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> Actor and filmmaker John Krasinski named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2024 (More)
> Timothy West, British stage and screen actor, dies at age 90 (More) | "Full House" actor Dave Coulier reveals stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer diagnosis (More)
> Disney settles class-action lawsuit with 9,000 female workers alleging they were paid less than their male counterparts in comparable roles (More)
Science & Technology
> Researchers use data from millions of smartphones across the globe to map Earth's ionosphere, the layer of charged particles in the upper atmosphere (More)
> Scientists identify the gene controlling tomato sweetness, genetically modify the plant to control sugar levels without affecting size (More)
> Well-preserved fossil allows scientists to reconstruct the brain of a bird living 80 million years ago, during the Mesozoic era; discovery sheds light on the evolution of avian intelligence (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close near flatline (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq -0.3%) after consumer price index rose 2.6% year-over-year in October, in line with expectations (More) | Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub for $650M four years after buying it for $7.3B (More)
> Spirit Airlines shares close down 59% on reports company is preparing to file for bankruptcy after failed merger talks with Frontier Airlines (More) | Rivian shares close up nearly 14% after Volkswagen boosts investment in the EV company to $5.8B as part of new joint venture (More)
> Swedish payments giant Klarna files for US initial public offering, though number of shares and price range of offering are yet to be determined; analysts value Klarna around $15B (More) | Want to learn about IPOs, and tons of other topics? Join 1440 Business & Finance (Sign up here)
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> CIA official Asif William Rahman is arrested in Cambodia, charged with violating the Espionage Act by leaking top-secret classified documents on Israel's retaliation plans against Iran last month (More)
> Pakistan reveals plans to add hospital beds to treat the nearly 70,000 people suffering respiratory issues on average each day amid record levels of smog in eastern Punjab province (More) | See photos of smog, visible from space (More)
> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases US snowfall predictions, expected to be lower this year due to La Niña weather pattern, with some northwestern and Great Lakes states experiencing higher snowfall (More)
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> English author Samantha Harvey's novel "Orbital" wins prestigious 2024 Booker Prize for best English-language novel published in the UK or Ireland (More)
> Frank Auerbach, iconic British-German painter, dies at age 93 (More) | John Robinson, former head football coach for Southern Cal and the Los Angeles Rams, dies at age 89 (More) | Gerry Faust, former Notre Dame head football coach, dies at age 89 (More)
> Film about former FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in the works at Apple and A24 (More) | Denzel Washington tapped for role in upcoming "Black Panther 3" film (More)
Science & Technology
> Alphabet's Waymo makes its driverless robotaxis available to the general public in Los Angeles; company now logs 1 million autonomous miles per week (More)
> Physical exercise can help stimulate the growth of nerve cells, study suggests; muscle contraction releases myokines, molecules shown to facilitate neural growth in lab experiments (More)
> Ice core sample study suggests average global temperatures have risen 1.49 degrees Celsius (2.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels; current estimates are about 1.3 degrees Celsius (More) | Explaining the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold from the Paris Agreement (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.9%, Nasdaq -0.1%) for first time since Election Day (More) | Bitcoin briefly hits $90K for first time (More)
> Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group's $3.3B acquisition of home and hospice care provider Amedisys (More) | Elliott Management pushes Honeywell to separate into two businesses after taking $5B stake (More) | 23andMe reports 12% year-over-year revenue decline in second quarter; report comes one day after company said it is laying off 40% of its workforce (More)
> Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella top Fortune's annual list of 100 most powerful people in business (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President-elect Donald Trump selects South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead Department of Homeland Security, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) to serve as US ambassador to Israel, Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe (R) as CIA director; see all Trump picks here (More)
> Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England, resigns following review indicating he failed to report a barrister's serial sexual abuse of boys in the 1980s; Welby is the first Anglican archbishop to resign over a sexual abuse scandal (More) | Read last week's report (More)
> Federal Aviation Administration pauses US flights to Haiti for 30 days after gangs in Port-au-Prince open fire on Spirit Airlines flight from Florida to Haiti and separate JetBlue flight from Haiti to New York City; violence follows Haiti leadership shake-up (More) | Who is Haiti's new prime minister? (More)
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> Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam raided as part of a preliminary investigation into alleged tax fraud and corruption (More) | "Emilia Pérez" and "The Substance" lead all nominees at the European Film Awards with four apiece (More)
> Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, and Miami top season's first College Football Playoff rankings; see complete Top 25 (More)
> Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" tops Billboard's Hot 100 for 16th week, tying three other songs for the second-longest run in the chart's 66-year history (More)
Science & Technology
> Canadian officials arrest man suspected of hacking internet security company Snowflake and extorting 160 companies (More)
> AI researchers conclude current large language models fail to reflect the real world, often fail on similar questions (More) | How generative AI works (More, w/video)
> Study finds immune system molecule that helps regulate the body's internal clock, affecting fat storage and internal temperature (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher in broad Election Day rally (S&P 500 +1.2%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +1.4%) (More) | Palantir shares close up 23% after revealing higher-than-expected US government spending on its AI products (More) | Super Micro shares fall 16% in after-hours trading amid ongoing concerns over accounting practices (More)
> Home Depot cofounder and former CEO Bernard "Bernie" Marcus dies at age 95; since its founding in the 1970s, Home Depot has become the world's largest home improvement chain (More)
> Amazon secures Federal Aviation Administration approval for new delivery drone model, begins testing in Phoenix, Arizona (More) | OpenAI reveals investment in robotics startup Physical Intelligence, secures former Meta AR glasses lead to spearhead OpenAI robotics division (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Russia suspected of plotting to put explosive devices on commercial planes to the US (More) | Ukrainian officials say they have engaged with North Korean soldiers on the battlefield in Russia's Kursk border region; Pentagon says at least 10,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia (More) | See war updates (More)
> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant amid clashes over approach to war in Gaza and Lebanon, announces foreign minister Israel Katz as new defense minister (More) | Israeli airstrikes kill at least 20 people in Gaza, new evacuations ordered (More) | See war updates (More)
> Iran says German-Iranian dual citizen died before his execution, reversing earlier statement he was executed last week; announcement comes amid plummeting Iran-Germany relations (More) | See previous write-up (More)
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Early voting surpasses 68 million as election nears.
More than 36 million Americans have voted in person, and 31 million have logged mail-in ballots—roughly equal to 42% of the total vote in 2020. Vice President Kamala Harris to campaign in Georgia and North Carolina today; former President Donald Trump to hold rallies in North Carolina and Virginia (see polls—RCP, 538, Nate Silver).
US economy adds 12,000 jobs in October.
The figure is the lowest since December 2020 and well below estimates of 100,000, with analysts pointing to Hurricanes Helene and Milton as partial drivers of the slowdown. Unemployment held steady at 4.1%.
Boeing union sets Monday vote to end strike.
The roughly 30,000-strong International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union endorsed a 38% pay raise offer from the company and will vote Monday to potentially end a seven-week strike.
Thieves steal two Andy Warhol paintings, damage two others.
The group attempted to take the entire four-part series, known as "Reigning Queens," but left two badly damaged in the street as they fled from the museum in the Dutch town of Oisterwijk. Officials declined to place a value on the stolen works.
The WNBA's Indiana Fever name Stephanie White as coach.
White, who previously coached the Connecticut Sun, will oversee a team led by Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark. The Fever went 20-20 last season and lost to the Sun in the playoffs.
North Korea unveils new missile.
Government of Kim Jong Un claims to have tested the world's largest intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, with experts saying the Hwasong-19 weapon is too unwieldy to be useful in a practical war scenario.
