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Daily Wire Ledger: Thursday, October 29, 2026

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  • 2026-10-29 00:56 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Shapoorji Seeks to Raise Up to $200 Million to Repay Debt

    Shapoorji Pallonji Group is looking to raise $150 million to $200 million, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Indian conglomerate faces mounting debt obligations.

  • 2026-10-29 00:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    China’s Green Exports Enough to Offset Brazil’s Emissions: CREA

    Chinese exports of clean technologies this year could offset the equivalent of Brazil’s annual emissions from fossil fuels, underscoring the Asian country’s role in speeding up the global energy transition.

  • 2026-10-29 00:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Irish Government Spending to Aid Economic Growth, AIB Says

    AIB Group Plc expects Ireland’s domestic economy to grow more than previously forecast, driven by government investment in housing infrastructure.

  • 2026-10-29 03:09 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fed's Warsh on Why He Watches Korea's Economy Closely

    Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh closely monitors South Korea's economy because he views its tech exports as vital "feedstocks" and a leading indicator for what is coming through the global supply chain, a point he highlighted while noting that a task force will deliver recom

  • 2026-10-29 02:59 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Biggest Pharmacy Chain in Malaysia Plans $565 Million Share Sale

    Malaysia’s biggest pharmacy chain Big Caring Group Bhd. is offering shares worth up to 2.3 billion ringgit ($565 million) in an initial public offering that’s poised to be the country’s second largest listing this year.

  • 2026-10-29 02:55 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Hello Kitty Owner Sanrio Axes Japan Show Ties After China Furor

    Sanrio Co. apologized and scrapped a collaboration with Japanese television drama Vivant after the spy program drew criticism in China over its portrayal of wartime history.

  • 2026-10-29 02:41 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Iron Ore’s Drop Below $90 Tests High-Cost Supply as Losses Mount

    Iron ore’s fall below $90 a ton has pushed as much as 170 million tons of production into losses, but prices will need to remain depressed for longer before enough supply exits to tighten the market, according to UBS Group AG.

  • 2026-10-29 02:33 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    CLSA Analyst: Samsung Shares Fell on Lack of Buybacks

    Samsung shares slid due to a lack of new announcements of share buybacks, according to CLSA Head of North Asia Semiconductors Research Sanjeev Rana. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 02:30 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Indonesia’s Wealth Fund CIO Owns Stake in Sanctioned Brokerage

    Pandu Sjahrir, the prominent Indonesian wealth fund executive who has publicly supported MSCI Inc.’s scrutiny of the nation’s stock market, is the co-owner of a brokerage sanctioned in connection with a stock-market manipulation probe.

  • 2026-10-29 02:30 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Jio Breaks the Mega-IPO Jinx With Record Delivery Volumes to Boot

    High delivery ratio on debut points to sticky investor demand for the stock.

  • 2026-10-29 02:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    HK Dollar Peg Architect Says Narrower Band May Ease Speculation

    Narrowing the Hong Kong dollar’s trading band against the US greenback may enhance stability and reassure the public if such a move were ever implemented, according to John Greenwood, the economist dubbed the father of the city’s currency peg.

  • 2026-10-29 01:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Philippines May Use More Tools to Stem Peso Slide, Analysts Say

    The Philippine peso’s nearly 8% slide against the dollar this year may prompt the central bank to deploy more tools to stabilize the currency, according to marketwatchers.

  • 2026-10-29 04:29 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Chinese Tech Stocks Sink Even as Chipmaker Sales Surge 1,800%

    Chinese tech hardware shares tumbled as impressive quarterly results at some companies failed to offset persistent concerns over fundamentals and weak global AI sentiment.

  • 2026-10-29 04:11 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Henderson Land: HK Home Market Resilient to High Rates

    Andrew Fung, CFO at Henderson Land, discusses the impact of higher interest rates on Hong Kong's property market. He also says rental yields are supporting the housing market in the financial hub. He speaks exclusively on "Bloomberg: The China Show." (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 03:38 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Japan 2-Year Bond Sale Sees Firm Demand Before BOJ Decision

    Japan’s two-year government bond auction drew firm demand, as elevated yields attracted investors ahead of a Bank of Japan policy decision on Friday, where rates are widely expected to remain unchanged.

  • 2026-10-29 03:13 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Prediction Markets Avoid Australia’s Tough Line on Gambling

    Australia’s corporate regulator has not received a single application from a prediction market provider to operate in the country, where such platforms would likely face gambling rather than financial regulations.

  • 2026-10-29 03:13 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Anthropic’s IPO Plans Draw Skepticism From Australian CIOs

    Some Australian investment chiefs are expressing caution over the impending blockbuster initial public offering of Anthropic PBC, as the company brings a fresh artificial intelligence bet to the local market.

  • 2026-10-29 07:05 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Hong Kong Housing Secretary Quits After Inquiry Into Deadly Fire

    Hong Kong’s leader John Lee said his housing secretary has stepped down over the city’s deadliest fire in decades, as pressure mounted on his government to hold officials to account.

  • 2026-10-29 06:48 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    FTSE 100 Live: UK Stock Futures Edge Higher to Dodge AI Selloff
  • 2026-10-29 06:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Healey Defends UK Budget, Warns 'Tough Decisions' Ahead

    Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey defended his first budget against criticism that it lacked ambition, while warning the UK would face “tough decisions” about its spending priorities in the years ahead. Speaking to Bloomberg’s Caroline Hepker, Healey said a tax increase on

  • 2026-10-29 05:49 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Jio’s Halo Brightens Momentum for Mega Deals in India Pipeline

    Jio Platforms Ltd.’s sparkling debut was met with enthusiasm among investors, paving the way for more potential offerings by some of the country’s largest privately held companies.

  • 2026-10-29 05:36 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Anthropic IPO: How Investors in Asia Can Get In

    For much of Asia, getting a piece of Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO may prove nearly impossible. Abhishek Vishnoi looks at how investors are getting creative through proxy trades. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 05:13 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Tech Rally Stalls as Alphabet, Samsung Disappoint

    "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest st

  • 2026-10-29 08:57 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Bank Assets in India Hub That Competes With Singapore Jump 60%

    Banking assets in India’s international financial hub have surged about 60% since June, a top official said, as growth in the nation’s credit markets boosts GIFT City that’s competing with Singapore and Hong Kong in attracting foreign capital.

  • 2026-10-29 08:57 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Tata Group’s Boardroom Battle Sparks Political Spat in India

    A senior minister in the Narendra Modi-led administration pushed back on opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s comments on social media suggesting the government’s involvement in a power struggle at the $185 billion Tata Group.

  • 2026-10-29 08:40 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Can Chancellor Healey's Budget Aid Britain's Founders?

    Bloomberg UK Senior Columnist Merryn Somerset Webb discusses Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey's promise of a founder's allowance and government support for young entrepreneurs. "It's an announcement but it is meaningless and, of course, a lot of the stuff in the budget is

  • 2026-10-29 07:24 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Lloyds Profit Beat Marred by Flat Outlook Amid Rising Rates

    Lloyds Banking Group Plc’s profit beat estimates in the third quarter, but disappointed investors as the UK lender kept its guidance steady against a rising rate environment.

  • 2026-10-29 08:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister Responds to Pakistan's Airspace U-Turn

    "Insight with Haslinda Amin" is a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture. (Sour

  • 2026-10-29 07:06 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Shell Announces $5 Billion Buyback as Oil Refining Booms

    Shell Plc announced one of its highest-ever share buybacks as the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine conflict lead to record margins for its oil-refining business and surging profits.

