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World (9)

M 6.4 earthquake, 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon IslandsStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
Blizzard Warning, Central Beaufort Sea Coast, Eastern Beaufort Sea CoastMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
Tropical Storm PenaStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
France accuses Iran of being behind Europe-wide hacks on fridgesMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Russell Brand jailed for 10 years and 6 monthsMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Nvidia opens investigation after CEO’s affair with alleged Chinese spyMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Poland launches terrorism probe into Krakow mass shootingMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Republican Lawmaker Files Resolution to Impeach Defense Secretary Pete HegsethMost listed this week · Wikipedia
PM call with President El-Sisi of Egypt: 9 November 2026Newest official record · UK Government

Space (4)

USSF-627Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
International Space StationOverhead now · ARISS, the station's published two-line elements
11 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
Asteroid 2019 XF2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS

Money (2)

New Zealand dollar (NZD)Biggest move · European Central Bank
Central African RepublicHighest birth rate · World Bank

History (11)

The Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers football teams, both with undefeated records thus far that season, played in a "Game of the Century".On this day, 2019 · Wikipedia, On this day
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free border crossing connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to the India–Pakistan border.On this day, 2019 · Wikipedia, On this day
A tram derailment in Croydon, London, killed seven people.On this day, 2016 · Wikipedia, On this day
Bosnian War: Croatian Defence Council forces destroyed the Stari Most, a 16th-century bridge crossing the river Neretva in the city of Mostar (rebuilt bridge pictured).On this day, 1993 · Wikipedia, On this day
East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, resulting in the fall of the Berlin Wall that night (border crossing pictured).On this day, 1989 · Wikipedia, On this day
At age 22, Garry Kasparov became the then-youngest World Chess Champion by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov.On this day, 1985 · Wikipedia, On this day
The first issue of Rolling Stone, an American magazine focusing on music, politics and popular culture, was published.On this day, 1967 · Wikipedia, On this day
World War II: A covert Sicherheitsdienst operation captured two British agents of the Secret Intelligence Service near Venlo in the Netherlands.On this day, 1939 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Montgomery advertiser, Montgomery, Ala.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (died 1883)Born on this day, 1818 · Wikipedia, On this day
Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, 18th President of France (born 1890)Died on this day, 1970 · Wikipedia, On this day

Culture (2)

Tinto BrassDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
Alan JonesDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026

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SoHo Weekly NewsFeatured today · Wikipedia
... that Puti Guntur Soekarno only learned of her deputy gubernatorial campaign after returning home from Japan?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that one of the artists in the duo Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis kissed future Chilean president Ricardo Lagos on the mouth during a performance?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Anne Chisholm once had a fictional goat named after her over a negative book review she wrote?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Susie Day said that she had a "stupid amount of fun" writing about a family with same-sex parents in Pea's Book of Best Friends?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that American judge Archie Simonson was recalled and replaced by his county's first woman judge after he said that rape was "a normal reaction" to "the way women dress"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
.... that the film All of Tokyo! was based on interviews about the real-life experiences of an idol group's fourth-generation members?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
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