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World (9)

M 5.7 earthquake, 82 km NE of Kiunga, Papua New GuineaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
Flood Watch, Parmer, Castro, Swisher and 21 moreMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
Tropical Depression VanceStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
2026 Toledo train collisionIn the news · Wikipedia
Flávio Bolsonaro Flees to Miami After Brazil Election Loss, Defying Court OrderMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Dolores Huerta, pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96Most listed this week · Wikipedia
Judge in L.A. weighs feds' request to block 20,000 California votes with skepticismMost listed this week · Wikipedia
2026 Israeli legislative electionMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Government and industry to take on investment bias and workplace culture to support more women in techNewest official record · UK Government

Space (5)

IRNSS-1L (NVS-03)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 2026 UE2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Kp 5.00 forecastStorm forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

Money (2)

Israeli shekel (ILS)Biggest move · European Central Bank
NigeriaShortest life expectancy at birth · World Bank

History (11)

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.On this day, 2013 · Wikipedia, On this day
Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history.On this day, 2012 · Wikipedia, On this day
Somali pirates hijacked a North Korean ship in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mogadishu.On this day, 2007 · Wikipedia, On this day
About 10,000 people died when the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near Bhubaneswar.On this day, 1999 · Wikipedia, On this day
At 77 years old, former astronaut John Glenn (pictured) returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-95 mission.On this day, 1998 · Wikipedia, On this day
Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of Gaspra.On this day, 1991 · Wikipedia, On this day
British prime minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25, one of Britain's busiest motorways.On this day, 1986 · Wikipedia, On this day
A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths.On this day, 1960 · Wikipedia, On this day
Gwiazda zachodu = Western star, Omaha, Neb.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany (died 1945)Born on this day, 1897 · Wikipedia, On this day
Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1717)Died on this day, 1783 · Wikipedia, On this day

Culture (4)

Eric BauzaDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
Walter KoenigDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
FjordNew film this week · Wikidata
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4New video game this week · Wikidata

Curious (11)

Chimacum CreekFeatured today · Wikipedia
Vineyards (AOC Languedoc-Cabrières) in autumn at the foot of the Pic de Vissou. Commune of Cabrières, Hérault, France.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
... that William Hartnell never knew his father, despite claiming in interviews that he was the son of a soldier, stockbroker, or dairy farmer?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that, contrary to popular belief, "crud" does not stand for "Chalk River unidentified deposits"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that North Korean women's football teams have won three Asian Cups, three U20 World Cups and four U17 World Cups, despite the country's international isolation?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Maudy Koesnaedi avoided press inquiries by saying her husband was pregnant?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Israel forfeited their sixth-round matches at the 46th Chess Olympiad due to the observance of Yom Kippur by their players?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Mexican botanist Miguel de Jesús Cházaro Basañez, who described 11 species of Agave, died while reading a book on plants?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
2026 Israeli legislative electionFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Susan Saint JamesFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Harry KaneFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views