  • 2026-10-29 08:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    How Taylor Rooks Interviews Big-Name Athletes

    In this episode of The Deal, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly talk with the sports broadcaster Taylor Rooks about the art of the interview. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 08:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    What Wall Street Really Thanks About the AI Trade (Podcast)

    It has been a big week for the AI trade - we've seen wobbles in the market, many of them in response to headlines like the Anthropic S-1 and earnings from the hyperscalers (Oracle, Microsoft, etc.). So what does Wall Street make of all the news, and how are they processing an inc

  • 2026-10-29 07:41 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Netanyahu Bloc Falls Short as Iran Diplomacy Picks Up Across the Region

    Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the

  • 2026-10-29 07:40 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    ECB Expected to Keep Rates on Hold

    The European Central Bank is set to keep borrowing costs steady as it weighs bond-market turmoil in France and a renewed advance in energy costs. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports from Frankfurt. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 07:36 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    India’s GIFT City Steps Up Push for Global Capital

    IFSCA Chairperson K. Rajaraman discusses how GIFT City can help attract global capital to India. He also addresses tax incentives, infrastructure and net-zero investment, fund management and progress toward dual listings. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 07:32 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    UK Budget Is Bond-Friendly But Healey Warns of Hard Decisions Ahead

    The chancellor warns on future spending decisions

  • 2026-10-29 07:28 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    South African Bank Absa Expands to Dubai

    South Africa’s Absa Group has expanded to Dubai’s DIFC. The bank aims to use the location to better support trade and investment flows between Gulf and African markets. Absa International Chief Executive Cheryl Buss spoke to Bloomberg's Chief Africa Correspondent Jennifer Zabasaj

  • 2026-10-29 07:27 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Kochugovindan: Two Dissents Shows Fed Independence

    The Fed held interest rates as largely expected but did not offer a clear signal on their movement in the next meeting in December. Sree Kochugovindan, Senior Research Economist at Aberdeen Investments spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on the decision which was widely anticipat

  • 2026-10-29 06:41 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Traders Brace for China Earnings as Samsung Disappoints

    “Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers wh

  • 2026-10-29 10:52 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Anwar Cuts a Deal With Opposition to Clear a 2027 Budget Hurdle

    Malaysia’s 2027 budget cleared its first major parliamentary hurdle after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government struck a pact with several opposition and independent lawmakers, securing their support for the spending plan in exchange for constituency development funds.

  • 2026-10-29 10:29 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Investors May Have Bought All the AI Bonds They Can Handle

    Credit default swaps show growing risk of data-center bonds.

  • 2026-10-29 10:18 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Cosco Profit Jumps Most in Two Years as Turmoil Supports Rates

    Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. earnings jumped the most in two years as persistent geopolitical disruptions rerouted trade routes, tying up more of its vessels for longer while container rates surged.

  • 2026-10-29 10:18 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Lagarde to Step Down as ECB President on Feb. 7

    European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde informed the Governing Council and European Council President António Costa that she will resign effective February 7, 2027. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports from Frankfurt. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 08:35 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Qatar to Buy LNG From Woodside as It Scours for US Supply

    QatarEnergy agreed to purchase US liquefied natural gas from Woodside Energy Group Ltd. for two decades, saying it’s now the top buyer of the American fuel as it diversifies from the Middle East.

  • 2026-10-29 09:57 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Healey's Budget Placates Gilt Markets, Santander Says

    Santander CIB's UK Chief Economist Victoria Clarke says, "The UK fiscal trajectory was printed on paper yesterday: it does not look brilliant but it looks okay and it wasn't massively worse, but it needs to be delivered." She speaks at an exclusive event in London for Bloomberg.c

  • 2026-10-29 09:38 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Have Britain's Income Taxes Grown Too High?

    Bloomberg UK Senior Reporter John Stepek discusses Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey's budget and the potential impact of his tax measures on the labor market and general public. He speaks during an event held exclusively for Bloomberg.com subscribers in London. (Source: Bl

  • 2026-10-29 09:33 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Stronger UK-EU Ties Would Strengthen Pound, JPMorgan's Gimber Says

    JPMorgan Asset Management Global Market Strategist Hugh Gimber comments on the outlook for the UK economy following yesterday's budget, saying "measures that brought the UK closer to the EU would enhance the prospect of strong investment over the years to come." He speaks before

  • 2026-10-29 09:22 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Euro Bearish Bias Persists in Options and Charts Before ECB

    The euro is trading near its weakest level since May 2025 in the run-up to the European Central Bank’s interest rate meeting later Thursday, with options and technical signals pointing to the risk of further losses.

  • 2026-10-29 09:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    ‘Free the Onions’ Rally Sparks Debate on 68-Year-Old Trading Ban

    Outside the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week, a small group of university students staged an irreverent rally that sparked a serious debate among some of America’s financial elite about what can and can’t be traded.

  • 2026-10-29 12:35 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Shell CEO Faces Test of Turning a Cash Windfall Into Durable Growth

    To catch US rivals, Wael Sawan needs to show he can combine spending discipline with expansion.

  • 2026-10-29 12:20 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    HSBC Seeks to Hedge Data Center Debt With Credit Risk Insurance

    HSBC Holdings Plc is looking to offload credit risk on data center loans to insurers as demand for artificial intelligence-related finance continues to grow.

  • 2026-10-29 11:09 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    US Stock Futures Fall as Alphabet Sales Miss Revives AI Fears

    US stock futures fell, dragged lower by a plunge in Alphabet Inc. after disappointing results revived investor concerns that its losing ground despite massive artificial intelligence spending.

  • 2026-10-29 11:58 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    After the Budget, Before the Bell With The Opening Trade

    With Britain at a fiscal crossroads, Chancellor John Healey delivered the nation's annual budget in Parliament on Wednesday. As the UK's borrowing costs, its ties to Europe and growth outlook hang in the balance, "The Opening Trade" took Bloomberg.com subscribers behind the scene

  • 2026-10-29 11:56 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    EU Must Act to Curb Power Bills as Costs Surge, Trade Body Says

    Europe must do more to bring down power bills for consumers as wholesale costs soar to levels last seen during the 2022 energy crisis, Eurelectric said.

  • 2026-10-29 11:47 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    AI Trade Shows New Cracks, Healey Defends UK Budget’s Scale

    A global rally in technology shares stalled after disappointing earnings from two industry heavyweights revived doubts over whether billions of dollars in artificial intelligence spending will deliver sufficient returns. Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey defended his first

  • 2026-10-29 11:38 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Investors Buy Rogers (RCI), BCE, Telus Stocks After Canada Telecom Selloff

    Investors are bargain hunting in Canadian telecommunication stocks after rising government-bond yields and competition from SpaceX sparked steep declines in the group.

  • 2026-10-29 11:30 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Amazon’s Ailing Stock Needs Booming Cloud Growth to Revive Rally

    Blistering cloud growth sent Amazon.com Inc. shares soaring after its last earnings report. Now with more than half those gains gone, the firm needs to deliver a repeat performance in order to reignite its faltering stock.

  • 2026-10-29 11:29 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Ray-Ban Heir Rejects $3.9 Billion Offer for Stake in Family Firm

    Ray-Ban heir Rocco Basilico rebuffed a €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) offer for his 12.5% stake in Delfin Sarl, the family investment company behind EssilorLuxottica SA, people familiar with the matter said.

  • 2026-10-29 11:22 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Europe Set to Release 42 Million Barrels of Oil, France Says

    Europe will release 42 million barrels of oil reserves into the market over the next three months as part of its commitment to ease prices, France’s economy minister Roland Lescure said Thursday.

  • 2026-10-29 11:17 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Prabowo’s Own Brother Sounds Alarm Over Indonesian Stock Market

    Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s brother stressed the importance of a trusted and transparent local share market, saying the country must “mitigate the MSCI issue” and telling business leaders at a forum Thursday to stop “deep frying” stocks.

  • 2026-10-29 11:14 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Hong Kong leader apologizes over deadly Tai Po blaze

    Hong Kong’s leader John Lee issued a rare apology and said his housing secretary has stepped down over the city’s deadliest fire in decades. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 11:02 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Blue Owl Fees Beat Estimates Though Redemptions Weigh on Inflows

    Blue Owl Capital Inc. reported a larger uptick in fees than analysts expected in the third quarter, though the private credit firm’s inflows were weighed down by investors seeking to redeem holdings in certain funds.

  • 2026-10-29 15:02 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Google Debt-Risk Gauge Rises as Earnings Revive AI Debt Jitters

    The cost of insuring against losses on Alphabet Inc.’s debt rose on Thursday as its shares plummeted, after disappointing results intensified fears that its massive bet on debt-funded AI spending may fail to pay off.

