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EU Leaders Kick Ukraine Funding and the Bloc’s Budget Down the Road
EU leaders left Brussels with no deal on the 2028-34 budget or Ukraine's 2027 funding. Zelenskyy's €70B ask went unanswered; a special summit is set for Nov 26.
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North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles in Latest Show of Force
South Korea's military detected multiple ballistic missiles fired from near Pyongyang on Monday, one travelling more than 900km — Pyongyang's fourth launch in a month, days after Seoul's first hypersonic missile test.
Politics
Trump Floats Gas Tax Holiday He Cannot Deliver Alone, With Congress Gone Until After the Midterms
President Donald Trump said this week that his administration is “thinking about” suspending the federal gasoline tax, reviving an idea he first raised in…
Business
Bank of America’s $1.2 Billion Charge Shows Regulators Are Still Biting
A $1.2 billion charge for failing to catch money laundering sent Bank of America shares tumbling and delivered a blunt reminder: US regulators are still biting the biggest banks.
Technology
How Tesla Made the Roadster Fly: Inside the SpaceX Thruster System and the Road to 2028
Tesla unveiled a flying Roadster with SpaceX cold-gas thrusters in McGregor, Texas. We look at the engineering, the three trims, the 2028 production target and the regulatory questions.
Sports
NFL Primetime Audiences Wobbled in Week 4, but the Season Trend Still Points Up
The lights were a little less bright in Week 4. According to Nielsen-based reporting by Sports Media Watch, all three of the NFL’s primetime…
Entertainment
Affleck Directs and Stars in “Animals”, Netflix’s Mayoral Kidnapping Thriller
Ben Affleck’s new film “Animals” began streaming on Netflix on October 9, with Affleck directing and starring as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose…
Health
Global Tuberculosis Diagnoses Hit a Record Even as Deaths Fall, WHO Reports
Global diagnoses of tuberculosis have risen to a record level while deaths from the disease have fallen, according to the World Health Organization’s latest…
Science
NASA Loads Crew-13 With Health Studies Aimed at the Moon and Mars
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station will carry a coordinated suite of human-health studies — examining everything from B-vitamin effects on…
