Wednesday, October 29th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
States sue Trump admin over billions in looming cuts to SNAP, food stamps (FOX)
Judge disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney in California (THE HILL)
DOJ places on leave 2 prosecutors who said ‘mob’ of ‘rioters’ carried out Jan. 6 attack (ABC)
DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests (NBC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Israel resumes Gaza ceasefire after 104 Palestinians killed in airstrikes (AXIOS)
Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip (CNBC)
Polls open in Netherlands in close-run election seen as litmus test for far-right (EURO NEWS)
Sudan’s paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say (AP)
Largest ever police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 132 dead (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Nvidia becomes first company to reach $5 trillion valuation, fueled by AI boom (CNBC)
Paramount to lay off 2,000 people following Skydance merger (AXIOS)
Microsoft Azure cloud service hit with outage (AP)
Musk launches Grokipedia, AI-powered alternative to Wikipedia (THE HILL)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NFL announces Sting will headline Super Bowl-branded concert amid Bad Bunny controversy (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)
‘Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan is leaving Paramount over drama involving Nicole Kidman (NY POST)
Ohtani cries out against “regrettable” inning, takes Game 4 loss to Blue Jays (ESPN)
BTS singer calls on global leaders to support culture in APEC speech (KOREA HERALD)