Thursday, October 30

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Toronto Blue Jays defeat Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4, tying World Series 2-2 ahead of Game 5 tonight at 8 pm ET (More)

> Seven-foundation coalition launches $50M literary arts fund, citing chronic underfunding of independent publishers and creative writing initiatives (More) | ABC releases 2026 midseason schedule, revealing "Scrubs" series reboot Feb. 25 (More)

> Prunella Scales, British actress who played Sybil Fawlty in 1970s television sitcom "Fawlty Towers," dies at age 93 (More)


Science & Technology
> US startup Substrate, backed by investor Peter Thiel, raises over $100M for technology aimed at revamping microchip production within three years (More)

> New observations of colliding black holes suggest black holes formed in dense regions where they repeatedly merge (More) | All the best resources we've found on black holes (1440 Topics)

> Biologists find nutritional value of marine prey can vary greatly within single species, complicating estimations of predators' daily food requirements (More)


Business & Markets

> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.8%) ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut decision today (More) | Nokia shares rise nearly 23% after Nvidia takes $1B stake in the company (More)

> Amazon lays off 14,000 corporate workers (More) | UPS regulatory filings show package deliverer cut 48,000 jobs since last year as part of turnaround (More)

> Trump Media partners with Crypto.com to add prediction markets to Truth Social, enabling users to bet on elections, sports games, and other events (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> US military strikes four alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean in three separate attacks, killing 14 people with one survivor (More)

> Democratic-led states sue the Agriculture Department, alleging it is obligated to continue food stamp benefits amid the federal government shutdown (More)

> Israeli military strikes Gaza, killing at least seven people, after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement and failing to return hostage remains (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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