CNA #9
Headline: Thieves posing as charity workers steal from diners at restaurants, coffee shops in major city
Source: Fox News
Publication Date: October 23, 2026
Who: Chicago theives
What: Disguising themselves as charity workers and stealing items from restaurants.
When: Oct. 7 — Oct. 18
Where: Chicago
What makes this news: There were at least eight seperate instances that were connected in the way the theives stole.
This source is credible because Fox News interviewed one of the workers at a restaurant where things were stolen.
Summary: Chicago theives steal from restaurants, diners and coffee shops, posing as charity workers. Eight different stores were targeted over a ten day span.
Headline: Guardians’ Clase, Ortiz described as ‘cheaters’ at pitch-rigging trial
Source: ESPN
Publication Date: November 4, 2026
Who: Emmaneul Clase and Luis Ortiz
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What: Charged in a betting scandal
Where: They are MLB pitchers in Cleavland, but the case is in New York
When: November 4, 2026
What makes this news: Sports betting is becoming increasingly popular, and these players were specifically betting on themselves.
This source is credible because it uses quotes from the jury and attornies present at the court in Brooklyn, NY.
Sumary: MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz appeard in a Brooklyn court today for trial regarding sports betting on themselves. Prosecutors say that Clase started providing information to bettors in 2023 regarding his pitches, and Ortiz in 2025.
Headline: Over 25,000 children’s swing recalled: CPSC reports | ABC27
Source: ABC 27
Publication Date: October 29, 2026
Who: Harkla Sensory Swings
What: 25,000 have been recalled
Where: Online shopping and in store
When: Between March 2020 and December 2025
What makes this news: There have been 29 reports of the swings breaking, including 14 injuries.
This source is credible because it got its information from the U.S. Consumer Product Saftey Commission.
Sumary: Over 25,000 Harkla Sensory Swings have been recalled after there have been numeroius instances of the swing’s attatchment brreaking off. This has caused 29 compliants and 14 different injuries.
