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World (9)
- M 5.3 earthquake, 81 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Tropical Cyclone MURASU-26, IndiaHighest alert now · red · GDACS
- Tornado Warning, Washington, AR, Adair, OKMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
- Midterm campaign enters final weekend as Alaska, California ballot fights heat upMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Binance says withdrawals stabilizing after $6.3-billion heistMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Most listed this week · Wikipedia
- British man returns home after 28 years of walking across the globeMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- US to mediate trilateral talks with Ukraine, Russia in Abu Dhabi next week, says US envoyMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- PM meeting with Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados: 2 November 2026Newest official record · UK Government
Space (4)
- USSF-432Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
- 11 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2019 XF2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Money (2)
- Mexican peso (MXN)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- MonacoLongest life expectancy at birth · World Bank
History (11)
- A CIA drone strike kills six militants in Yemen, constituting the first targeted killing of the war on terror.On this day, 2002 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, was killed in a car crash near Susurluk, Turkey, sparking a scandal that exposed the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime.On this day, 1996 · Wikipedia, On this day
- U.S. president Richard Nixon made a plea for support from the "silent majority", referring to those Americans who did not join in the large demonstrations against the Vietnam War at the time.On this day, 1969 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the space dog Laika as the first living creature to enter orbit around Earth.On this day, 1957 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Suez Crisis: During an invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and killed hundreds of Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants in Khan Yunis.On this day, 1956 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The first film (poster pictured) featuring the giant monster Godzilla was released nationwide in Japan.On this day, 1954 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Chicago Daily Tribune published the erroneous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" (pictured) in its early morning edition shortly after incumbent U.S. president Harry S. Truman officially upset the heavily favored governor of New York Thomas Dewey in the presidential election.On this day, 1948 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Holocaust: The largest massacre of Jews by German forces began at the Majdanek concentration camp in occupied Poland.On this day, 1943 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Redwood gazette, Redwood Falls, Minn.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Kendall Jenner, American model and socialiteBorn on this day, 1995 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (born 1869)Died on this day, 1954 · 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)
- Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49Featured today · Wikipedia
- Orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus), Red Sea, Egypt. This demersal triggerfish has a maximum body size of about 30 centimetres (12 in) and is found across the Indo-western Pacific East Africa, Red Sea and Japan, typically in coral reefs ecosystems, coral lagoons, and external reef slopes within this area. Within coral reefs, the orange-lined triggerfish are more versatile than other triggerfish species and can be found at depths up to 50 metres (160 ft), although studies have found that they prefer depths of 2 to 8 metres (6 ft 7 in to 26 ft 3 in). It's an omnivorous feeder that can, because of its strong and heavy teeth, tackle a variety of benthic prey like cnidarians, molluscs, ctenophores, crustaceans, other fish, algae, and echinoderms. This species in particular, given its broad diet and distribution, is a crucial component in coral reef ecosystems through top-down control and especially through consumption of sea-urchin.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- ... that Fortescue Cuming gave a "reasonably sane" account of Kentucky after his travels in 1807?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that six people died in floods next to the Cueyamil railway station, on an avenue where residents had previously reported problems with the drainage system?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that organist and choirmaster Albert Ham banned women from singing in the choir of the Cathedral Church of St. James for more than 30 years?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Nikola Tesla recalled harnessing the power of four cockchafers as one of his first "inventions" as a child?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that a video game modder put an entire video game console inside a video game cartridge?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that, when Razis threw his entrails at enemy soldiers, it implied their defeat despite the act resulting in his death?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- Haley StevensFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Tung Tung Tung SahurFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Gabby WilliamsFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views