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At least two people have been slain and at least 17 are injured after a three-story building in New York City collapsed Wednesday, Nov. 11 city officials said. 

At least seven children are among the victims.

Seaech for survivora continue as rescue workers don’t know how many people may be still be trapped.

The building collapsed around 4 p.m. in the central Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush. 

Firefighters were seen pulling people from the debris, placing them on stretchers and carrying them up ladders to remove them from the site.

Investigators are looking into what caused the building to collapse into an adjacent construction site, trapping people in both. 

New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore told reporters that multiple occupants inside the residential property and workers at the neighbouring construction site were trapped beneath rubble following the collapse.

"We have 19 patients. Sadly, we have two that are deceased, four that are critical, 12 that are stable, and we also have one firefighter with minor injuries. Of those 19, seven are children," Bonsignore stated.

The city's Department of Buildings said its inspectors were on the scene "assisting with recovery operations and conducting structural stability inspections of nearby buildings."

Manchester United have sacked head coach Michael Carrick, with former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino reportedly lined up as his replacement.

Carrick departs less than six months after signing a two-year contract having overseen the club’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season, with United in the relegation zone after picking up one win in 10 matches.

“Manchester United can confirm that Michael Carrick has departed his role as men’s first-team head coach, the Old Trafford club said in a statement.

“Michael rejoined the club in January and guided the team to a third-placed Premier League finish by winning 12 out of the remaining 17 games of the 2025/26 season, accumulating the highest points tally in the league during that period.

“After a disappointing start to the season, the club has come to the extremely difficult conclusion that a change is necessary in order to achieve our ambitions.

“Michael is, and always will be, a Manchester United legend. Just as he did as a player, he has conducted himself with the highest standards of dedication and professionalism throughout his time back with the club. His leadership and achievements last season will always be fondly remembered.

United, who have an agreement in place with USA head coach Pochettino, say they intend to appoint a permanent successor “as quickly as possible”.

An 18-year-old girl, Amina Suleiman has escaped from her community in the Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State after her parents attempted to give her hand in marriage to a notorious bandit leader identified as Babaye.

Babaye had threatened to attack the Mai-zare community if Amina’s family turned down his request for her hand in marriage, forcing them to accept her bride price and fix a date for the wedding.

Meanwhile, a few days before the wedding, Amina escaped to Danmusa town, where she was spotted by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), who took her to safety and later transferred her to their Zonal Office in Funtua.

Narrating her ordeal, Amina said her parents had approached her with the marriage proposal from the bandit leader, which she turned down.

“He approached my parents and asked for my hand in marriage, and they accepted his request out of fear. But how can I agree to marry him when he is a bandit? Everyone in the area knows him as a bandit leader. I cannot imagine myself becoming the wife of a known criminal,” she said.

Narrating how the incident unfolded, the Funtua Zonal Commander of the Civilian JTF, Abba Sarki, said the bandit leader had threatened to burn down the community if Amina’s family turned down his request for her hand in marriage.

She disclosed this in her upcoming documentary tagged Ifeoluwa.

The Enugu State Police Command has launched investigation into the sudden and unnatural deaths of four persons reportedly identified as students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), who took ill during an alleged academic sign-out celebration at Hilltop Hostel, Nsukka, on November 11, 2026.

A statement from the command says the victims, comprising two males and two females, reportedly took ill after allegedly consuming alcoholic beverages at the gathering.

Ndukwe said six other students were also rushed to the hospital for treatment, while the four victims were confirmed dead on arrival.

He mentioned that the alcoholic beverages were recovered from the scene, and the remains of the deceased have been deposited in a mortuary for autopsy.

He further stated that the command is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident to establish the cause of the deaths.