PRESS DIGEST- Wall Street Journal - Oct 27

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- The U.S. said it launched strikes Thursday night on two bases in eastern Syria it believed were used by Iranian groups.

- Authorities carried out a massive search for an Army reservist wanted for murder in connection with the U.S.'s deadliest mass shooting this year, which left 18 people dead and 13 injured.

- A U.S. federal trade agency on Thursday found that Apple violated the patent of a rival tech company, a ruling that could lead to an import ban for certain models of the company's smartwatch.

- FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried previewed a potential defense Thursday when he told a federal judge that he relied on the blessing of lawyers to make business decisions such as deleting communications and making loans to himself.

- Silverstein Properties, best known as the developer of New York City's World Trade Center, has replaced its longtime chief executive with Lisa Silverstein.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)