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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
- Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. to hold peace talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10 — their first trilateral meeting since February, with security issues expected to top the agendaMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- U.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran ThreatMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Nvidia alleged spying scandalMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Bulgaria motorway pile-up leaves 12 dead, 50 injuredMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- U.S. Republican Rep. Massie files resolution to impeach HegsethMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- RAF handed keys to new facilities at RAF LeemingNewest official record · UK Government
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 2019 XF2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Money (1)
- 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 (2)
- 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