Wednesday, November 20

🚨NATION

📌 Hacker accesses sealed testimony of woman alleging Matt Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17 (NBC)

📌 Trump picks Wall Street investor Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary (NPR)

📌 Linda McMahon nominated for Secretary of Education (AP)

📌 Oklahoma official under fire for bibles in public schools mandate (MO NEWS)

📌 Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case but opposes dismissal (CNBC)

📌 Republican introduces anti-transgender bathroom resolution at Capitol after first transgender woman elected to Congress (CNN)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 US envoy says Lebanon ceasefire ‘within grasp’ as soldier killed in drone strike (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights (AP)

📌 Finland urges NATO, EU to shield critical networks after undersea cables damaged (POLITICO)

📌 Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 As Trump, Elon Musk watch, as SpaceX launches largest rocket ever (WASHINGTON POST)

📌 Boeing set to lay off more than 2,000 workers amid plans to cut 10% of workforce (CNBC)

📌 As Americans bargain shop, six-figure earners flock to Walmart (CNN)

📌 Comcast spins off cable channels like USA, CNBC, MSNBC as cord-cutting quickens (VARIETY)

📌 Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024 (AP)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight scores over 108 million viewers worldwide, Netflix says, becomes the most-watched global sporting event (THE WRAP)

📌 Cher’s memoir includes new details about her divorce from Sonny Bono (CNN)

📌 NBA legend and motivational speaker, Bob Love, who overcame a significant stutter, dies at 81 (NBC)

📌 John Stamos shows solidarity after Dave Coulier’s cancer diagnosis with bald cap — not all fans are pleased (TODAY)

Tuesday, November 19

🚨NATION

📌 Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations (AXIOS)

📌 Trump nominates former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation (FOX NEWS)

📌 Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex (ABC)

📌 Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency (CNN)

📌 The one agency that might have the muscle to oppose Elon Musk (POLITICO)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Trump allies warn Biden risking 'World War III' by authorizing long-range missiles for Ukraine (FOX NEWS)

📌 Almost 100 Gaza food aid trucks violently looted, UN agency says (BBC)

📌 Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted, sparking warnings of possible ‘hybrid warfare’ (CNN)

📌 French farmers escalate protests against an EU-Mercosur trade deal and fear unfair competition (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 The world's most commonly used password of the year is "123456" (AXIOS)

📌 Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy amid growing losses and debt (NBC)

📌 A.I. chatbots defeated doctors at diagnosing illness (NY TIMES)

📌 Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit accuses parent company of censorship over Gaza (AP)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Netflix announces Beyoncé will perform at Christmas NFL game in Houston (VERGE)

📌 Adidas signs first NIL deal with girls' high school basketball player (NBC)

📌 The USPS will honor Betty White with her own stamp in 2025 (NPR)

📌 Diddy broke prison rules and called witnesses behind bars, prosecutors say (BBC)

Monday, November 18

🚨NATION

📌 Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting 'nobody' can reverse it (NPR)

📌 Trump’s team skips FBI background checks for some Cabinet picks (CNN)

📌 Top pollster Ann Selzer to retire after her Iowa poll ended in huge miss by 16 points (CNN)

📌 Masked group marches through Ohio neighborhood with swastika flags (ABC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Biden authorized Ukraine to strike Russia with US-supplied long-range missiles (NBC)

📌 Hezbollah media chief killed in Israeli strike in Beirut (BBC)

📌 Pope Francis calls for probe to determine if Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’ (TIMES OF ISAEL)

📌 Eight killed and 17 wounded in second mass attack in China in a week (NBC)

📌 Philippines evacuates half a million people as Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users? (AP)

📌 First US case of deadlier mpox virus strain reported in California — risk remains low (ABC)

📌 E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots leaves 1 dead and dozens sickened across the US (CNN)

📌 A $12,000 surgery to change eye color is surging in popularity (WSJ)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Denmark’s Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024 (CNN)

📌 ‘The Voice’ winner Sundance Head recovers at home after being accidentally shot on his Texas ranch (AP)

📌 Charli XCX calls Martha Stewart’s feud with The Post journalist ‘extremely brat’ in ‘SNL’ monologue (NY POST)

📌 A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price (AP)

📌 Staten Islanders line up in droves to support NYC bakery criticized by Whoopi Goldberg (POLITICS NY)