  • 2026-10-29 15:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fed Can’t Beat Inflation Without Market Pain, Says Dawson

    Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and reiterated their commitment to containing inflation without offering a clear signal they might raise rates at their next meeting in December. NewEdge Wealth CIO Cameron Dawson says the Fed faces a contradiction as it tri

  • 2026-10-29 14:57 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Polymarket Investigating Suspicious Trades on Israeli Election

    Polymarket is investigating a string of well-timed and profitable trades on the Israeli election this week in the latest case to raise concerns about potential insider trading on prediction markets.

  • 2026-10-29 14:44 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    NHL’s Billionaire Samueli Family Strikes $100 Million-Plus Deal for Anaheim Museum

    OCVIBE CEO Bill Foltz discusses the Samueli family-backed, 100-acre development in Anaheim and its more than $100 million deal with digital art collective teamLab to open its first permanent US location. Foltz and teamLab Communications Director Takashi Kudo say the project hopes

  • 2026-10-29 14:43 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Monte Paschi Investors Reject Banco BPM Bid in Win For Intesa

    Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA’s investors rejected a €25 billion ($27.9 billion) plan to acquire Banco BPM SpA, dealing a major setback to Chief Executive Officer Luigi Lovaglio’s effort to fend off a takeover bid from Intesa Sanpaolo SpA.

  • 2026-10-29 14:23 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Ajuste en Bolivia entusiasma a inversionistas y golpea al país

    Rodrigo Paz está logrando estabilizar la moneda y recuperar el acceso de Bolivia a los mercados de deuda. El desafío ahora es político: sostener el ajuste mientras la economía se contrae y el costo de vida golpea a los hogares. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 14:12 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Eli Lilly Shares Surge on Raised Sales Forecast

    Eli Lilly & Co. raised its full-year sales forecast as demand for its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs continues to surge. Speaking on "Bloomberg Open Interest," Bloomberg's Madison Muller also discusses the implications for Novo Nordisk. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 14:07 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    BofA Macro Traders Avoid Big Bets After Volatile Market Shakeout

    Bank of America Corp.’s macro traders are limiting risk exposure heading into year-end after upheaval in some of the world’s most popular trades.

  • 2026-10-29 14:05 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Reaching 2% Inflation Will Be Challenging for the Fed, Feroli Says

    JPMorgan Chief US Economist Mike Feroli says it will be a challenge for the Federal Reserve to get inflation back down below its target of 2%. Feroli says he was surprised that Fed Governor Lisa Cook called on the FOMC to raise rates by a quarter percentage point. He speaks on "B

  • 2026-10-29 13:27 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    ECB Holds Rates as Lagarde Announces Early Resignation

    The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold at 2.5% as news that President Christine Lagarde will step down from her role early added to concern over energy costs and France's fiscal situation. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports from Frankfurt. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 13:23 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Poundland Starts Insolvency Process in Latest UK Retail Setback

    Poundland Group Ltd began insolvency proceedings just over a year after the discount retailer was bought by Gordon Brothers for £1 ($1.38), in another blow to Britain’s ailing high streets.

  • 2026-10-29 13:07 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Defense Gets Most Mentions in UK Budget Since World War Two

    UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s first budget contained a series of small measures to help with the cost of living, including minor savings for most households for winter energy bills, paid for by banks.

  • 2026-10-29 16:59 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Lula’s Top Court Problem: Moraes Passport Order Angers Brazil’s President

    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has a big Supreme Court problem. Its name is Alexandre de Moraes.

  • 2026-10-29 16:42 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Fearsome Rise of the Haunted Attraction

    Once low-tech staples of Halloween carnivals, haunted houses have become elaborate immersive environments that can draw crowds to forgotten parts of US cities. David Dudley reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 16:30 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Citadel Can Subpoena Top Marshall Wace Executives, Judge Rules

    Citadel won access to the communications of two of Marshall Wace’s most senior executives as part of a legal fight over the British hedge fund’s recruitment of former Citadel portfolio manager Daniel Shatz as global credit head.

  • 2026-10-29 16:28 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Chipotle Sales Beat as New Chicken, Chips Bring Diners Back

    Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. sales rose faster than expected in the third quarter, as more frequent menu launches and revamped loyalty offers help sustain a recovery that had been threatened by a food-illness scare. Bloomberg's Michael Halen joins to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 16:27 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Venezuelan Leader Commits to Elections Ahead of Machado Speech

    Venezuela will hold elections organized by an overhauled electoral regulator and witnessed by the international community, acting President Delcy Rodríguez said in a rare televised address Thursday, as pressure builds on her interim government after the return of opposition leade

  • 2026-10-29 16:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    DoorDash to Buy Rival Instacart in $17 Billion Deal

    DoorDash Inc. agreed to buy rival Instacart in a deal that values the company at about $17 billion. The transaction is expected to close near the end of next year, the deal is still pending. DoorDash says it will keep Instacart's brand, tech products and app. Bloomberg's Natalie

  • 2026-10-29 16:10 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Alphabet Set for Largest Loss on Record, Dragging Down Tech Trade

    Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street to Washington and beyond. No other program better positions investors and executives for the trading day than "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 16:08 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Hungary, US Sign Agreement on ‘Trump Peace Pipeline Framework’

    Hungary and the US signed an agreement on the “Trump Peace Pipelines Framework” to strengthen cooperation on developing regional natural gas and oil infrastructure, Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said.

  • 2026-10-29 16:08 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    DWS Americas CEO: Europe Is a Bet on a Physical Economy

    DWS Americas CEO Hepsen Uzcan discusses whether investors are getting enough clarity from Kevin Warsh and other Fed members about monetary policy. Uzcan says the Fed has paused rate changes, not its fight against inflation. She speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close." (Source:

  • 2026-10-29 16:05 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The ETF Graveyard: Closures in Leveraged ETFs, Metaverse and ESGs

    While the industry is on track for its highest number of launches, a more sobering threshold is in sight as well.

  • 2026-10-29 15:21 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Applebee’s Owner Adopts Poison Pill to Fend Off Takeover

    Applebee’s parent Dine Brands Global Inc. has adopted a poison pill to fend off a takeover bid from the investment firms Cobblers Cove Capital and Arkhouse Management.

  • 2026-10-29 15:54 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fondos de acciones latinas: una especie rumbo a la extinción

    Más de 660 fondos invertían en acciones latinoamericanas en 2015. Hoy quedan apenas 226. El prolongado declive refleja una región con poco crecimiento, innovación y nuevas empresas.

  • 2026-10-29 15:45 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    SEC Eyes Manipulation, Insider Risk in Prediction Markets

    Add another regulator to the list of watchdogs monitoring risks in the fast-growing prediction market industry: the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • 2026-10-29 15:31 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    VF Corp CEO on 2Q, Vans Recovery and Affordable Luxury

    Bracken Darrell, CEO of VF Corp says sales were down 9% in the first half of the year but are expected to decline 2% or less in the second half, putting the brand on track to turn positive “at some point soon.” He said VF is investing in innovation across iconic products, new sil

  • 2026-10-29 15:26 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fed’s Path to a Repo-Based Framework Faces a Familiar Roadblock

    As Federal Reserve officials ponder ways to shrink their holdings and keep markets flush with cash from lending operations, they face a challenge years in the making: Overcoming the stigma of borrowing from the central bank.

  • 2026-10-29 15:24 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Billionaire Samueli Family Strikes 9-Figure Deal for TeamLab Museum in Anaheim

    The Samueli Family, owners of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks, struck a more than $100 million deal with the international digital art collective TeamLab to open its first permanent location in the US.

  • 2026-10-29 17:32 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    America’s Farm Firms Signal More Murky Times With Soaring Costs

    Record diesel prices and uneven agriculture exports are heaping more uncertainty onto crop traders and farmer machinery makers that are pining for a long-awaited recovery to take hold.

  • 2026-10-29 17:20 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Universal Music Subscription Revenue Growth Shows Improvement

    Universal Music Group NV reported an increase in subscription revenue in the third quarter, buoyed by price increases and “healthy” subscriber growth, helping the world’s largest music label bounce back after two disappointing periods.

