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World (9)
- M 5.4 earthquake, 24 km NNW of Rioblanco, ColombiaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Tropical Cyclone MURASU-26, IndiaHighest alert now · red · GDACS
- Flood Warning, Calcasieu, LAMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
- 4 Americans among dozens killed in train crash in Spain, officials sayMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as first Black woman elected US governorMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- US midterms latest: Democrats take House and Senate in stinging rebuke to TrumpMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race, defeating Republican Mike CollinsMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Seven planes across Europe searched or diverted after ‘malicious hoax’ bomb threatsMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Secretary of State hails PSNI anniversary as a 'major milestone'Newest 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)
- Brazilian real (BRL)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- MonacoHighest GDP per person · World Bank
History (11)
- A UPS Airlines plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least twelve people.On this day, 2025 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Paris Agreement, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came into effect.On this day, 2016 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Barack Obama (pictured) became the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.On this day, 2008 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (pictured) was assassinated by Yigal Amir, a right-wing extremist, at a peace rally at Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv.On this day, 1995 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Authorities in California discovered a 13-year-old feral child, pseudonymously known as Genie, who had spent nearly her entire life in social isolation.On this day, 1970 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Ruhollah Khomeini, an influential Shia cleric, was arrested by the Iranian secret police and exiled to Turkey.On this day, 1964 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Robert A. Lovett, United States Secretary of Defense, issued a memorandum establishing the National Security Agency, with responsibility for all communications intelligence for the government.On this day, 1952 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.On this day, 1944 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Washington times, Washington [D.C.]100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Laura Bush, American educator and librarian, 45th First Lady of the United StatesBorn on this day, 1946 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1809)Died on this day, 1847 · Wikipedia, On this day
Culture (4)
- William NordhausDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Juan AtkinsDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Other MommyNew film this week · Wikidata
- Phantom Blade ZeroNew video game this week · Wikidata
Curious (11)
- Eunos MRT stationFeatured today · Wikipedia
- Swing into books. Book week, November 1-7, 1964.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- ... that the radioisotope thermoelectric generators on the Pioneer 10 spacecraft were designed to last for at least two years, but continued operating for over thirty?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that a "Gong Show" tryout led to football running back Vince Thompson becoming an NFL leader?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that, after literary agents described Your Name Here as difficult to follow, co-author Helen DeWitt responded by adding more material?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Antonio Peña y Goñi has been described as the founder of modern music criticism in Spain?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the Canadian Space Agency developed Canasnack, an oatmeal cookie made solely out of Canadian ingredients?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Christopher H. Bidmead became the script editor for Doctor Who after writing a "fan letter"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- Susan Saint JamesFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Learjet 60Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Haley StevensFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views