Friday, November 15

🚨NATION

📌 FBI arrests Houston man who allegedly wanted to commit a ‘9/11’ style attack in the US (CNN)

📌 Black and Latino families displaced from Palm Springs neighborhood reach tentative settlement (AP)

📌 National Hurricane Center tells Floridians to monitor soon-to-be Tropical Storm Sara (CNN)

📌 New Pentagon report on UFOs marks new incidents, but no evidence of aliens (AP)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 President Biden begins final international summit in Peru (AP)

📌 Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on Brazil’s top court (CNN)

📌 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal getting closer (REUTERS)

📌 Meet the New Zealand's parliamentarian who has gone viral for her Māori Haka dance in Parliament (MSN)

📌 Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens (BBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 FBI raids Polymarket CEO’s home, seizing phone, electronics (CNBC)

📌 The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction (NBC)

📌 E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions (AP)

📌 Berkshire Hathaway is hoarding cash in a pattern seen before the financial crisis. Does Warren Buffett know something that we don’t? (WSJ)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the 'TODAY' show (MO NEWS)

📌 Eva Longoria reveals she moved her family out of “dystopian” US (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 Dick Van Dyke says he's glad he "won't be around" for Trump's second term (VF)

📌 Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback (CBS)

Thursday, November 14

🚨NATION

📌 Republicans reject Trump allies' pick, elect Sen. John Thune as next Senate majority leader (USA TODAY)

📌 CIA official charged with disclosing classified documents about Israel’s military plans (MO NEWS)

📌 New York City Council approves bill shifting broker fees to landlords (NEW YORK TIMES)

📌 Trump draft executive order would create “warrior board” to purge generals (WSJ)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Biden and Xi will meet on Saturday, the third and likely final time during Biden's term (NPR)

📌 French prosecutors seek a 2-year prison sentence and ineligibility period against prominent politician Marine Le Pen (AP)

📌 Russia fires dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine's capital as North Korean troops start fighting in Kursk (CBS)

📌 Thousands evacuated as parts of Spain hit with nearly a month’s rainfall in one hour (CNN)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Bitcoin rises above $90,000 as rally resumes on Trump optimism (USA TODAY)

📌 Inflation ticks up slightly in October, a look at what’s impacted (CNBC)

📌 Kraft Heinz stops serving controversial school-designed Lunchables because of low demand (AP)

📌 Waymo’s fully-automated robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles (VERGE)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 John Krasinski named People magazine’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ (CNN)

📌 Thailand's baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng has an official song released in 4 languages (ABC)

📌 Full House’s Dave Coulier reveals he has stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (PEOPLE)

📌 Lena Dunham to write Sam Bankman-Fried movie for Apple, A24 based on Michael Lewis book ‘Going Infinite’ (VARIETY)

📌 'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize (NPR)

Wednesday, November 13

🚨NATION

📌 Judge delays decision on tossing Trump’s hush money conviction (NBC)

📌 Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years after sharing top secret docs on Discord (AP)

📌 Are no-fault divorce laws going away? (MO NEWS)

📌 Americans stockpile abortion pills and hormones ahead of ‘reproductive apocalypse’ under Trump (GUARDIAN)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over UK church abuse scandal (BBC)

📌 Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space (CNN)

📌 Russia lawmakers pass bill banning "child-free propaganda" to try to boost birth rate (CBS)

📌 Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes (AP)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Exxon CEO says Trump should keep U.S. involved in global effort to address climate change (CNBC)

📌 Amazon reportedly working on Echo Frames for delivery drivers (VERGE)

📌 Excessive drinking inches higher after pandemic increase (THE HILL)

📌 Standing desks may be bad for your health, new research finds (CNN)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ logs landmark 17th week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 (BILLBOARD)

📌 Elon Musk responds after Chloe Fineman alleges he made her 'burst into tears' on 'SNL' (USA TODAY)

📌 John Mulaney reveals Olivia Munn began randomly drug testing him during her pregnancy (PEOPLE)

📌 Patrick Mahomes & Travis Kelce's homes burglarized (TMZ)

Tuesday, November 12

🚨NATION

📌 Historic drought fuels blazes across Northeast as wildfires burn on both coasts (NBC)