  • 2026-10-29 17:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Accidente ferroviario eleva la presión electoral en España

    El accidente ferroviario más mortífero de España en más de una década llega a un mes de las elecciones y aumenta el escrutinio sobre Pedro Sánchez, mientras la seguridad y el deterioro de la infraestructura pública ganan peso en el debate político. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-29 17:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Lenders Seek to Sell Debt of Rovensa as Firm Burns Through Cash

    Lenders to Partners Group-backed Rovensa are looking to offload the debt of the Iberian agricultural products maker as the firm burns through cash.

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    Halle Berry is losing her custody battle with her actor ex, Olivier Martinez. Berry and Martinez, both 60, share a 13-year-old son, Maceo, and are battling over custody. After Martinez alleged that the Oscar winner attacked their son on Sept. 26 while he was playing a virtual rea

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    NBA Hall of Famer Reveals 50-Pound Weight Loss

    NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley lost more than 50 pounds with the help of prescription weight-loss drugs. In an interview published on Oct. 29, the 63-year-old sports commentator told People that his weight began climbing after two hip replacement surgeries, one in 2016 and ano

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    Oscar Winner, 67, Remembers Major Hair Mishap in Throwback Clip

    Jamie Lee Curtis is reflecting on the hair mishap that led to her iconic pixie cut. The Oscar-winning actress, 67, shared an Instagram video from her Oct. 28 appearance on the Today show, during which she reacted to footage of her very first appearance on the morning program in 1

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    Famed Humanitarian Gives Melania Brutal Reality Check About ‘Ceasefire’

    Celebrity chef and humanitarian José Andrés has served up a harsh reality check for Melania Trump over the Ukraine ceasefire she says she brokered with Vladimir Putin. A localized ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky has taken effect after Melania announced

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    Senator Reveals Trump’s ‘Insane’ Plan for After the Election

    A senior lawmaker said he’s been briefed on the war plan Donald Trump is expected to unleash after next Tuesday’s midterm election. Sen. Chris Murphy said he couldn’t give details of the Iran War blueprint, but he described it as “insane.” He claimed it would lead to the “likely

  • 2026-10-29 20:49 UTC
    At-Risk Republican Humiliated With Brutal Typo in TV Ad

    A Republican on the ropes in a tight House race has been humiliated after an ad supporting him misspelled his home state. A 15-second ad backing Fitzpatrick has hit Pennsylvania airwaves - but its message is unlikely to resonate with voters in the commonwealth, which the ad missp

  • 2026-10-29 20:47 UTC
    MAGA Billionaire Candidate Hit By Bombshell Tax Probe

    Donald Trump’s own federal government has accused a MAGA billionaire candidate of manipulating his company taxes, undercutting his campaign to be Georgia’s next governor. With five days until the election, a bombshell Internal Revenue Service court filing has accused Trump ally R

  • 2026-10-29 20:25 UTC
    Gavin Newsom Makes Bold Prediction About Trump’s Future

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  • 2026-10-29 20:11 UTC
    Legendary ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Dies at 86

    Actor Patrick Stewart has died following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia,” his spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak told The Hollywood Reporter . Stewart died on Oct. 28 at his Los Angeles home, the rep revealed. “He has been held in the war

  • 2026-10-29 19:59 UTC
    Fox News Duped by Anti-MAGA Troll at Trump Rally

    President Donald Trump’s network of choice has been played for a fool live on air. Ahead of the 80-year-old president’s rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Thursday, the Rupert Murdoch-owned network tried to gauge attendees’ feelings about Trump’s upcoming speech, expecting po

  • 2026-10-29 19:35 UTC
    Joe Rogan Sounds Off on Trump’s ‘Crazy’ Closing Message

    Joe Rogan is still waiting for Trump to address the issues he cares about. The podcast host learned about Donald Trump’s public admiration for rapper Nicki Minaj’s body during the latest episode of his Joe Rogan Experience . Trump invited rallygoers in Michigan to ogle the Grammy

  • 2026-10-29 22:53 UTC
    Overweight Trump, 80, Fat-Shames Reporter in Unhinged Meltdown

    President Donald Trump has gone on an unhinged, fat-shaming tirade against a reporter who dared to ask if his last-second rally cancellations were tied to him being tired of traveling. Trump, who is overweight at 238 pounds and less than two pounds shy of being classified as obes

  • 2026-10-29 22:40 UTC
    Trump Makes Major Campaign Change After Humiliating Protests

    Donald Trump is shifting away from in-person rallies in favor of virtual campaign events after a string of small-venue appearances that struggled to fill. With election day looming on Tuesday, the president canceled a planned rally in Kansas on Saturday, where he was supposed to

  • 2026-10-29 22:35 UTC
    Trump Senate Pick Flails in Brutal MAGA TV Ambush

    President Donald Trump’s handpicked Texas Senate candidate offered an odd response when cornered about his opponent’s growing support among Republicans. Newsmax host Rob Finnerty pressed the scandal-plagued Paxton about Democrat James Talarico’s latest campaign ad, which touts su

  • 2026-10-29 22:18 UTC
    CNN Analyst Says Democrat Has Edge in Maine Senate Race

    CNN’s chief data analyst has made a bold prediction about a race both parties view as a must-win. Harry Enten says he would “rather be Troy Jackson at this point than Susan Collins” in the Maine Senate race, saying that President Donald Trump’s atrocious approval rating gives Jac

  • 2026-10-29 22:08 UTC
    Amy Poehler Reveals ‘SNL’ Bestie Got ‘Too Famous’ to Talk

    Amy Poehler may be thick as thieves with good friend Tina Fey, but she still doesn’t have her phone number. Poehler revealed in a new interview with the Wall Street Journal that Fey is “too famous” to answer the phone now. “People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a

  • 2026-10-29 22:05 UTC
    Nate Silver Questions Validity of Reputed Pollsters' Latest Results

    Election data guru Nate Silver has gone scorched earth on a top pollster over what he says is an “indefensible” survey it conducted in Maine. During an episode of his Still Counting podcast, a listener asked Silver about a Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll published on Tue

  • 2026-10-29 21:30 UTC
    Ousted Fox News Host Reveals Her Lucrative Next Move

    Maria Bartiromo, the former Fox News host who was ousted after reportedly sharing internal company information with the White House, has revealed her next move. Organizers revealed on Thursday that Bartiromo will host the America Business Forum in downtown Miami in December - a t

  • 2026-10-29 21:15 UTC
    Nate Silver Reveals Ominous Sign for MAGA in Early Voting

    Pollster Nate Silver has revealed the glaring red sign that the Republican Party is headed towards disaster this Election Day. Silver, who rose to fame as one of the few pollsters to predict a Donald Trump win in 2016, said early voting trends show Democrats are turning out in mu

  • 2026-10-29 21:10 UTC
    Reality TV Star, 54, Reveals Which Cosmetic Procedure She Regrets

    Meredith Marks has revealed the cosmetic procedure she’ll never get again. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, 54, told Page Six she regrets her thread lift, which caused “complications” when she went under the knife for a facelift in February. “The recovery was so easy f

  • 2026-10-29 23:33 UTC
    How CBS Accidentally Created a Supernatural Comedy Empire

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    Anduril now says its BlueChip laptop will meet Buy American standards at launch

    On Tuesday, defense contractor Anduril and chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership to build laptops entirely in the United States, starting with a single model in 2027. They also announced a "long-term goal" of pushing the computer industry to create "a fully domestic supply c

  • 2026-10-29 10:00 UTC
    AI has come for Arizona’s water

    A hulking gray giant rises from the desert. Inside, engineers create the force behind our phones and computers and appliances, our streaming services and search engines and chatbots and vibe-coded apps and websites. The complex is simultaneously massive and squat, dwarfed by the

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    DoorDash is acquiring Instacart for $17 billion

    DoorDash has announced that it's buying Instacart in a deal valued at approximately $17 billion. The acquisition will give DoorDash a bigger presence in online grocery delivery thanks to Instacart's established grocery marketplace and retailer partnerships, with Instacart CEO Chr

