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World (9)

M 6.0 earthquake, 165 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
Tropical Cyclone MURASU-26, IndiaHighest alert now · red · GDACS
Flash Flood Warning, Palm Beach, FLMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
Trump administration escalates probe into Alaska Senate race ahead of pivotal U.S. midterm voteMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Longest truce of Ukraine war ends in KhersonMost listed this week · Wikipedia
9 killed after a Learjet crashes and erupts into flames in Palm Beach County, FloridaMost listed this week · Wikipedia
France opens attempted murder probe after protest attackMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Report: Child among nine killed in Israeli strikes in GazaMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Delegation of Authority Under Section 8335 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Newest official record · Federal Register

Space (5)

The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
10 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
Asteroid 2019 XF2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Kp 4.67 forecastStrongest forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

Money (2)

Brazilian real (BRL)Biggest move · European Central Bank
Central African RepublicHighest birth rate · World Bank

History (11)

Karl Bushby set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, beginning his attempt to walk around the world towards England, a journey that remains ongoing.On this day, 1998 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Associated State of Antigua gained independence from the United Kingdom as Antigua and Barbuda.On this day, 1981 · Wikipedia, On this day
Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.On this day, 1972 · Wikipedia, On this day
Lê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình Diệm following a period of religious unrest.On this day, 1963 · Wikipedia, On this day
Dominique Mbonyumutwa, one of the few Hutu sub-chiefs in colonial Rwanda, was attacked by Tutsi activists, precipitating the Rwandan Revolution.On this day, 1959 · Wikipedia, On this day
After being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask (pictured), now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.On this day, 1959 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka were formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.On this day, 1956 · Wikipedia, On this day
World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942.On this day, 1944 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Washington times, Washington [D.C.]100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actressBorn on this day, 1973 · Wikipedia, On this day
Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1817)Died on this day, 1903 · 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)

EuropejaraFeatured today · Wikipedia
The twelve stained-glass windows of the Església Santa Margalida (Santa Margalida, Majorca, Spain) depicting twelve saints. Today is All Saints' Day.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
... that residents of Pomuch, in southeastern Mexico, clean the bones of deceased family members as part of Day of the Dead?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Mexico City's annual Day of the Dead Parade was inspired by a fictional Day of the Dead parade in the 2015 film Spectre?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that David Chalmers argued against the idea that consciousness is an illusion by stating that people can obviously feel pain?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that actor Oscar Curtis was bitten by a monkey while taking a break from his role in Hollyoaks?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Swiss filmmaker Claude Goretta had no formal film training before directing the Oscar-nominated The Invitation?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that a manuscript held by Gonville and Caius College has "Man, why are you proud?" written in Latin on a flyleaf?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
Nidhi RazdanFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Sanjay Gupta (director)Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Omar AbdullahFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views