📌 Most election postmortems neglect a key determinant of how people vote — where they get their news. (POLITICO)

📌 25 monkeys caught, but more still missing after escape from research facility in SC (USA TODAY)

📌 Trump warns Putin in call not to intensify war in Ukraine (AXIOS) Kremlin rejects reports of the conversation (AP)

📌 Shapiro, Newsom look toward presidential runs in 2028 (POLITICO)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Spirit Airlines flight from Florida to Haiti hit by gunfire while trying to land, diverts to Dominican Republic (CBS)

📌 ICC announces investigation into chief prosecutor (BBC)

📌 Dutch tram set on fire while tensions are high after violence targeting Israeli fans (AP) Israel tells citizens to avoid upcoming Paris soccer match & other events in Europe (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach (AP)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Bitcoin has topped $87,000 for a new record high. What to know about crypto’s post-election rally (AP)

📌 FTX sues crypto exchange Binance and its former CEO Zhao for $1.8 billion (CNBC)

📌 Over 1.4 million Honda, Acura vehicles subject of US probe over potential engine failure (USA TODAY)

📌 LA Times owner to create a new editorial board in light of Trump presidency – and ‘the newsroom is pissed’ (THE WRAP)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Mattel faults print error for porn site listed on "Wicked" doll packaging (CBS)

📌 Megan Fox pregnant, expecting baby with Machine Gun Kelly (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver 'devastated' as children's book is pulled amid criticism from Indigenous Australians (PEOPLE)

📌 Blake Shelton announces new singing competition show after leaving The Voice (E!)

Thursday, November 7

🚨NATION

📌 Harris hoped to ride abortion to another post-Dobbs Democratic victory. It didn’t work. (POLITICO)

📌 Biden admin is planning to deal with a possible migrant surge before Trump takes office (NBC)

📌 Elon Musk bet big on Trump. Here’s what he stands to gain — and lose — from his win (CNN)

📌 Harris campaign and allies spent more than $1.4B on political ads in losing race against Trump, whose campaign with allies spend $1B (FOX BUSINESS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hurricane Rafael strengthens to powerful Category 3 storm as it hits Cuba (AP)

📌 Biden team prepares to rush last-minute aid to Ukraine (POLITICO)

📌 Germany's governing coalition is headed for collapse after Scholz fires finance chief (NPR)

📌 What’s the world saying about Trump’s win? Here are the leaders who’ve commented (TIME)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Stocks surge to record highs as Trump returns to presidency (CNN)

📌 Trump tariffs could raise prices, lead to increasing inflation (CNBC)

📌 The Fed is expected to cut interest rates again Thursday. Here's everything you need to know (CNBC)

📌 Striking NYT tech workers made a custom Connections so you don’t cross the picket line (THE VERGE)

📌 ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers up for auction for $800,000 after being stolen by mobster (VARIETY)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Raygun quits competitive breakdancing over backlash to her viral Olympics performance (NBC)

📌 Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler’s daughters discovered their ‘50 First Dates’ movie (CNN)

📌 In podcast, Travis Kelce gives support to his brother Jason Kelce after viral phone incident (SI)

Wednesday, November 6

🚨MORE ELECTION NEWS

📌 Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says (CNN)

📌 Sarah McBride becomes the first out transgender person elected to Congress (NBC)

📌 Florida voters reject recreational marijuana (AP)

📌 2 poll workers die after vehicle swept off highway in floodwaters (ABC)

📌 Man arrested when trying to enter U.S. Capitol with a torch and flare gun, police say (PBS)

📌 America Votes: Scenes from polling places (AXIOS)

📌 Nearly 14,000 mail-in ballots have signature issues in Nevada (KUNR)

 📱OTHER IMPORTANT HEADLINES

📌 Israel’s Netanyahu fires defense minister Gallant citing lack of trust in surprise announcement (AP)

📌 10,000 North Korean troops now in Russia's Kursk region, Pentagon says (ABC)

📌 Rafael strengthens into a hurricane in the Caribbean. The storm and its path could change drastically as it heads toward US (CNN)

📌 US warns Iraq: Don't let Iran attack from your soil or Israel could retaliate (AXIOS)