  • 2026-10-29 14:39 UTC
    The NYT Cooking app is testing AI recipe modifications

    The New York Times is testing a new AI feature for its Cooking app that helps users to modify recipes, and it's sparked some drama among users. NYT Cooking senior editor Genevieve Ko announced the feature last Friday, which can be used to recommend substitutions for ingredients a

  • 2026-10-29 14:24 UTC
    There’s one week left to preorder the Ocarina of Time remake for $10 off

    The long-awaited remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 launches next Thursday, November 5th. In other words, you have a week remaining to secure your physical edition with a $10 discount at Amazon and Walmart. Once the game launches, the physical ve

  • 2026-10-29 14:00 UTC
    Anthropic is asking Wall Street to believe in AGI

    Today on Decoder, I’m joined by Joey Brookhart, an analyst at the chip and AI research firm SemiAnalysis, to help me dig into the story inside the numbers of the Anthropic IPO filing - a document known as an S-1. Anthropic just filed its S-1 to go public on the Nasdaq, and it cou

  • 2026-10-29 13:52 UTC
    Amazon’s AI shopping assistant can now edit your grocery lists and gift registries

    Amazon is adding several new features to its AI shopping assistant, including ways to create, edit, and move items between shopping lists and gift registries. As an example, Amazon says you can now ask Alexa for Shopping to "Create a new shopping list" or "Show me what's left on

  • 2026-10-29 13:37 UTC
    This $149 digital candle uses AI to accurately simulate a flickering flame

    After engineering a flexible version of Tetris that could be wrapped around a magazine, Kevin Bates' latest creation is a digital candle that uses a custom AI model to accurately simulate the appearance of a flickering flame across a grid of LEDs. It's a far cry from the types of

  • 2026-10-29 13:30 UTC
    Anthropic’s business plan: Build God or die trying

    The Anthropic S-1 seems to have provided the financial justification for the company to spend as much as it possibly can on compute. If you are the kind of person who wonders if Anthropic is doing its level best to build a machine god while convincing Wall Street it's in the busi

  • 2026-10-29 13:21 UTC
    Apple finally combined a toaster and a refrigerator

    For more than 15 years, Apple has had a pretty simple answer to the idea of a touchscreen MacBook: no. Yesterday, Apple finally decided to think different and announce one anyway. "You've gotta touch it to believe it," says Apple CEO John Ternus. He might be right: I haven't yet

  • 2026-10-29 16:14 UTC
    This open-source project lets you sync Withings data to other apps without a subscription

    When it was revealed earlier this month that Withings would require new users to subscribe to a Withings Plus subscription to sync heath data from the company's devices to third-party apps, Tom Anthony, who was already fed up with the Withings mobile app which they describe as a

  • 2026-10-29 16:03 UTC
    Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT for $7.6 billion

    The Joshua Kushner-led Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT in an all-cash deal valued at $7.6 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 and will take ADT private, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. Joshua Kushner is the brother of President Donald Trump's so

  • 2026-10-29 16:00 UTC
    Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs

    To anyone listening closely to what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been saying over the past couple of years, this week felt like the clearest sign yet that AI is about to fundamentally change the size of Microsoft's workforce. Microsoft is now offering voluntary buyouts to arou

  • 2026-10-29 17:40 UTC
    Utah charges Kalshi and its CEO with illegally promoting online gambling

    Utah has filed criminal charges against Kalshi and its executives, accusing the prediction market of breaking anti-gambling laws, as reported by The Salt Lake Tribune and the Associated Press. The state has filed 14 charges against Kalshi, as well as CEO Tarek Mansour and COO Lua

  • 2026-10-29 17:10 UTC
    Data centers could send US climate pollution skyrocketing

    The US power sector could release 42 percent more planet-heating carbon dioxide pollution by 2030 than it did in 2025 as it builds out more fossil fuel infrastructure to meet data center electricity demand, according to a new analysis by the Sierra Club. That would essentially wi

  • 2026-10-29 18:45 UTC
    You can generate and edit Google Docs files directly in Gemini chats now

    Now you can generate, preview, and edit PDFs, Google Docs, Google Sheets, slide decks, Markdown files, TXT files, and code directly within Google Gemini. The new file editing capabilities are available starting today for all Gemini users, and while PDF previews/editing works on b

  • 2026-10-29 18:18 UTC
    Ikea's colorful donut-shaped smart lamp is $20 off

    With its playful design, versatility, and relatively affordable price, the Ikea Varmblixt quickly became one of my colleague Jennifer Pattison Tuohy’s new favorite smart light products when she tested it in April. Now, the donut-shaped lamp is on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) through

  • 2026-10-29 17:48 UTC
    Apple’s new laptop supports one of the coolest features for color pros

    The new MacBook Pro brings with it a bunch of firsts for Apple laptops, the two flashiest being an OLED display and touchscreen functionality. But as an image-accuracy enthusiast, trained calibrator, and resident display expert, what excites me most about the MacBook Pro with PRO

  • 2026-10-29 20:10 UTC
    Patrick Stewart has died at age 86

    Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men, has died at age 86. A message posted to Stewart's Instagram account says the actor died in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday "following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia."

  • 2026-10-29 20:07 UTC
    Reddit will force everyone to log in

    Reddit is announcing a huge shift: It's going to start requiring users to log in. Right now, you can browse Reddit without having an account, and the site is generally a great resource for crowdsourced information on a whole range of topics. I know I'm not the only person who app

  • 2026-10-29 20:02 UTC
    Rivian’s R2 is officially its best-selling vehicle

    Rivian reported its third quarter earnings of 2026, providing us a closer look at the company's financial health as it ramps up production of its all-important R2 electric vehicle - which is now, for the first time, outselling all of Rivian's other EVs. Rivian said it brought in

  • 2026-10-29 19:19 UTC
    GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data

    General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The agreement, which resolves a complaint from a coalition of 36 US attorneys general, requires GM to limit the d

  • 2026-10-29 22:19 UTC
    Reddit’s CEO says Google’s AI Mode ‘does not drive traffic’

    Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in an earnings call today that Google's AI-powered search modes do not help with traffic to the platform, echoing problems facing other websites and publishers. As part of its Q3 2026 earnings, Reddit revealed that search traffic in October has "drop

  • 2026-10-29 23:57 UTC
    The director of Obsession put a new horror short on YouTube

    Curry Barker, the director behind the hit horror film Obsession, just published a new horror short on YouTube. The short, titled "Mama Bear," is nearly five minutes long. The video is pretty unnerving, and fair warning that it gets a little graphic, but it's a fun one to watch if

  • 2026-10-29 23:42 UTC
    Intel says it's selling every affordable laptop chip it can make

    During Intel's latest earnings call, CEO Lip-Bu Tan said that demand for its budget-focused Wildcat Lake chips "is outstripping supply." According to CFO David Zinsner, the chips are now sold out. Zinsner said Intel has "seen significant growth in Wildcat Lake. It's coming exactl

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  • 2026-10-29 10:00 UTC
    Is Montana Holding the Key to Undoing Citizens United?

    In early January, Jeff Mangan, the founder of a small nonprofit called the Transparent Election Initiative, was preparing to launch a ballot initiative to reduce the flow of money into Montana politics when his email inbox pinged with a message from the director of a canvassing f

  • 2026-10-29 12:57 UTC
    The Supreme Court’s Gutting of the Voting Rights Act is Mobilizing Black Voters. Look at Alabama

    Twelve days before the midterm elections, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Montana Senator Jon Tester traveled down to Alabama to campaign in one of the country’s most unexpected battleground districts. They trekked to Dothan, Alabama, the “peanut capital of the world,”

  • 2026-10-29 11:30 UTC
    Data Center Headed Your Way? This Tool Lets You See Where the Candidates Stand.

    This story was originally published by Capital B and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If you’re a Black American (or any American, actually) worried about a data center coming to your neighborhood, the questions are immediate and seemingly boundless.

