Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Queen Latifah, Steven Spielberg, and Missy Elliott among 39 recipients of 2022 and 2023 US National Medals of Arts and Humanities; singer Selena and chef Anthony Bourdain received posthumous awards (More)
> Dick Pope, two-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer, dies at age 77 (More) | Mimi Hines, veteran Broadway actress, singer, and comedian, dies at age 91 (More)
> One Direction's Liam Payne reportedly had "pink cocaine" in his system at the time of his Oct. 16 death (More) | What is pink cocaine? (More)
Science & Technology
> FAA approves regulations permitting electric vertical takeoff vehicles, or eVTOLs, opening the door for an emerging air taxi industry; marks the first new category of aircraft recognized since 1940 (More)
> Oriental hornets have the highest alcohol tolerance in the animal kingdom, new study suggests; insects can consume diets of up to 80% ethanol with no side effects (More)
> Study details how the geometric shapes on dogs' noses begin forming during fetal development; structures help retain moisture and odor chemicals (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.1%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq +0.2%) amid election uncertainty, questions over the Federal Reserve's plan to cut interest rates (More)
> HSBC to divide into four divisions, separating Asian and European markets; Europe's largest lender also names its first female CFO (More) | BlackRock releases two new exchange-traded funds capitalizing on AI boom, one on AI and tech stocks, the other on software and hardware used to power AI (More)
> Walmart to launch same-day prescription delivery program (More) | Denny's to shutter one-tenth of its diners—or 150 restaurants—and reduce operating hours (More) | Buybuy Baby to close all stores, move all operations online by end of year (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Over 20 countries gather at BRICS, Russian President Vladimir Putin's summit for emerging economies seen as counterweight to US-led G-7; participating countries—including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—account for over one-quarter of global economy (More)
> US Justice Department charges Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general and three others in plot to murder Iranian-American journalist (More) | Former NYC mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani (R) ordered to relinquish valuables including NYC apartment in Georgia election case (More)
> Israel says airstrike this month killed presumed successor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah; Hezbollah has not commented (More) | FBI investigates leak on Israel's preparations to retaliate against Iran (More) | See war updates (More)
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