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- M 6.0 earthquake, 126 km S of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Tropical Cyclone TWENTYNINE-26, GuamHighest alert now · orange · GDACS
- Special Marine Warning, Biscayne Bay, Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM, Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of BahamasMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
- Hurricane SimonStrongest of 2 storms now · National Hurricane Center
- October 2026 attacks on Saudi airportsIn the news · Wikipedia
- Navi PillayIn the news · Wikipedia
- Anne CarsonIn the news · Wikipedia
- Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)In the news · Wikipedia
- Libyan parties must honour commitments made to give security, economic opportunity and democratic freedom to the Libyan people: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilNewest official record · UK Government
- USSF-481Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · ARISS, the station's published two-line elements
- 10 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2026 TP6Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
- Norwegian krone (NOK)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- MonacoLongest life expectancy at birth · World Bank
- RAAF area commandsFeatured today · Wikipedia
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), hunting at Richardson Bay near Strawberry, CaliforniaPicture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- Approximately 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike in one of the largest private-sector strikes in the United States.On this day, 2021 · Wikipedia, On this day
- A snowstorm and series of avalanches occurred on and around the Himalayan peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 people.On this day, 2014 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.On this day, 2012 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Michael Woodford was dismissed as the CEO of the optics manufacturer Olympus after uncovering internal financial misconduct, escalating the corporate scandal into one of the largest in Japanese business history.On this day, 2011 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party concluded, having anointed North Korean president Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.On this day, 1980 · Wikipedia, On this day
- At least 75,000 people attended the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Washington, D.C., to demand equal civil rights for LGBT people.On this day, 1979 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and replace him with Leonid Brezhnev.On this day, 1964 · Wikipedia, On this day
- After three days of heavy rain, the Turia overflowed and flooded the city of Valencia, Spain, causing at least 81 deaths.On this day, 1957 · Wikipedia, On this day
- ... that one of the Rhaetian Railway's trains is named after Achilles Schucan, its first director?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the 2003 Siberian taiga wildfires caused bears and tigers to move into populated areas?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Oleksandr Demenko was wounded in the siege of Mariupol and held captive by Russia for 20 months, and now leads an NGO for Ukrainian LGBTQ soldiers and veterans?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the San Diego Zoo made a special bread for the panda Yun Zi, instead of kibble, to prepare him for his time in China?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that although George Leonard Huxley was leading academic initiatives and civil rights efforts in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s, he did not become a citizen of Ireland until 2018?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that a French translation of The Sound Pattern of English includes only chapters 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- RJ MitteFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Katie ZachariaFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Daniel and Luis MoncadaFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- The Washington times, Washington [D.C.]100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (died 1969)Born on this day, 1890 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Bing Crosby, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1903)Died on this day, 1977 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Nana PatekarDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- RJ MitteDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Anne CarsonNobel Prize in Literature 2026 · The Nobel Prize
- Navi PillayNobel Peace Prize 2026 · The Nobel Prize
- Robert E. Hall and Michael WoodfordSveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2026 · The Nobel Prize