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Soccer's European governing body UEFA pledges $1B over the next six years to develop women's soccer across Europe (More) | Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell minority stake in Welsh soccer club Wrexham to New York family (More)
> Morgan Wallen's "Love Somebody" ends Shaboozey's “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” nearly four-month reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (More) | Grammy Awards to be simulcast across ABC, Hulu, and Disney+ beginning in 2027; CBS has hosted the awards show since 1973 (More)
> Federal grand jury in New York is hearing new evidence in Sean "Diddy" Combs' racketeering and sex trafficking case (More)
Science & Technology
> Study finds autism diagnoses in the US rose by 175% between 2011 and 2022, with people aged 26 to 34 seeing a 450% increase; researchers attribute rise to improved screening and other unidentified factors (More)
> Deep sleep helps recovery from heart attacks, researchers discover; immune cells that stimulate sleep neurons are released following heart attacks, which in turn reduces inflammation in the heart (More)
> Researchers create ultra-precise 3D tumor maps of kidney, colon, breast, and other types of cancers; "tumor atlases" reveal of the cancers evolve with single-cell resolution (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq -0.6%) after report shows US economy grew slower-than-expected in Q3 at a 2.8% annual rate (More) | Super Micro Computer shares close down 33% after auditor resigns (More) | Reddit shares close up 42% after reporting first-ever profit a day before (More)
> Microsoft earnings top expectations, with revenue up 16% year-over-year thanks to cloud business (More) | Meta beats earnings expectations, posts lower-than-expected daily active users (More) | Russia fines Google $20 decillion over channel bans on YouTube; figure exceeds world's total GDP (More)
> Estée Lauder appoints longtime senior executive Stéphane de la Faverie as CEO (More) | Dropbox to lay off 528 people—about 20% of workforce (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Pentagon says North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are headed toward Russia's Kursk region, where Ukraine has launched a counter-offensive; number of troops estimated to be between 3,000 and 11,000 people (More)
> Taliban bars Afghan women from praying loudly, reciting prayers in front of other women in latest ruling (More)
> McDonald's E. coli outbreak spreads to 90 people across 13 states; CDC says slivered onions are the likely source (More)
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> 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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> Sean "Diddy" Combs faces seven new civil lawsuits, which include allegations of raping a 13-year-old girl; Combs is currently in jail in New York on racketeering and sex trafficking charges (More)
> Producer of "Blade Runner 2049" sues Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Bros. Discovery for using images of the film without permission during Tesla's Cybercab promo event (More)
> Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's upstart tech-infused golf league TGL sets Jan. 7 launch date with the first team match broadcast on ESPN (More)
Science & Technology
> Wall Street Journal, NY Post, and others sue AI platform Perplexity, claiming its chatbot violates copyright law (More) | Microsoft to unveil tools to build customizable AI agents—bots designed for specific tasks—in its Copilot Studio (More)
> Paleontologists discover smallest fossilized dinosaur eggs found to date; 80-million-year-old specimens likely laid by an undiscovered type of dinosaur (More)
> Deep brain stimulation may be effective at treating depression, new clinical study suggests; test uses a wearable cap to deliver gentle electrical voltages at home (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq +0.3%) (More) | Shares of Kenvue—the maker of Tylenol and Listerine—close up 5% after activist investor Starboard Value reportedly takes large stake (More)
> The Walt Disney Co. to appoint outgoing CEO Bob Iger's successor in early 2026, taps Morgan Stanley veteran James Gorman as chair (More)
> Payments giant Stripe acquires stablecoin payments company Bridge for $1.1B (More) | Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies tied to the value of a traditional currency; see overview (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Biden administration proposes rule to expand access to contraceptive products, including requiring health insurance companies to cover recommended over-the-counter birth control (More) | Student loan repayments paused for six additional months for 8 million borrowers under the SAVE plan (More)
> Moldovans vote in favor of the country joining the European Union by thin margin, with 99% of the votes counted and 50.46% voting "yes" to the referendum; Moldova, once part of the Soviet Union, lies between Ukraine and Romania (More)
> Fethullah Gülen, a US-based Turkish cleric accused of orchestrating 2016 coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, dies at age 83 (More) | US activist Thelma Mothershed-Wair, member of Little Rock Nine, dies at age 83 (More)
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Cuba plunges into darkness after island's power grid fails.
A power plant failure in Cuba has led to a nationwide blackout affecting roughly 10 million residents. The Antonio Guiteras power plant, which is the country's largest and provides about 20% of Cuba's electricity, went offline due to technical issues. The shutdown comes as the country already faces a fragile energy infrastructure coupled with fuel and food shortages. Residents and businesses have been experiencing rolling blackouts for months. See an overview of Cuba's crisis here.
CVS shares close down 5% after CEO is abruptly replaced.
The healthcare giant's chief executive officer, Karen Lynch, stepped down Friday after nearly four years at the helm. She will be replaced by David Joyner, an executive vice president at CVS who has led its pharmacy-benefit manager, CVS Caremark. CVS also announced its Q3 earnings would miss expectations for a third consecutive quarter. The company's shares have fallen roughly 25% this year.
Regulators open new probe into Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" system.
The US auto safety regulator is investigating Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" software in 2.4 million vehicles after reports of four crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian. The probe will assess the software's ability to detect and respond to reduced roadway visibility and examine any system updates that may have affected its performance in these conditions. The investigation comes amid ongoing scrutiny of Tesla's autonomous driving technology.
Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett retires.
Bennett, 55, announced his immediate retirement as head coach of the University of Virginia men's basketball team after 15 seasons. Bennett led the Cavaliers to a national championship in 2019 and became the program's winningest coach with a record of 364-136. His departure comes just weeks before the 2024-25 season, despite signing a contract extension in June that would have kept him at Virginia until at least 2030.
Former Olympic snowboarder wanted for running drug cartel.