Tuesday, November 5

🚨NATION

📌 Musk PAC tells Philadelphia judge the $1 million sweepstakes winners were actually not chosen by chance (AP) Judge rules giveaway can continue (CNN)

📌 Former Ohio cop Adam Coy found guilty of murder in fatal 2020 shooting of unarmed Black man Andre Hill (ABC)

📌 Rare drought in Northeast brings a spate of wildfires (NY TIMES) NYC on drought watch (SPECTRUM)

📌 New security fences seen around key DC sites ahead of Election Day (FOX NEWS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Russia suspected of plotting to send explosive devices on US-bound planes (WSJ)

📌 Hurricane and tropical storm alerts issued for Caymans, Cuba, Jamaica as tropical depression forms in Caribbean (CBS)

📌 EU leaders exult at Moldovan president’s reelection as pro-Russian opposition whines (POLITICO)

📌 Trial opens in France in the beheading of a teacher over prophet cartoons (AP)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end their 7-week strike (AP)

📌 Americans who bought homes in 2024 were older and richer than ever (CNN)

📌 Watch the AI robots that Jeff Bezos just invested in fold laundry and put eggs in a carton (BI)

📌 New York Times tech union goes on strike, one day before election (NBC)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91 (AP)

📌 Ben Affleck calls ex Jennifer Lopez's ‘Unstoppable’ performance 'spectacular': 'really proud' of the film (PEOPLE)

📌 Chris Martin falls into hole in stage during Coldplay gig in Australia (CNN)

📌 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Teddi Mellencamp files for divorce (TMZ)

Monday, November 4

🚨NATION

📌 NYC declares a drought watch and asks residents to conserve water (AP)

📌 RFK Jr. says Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water. ‘It’s possible,’ Trump says (AP)

📌 The "no comment" candidate: Harris strategy clouds how she'd govern (AXIOS)

📌 Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid (CNN)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 American journalist detained in Iran as Supreme Leader Khamenei threatens US, Israel, State Department says (FOX NEWS)

📌 Classified leaks by detained Netanyahu aide may have undermined hostage operations (AXIOS)

📌 Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials (AP)

📌 Pro-EU leader ahead in tight Moldovan vote amid claims of Kremlin meddling (BBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Federal Reserve is set to cut rates again while facing a hazy post-election outlook (AP)

📌 Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week (CNBC)

📌 Trump consults with Musk, Kushner, Wall Street in rush to staff Trump White House (WSJ)

📌 TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy as sit-down restaurant struggles continue (AP)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 "Dawson's Creek" alum James Van Der Beek announces cancer diagnosis (CBS)

📌 Pete Davidson shows off tattoo removal transformation during SNL appearance (E!)

📌 Chloë Grace Moretz comes out as gay in post supporting LGBTQ+ rights while endorsing Kamala Harris (NBC)

📌 Who won the NYC Marathon? 2024 winners, times and results (CBS)

Friday, November 1

🚨NATION

📌 Democrats widen spending gap in final election stretch (AXIOS)

📌 Trump says "whether the women like it or not, I'm going to protect them" at Wisconsin rally (CBS) Harris says comment ‘is offensive to everybody’ (AP)

📌 House panel refers Andrew Cuomo for prosecution, alleging 'false statements' on Covid report (NBC)

📌 Trump sues CBS News for $10 billion over Harris interview edits (FOX)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 About 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine’s border are expected in combat in days, US says (AP)

📌 Iran preparing major retaliatory strike from Iraq within days, Israeli intel suggests (AXIOS)

📌 Spain mourns as death toll passes 150 in catastrophic floods (BBC)

📌 The world braces for the fallout of next week’s US election (SEMAFOR)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft (CNBC)

📌 Starbucks' plan to return to its roots involves 200,000 Sharpies (CBS)

📌 Boeing, union reach sweetened contract offer in bid to end strike, vote scheduled for Monday (AP)

📌 Less sugar in first 1,000 days of life protects against chronic disease, study finds (GUARDIAN)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Jennifer Garner channels her beloved '13 Going on 30' character for Halloween (GMA)

📌 Young Thug changes plea to guilty to gang, drug and gun charges in Georgia's longest-running criminal trial (NBC)

📌 Hailey Bieber shares first photo of baby Jack Blues since announcing birth as they celebrate Halloween (PEOPLE)