  • 2026-10-29 11:30 UTC
    US Military Accused of “Weaponizing” El Niño Against Somali Civilians

    This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The water was rising rapidly. It had already reached Cayni Ali’s waist. Her home, five meters from the flooded River Juba in southern Somalia, never stood a chanc

  • 2026-10-29 11:30 UTC
    Can Kansas Voters Get Democratic Religion?

    The Fox Theater on East 1st Avenue in Hutchinson, Kansas, is a classic Art Deco movie palace, an icon of the golden age of cinema. Hutchinson, the Reno County seat of 40,000, famous for its underground salt mines, is located 39 miles northwest of Wichita. I was there on October 8

  • 2026-10-29 15:03 UTC
    Trump’s Attempts to Interfere in the Midterms Have Been “Complete Failures”

    Immigration officers don't normally focus on elections, but lately they've been showing up at houses, armed and in uniform, to see if people are illegally registered to vote. They've been doing this in multiple states, including California, where the feds arrested 28 green card h

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    The Supreme Court’s Gutting of the Voting Rights Act is Mobilizing Black Voters. Look at Alabama.

    Twelve days before the midterm elections, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Montana Senator Jon Tester traveled down to Alabama to campaign in one of the country’s most unexpected battleground districts. They trekked to Dothan, Alabama, the “peanut capital of the world,”

  • 2026-10-29 17:20 UTC
    Apparently There Is an Airbnb Gala

    This morning, one of my colleagues came across photos of celebrities who attended Airbnb.org’s inaugural gala in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. There was Serena Williams, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Jimmy Kimmel, and even a closing set from my fave Charli XCX , includi

  • 2026-10-29 18:55 UTC
    The New Faces of Optimized Motherhood

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  • 2026-10-29 21:08 UTC
    Trump Doesn’t Hate Black Women - If They Sing His Praises and Show Their Asses

    After spending the last month's run-up to the midterm elections siccing the Department of Justice on his Black, female political opponents, President Donald Trump graciously allowed a Black woman to join his sycophantic entourage at a recent rally in Michigan: rapper Nicki Minaj.

  • 2026-10-29 21:04 UTC
    A Global Port Strike Could Freeze $2 Billion in Freight

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  • 2026-10-29 20:21 UTC
    The Mysterious Disappearance (And Reappearance) of Jezebel's Archives

    Over the course of the last few days, a huge number of articles at the feminist website Jezebel went offline, many of them investigative and analytical stories concerning subjects like abortion, sex, rape, pornography and pedophilia. Former Jezebel staffers - including me - began

  • 2026-10-29 20:16 UTC
    It’s the Corruption, Stupid

    A little more than three weeks before Election Day, Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas, sat back in her chair in a small conference room at a community center in the Houston suburb of Cypress. The 52-year-old Democratic state representative had just spoke

  • 2026-10-29 19:46 UTC
    Court Denies White House Bid to Toss California Ballots

    The Trump administration’s bid to force California to toss the ballots of some 20,000 voters it unsubstantially claimed were “likely noncitizens” was struck down on Wednesday by a California district court amid long-standing apprehension over federal enforcement impeding election

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  • 2026-10-29 01:27 UTC
    Trump accuses Democrats of perjury in Dan Sullivan race

    President Trump accused Democrats and Mary Peltola's campaign of fraud and perjury Wednesday after the New York Times reported that Peltola aides helped recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan. Why it matters: The revelations add a new twist to Alaska's tight Senate race, wh

  • 2026-10-29 09:10 UTC
    GOP's closing argument gets cheeky

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  • 2026-10-29 09:00 UTC
    The left's 2027 wishlist

    House progressives are planning to use their growing power to force votes next year on their most sweeping and divisive policies, including Medicare for All, abolishing ICE and cutting aid to Israel. Why it matters: The ultimate goal is to get these policies on the front burner f

  • 2026-10-29 09:45 UTC
    Cape Canaveral in its "boom cycle" of launches

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    Exclusive: How the permitting bill could change the energy landscape

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    After losing his majority, Netanyahu tries to delegitimize election results

    After his far-right coalition lost 11 seats in the election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to discredit the results by claiming there was mass voting fraud in Arab communities. Why it matters: Netanyahu appears to be trying to spook the opposition bloc out o

  • 2026-10-29 20:47 UTC
    Election Day isn't here, but the ballot battles are

    The 2026 midterms already face a messy pileup of lawsuits and ballot battles, raising fears about election confidence before voters even finish casting ballots . Why it matters: Election challenges aren't unusual, but as the Trump administration continues to make false claims abo

  • 2026-10-29 20:05 UTC
    The bizarre twist shaking up Alaska's Senate race and catching Trump's ire

    Alaska's tight Senate race is facing a new controversy over two candidates named Dan Sullivan appearing on the ballot - a twist that's drawn attention from President Trump . The big picture: The controversy is adding uncertainty to one of the nation's most competitive Senate cont

  • 2026-10-29 22:47 UTC
    Top U.S. Middle East commander briefs Trump on Iran blockade

    U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of forces in the Middle East, briefed President Trump Thursday on the state of the Iran war, with a focus on the ongoing naval blockade , according to two U.S. officials. Why it matters: As he did before Operation Midnigh

  • 2026-10-29 22:08 UTC
    Exclusive: Fired general admitted to leaking classified Iran and Ukraine info, report says

    The Pentagon's top military planner admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters from separate outlets over a one-year period, according to an internal report of the investigation shared with Axios. Why it matters: Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia

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    Scoop: Dems privately name Texas as most-flippable red state

    Democrats' main Senate super PAC is privately telling top donors that Texas offers their best shot at flipping a deep-red Senate seat, followed by Ohio, where the race remains close. Senate Majority PAC also sees victories in Iowa and Alaska as within reach, though the outcomes c

  • 2026-10-29 20:07 UTC
    Reddit moves to logged-in experience as AI eats search

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    Parker Posey interviewed by Mo Rocca

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    "They have our information, so it's only fair that we have theirs."

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  • 2026-10-29 13:21 UTC
    It is time / is it time, to put up the Christmas decorations

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  • 2026-10-29 17:26 UTC
    A very specific kind of quisling

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    In Memory of Dolores Huerta

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    He made it so...

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  • 2026-10-29 21:04 UTC
    tiny consoles

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  • 2026-10-29 22:57 UTC
    Just the smell of lynx can reduce deer browsing damage

    Just the smell of lynx can reduce deer browsing damage in recovering forests. New research shows that the mere smell of predators is enough to change deer behavior and limit browsing damage to tree saplings. The findings offer a potential tool for forest recovery and highlight th

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  • 2026-10-29 03:30 UTC
    Bank of America Kindly Asks That You Don't Share Your Password With Your AI Assistant

    Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from TechCrunch: In an email blast to customers titled "Protecting your finances in the Al World," Bank of America urged customers to never share their username and password with another person or an outside service, "including an

  • 2026-10-29 07:00 UTC
    Ink Droplets In Motion Snag Top Prize In Nikon Small World Contest

    A 25-year-old German photographer won the 2026 Nikon Small World competition with a microscopic image freezing ink droplets in midair as an inkjet printer deposits them onto paper. Ars Technica reports that Ole Bielfeldt "beat out 1,802 other entries hailing from 69 different cou

  • 2026-10-29 11:00 UTC
    Google Struggling to Make AI Mode Searches Pay

    Alphabet shares fell nearly 10% after Google disclosed that searches through its AI Mode generate less revenue than traditional search, even as overall search revenue grew 12% year over year to $63.25 billion. The Register reports: Alphabet on Wednesday reported its Q3 results, w

  • 2026-10-29 15:00 UTC
    'Please Let the Internet Die'

    Slashdot reader fjo3 shares an article from Wired: The internet must be put out of its misery. Any rational observer can admit that the current iteration of the web -- and the social fabric woven there -- is not what they signed up for. Symptoms of advanced cultural decay can no

  • 2026-10-29 17:00 UTC
    DoorDash Strikes $17 Billion Deal For US Rival Instacart

    DoorDash has agreed to acquire Instacart for about $17 billion as it expands beyond restaurant delivery and deeper into the U.S. grocery market. The deal, expected to close in late 2027 or the first half of 2028, could face regulatory scrutiny over further consolidation in the de

