WorldPing
WorldPingABC News
Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead
Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
With no heirs to leave it to, this billionaire is pouring his fortune into a Texas ghost town of about 25 people
WorldPingWhat happened
John Poindexter, the 81-year-old founder of truck-body maker J.B.
Poindexter & Co., wants to turn Shafter, Texas, into a living history museum.
Key facts
- John Poindexter, the 81-year-old founder of truck-body maker J.B.
- Reported by Fortune and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:43:00 UTC.
Why it matters
Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.
What to watch next
- Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
- How rate expectations and index futures respond
- Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved
Coverage timeline
When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.
‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
With no heirs to leave it to, this billionaire is pouring his fortune into a Texas ghost town of about 25 people
Sources
The original report was published by Fortune. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.
Read the full report at FortuneRelated WorldPing coverage
WorldPing
WorldPingThe Guardian
‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash The datacentre revolt spreading across the US has reached the rolling hills of north Devon in an uprising against a planned hyperscale A…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingBBC News
Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
WorldPingVariety
Naomi Watts Talks Menopause – ‘I Was Crying in the Bathroom, Trying to Scratch Off My Estrogen Patch’ – Recalls Being Told She ‘Freaked People Out’ Early in Her Career: ‘Yeah, No Shit. I Was Desperate, Behind on My Rent and Getting Evicted’
Naomi Watts waited a long time to become a star. “It was a grind. That 10 years before I met David, I became so locked up and I felt worthless. My agent pulled me aside and she said: ‘We need to have a heart to heart. Honey, you are too intense.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingNPR
South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week
On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
WorldPingFrance 24
Gunmen kill at least 27 people in separate mass shootings in South Africa
At least 27 people were killed in separate mass shootings in Cape Town and Johannesburg, police said Sunday. No suspects have been arrested in either shooting, and the motives for the attacks remain unknown.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24