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Report: Cargo Plane Fires Linked to Alleged Russian Sabotage Plot

Netanyahu Fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

According to The Associated Press (AP), former Pres. Donald Trump will return to the White House as the 47th US president after winning Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes at 5:34 a.m. EST Wednesday

US Election: Trump Declares Victory As Fox, The Hill Call Results

What is ‘ballot curing’? Election expert explains the method for fixing errors made when voters cast their ballots

The Conversation44 mins

World

American voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether the Democratic candidate, Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, or Republican candidate, former Pres. Donald Trump, will be elected US president. Voters are also casting their ballots in local and state elections.

US Elections: Americans Head to the Polls

Syria Urges UN to End 'Israeli Aggression' Against Civilians

Sarah McBride becomes the first out transgender person elected to Congress

Canada: Indigenous Judge Murray Sinclair Passes Away

Russia blamed for bomb threats at polling sites across 5 swing states

USA Today31 mins

Politics

After being elected as Conservative Party leader on the weekend, Kemi Badenoch has appointed her shadow cabinet ahead of its first meeting on Tuesday.

UK: Badenoch Begins Shadow Cabinet Appointments

US Election: Harris, Trump Campaign on Eve of Election

The Tyranny of the Election Needle

Moldova: President Sandu Wins Second Term

Trump wins North Carolina, holding a key state for Republicans

Health

Due to record high air pollution, Pakistan's second-largest city, Lahore, closed its elementary schools for a week and issued work-from-home orders.

Pakistan: Schools Close in Lahore as Air Pollution Hits Record Level

Serbia Roof Collapse Kills At Least 14

Miracell showcases stem cell tech at Spain conference

Korea Herald5 hrs

Los Angeles County Sues Coca-Cola and Pepsi Over Plastic Bottles

Lauren Boebert Wins Re-Election in Colorado

Crime & justice

England and Wales police sacked 593 officers in the year to March 2024 — a 50% rise from the 394 dismissed the year previously — over a wide range of issues, including the sharing of deeply offensive WhatsApp messages. Thirty specials (voluntary officers) were also dismissed.

UK Sacks Nearly 600 Police Officers for Misconduct

IKEA Will Pay $6M in Reparations for Labor Exploitation

Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's Constitution fails

Australia: Federal Police Search PwC Sydney Headquarters Over Tax Leak

Florida votes against amendment enshrining abortion rights into state constitution

Science & technology

Union members from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in Seattle voted to accept the latest pay offer from Boeing on Monday, ending more than seven weeks of strikes that reportedly cost the aviation giant $50M a day.

Boeing Strikes End as Workers Accept Latest Deal

Prince William to Meet Environmentalists on Tour of South Africa

SKT to open Nvidia GPU-based AI data center

Korea Herald5 hrs

Study Calls 'Infinite Monkey Theorem' Into Question

Research Grid raises $6.4M to automate clinical trial admin

TechCrunch27 mins

Social issues

With the Nov. 5 US election nearing, Arab Americans and Muslims, who could prove to be a decisive voting bloc in the contest between Republican former Pres. Donald Trump and Democratic Vice Pres. Kamala Harris appears greatly divided. A recent YouGov and Arab News poll showed Trump up 45%-43% among Arab voters.

Harris, Trump Vying for Muslim, Arab American Votes

Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Women from Hearing Each Other While Praying

Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts

Associated Press2 hrs

UN Chief: Sudanese People Living a 'Nightmare of Violence'

Lisa Blunt Rochester wins in Delaware, making her the state's first female senator

Sports

The locations of French Pres. Emmanuel Macron, former US Pres. Donald Trump, and several of the world's most prominent leaders' movements can be tracked through Strava, a fitness app that their security personnel use, a report in the French outlet Le Monde has revealed.

Report: Fitness App Strava Reveals Locations of World Leaders

Report: Gambling Poses Global Threat to Public Health

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy apologizes after lashing out at critics

Associated Press2 hrs

Women's Soccer Players Protest FIFA Deal

Big Ten, Boise State, Clemson headline College Football Playoff ranking winners and losers

Money

Nishad Singh, a former executive at the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, avoided jail time on Wednesday after a federal judge credited his "remarkable" cooperation with prosecutors in the multi-billion dollar fraud case.

Former FTX Executive Avoids Jail After Cooperating

UK Budget: Chancellor Reeves Announces £40B in Tax Rises

Sen. Ted Cruz wins re-election, overcoming challenge from Democrat Colin Allred

UK Commons Speaker Criticizes Chancellor Reeves for Budget Disclosures

The 2024 FactCheck Awards

Entertainment

Quincy Jones, a titan of the music industry whose career spanned over 75 years, has died aged 91.

Quincy Jones Dies Aged 91

Trump Sues CBS News For $10B Over Harris Interview

[LLG] Typical Korean weddings were too boring. So they made their own

Korea Herald6 hrs

Trump Campaign Responds to Backlash Over Puerto Rico MSG Joke

Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successor

Associated Press2 hrs

Environment/energy

Public tension rose this weekend after Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia, alongside Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Valencia's regional governor Carlos Mazón, visited one of the worst-hit regions in the country's recent flooding that has killed over 200 people.

Spain's King and Queen, Top Officials, Pelted With Mud Over Flood Response

Deadly Floods Strike Spain

Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism

New Scientist26 mins

Report: Climate Change Causing Rise in Heat-Related Deaths

Sarah McBride Becomes First Openly Transgender Member of Congress

Military

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that North Korea launched a volley of ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula toward the Sea of Japan, early Tuesday morning local time.

NKorea Launches Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan

Israel Investigating Intelligence Leaks from Netanyahu's Office

Ukraine's Zelenskyy confirms first combat engagement with N. Korean troops

Korea Herald9 hrs

Polio Vaccination Campaign in Northern Gaza to Resume

BRICS Summit Should End Neocon Delusions

Consortium News6 hrs

Culture

Austrian professor Stefan Weber has accused US Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, of plagiarism in her 2009 book "Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer," co-written with Joan O'C Hamilton.

Harris Accused of Plagiarizing in Book

AI Pioneers Win Nobel Prize for Protein Breakthroughs

Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing

New Scientist1 day

AI Pioneers Hinton and Hopfield Win Nobel Physics Prize

Despite funding cut, 50th Seoul Independent Film Festival to screen record no. of films

Korea Herald1 day

Weather

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced this week that the damage from Hurricane Helene will cost $53B, more than three times that endured after Hurricane Florence in 2018. He also asked the state legislature to approve $3.9B in state aid.

Report: Hurricane Helene Caused $53B In NC Damages

Report: Water Crisis Threatening World Food Production

Season's first frost seen in Seoul, Daejeon

Korea Herald8 hrs

Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall in Florida

Rafael strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane

Media

A report from The Associated Press (AP) has claimed that an official transcript of a call by Pres. Joe Biden earlier this week had been altered by the White House press team without the consent of the administration's Stenography Office.

AP News: White House Changed Transcript of Biden's 'Garbage' Comment

UK: GB News Fined $129K For Show Featuring Rishi Sunak

After months of buildup, news outlets finally have the chance to report on election results

Associated Press6 hrs

Trump Speaks From Garbage Truck After Biden's Remarks

Hankook Ilbo chief editorial writer takes office as new head of Korea News Editors’ Association

Korea Herald7 days