  • 2026-10-29 16:00 UTC
    Reddit Is Getting a 'For You' Feed

    Reddit is overhauling its homepage with separate "For You" and "Following" feeds, with the former combining posts from subscribed communities and algorithmic recommendations based on users' interests and activity. The Verge reports: It's a big shift for the platform, but not an e

  • 2026-10-29 19:00 UTC
    Alphabet Heads For a $500 Billion Drop In Market Value

    Yesterday, Google reported its Q3 results that showed searches made through its AI Mode generate less revenue than traditional search, even as overall search revenue grew 12% year over year to $63.25 billion. The news sent Alphabet shares plunging, with Bespoke Investment Group r

  • 2026-10-29 18:00 UTC
    Canada to Join EU Network of Supercomputers

    Canada is joining the European Union's supercomputing network to give Canadian companies, startups, and researchers access to European computing resources for AI development. The partnership aims to strengthen AI cooperation and reduce dependence on US technology. Politico report

  • 2026-10-29 21:00 UTC
    Patrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' Captain and 'X-Men' Superhero, Dies At 86

    Slashdot readers Cpt_Kirks, eklektic, sconeu, and Vrallis share the unfortunate news of Patrick Stewart's passing. Longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said Stewart died Wednesday at the age of 86 at his home in Los Angeles following "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer

  • 2026-10-29 20:00 UTC
    Nvidia Chief Seen As Target of Chinese Spy Plot

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: American spy agencies had gathered striking intelligence. A top executive at a Singapore-based data center company was under scrutiny for possibly steering advanced Nvidia A.I. chips to China. And now American officials

  • 2026-10-29 23:00 UTC
    Trump's CTFC Steps In to Defend Kalshi As Utah Brings Criminal Charges Against Execs

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sued Utah to defend its claimed exclusive authority over federally registered prediction markets, as the state files (PDF) 14 criminal charges against Kalshi and its co-founders for allegedly violating anti-gambling laws. The Ve

  • 2026-10-29 22:00 UTC
    Multi-Billion Binance Hack Hitting Crypto Markets

    Binance is investigating a potential hack after more than $2 billion in crypto was drained from one of its wallets into a new external account, with Blockaid estimating nearly $3.3 billion was moved. "Our teams are aware of reports of a potential security issue and are actively i

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  • 2026-10-29 15:00 UTC
    Breaking into IT? Start with nine CompTIA exam prep courses for $24.99

    TL;DR: Prep for nine CompTIA exams with the 2026 CompTIA Certification Training Complete Exam Prep Bundle for $24.99 (reg. $269.91). Preparing for CompTIA exams usually means buying a separate prep course for each certification. If you'd rather get them all at once (and for a who

  • 2026-10-29 18:54 UTC
    My Kindle cracked again, so I switched to a tiny Xteink e-reader

    A few years ago, I was on a plane with my Kindle Paperwhite in my lap, and when I grabbed the seatbelt to strap in, the buckle hit the screen and cracked it. It was still usable, but the bright spot was distracting. - Read the rest The post My Kindle cracked again, so I switched

  • 2026-10-29 17:56 UTC
    Tom the Dancing Bug: Elon Musk and His Doge Pals hunt down the threat to Western Civilization

    Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH Elon Musk and His Doge Pals must finad and defeat the biggest threat to Western Civilization ! -> "Back in 2012 Bolling - noting that the comic was more widely read than ever yet generating less money than ever - started a subscription membership cal

  • 2026-10-29 17:27 UTC
    Bankrupting scammers is surprisingly easy

    It feels like AI is coming for everybody's jobs, but especially for phone scammers . Thanks to the availability of consumer AI, anyone in any call center anywhere can throw up a decently convincing-sounding AI agent to fleece people out of their money with no effort required. - R

  • 2026-10-29 17:26 UTC
    Somehow, No Man's Sky is still getting updates

    Keep your Cyberpunks or your Fallout 76es: when it comes to launch disasters, No Man's Sky remains the undisputed champion, which I'm not sure is something to be proud of. Something Hello Games can be proud of, however, is its continued and intensive effort to raise the game abov

  • 2026-10-29 21:00 UTC
    One $50 payment gets you lifetime VPN protection on 10 devices

    TL;DR : Catch threats before they can strike with this GhostShield AI-Powered VPN Premium Plan lifetime subscription , on sale now for just $49.99 (MSRP $399). A VPN is the most basic way to protect your online privacy, but sometimes you need a little more. - Read the rest The po

  • 2026-10-29 20:22 UTC
    Patrick Stewart dead at 86

    Patrick Stewart, the Olivier award-winning Shakespearean actor who achieved international stardom as Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard and The X-Men's Professor X, is dead at 86 . Already a distinguished stage and screen presence when he took the role of the Enterprise's new captain, S

  • 2026-10-29 20:13 UTC
    Why a Fukuoka subway sign calls your backpack a "rucksack"

    Last month I went to Japan with my family. It was my 10th time in Japan. But until this visit, I had never gone to any island other than Honshu, the one that has Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. This time we went to Kyushu, which is south of Honshu. - Read the rest The post Why a Fukuoka

  • 2026-10-29 21:49 UTC
    Classic UK dungeon crawl show Knightmare to return as adventure game

    Knightmare , the classic virtual reality TV show that sent a blindfolded adventurer into a green-screen CG dungeon, is coming back as a point-and-click adventure game in 2027 . It'll be a free download and star most of the show's original cast, including Hugo Myatt as dungeon mas

  • 2026-10-29 16:00 UTC
    ICE agent filmed slashing car tire

    ICE agents retaliated against two U.S. citizens observing them in Portland by pushing a shopping cart at them, tailing them, boxing in their vehicle, and finally slashing one of its tires . An official complaint filed by the ACLU of Oregon requests a prompt investigation into the

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  • 2026-10-29 00:08 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Crime Problem That New York City Won’t Fix

    Murders and shootings are at a record low, but violent assaults keep increasing year after year. Mamdani and other leaders show little interest in doing what it would take to change that, writes Edward Conlon.

  • 2026-10-29 02:40 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Democrats Subvert Democracy to Save It

    Skulduggery in the Alaska Senate race is the latest example of double standards from a party that claims to respect the sanctity of our elections.

  • 2026-10-29 09:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Why Another Iran Strike Looks Inevitable

    Can Trump force Tehran into a deal? Foreign policy expert Mike Doran examines the prospects for renewed war and the divisions over America's role in the Middle East.

  • 2026-10-29 09:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Case Against Letitia James

    New York attorney general challenger Saritha Komatireddy talks to Coleman Hughes about her viral debate performance, prosecuting street crime, and fixing the homelessness problem.

  • 2026-10-29 10:02 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Americans Left Behind in Russia. Democrats Subvert Democracy to Save It. Plus. . .

    Kara Kennedy says: Let the moms party. Edward Conlon tackles New York City's biggest crime problem. Coleman Hughes talks to Letitia James' opponent. And much more.

  • 2026-10-29 14:19 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Tough Love: Is Having a Disabled Kid Making Me Bitter?

    The mom of a 6-year-old, who's 'not yet walking, talking, or even eating,' has no patience for people 'who want to complain about their problems.' Our advice columnist Abigail Shrier weighs in.

  • 2026-10-29 17:18 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Ross Douthat: The Meaning of the Midterms

    Progressive candidates may have captured the limelight, but it is the more centrist Democratic candidates whose fate really matters next Tuesday, writes Ross Douthat.

  • 2026-10-29 20:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Douglas Murray: Bibi Derangement Syndrome Is Spreading

    No matter how the next Israeli government shapes up after this week's election, anti-Zionists, antisemites, and peaceniks around the world will feel no less hostile, writes Douglas Murray.

  • 2026-10-29 23:13 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Undo Legal Weed? Massachusetts Is Thinking About It.

    Steve Kronberg voted to legalize weed in Massachusetts 10 years ago. Next week, he will vote to make it illegal again. He's not alone, writes Josh Code.