Ryan James Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, is accused of leading a drug trafficking organization responsible for transporting hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico, the US, and Canada. The FBI is offering a $50K reward for information leading to his capture. Wedding faces multiple felony charges, including murder and conspiracy to distribute cocaine, as part of a broader indictment involving 16 individuals in the alleged criminal network.
North Korea reportedly sending troops to help Russia.
South Korean intelligence reports North Korea has sent at least 1,500 troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine. If confirmed, the development would mark North Korea's first major participation in a foreign conflict since the 1950-53 Korean War. Analysts, however, question the effectiveness of North Korean troops due to outdated equipment and a lack of combat experience.
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> Minnesota Lynx hosts New York Liberty tonight (8 pm ET, ESPN) in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals (More) | MLB NL Championship Series continues tonight (8 pm ET, FS1) with the Los Angeles Dodgers taking on the New York Mets as series is tied 1-1 (More)
> New York Times issues cease and desist to AI search engine startup Perplexity over allegedly training its AI model using New York Times' content without its permission (More)
> New York Jets acquire star WR Davante Adams in trade with the Las Vegas Raiders (More) | ... and star WR Amari Cooper traded to the Buffalo Bills from the Cleveland Browns (More)
Science & Technology
> Researchers develop tests to determine the relative risk of future AI agents, including whether they could change and improve their own code once released (More) | What is AGI, or artificial general intelligence? (More)
> Brain study reveals the human nose can discern separate odors when separated by as little as 60 milliseconds; results suggest smell operates as quickly as the human eye can detect color (More)
> Engineers make key advance toward fully 3D-printed electronic circuits; new approach creates logic gates without semiconductors, which typically require advanced fabrication technologies (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq -1.0%), with Nasdaq dragged down by chipmaker sell-off (More) | ASML shares close down 16% after Dutch semiconductor-gear manufacturer slashes 2025 sales outlook in its Q3 earnings report, which was accidentally released early (More)
> Walgreens Boots Alliance to shutter 1,200 unprofitable US stores, or about 10% of its worldwide locations, over the next three years; Walgreens shares close up 16% on the news (More) | UnitedHealth shares close down 8%—the most in four years—after company lowers 2024 and 2025 forecasts (More)
> Goldman Sachs tops earnings and revenue expectations, reports 45% year-over-year increase in Q3 profit (More) | United Airlines beats Q3 earnings and revenue estimates, plans $1.5B share buyback (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> North Korea demolishes sections of unused roads and railways to South Korea; South Korea responds with warnings shots (More)
> Spanish police arrest four people, seize 13 tons of illegal chemicals bound for Russia; stash includes materials considered potential precursor to chemical weapons (More)
> Alex Murdaugh—convicted in the murder of his wife and son—settles wrongful death lawsuit with family of teen killed in boat crash involving now-deceased son; settlement closing out final case against the former lawyer (More)
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> Sean "Diddy" Combs accused of multiple allegations of rape and sexually assaulting a minor as six new lawsuits filed against him (More)
> Lilly Ledbetter, social activist who fought for equal pay for women, dies at age 86 (More) | Ka, independent rapper and producer who was also a firefighter and 9/11 first responder, dies at age 52 (More)
> Kansas, Alabama, and two-time defending champions Connecticut lead men's college basketball preseason AP Top 25 poll (More)
Science & Technology
> Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences awarded to trio of economists for their work on why some postcolonial countries flourished while others floundered (More) | Selection caps the 2024 Nobel Prizes; see recap here (More)
> Adobe launches AI video generator that can extend existing footage by up to a few seconds; platform includes text-to-video and image-to-video capabilities (More) | Generative AI explained (More, w/video)
> Paleontologists discover the oldest-known animal to display left-right asymmetry in its body; the over 500-million-year-old fossil sheds light on the evolution of single-cell organisms into complex animals (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +0.9%); S&P 500, Dow notch fresh record highs (More) | Nvidia shares close at record high, with AI chipmaker's market cap approaching $3.4T (More)
> Elliott Investment Management formally calls for Dec. 10 special meeting at Southwest Airlines; Elliot has an 11% stake in Southwest and has been pushing for the ouster of CEO Bob Jordan amid board shake-up (More) | True Value files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, plans to sell most of itself to rival Do It Best (More)
> Tom Donohue, former US Chamber of Commerce CEO, dies at age 86; he led the business lobbying giant for more than two decades before retiring in 2021 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Trial begins against Delphi, Indiana, man charged in 2017 murders of two eighth graders (More) | Italy's Supreme Court overturns acquittals of roughly 20 people accused of covering up late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's underage sex scandal (More, free w/email) | Canada, India expel each other's diplomats in dispute over 2023 murder of Sikh activist in Canada (More)