📌 Diddy accuser must reveal name or rape case will be thrown out, judge rules (PAGE SIX)

Thursday, October 31

🚨NATION

📌 Dodgers defeat Yankees to win World Series in Game 5 comeback (ESPN)

📌 More than 55 million people have voted early in run-up to Election Day (CBS)

📌 Florida teen accused of threatening Democratic voters with machete at early voting site (USA TODAY)

📌 Gunman who shot a Jewish man walking to synagogue, first responders faces charges (CNN) Details: Gunman entered US illegally (FOX NEWS)

📌 Police say the man behind ballot box fires with devices that were labeled “Free Gaza” might plan more attacks (AP)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Lebanon’s PM says hopes for Hezbollah ceasefire with Israel in ‘coming hours or days’ (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Devastating floods in Spain kill dozens (AXIOS)

📌 North Korean troops in Russian uniforms moving towards Ukraine, Pentagon says (CBS)

📌 A Russian court fined Google more money than the world's GDP (QZ)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 U.S. economy grew at 2.8% rate in the third quarter (AXIOS)

📌 Starbucks, trying to reverse sluggish sales, discontinues olive oil drinks to simplify its menu (AP)

📌 H5N1 bird flu identified in pig for first time in US (NBC)

📌 Viral appetizer sends Chili’s sales surging (CNN)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Joe Rogan reveals he warned Tony Hinchcliffe about Puerto Rico joke before Trump rally (THE WRAP)

📌 New York grand jury hearing new evidence in Sean 'Diddy' Combs federal case (NBC)

📌 ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection (VARIETY)

📌 Yankees fans who ripped ball out of Mookie Betts’ glove banned from Game 5 of World Series (CNN)

Wednesday, October 30

🚨NATION

📌 Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress (AP)

📌 Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life without parole in state trial (AXIOS)

📌 Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in two swing states (MSNBC)

📌 Joe Rogan says he rejected Harris campaign’s interview conditions (FOX NEWS) JD Vance to appear on podcast (NBC)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 After reports of nearly 100 dead in north Gaza strike, IDF says incident under investigation (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Orbán congratulates Georgia on not ‘becoming a second Ukraine’ (POLITICO)

📌 Hezbollah picks cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese terror group (NPR)

📌 North Korean soldiers learning Russian commands (CNN) They are Pyongyang’s elite troops (WASHINGTON POST)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Elon Musk’s secret compound for his family: Three mansions, three mothers, 11 children and a multibillionaire father obsesses about declining birthrates (NY TIMES)

📌 Looking for a job on LinkedIn? AI could be reading your profile — and recommending it to recruiters (MARKET WATCH)

📌 CNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to Muslim commentator (AP)

📌 Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere and could have many health impacts, researchers say (CNN)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 50 Cent turned down Donald Trump’s $3 million offer to perform at Madison Square Garden rally (VARIETY)

📌 Shawn Mendes says he's 'figuring out' his sexuality (USA TODAY)

📌 Ken Jennings calls out 'problematic' answer on 'Jeopardy!' and apologizes to female contestant (NBC)

📌 Pregnant Gisele Bündchen debuts her baby bump after news she's expecting baby no. 3 (PEOPLE)

Tuesday, October 29

🚨NATION

📌 Hundreds of ballots set on fire in three states as Election Day approaches (NPR)

📌 Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement (CNBC) Bezos defends action (AXIOS)

📌 Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk over controversial $1 million voter giveaway (ABC NEWS)

📌 Russia, China and Cuba amplified falsehoods about recent hurricanes, US official says (MIAMI HERALD)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel passes two laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that aids Palestinians in Gaza (ABC)

📌 Tens of thousands rally in Georgia to denounce the parliamentary election they say was rigged (AP)

📌 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia are headed for Ukraine, US says (USA TODAY)

📌 Imposters stole thousands of pounds of posh cheddar, rattling the UK cheese world (NPR)

📌 Shanghai puts a stop to ‘controversial’ Halloween costumes (NBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 McDonald's bringing back Quarter Pounder after beef patties ruled out as source of E. coli outbreak (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Trump Media shares surge up to 20% after Trump’s NYC rally, nears X shares (CNBC)

📌 Volkswagen plans to close ‘at least’ 3 German plants and cut thousands of jobs (CNN)

