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AROUND THE WORLD

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JUNE 25: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stand during an honor cordon at the Pentagon on June 25, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Their meeting comes a day after Gallant and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sat down together to discuss Gaza and Lebanon. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, after months of clashes over war and politics
China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power
China is building new villages on its remote Himalayan border. Some appear to have crossed the line

NEWS AND BUZZ

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Taylor Swift’s brother steps in to help fan getting kicked out of her concert by security
Super giant TVs are flying off store shelves
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‘Too much grief and no joy’: This couple plans to return to the US after their dream life in France became a ‘nightmare’
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Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
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Voting nationwide has been mostly orderly, despite non-credible bomb threats from Russian origin
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Trump’s media stock is halted for extremely volatile trading as America goes to the polls
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Barry Keoghan spoke candidly in an interview with Louis Theroux.
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Mysterious engraved pictographs may have led to the earliest form of writing
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Australian Rules umpire Leigh Haussen has been suspended after he dressed up as Osama bin Laden at a party.
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Jason Kelce apologizes after video shows him spiking a fan’s cellphone

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Space and science

Ancient buildings and landscape modifications (including public plazas, agricultural terraces, and field walls) blanket uplands, while low-lying areas that flood seasonally were mostly unmodified save for the construction of reservoirs.
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LiDAR reveals a long-hidden Maya city with thousands of structures
How to spot a fireball from the first branch of the Taurid meteor showers
Aging spacecraft starts up a radio transmitter it hasn’t used since 1981 from 15 billion miles away
Record-breaking prime number containing more than 41 million digits found by former Nvidia programmer
Bones from a Tudor warship reveal what life was like for the crew

Global Travel

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TRABZON, TURKIYE - MAY 30: An aerial view of Sumela Monastery, a historical Greek-Orthodox monastery carved into the Pontic Mountains in the Roman Imperial Period, during spring season in Trabzon, Turkiye on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Hasan Tascan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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New Yorkers have jaywalked for decades. It’s now legal, but tourists may want to think twice before following locals into the street

Global Business

Boeing machinist Charlie Bae pickets outside Boeing's plant in Renton, Washington, on Sunday, the day before rank-and-file union members vote for a third time on whether to accept an offer from Boeing.
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Boeing workers vote to accept deal, end strike
US stocks rally as investors brace for presidential election outcome
The world is about to get some much-needed clarity on the US economy’s future
Berkshire’s cash soars to $325 billion as Buffett sells Apple, BofA; operating profit falls

Style

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Sydney Marathon named as seventh major race in elite circuit
Max Verstappen mounts incredible comeback at Sao Paulo GP to all but clinch F1 championship

US Politics

First Lady Jill Biden speaks at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Spring House, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, November 3.
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Jill Biden closes out campaign with her own push for Harris
These 10 states are voting on abortion ballot measures in the 2024 election
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Frustration grows as federal agency struggles to combat election lies spread by Americans

health and wellness

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Why you’re more likely to solve your problems on a therapist’s sofa than on social media
Life with narcolepsy: ‘It’s not a joke, it’s a very serious illness’
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere and could have many health impacts, researchers say
5 tips to wean yourself off added sugar

Tech

Several major online platforms are removing the ability to run new political ads during election week in an effort to prevent the spread of misinformation.
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Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late
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Apple wants its AI iPhone to turn around a sales rut. Here’s how it’s going so far
TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person. But the country’s total number of billionaires has shrunk

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