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  1. Israel's election deadlock is a sign of the country's deep divisionsBBC News ·
  2. You Can See Everything: Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim on Its TwistsThe Hollywood Reporter ·
  3. At least 68 people dead in Spain's second major train crash this yearReuters ·
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  5. Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gamblingArs Technica ·
  6. The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in ArizonaArs Technica ·
  7. Fed meeting live updates: Interest rates held steady in split vote, Warsh says politics played 'no role' ahead of midterm electionsYahoo Finance ·
  8. Alvin K. Hellerstein, a federal judge who handled Trump, Maduro and 9/11 cases, dies at 92AP News ·
  9. How did Flávio Bolsonaro end up in Miami?BBC News ·
  10. Live Updates: Iran rejects "unacceptable" ideas as Qatari mediators say they presented new draft deal to TehranCBS News ·
  11. Advertisement · Apple AirPods Pro 3Active Noise Cancellation, now with heart-rate sensing. Learn more
  12. Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't useArs Technica ·
  13. Fuel costs force US cruise ship to suspend multiyear voyage in CambodiaAl Jazeera ·
  14. Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family land in Miami after fleeing BrazilAP News ·
  15. Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, tooArs Technica ·
  16. Israel election results live: Netanyahu and rival face tough battle for power with most votes countedCNN ·
  17. Google adding more Connected Apps to Gemini & Search with new dev platform9to5Google ·
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  19. Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 electionsArs Technica ·
  20. Myanmar diplomat breaks down as he urges world to 'end our suffering'BBC News ·
  21. Justice Department Push Against Trump’s Foes Reaches Higher GearWSJ ·
  22. Apple announces touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED displayArs Technica ·
  23. Right-Wing Provocateur James O’Keefe Charged in Minnesota Voting StuntThe New York Times ·
  24. US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96BBC ·
  25. Why Is This Fingerprinting Script Creating Bioweapons?Hacker News ·
  26. MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and TouchHacker News ·
  27. Kennedy to Allow Broad Use of Unapproved Peptide InjectionsThe New York Times ·
  28. Netanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results showBBC News ·
  29. Chris Mason: Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measuresBBC ·
  30. Houthis strike Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warningReuters ·
  31. Watch: At the scene of Spain's deadly train crashBBC News ·
  32. Israelis await final election results as Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab partiesAP News ·
  33. What we know as Flávio Bolsonaro lands in US after Brazil election lossBBC News ·
  34. Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96NPR ·
  35. Comey, Hutchinson and more Trump foes are in Justice Dept.’s pre-election sightsThe Washington Post ·
  36. California breaks 28-year record for rabies amid likely nationwide riseSFGATE ·
  37. Buckle up for more body-swapping hijinks in Jumanji: Open World trailerArs Technica ·
  38. Sony has new transparent PS5 controllers launching next yearThe Verge ·
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  40. Unannounced Test by Controversial “Sunlight-as-a-Service” Space Startup Shocks AstronomersFuturism ·
  41. CNC Stone CarvingHacker News ·
  42. Amazon debuts the Alexa Photo Frame and Echo Time smart clock, plus other upgraded devicesTechCrunch ·
  43. Israel's election result is messy - here's whyBBC News ·
  44. Russell Brand Takes the Stand in Rape Trial: “I Know What ‘No’ Means”The Hollywood Reporter ·
  45. Manhunt for escaped Tennessee murder convict crosses state lines after his stolen truck is found abandoned in IllinoisCNN ·
  46. Hottest 2026 Midterm Races—Democrats Ahead In Minnesota And Ohio, Republican Leads In FloridaForbes ·
  47. Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AIHacker News ·
  48. A hidden ocean change near Antarctica could have global consequencesArs Technica ·
  49. Emacs Turns 50Hacker News ·
  50. Scientists discover a hidden reason why muscles weaken with ageScience Daily ·
  51. Astronomers found a mysterious object beyond Neptune, and it could be a new dwarf planetSpace ·
  52. ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Ops in US HistoryHacker News ·