📌 Apple's AI update is here: What to know about Apple Intelligence, top features (USA TODAY)

📌 Economists warn of new inflation hazards after election (WSJ)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Commanders' stunning win awakens fans' election superstitions (AXIOS)

📌 Colin Farrell finishes Dublin Marathon while pushing friend in a wheelchair (CNN)

📌 Immersive entertainment company Cosm lands rights to broadcast NFL games (NBC NEWS)

📌 Jon Stewart extends ‘Daily Show’ hosting gig through 2025 (THE WRAP)

Monday, October 28

🚨NATION

📌 Which states voters matter the most for president (AXIOS)

📌 Trump MSG rally faces backlash over crude remarks, including comedian calling Puerto Rico “island of garbage” (USA TODAY)

📌 Tim Walz and AOC play football video game on Twitch in appeal to young men (GUARDIAN)

📌 Biden says Elon Musk was an ‘illegal worker’ when he began US career (ABC)

📌 Trump records a 3-hour interview with Joe Rogan about the election, Harris and whales (NBC NEWS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 One killed, dozens injured in truck ramming at Israeli bus stop (BBC)

📌 Japan's ruling party loses its majority after snap election (AP)

📌 Another domino falls to Vladimir Putin after Georgia’s tense election, European monitors say it was was marred by intimidation (NPR)

📌 Polls open in Uruguay in a general election free of the deep political divisions seen elsewhere in South America (ABC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Trump doubles down on replacing income taxes with tariffs in Joe Rogan interview (CNBC)

📌 More families making over $150,000 are living paycheck to paycheck (CNN)

📌 Testing rules out beef patties as the source of E. coli outbreak, McDonald’s says (AP)

📌 Daylight saving time ends next weekend: How to prepare for the change (ABC)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist and founding member, dies at 84 (NBC)

📌 Michigan and Michigan State throw punches, push and shove after Wolverines beat rival Spartans (AP)

📌 Dodgers 'encouraged' by early indications after Ohtani injures shoulder in G2 (MLB)

📌 CA Gov. Newsom and LA Mayor Bass announce "major proposal" aimed at enhancing film and TV industry (CBS)

Friday, October 25

🚨NATION

📌 Early voting for 2024 election underway in dozens of states with 28 million ballots cast so far (TIME)

📌 Biden expected to apologize for federal government’s role in Indian boarding schools (CNN)

📌 The top election official in a politically crucial Nevada county says she was forced out (AP)

📌 Georgia secretary of state's office says it repelled cyberattack (CBS NEWS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal gets renewed push after two-month deadlock (AXIOS)

📌 French foreign minister says conference for Lebanon raised $1 billion in pledges (AP)

📌 King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit (CNN)

📌 Russia provided targeting data for Houthi assault on global shipping (WSJ)

📌 South Korea warns it may send Ukraine weapons after North Korea sent troops to Russia (NPR)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC pull onions from meals after E. coli outbreak (CNBC)

📌 Goldfish is changing its name to attract adults (ABC)

📌 US sues to block $8.5 billion merger of Coach, Michael Kors (BUSINESS OF FASHION)

📌 World on track for catastrophic 3 degrees Celsius warming, UN warns (POLITICO)

📌 Hawaii races to stop spread of tree-killing rhinoceros beetles, invasive species that can fly 2 miles and lay 140 eggs (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Dodgers-Yankees World Series renews rivalry not seen in a generation (AXIOS)

📌 Taylor Swift welcomed to New Orleans with 140-foot-long friendship bracelet outside of Eras Tour venue (PAGE SIX)

📌 "Beetlejuice" fans can tour an Airbnb movie replica house in New Jersey (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

Thursday, October 24

🚨NATION

📌 Georgia voter roll audit finds only 20 noncitizens out of 8 million registered voters (ABC NEWS)

📌 Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal (CNBC)

📌 Sister of slain Army private Trump reportedly disparaged calls out The Atlantic Magazine for misleading her (FOX NEWS)

📌 Trump ignites spat with US ally, accusing UK’s governing party of election interference (CNN)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 At least 5 dead in 'terrorist attack' on aerospace facility in Turkey, officials say (NPR)

📌 Two US service members injured in raid that killed ISIS operatives In Iraq, Pentagon says (CNN)

