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Morning Wide: Today's Major News (October 30, 2026) 1. Gyeonggi Bus Labor and Management Reach Dramatic Agreement..Normal Operations to Begin From First Buses The labor union for buses in the Gyeonggi region, which had threatened a strike starting from the first buses this morning , reached a last-minute agreement with management just before the strike. SBS Oct 30, 2026 6:06 AM

Gyeonggi Bus Labor and Management Reach Dramatic Wage Agreement; Strike Canceled, Buses Run Normally As a result, the labor union withdrew its scheduled general strike, avoiding the anticipated traffic chaos during the metropolitan morning commute. SBS Oct 30, 2026 4:47 AM

Gyeonggi Province Bus Labor and Management Reach Wage Deal, Normal Service Resumes From First Trains As both sides found common ground just hours before the first buses were scheduled to run, a feared traffic chaos during the metropolitan commute was averted. SBS Oct 30, 2026 3:36 AM

Followed into Pantry and Stabbed After Being Told He Smelled Like Cigarettes We reported the day before yesterday that a railway station employee in his 30s was arrested by police for wielding a weapon against a female colleague at a subway station. SBS Oct 30, 2026 1:48 AM

"I Greet Her Every Day in Her Empty Room": The Bereaved Left Behind This year marks the first time we commemorate a total of 162 victims, including those who took their own lives after suffering psychological distress following the disaster. SBS Oct 30, 2026 1:41 AM

Stabbed After Cigarette Smell Complaint... Outrage Over Lack of Supervision for 'High-Risk Individual' Here are the latest details we have gathered regarding the stabbing incident that occurred yesterday at Wondang Station. SBS Oct 30, 2026 1:38 AM

Gyeonggi Bus Labor and Management Extend Last-Minute Negotiations Until 3 AM Tomorrow According to the Gyeonggi Province Automobile Labor Union under the Federation of Korean Trade Unions and other sources, labor and management agreed to extend the final mediation deadline of the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission—originally set to expire at midnight on October 29—by three hours until 3:00 AM today at the request of management. SBS Oct 30, 2026 1:33 AM

Daughter's Time Stopped at 25... "I Greet Her Every Day in an Empty Room" Four years ago, the victims numbered 158. Since then, a total of four more people have passed away, including two firefighters who reported psychological distress. SBS Oct 30, 2026 1:21 AM

All 2.47 Million Ballots Removed… Additional Verification to Follow Following the ballot paper shortage incident during the June 3 local elections, all 2.47 million ballots stored at the Handball Gymnasium in Seoul Olympic Park have been removed following an on-site verification by the special counsel. SBS Oct 30, 2026 12:43 AM

Special Counsel Seeks Death Penalty for Former President Yoon in Appeal The special counsel has demanded the death penalty in the appellate trial for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial on charges of being the ringleader of an insurrection. SBS Oct 30, 2026 12:40 AM