  53. Photos show record-breaking high tides flooding homes, roads in Southern CaliforniaCBS News ·
  54. Samsung Galaxy Buds On Are the Premium Clip-On Earbuds You Didn’t Know You Were Waiting ForCNET ·
  55. Amazon to buy satellite firm Globalstar in $11.57B dealHacker News ·
  56. US agency approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5B acquisition of GlobalstarHacker News ·
  57. What we know so far about deadly Spain train crashBBC News ·
  58. U.S. cruise ship suspends 3-year around-the-world voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costsCBS News ·
  59. Live updates: Two high-speed trains collide in Spain forcing suspension of lineCNN ·
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  61. 2026 NFL trade deadline: Ranking the top 25 candidates to move, plus team fitsESPN ·
  62. They bought cabins to live on a luxury cruise ship. High fuel costs got them kicked off in Cambodia.NBC News ·
  63. Gisele Bündchen reportedly has classy reaction to Tom Brady and Candice SwanepoelYahoo ·
  64. Ten days later, Git on macOS still trusts the compromised eMudhra certificatesHacker News ·
  65. China’s snooping around Pacific undersea cables raises risks for Big TechArs Technica ·
  66. Russell Brand gives evidence in rape and sexual assault trial – latest updatesThe Guardian ·
  67. The banker, the basketball star, the cardiologist and the chemist: meet Serbia's potential new leadersReuters ·
  68. Tanzania celebrates first natural gas discovery in more than 10 yearsBBC News ·
  69. Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister saysBBC News ·
  70. Comets probably didn't seed life on Earth after all, new study suggestsPhys.org ·
  71. Ten reported dead after two trains collide in Spain – latest updatesThe Guardian ·
  72. Budget 2026 live: chancellor says scrapping gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a yearThe Guardian ·
  73. A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengersAP News ·
  74. Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health officialThe Guardian ·
  75. Ten people confirmed dead in high-speed Spain train crash, local media reportCNBC ·
  76. Spain train crash: at least 10 dead after collision in Toledo provinceThe Guardian ·
  77. Israel election: More than half of votes counted as Netanyahu and Eisenkot both set to fall short of majorityBBC ·
  78. Qatari mediators present Iran with new deal to end the war, official saysReuters ·
  79. Yvette Cooper drops plans to abolish NHS patient champion after outcryThe Guardian ·
  80. Dems have lost in the rural Midwest for years. This might be their time to win it back.Politico ·
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  82. New satellites see thousands of methane leaks. Governments shrug.Politico ·
  83. Exclusive | Elizabeth Warren Demands Answers From Anthropic on ‘Existential’ RisksWSJ ·
  84. Flávio Bolsonaro lands in US after fleeing Brazil following election defeatFinancial Times ·
  85. Kenyan family protest extradition hearing delay of ex-British soldier accused of murdering kinBBC News ·
  86. ‘Ferritin face’: are social media claims about iron deficiency fact – or fiction?The Guardian ·
  87. Premier League champions Arsenal suffer shock defeat to League Two Fleetwood in Carabao CupThe New York Times ·
  88. John Healey to end standing charges on gas bills for 23m homesThe Guardian ·
  89. DOJ fails to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a key Jan. 6 witnessAxios ·
  90. Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drillingNPR ·
  91. Volunteer, 78, says Reform official likened her to Nazi collaborator for teaching asylum seekers EnglishThe Guardian ·
  92. Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying itThe Guardian ·
  93. ‘Emotional intimacy’ from AI chatbots would be banned under Australia’s digital duty of care lawsThe Guardian ·
  94. Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, Faces a Difficult ChoiceThe New York Times ·
  95. Gulf states working on multipart peace deal to avert renewal of US-Iran warThe Guardian ·
  96. Gulliver fans celebrate three centuries of Jonathan Swift’s classic satireThe Guardian ·
  97. Beau Lamarre-Condon’s friend tells court she drank champagne while he scrubbed blood from van used to move bodiesThe Guardian ·
  98. Israel election results live: exit polls point to tie between Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocsThe Guardian ·
  99. King acknowledges 'suffering of the past' as Caribbean tour beginsBBC News ·