📌 Blinken says ‘more progress’ from Israel needed on Gaza aid flow (BBC)

📌 Strike on Iran will show world Israel’s might, Defense Minister says (GUARDIAN)

📌 19 suspected members of powerful Sinaloa cartel killed in shootout with troops in Mexico (CBS NEWS)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Apple and Goldman Sachs ordered to pay $89 million over Apple Card failures (NPR)

📌 Tesla shares jump 12% on profit beat as company benefits from environmental credits (CNBC)

📌 Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO grins with ankle monitor after posting $10M bail in sex trafficking case (FOX NEWS)

📌 US study on puberty blockers goes unpublished because of politics, doctor says (NY TIMES)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 2024 World Series on pace to be highest-selling in history (AXIOS)

📌 Roman Polanski lawsuit, alleging director raped minor in 1973, settles (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 Justin Bieber feels business managers squandered a fortune, considering legal action (TMZ)

📌 Idris Elba to move to Africa ‘to bolster the film industry’ (GUARDIAN)

Wednesday, October 23

🚨NATION

📌 Rudy Giuliani must give control of luxury items and Manhattan apartment to Georgia election workers he defamed, judge rules (CNN)

📌 Obama, Eminem appear at Detroit rally. Obama does the rapping Tuesday night (MO NEWS)

📌 Harris campaign plans red-state detour in Texas, Kentucky and Florida (AXIOS)

📌 Most Americans back cellphone bans during class, but fewer support all-day restrictions (PEW)

📌 Russia behind Walz deepfake video, US intelligence community officials say (FOX NEWS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Putin hosts 36 world leaders at Brics summit in Russia (GUARDIAN)

📌 Iran guardsman charged by US prosecutors in alleged plot to kill New York-based Iranian journalist (ABC NEWS)

📌 IDF says it has confirmed killing of presumed Nasrallah successor in Oct. 4 Beirut strike (REUTERS)

📌 Ukraine's population has shrunk by 10 million since Russia first invaded, according to UN estimate (CBS NEWS)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in multiple states (NBC NEWS)

📌 Walmart launches nationwide same-day prescription delivery (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Air taxis and other electric-powered aircraft cleared for takeoff with final FAA rules (VERGE)

📌 A New Zealand airport wants you to hug goodbye faster (ABC NEWS)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Bruce Springsteen to hold battleground concerts with Kamala Harris, Barack Obama (USA TODAY)

📌 “Blindsided” Brianna LaPaglia reacts to Zach Bryan’s breakup announcement (E!)

📌 What is 'pink cocaine'? Explaining the drug cocktail linked to Liam Payne's death (NBC NEWS)

📌 ‘Beef’ season 2 casts Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, Cailee Spaeny (DEADLINE)

Tuesday, October 22

🚨NATION

📌 Jury selection begins for trial of man charged in NYC subway chokehold death (NBC)

📌 White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control (AP)

📌 ‘Central Park Five’ members sue Trump for defamation after his debate comments on 1989 case (CNN)

📌 "Stunning security failures" led to Trump rally shooting: bipartisan report (AXIOS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Lloyd Austin visits Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of 'clear' North Korea threat (ABC NEWS)

📌 Lebanon assesses the damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-linked banks (NPR)

📌 King Charles III heckled on Australia visit by lawmaker accusing him of complicity in Indigenous genocide (CBS NEWS)

📌 Moldova backs joining EU by razor-thin margin as president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy (CNN)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Trump has promised to protect Social Security. His proposals could lead to benefit cuts in 6 years (CNN)

📌 Hugh Hefner’s son wants to buy Playboy for $100 million (NY POST)

📌 Women may wait 30 minutes longer than men for pain relief, study finds (WASHINGTON POST)

📌 Chick-fil-A is releasing its own entertainment app, with family-friendly shows and podcasts (CNBC)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Liam Payne had multiple drugs in body at time of death, sources report (ABC NEWS)

📌 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs named in 7 new lawsuits; other celebrities allegedly involved (CNN)

📌 Olivia Nuzzi exits New York Magazine after internal review over RFK Jr. affair (THE WRAP)

📌 Taylor Swift sends Barstool’s Dave Portnoy handwritten letter thanking him for support after Harris endorsement (PEOPLE)