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Zacharia exit now under five days; Meta-Lula report and Busan shark
The new press secretary's debut drew a flurry of criticism over her credentials and preparedness; a shark in a Busan canal has now lasted longer in place.
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- First reported by BBC: “Katie Zacharia leaving White House role less than five days into job”, with reporting from Reuters and Mongabay.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 5:19 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Lula, Brazil, Busan, Katie Zacharia, Meta, White House.
- BBN covered this story before: Zacharia Appears to Confirm White House Exit (October 16).
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Washington this morning, Katie Zacharia is leaving as White House press secretary less than five days into the job, after her public debut drew a flurry of criticism over her credentials and preparedness, the BBC reports.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFive days is a limited-run series. Nobody even finished the pilot.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorElsewhere, Folha reports that Meta employees said accounts belonging to Brazil's president, Lula, were hindered during the election there.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAl Jazeera carries the same account, and we have no word from the company in the data.
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The story so far
- Zacharia confirms she did not pass bar exam · The Hill
- Hannity takes Zacharia to task over legal credentials · The Hill
- Latest poll shows Bolsonaro maintaining edge over Lula in Brazil… · Al Jazeera
- Lula backs age 16 for heinous crimes as Brazil run-off tightens · The Guardian
- Leaked Meta messages say Lula's accounts were hindered in Brazil vote · Al Jazeera
- Zacharia Appears to Confirm White House Exit · Newsmax
- Zacharia exit now under five days; Meta-Lula report and Busan shark (this story)
- Brazil: Amazon deforestation lowest in nearly 40 years · DW.com
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