BREAKING NEWS: 11/5/18

New York's Department of Environmental Protection announced that a skin-eating fungus is wiping out the state's bat population.

A spokesman added, however, that Hillary Clinton remains in good health.

In other animal news, a Mandarin duck, found only in East Asia, has been spotted in Central Park's Turtle Pond.

In response, President Trump tweeted, "Another illegal immigrant crossing our borders!"

In Baltimore, two people were killed when a wall collapsed at an Amazon distribution center.

The bodies will be shipped to the funeral homes in approximately 5 to 7 days.

In Arkansas, a local chapter of the NAACP raised concerns when, on Halloween, a bar awarded first prize to a man dressed as a Ku Klux Klan member.

Several bar patrons objected as well, reminding the manager that this was how they normally dressed.

Raymond deKozan, the engineer-turned-businessman who invented New York's transit system's MetroCard, has died at age 74.

Due to train traffic up ahead, mourners are advised to take the 4,5, or 6 train to attend another funeral.

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