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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Actress Diane Ladd, a three-time Oscar nominee known for "Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore" and "Wild at Heart," dies at age 89 (More) | Singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the Grateful Dead's only female performer, dies at age 78 (More)

> 2025 Gold Glove Award, which honors MLB's best defensive players, given to 20 players, including nine first-time awardees (More)

> Comedian Jon Stewart renews "The Daily Show" contract with Comedy Central through December 2026 (More)


Science & Technology
> Waymo to expand robotaxi service to Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego; Alphabet-owned company aims to offer 1 million trips per week by end of 2026 (More)

> Neurologists link roughly 3,000 or more daily steps to slower cognitive decline in older adults at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease; benefits plateau around 5,000 to 7,500 daily steps (More)

> Researchers stimulate chromosome errors tied to maternal age in mouse eggs, a step toward understanding and extending women's reproductive longevity (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow -0.5%, Nasdaq +0.5%); tech-heavy Nasdaq rises on AI optimism (More)

> OpenAI signs $38B seven-year cloud computing deal with Amazon as part of first partnership between the two; shares of Amazon rise to record high (More) | Microsoft to invest roughly $15B in the UAE over next four years (More)

> Huggies and Kleenex manufacturer Kimberly-Clark to acquire Tylenol maker Kenvue in more than $40B cash-and-stock deal (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Two US citizens allegedly inspired by ISIS are charged in 72-page complaint, accused of plotting to carry out a thwarted terror attack on Halloween (More) | Suspect behind UK train attack charged with 11 counts of attempted murder, including over separate same-day incident (More)

> Medieval tower in Rome, known as the Torre dei Conti, partially collapses while under renovation, trapping a worker inside (More)

> The Netherlands' prime minister says the country will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt following the Grand Egyptian Museum opening (More) | See previous write-up (More)

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