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World (9)
- M 6.0 earthquake, 165 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Tropical Cyclone MURASU-26, IndiaHighest alert now · red · GDACS
- Flood Warning, Okeechobee, FLMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
- El-Sayed and Stevens' Israel and antisemitism feud snarls Democrats' unity push in MichiganMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- 9 killed after a Learjet crashes and erupts into flames in Palm Beach County, FloridaMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Longest truce of Ukraine war ends in KhersonMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- France opens attempted murder probe after protest attackMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Report: Child among nine killed in Israeli strikes in GazaMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Delegation of Authority Under Section 8335 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Newest official record · Federal Register
Space (5)
- The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
- 10 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2019 XF2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
- Kp 4.67 forecastStrongest forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Money (2)
- Brazilian real (BRL)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- Central African RepublicHighest birth rate · World Bank
History (11)
- Karl Bushby set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, beginning his attempt to walk around the world towards England, a journey that remains ongoing.On this day, 1998 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Associated State of Antigua gained independence from the United Kingdom as Antigua and Barbuda.On this day, 1981 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.On this day, 1972 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Lê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình Diệm following a period of religious unrest.On this day, 1963 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Dominique Mbonyumutwa, one of the few Hutu sub-chiefs in colonial Rwanda, was attacked by Tutsi activists, precipitating the Rwandan Revolution.On this day, 1959 · Wikipedia, On this day
- After being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask (pictured), now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.On this day, 1959 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka were formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.On this day, 1956 · Wikipedia, On this day
- World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942.On this day, 1944 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Washington times, Washington [D.C.]100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actressBorn on this day, 1973 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1817)Died on this day, 1903 · Wikipedia, On this day
Culture (4)
- Sir Patrick StewartDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- William NordhausDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Other MommyNew film this week · Wikidata
- Phantom Blade ZeroNew video game this week · Wikidata
Curious (11)
- EuropejaraFeatured today · Wikipedia
- The twelve stained-glass windows of the Església Santa Margalida (Santa Margalida, Majorca, Spain) depicting twelve saints. Today is All Saints' Day.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- ... that residents of Pomuch, in southeastern Mexico, clean the bones of deceased family members as part of Day of the Dead?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Mexico City's annual Day of the Dead Parade was inspired by a fictional Day of the Dead parade in the 2015 film Spectre?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that David Chalmers argued against the idea that consciousness is an illusion by stating that people can obviously feel pain?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that actor Oscar Curtis was bitten by a monkey while taking a break from his role in Hollyoaks?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Swiss filmmaker Claude Goretta had no formal film training before directing the Oscar-nominated The Invitation?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that a manuscript held by Gonville and Caius College has "Man, why are you proud?" written in Latin on a flyleaf?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- Nidhi RazdanFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Sanjay Gupta (director)Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Omar AbdullahFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views