  • 2026-10-29 21:47 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Sane Person’s Guide to Microplastics

    A new study suggesting everyday plastic could be bad for our health has the internet split between alarm and dismissal. Dr. Charlotte Grinberg explains what the evidence shows and the simple swaps worth making.

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  • 2026-10-29 03:06 UTC
    Iran war's critics highlight eight-month milestone

    Eight months into the Iran war - and less than a week ahead of the midterm elections - congressional Democrats spotlighted the unresolved conflict’s costs. “Trump’s war will take years to recover from,” said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the ranking member of the Armed Services Committ

  • 2026-10-29 01:23 UTC
    Roll Call on the Road: Ohio and Kentucky

    In the closing weeks of the midterm campaigns, the House and Senate battlegrounds have increasingly expanded into Republican-leaning territory. States and districts that backed Donald Trump by double digits two years ago are now playing host to competitive races that could decide

  • 2026-10-29 14:00 UTC
    Backers of film tax credit seek action in lame-duck session

    Lawmakers plan to give Hollywood some airtime when they return to Washington after the midterm elections. With just weeks to go before the end of the 119th Congress, lawmakers and advocates are making a bipartisan push to get a proposed federal film tax credit over the finish lin

  • 2026-10-29 13:47 UTC
    Judge denies Trump administration bid to set aside California votes

    A California federal judge denied the Justice Department’s effort to have California set aside about 20,000 ballots of alleged noncitizen voters Wednesday, finding that the Trump administration sought to take over the state’s election process. The ruling from Judge David O. Carte

  • 2026-10-29 13:26 UTC
    Camp Lejeune saga nears end as government seeks to limit damages

    The final stages of a decades-long battle over contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune are taking shape this week in a North Carolina federal court, where the first trial has begun and a mass settlement plan is in the works. It's been four years since Congre

  • 2026-10-29 18:33 UTC
    Taxidermy, attack ads, early voting and more: On the road in Iowa and Texas

    Jason Dick talks with former Roll Call Editor in Chief Christina Bellantoni, now director of USC Annenberg's Media Center, about her students' recent political reporting trips to Iowa and Texas, where the battle for the House and Senate majorities could be decided. Show Notes: Th

  • 2026-10-29 21:30 UTC
    At the Races: Red-y, set, vote

    Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari White House officials and congressional leade

  • 2026-10-29 23:43 UTC
    Judge orders Justice Department to disclose noncitizen voter letters

    A federal judge in Washington ordered the federal government Thursday to provide more information about letters it has sent to several states demanding they set aside ballots of alleged noncitizens during next week’s elections. The ruling from Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. Dis

  • 2026-10-29 22:08 UTC
    Back in S.C., Trump touts Graham, criticizes Andrews

    President Donald Trump was back in South Carolina on Thursday stumping for GOP Sen. Darline Graham, attacking her Democratic foe as “a radical left lunatic” and pleading with Republicans to vote. In a twist, Trump opened the Rock Hill rally by spending a few minutes on North Caro

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  • 2026-10-29 11:00 UTC
    Republicans are trying to make the Texas Senate race about “manliness”

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could have picked any number of messages for his first Senate campaign ad of the general election back in May. Texans care a lot about cost of living, border security, healthcare, and corruption, among other issues. But Paxton’s very first ad wen

  • 2026-10-29 10:00 UTC
    Why Republicans might beat the polls

    Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries, and one thing I’m hearing from a voice on the ground. And be sure to check your inboxes this coming Wednesday for a special post-midterms

  • 2026-10-29 12:00 UTC
    The fix for America’s terrible internet is hiding in Tennessee

    Most Americans hate their cable companies. But not the 200,000-odd residents of Chattanooga, Tennessee, a city nestled in the Appalachian foothills. For many people, the city might seem off the beaten path - enough so that when Spain’s national team chose the city as their base d

  • 2026-10-29 14:15 UTC
    How to come up with a last-minute Halloween costume without spending a ton of money

    Editor’s note, October 29, 2026, 10:15 am ET: This article was originally published in 2022 and has been updated for Halloween 2026. With an October 30 birthday, it’s only natural that Kimberly Murphy takes Halloween extremely seriously. A natural redhead, Murphy has dressed up a

  • 2026-10-29 19:00 UTC
    A peek inside the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science celebration

    On October 22, Vox co-hosted a screening event honoring the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science grant awardees. The program awards five women scientists postdoctoral grants to advance their research. This year’s recipients work in fields including immunology, planetary scien

  • 2026-10-29 20:00 UTC
    Democrats have big healthcare plans. The industry is preparing for a fight.

    Americans want changes to their healthcare, and the candidates in this year’s midterms are making bold promises about how they are going to improve it: Medicare-for-all, or a public health insurance option, or free primary care for everyone. If Democrats win big this year, they c

  • 2026-10-29 21:15 UTC
    The case for a little election optimism

    This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. No sooner had early voting started this year than analysts noticed a curious trend: Democratic voters were choosing to vote a lot

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  • 2026-10-29 14:00 UTC
    Durham Pump Station in Durham, North Carolina

    The brick and concrete foundations of a large pumping station sit at the water's edge in Eno River State Park. A few yards upstream, straddling Nancy Rhode Creek, the remains of a washed-out stone dam are among the many scattered remnants of the system that once provided drinking

  • 2026-10-29 16:00 UTC
    Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance in Hong Kong

    The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance was first performed in 1880, in what was then a small Hakka fishing and farming village. The tradition continues to this day, with the ceremony taking place on the evenings of the 14th, 15th and 16th days of the 8th lunar month. According to oral hi

  • 2026-10-29 18:00 UTC
    Phu Loc Champa Temple in An Nhon Bac, Vietnam

    Rising silently above the flat agricultural expanses of An Nhon Bac, the solitary silhouette of Phu Loc Champa Temple commands its hilltop domain like an ancient sentinel. Built during the 12th century, this weathered sanctuary stands roughly 15 meters tall with a square base, it

  • 2026-10-29 20:00 UTC
    Plaza Maria Pita in A Coruña, Spain

    You begin to see the plaza as parts of it starts to peek through the imposing arches surrounding the plaza in the old part of town. The massive, rectangular plaza is surprising in its sheer size at 10,000 square meters. It is surrounded by government buildings including the town'

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  • 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Even stupendous black holes can’t explain dark matter

    Nature, Published online: 29 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03386-4 The theoretical objects would have left a larger imprint on cosmic radiation if they were a source of the invisible force pulling together the galaxies.

  • 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    How the US mid-term elections could shake up science

    Nature, Published online: 29 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03479-0 A Democratic victory in Congress could halt the Trump administration’s controversial grant-review plan and curb some of its funding actions.

  • 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Daily briefing: The three red flags of suspicious journals

    Nature, Published online: 29 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03548-4 These warning signs suggest a journal might be engaging in dubious publishing activities. Plus, the brain clears out faulty neurons at birth and whether a giant ‘sunshade’ could cool Earth.

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  • 2026-10-29 10:01 UTC
    Hills and mountains

    A girl’s story of forced marriage reveals how the Soviet invasion of 1979 transformed life in Afghanistan - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

  • 2026-10-29 10:00 UTC
    The physics of getting fired

    Physics offered me a sense of order and purpose. But when life got messy I realised it had a much deeper insight to give - by Zahaan Bharmal Read on Aeon

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  • 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC
    On this day: October 29

    October 29 : Republic Day in Turkey ( 1923 ) 1831 Bristol riots 1831 - Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed during its passage through Parliament , causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured) . 1868 - The Nanbu clan of Honshu sur

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  • 2026-10-29 15:00 UTC
    How fossil fuel companies keep your energy costs high | Jon Powers

    Solar energy and storage are the fastest, cheapest ways to add electricity to the grid. So why are small towns across the US pausing or banning these projects? Clean energy entrepreneur Jon Powers shows how fossil fuel companies are waging disinformation campaigns at the local le

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  • 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC
    October 29 Wikipedia featured article

    Chimacum Creek is a stream in Jefferson County, Washington , United States. Located on the base of the Quimper Peninsula , the main stem originates from springs and ponds in the forested hills south of Discovery Bay . It flows south from its source, then turns east, then north, t

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