Our hearts are broken. Editor’s Warning: Mention of death and domestic violence. 

Happening in the World: Liam Payne, an English singer and songwriter part of the famous boy band “One Direction,” has died at age 31. Payne died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The exact circumstances of the fall are still unknown. “One Direction” was one of the best-selling boy bands of all time with members Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson and the band had 29 total hits on Billboard’s Hot 100. (NYT) 

Happening in the US: Walgreen, a Deerfield Illinois based company, plans to close 1,200 stores in the next three years. On Tuesday, October 15, the company announced it would close 14% of its US locations and reassign the majority of the workers impacted. This decision comes after Walgreen cut prices in May on 1,300 products in its stores in order to compete with other retailers that were catering to “inflation-weary customers.” Walgreens, like other pharmacy companies, is facing the impact of millions of Americans losing health insurance after the end of the pandemic policy that had mandated coverage throughout the health emergency. (CBS)

Happening in NYC: In Chelsea, Manhattan, a large pigeon sculpture will be unveiled on the High Line this week. The sculpture is hand-painted by Colombian-French artist Iván Argot and is titled “Dinosaur.” The sculpture is an ode to pigeons’ ancient past of being birds descended from dinosaurs. The pigeon sculpture officially opens to the public on October 17 and will be on display for 18 months. (ABC)

Happening in Our Community: On Thursday, October 17, Columbia University will be observing Purple Thursday to raise awareness for the impact of domestic violence and to support the survivors of domestic and relationship violence. All members of the Columbia University community including students and staff, are invited to wear purple in order to participate and bring awareness to the cause. (Columbia University Events)

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