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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Netflix adds 5 million subscribers in Q3, bringing its total global subscriber base to 283 million (More) | Universal Orlando's fourth theme park, Epic Universe, to open May 2025 (More)

> Mitzi Gaynor, actress and singer best known for starring role in "South Pacific" film, dies at age 93 (More)

> Stage musical adaptation of "Dirty Dancing" set for late 2025 Broadway opening (More) | Famed music festival the Warped Tour returning to three cities in 2025 after a five-year hiatus (More)


Science & Technology
> Astronomers detect 13-billion-year-old quasars—extremely bright galactic cores powered by supermassive black holes—floating in relatively empty space; discovery challenges current theory about quasar formation (More)

> AI-powered model reveals how sperm cells stick to eggs across a range of vertebrate species; findings may help develop new fertility treatments in humans (More)

> Researchers develop "smart" insulin, which can turn itself on or off in response to varying blood sugar levels; therapy may eventually replace injections for diabetics (More) | Type 1 vs Type 2 diabetes (More, w/video)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.0%); Nvidia shares close at new record (More) | TSMC shares close up 10% after chipmaker reports strong Q3 earnings (More, free w/email) | Lucid shares close down 18% after EV maker announces public stock offering to raise $1.67B (More)

> European Central Bank cuts interest rates for the third time in four months, lowering key rate by a quarter point to 3.25%; inflation rate in September slowed to 1.7%, falling below the 2% annual target for first time in three years (More)

> FBI arrest Alabama man in connection to January hacking of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's X account and a fake post that led to a spike in the value of Bitcoin (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Independent panel investigating July assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump recommends Secret Service to undergo overhaul in findings released yesterday (More) | Read the report (More)

> Grand jury indicts father, son for September mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, which killed four people (More) | Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880M to settle sex abuse claims; settlement is the largest single payout by an archdiocese (More)

> Biden administration forgives $4.5B in federal student debt for 60,000 public service workers under fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (More)

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