Tuesday, November 5

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Abdi Nageeye becomes first runner from the Netherlands to win men's New York City Marathon; Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui wins women's title (More)

> UK prosecutors investigating comedian Russell Brand on possible sexual assault charges (More) | "Venom: The Last Dance" hauls in $317M at global box office (More)

> Alan Rachins, Emmy-nominated actor known for starring role on "LA Law," dies at age 82 (More) | "Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek reveals colorectal cancer diagnosis (More)


Science & Technology
>  Researchers develop technique similar to large language models—the approach used to train chatbots like ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude—to teach robots new skills (More)

> Utah's Pando tree is between 16,000 and 80,000 years old, making it one of the oldest organisms on Earth, genetic analysis shows (More) | The single plant consists of nearly 50,000 tree-like stems spread across 106 acres (More)

> Chemists make molecules previously thought to be too unstable to exist; chemicals feature a double carbon bond in a location that breaks a century-old rule, may lead to development of new drug compounds (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +0.8%) (More) | Nvidia to replace rival chipmaker Intel in Dow Jones Industrial Average Nov. 8; paint maker Sherwin-Williams to replace chemicals company Dow Inc. (More)

> Striking Boeing workers to vote on latest contract today to potentially end seven-week strike; latest offer from Boeing includes increasing wages 38% over four years (More) | TGI Fridays files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; the fast-casual restaurant chain's locations will remain open amid restructuring (More) | 1440 Business & Finance: This week we'll take a deep dive into how bankruptcy works (Sign up here)

> IRS raises limits for 401(k) and other retirement plans, increases catch-up contributions for 60- to 63-year-olds in 2025 (More) | Learn about 401(k) plans (More, w/video)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah naval leader (More) | Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria in recent months, seized a Syrian citizen who they believe is tied to Iranian network targeting Israel (More) | See Middle East updates (More)

> UK Conservative Party elects Kemi Badenoch as its leader; Badenoch becomes the first Black woman to head Britain's oldest party (More)

> At least 200 Bolivian soldiers reportedly taken hostage by armed supporters of Bolivia's former President Evo Morales amid ongoing abuse investigations into Morales (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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