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World (9)

M 5.6 earthquake, 43 km S of Puerto San José, GuatemalaStrongest 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
UK arrests US Army member suspected of helping RussiaMost listed this week · Wikipedia
U.S. House Republicans elect Jim Jordan as next party leaderMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Judge jails Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, after he cut off his ankle monitorMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Russia, Ukraine to meet for U.S.-backed peace talks on TuesdayMost listed this week · Wikipedia
French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacksMost listed this week · Wikipedia
VETERANS DAY, 2026Newest official record · White House

Space (4)

USSF-627Next 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 2026 VP8Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS

Money (2)

Brazilian real (BRL)Biggest move · European Central Bank
NigeriaShortest life expectancy at birth · World Bank

History (11)

The British government announced that it had removed the last land mine from the Falkland Islands, laid by Argentine forces during the 1982 Falklands War.On this day, 2020 · Wikipedia, On this day
A skirmish occurred between South Korean and North Korean naval ships off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.On this day, 2009 · Wikipedia, On this day
At the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, King Juan Carlos I of Spain asked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez "Why don't you shut up?" after Chávez repeatedly interrupted a speech by Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.On this day, 2007 · Wikipedia, On this day
Sri Lankan Tamil politician and human rights lawyer Nadarajah Raviraj was assassinated in Colombo.On this day, 2006 · Wikipedia, On this day
Writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People were executed by the Nigerian military regime led by Sani Abacha.On this day, 1995 · Wikipedia, On this day
SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, claiming all 29 of her crew's lives.On this day, 1975 · Wikipedia, On this day
Angolan Civil War: The MPLA decisively defeated the FNLA at the Battle of Quifangondo, while Portugal simultaneously withdrew all its colonial and military personnel from Luanda.On this day, 1975 · Wikipedia, On this day
The first episode of the children's television series Sesame Street was broadcast in the United States.On this day, 1969 · Wikipedia, On this day
Evening star, Washington, D.C.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Martin Luther, German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation (died 1546)Born on this day, 1483 · Wikipedia, On this day
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (born 1881)Died on this day, 1938 · Wikipedia, On this day

Culture (4)

Tinto BrassDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
Alan JonesDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
HopeNew film this week · Wikidata
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeNew video game this week · Wikidata

Curious (12)

Regulus (Turner)Featured today · Wikipedia
12th-century crypt of Verdun Cathedral, France, rediscovered after the Great War during the restoration works. When the reconstruction of the crypt was completed, the cathedral was reconsecrated on 10 November 1935.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
... that Alberta Devor left her job as a Google software engineer to post satirical videos about technology and AI?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve has not recorded any illegal fishing since 2005?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Dolly Parton's final new recording released during her lifetime was a sequel to "Jolene" performed with Belles?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that ancient Greek playwrights could use a rolling platform to bring scenery or corpses onto the stage?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that philosopher Emerita Quito was called "the darling of student philosophers, rebels, intellectuals, and even demonstrators"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that a ban attributed to an 11th-century rabbi forbade Jewish men to take a second wife or to divorce their wives without consent?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
Russell BrandFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Jensen HuangFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Tommy Walsh (builder)Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
cytochromeWord of the day · Wiktionary