> Investigation underway after federal authorities arrest Las Vegas man with unregistered firearms Saturday ahead of former President Donald Trump's rally near Coachella Valley, California; man reportedly had multiple fake IDs in his SUV (More)
> China holds large-scale sea and air military drills surrounding Taiwan; comes less than a week after Taiwan's president reiterated island's sovereignty in a speech (More) | South Korea says North Korea allegedly preparing to demolish its northern half of roads connecting the two nations (More)
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> New York Liberty defeats Minnesota Lynx 80-66 to even up WNBA Finals series 1-1 (More) | Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich becomes first woman to run marathon in under 2 hours and 10 minutes, winning 2024 Chicago Marathon (More)
> Kanye West accused of drugging and sexually assaulting ex-assistant as part of a wrongful termination lawsuit (More)
> Army and Navy both ranked in college football AP Top 25 poll for first time since 1960 (More) | MLB League Championship Series is underway; see preview of National and American League matchups (More)
Science & Technology
> Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to be awarded this morning at 5:45 am ET; see selection here (More) | See previous write-up on Friday's Peace Prize, awarded to anti-nuclear weapon advocates (More)
> Scientists observe "real-time" evolution in generations of marine snails over three decades; organisms were introduced to a handful of Swedish islands in 1992 following a devastating algae bloom (More) | What is convergent evolution? (More)
> DNA analysis of hair found in teeth of the Tsavo man-eating lions reveals prey included giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest, and zebra; the two lions infamously killed at least 35 construction workers in Kenya in the late 1800s (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +0.3%) amid third-quarter earnings season (More)
> Boeing lays off 17,000 employees—10% of its workforce—amid ongoing production workers' strike; company will also delay development of 777X aircraft, halt production on future 767 orders (More)
> Jeep and Chrysler parent company, Stellantis, announces CEO will retire in early 2026 at the end of his contract amid broader management shake-up; announcement comes amid stagnating US sales, with shares down around 40% this year (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Joe Biden announces $612M in federal assistance to regions affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene; funding—via six Department of Energy projects—includes efforts to build electric grid resilience (More)
> Sudan's army conducts airstrikes on a market in southern Khartoum, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 40 others (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Lithuania's center-left Social Democrats lead in yesterday's parliamentary elections, will attempt to form coalition (More, free w/email)
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Hurricane Milton death toll rises to 16, with 2 million still without power.
President Joe Biden is expected to travel to Florida tomorrow to visit areas affected by Hurricane Milton. Federal personnel on the ground have so far assisted with over 4,000 rescues and delivered roughly 2.8 million meals to people. Towns in northeast Florida remain under a coastal flood advisory, while schools in 19 districts across the state reopened Friday.
Over 70,000 new RNA viruses discovered thanks to AI model.
Researchers found 70,500 previously unknown RNA viruses using an AI model that combines machine learning with protein structure prediction to identify viral sequences in genomic data. The breakthrough not only reveals an array of unique viruses, including some found in extreme environments, but also sheds light on AI's potential in exploring the "dark matter" of the RNA virus universe. The findings could also aid in understanding disease origins and microbial evolution. See an overview of RNA here.
One person dead, 23 rescued after elevator mishap at Colorado mine.
The group of people was trapped 1,000 feet underground for about six hours after an elevator malfunctioned at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, about 50 miles west of Colorado Springs. The 1890s gold mine has been inactive since 1961 and has since been a tourist attraction. Four were injured, while the person who died was a tour guide. Read about the history of the gold mine here.
Canada to fully cover costs of contraception and diabetes drugs.
Under legislation passed by Canada's parliament, the government will cover the costs of contraception and diabetes medications for citizens without drug plan coverage and out-of-pocket expenses for those with coverage. The initiative is part of a broader plan to develop a publicly funded national pharmacare program. Roughly 9 million Canadian women and 3.7 million Canadians living with diabetes are estimated to receive help.
Comet last seen in Stone Age to make closest flyby to Earth today.
The Oort Cloud comet was discovered last year and is believed to orbit the sun roughly every 80,000 years. It is set to make a close approach to Earth today, flying by about 44 million miles away. The comet is about 2 miles wide; its trail of dust and gases is expected to be visible to the naked eye, according to NASA. Learn more about comets here.
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