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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Twenty-five finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards announced; winners in each of the five categories will be announced Nov. 19 (More)

> Thirty original paintings by TV host Bob Ross to be auctioned off to raise funds for public television stations (More) | Ross' landscape paintings had been notoriously difficult to find on the open market (Watch)

> WNBA Finals continue tonight (8 pm ET, ESPN) with the Las Vegas Aces taking on the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 (More) | ... and MLB Division Series continues; see latest schedule and bracket (More)


Science & Technology
> Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to trio of US-based scientists for 1980s quantum mechanics discoveries that laid the groundwork for digital communications and advanced computing (More) | Nobel Prize in Chemistry to be announced this morning at 5:45 am ET (More)

> Engineers develop 3D-printed aluminum alloy five times stronger than traditionally manufactured aluminum, potentially enabling lighter aircraft parts; machine learning accelerated search for optimal compositions (More)

> Chinese chipmakers bought nearly $40B in chipmaking gear from the US and its allies last year—66% jump from 2022—despite US efforts to restrict access (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq -0.7%) (More) | Gold soars past $4K per ounce for first time, signaling investor anxiety; precious metal has gained more than 50% this year (More)

> Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, to invest up to $2B in Polymarket, a crypto-based predictive markets platform valued at roughly $8B (More)

> Tesla unveils two cheaper car models—both with starting price tags below $40K—amid faltering sales; shares fall 4.5% (More) | Ford Motor shares fall 6.1% on news aluminum plant fire will likely disrupt production for months (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee in oversight hearing on Justice Department; topics covered include Epstein files, DOJ probes (More)

> US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner to arrive in Egypt today as indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas continue; Israel marked second anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, attacks yesterday (More)

> First National Guard troops from Texas arrive in Illinois a day after Chicago and Illinois sued the Trump administration for deploying federalized troops (More)

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