in Niger. Nearly all of the 87 people were women and children. The vehicles were trying to get to Algeria. Many of the bodies were severely decomposed and appeared to have been partially eaten by animals. It appears they were trying to reach Algeria in hopes of finding a better life for themselves because of the extreme poverty and economic hardships in Niger.
In Other News • Facebook shares soared 15% Wednesday on blowout quarterly results -- but the stock lost steam after the company admitted young teens are losing interest in the site. "We did see a decrease in [teenage] daily users [during the quarter], especially younger teens," Facebook chief financial officer David Ebersman said Wednesday, during the company's third-quarter earnings conference call with analysts. He said Facebook usage among overall U.S. teens was "stable," however. Previously, Facebook had defended itself against multiple recent studies and articles proposing that teens don't find Facebook cool anymore. Last quarter, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it "just isn't true" that the company has a problem with the teen market. Facebook's mobile business came in very strong though. Mobile ads now account for 49% of all Facebook ad revenue. • The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, at Fenway Park to win Game 6 and capture the 2013 World Series. • Investigators have shut down a newly-completed, "highly sophisticated" drug tunnel running under the border between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. Like a 600-yard tunnel discovered along the border in November 2010, this tunnel had lighting and a rail system. Drug cartels on the border have become so powerful and sophisticated in recent years that many Mexican communities and areas along the border are patches of uncontrollable violence. • The New York City Council voted on Wednesday night to approve an anti-tobacco law that will raise the tobacco-purchasing age from 18 to 21.
