Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Americans are voting on Tuesday in midterm elections that will decide who runs Congress, the Guardian reports. Republicans now hold the House and the Senate. More than 57 million early votes were cast by Monday…

The United States carried out limited strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island late Monday, the Guardian reports. An unnamed US official called the strikes defensive, CNBC reports. Hours earlier, Vice President JD Vance said he…

A child in Lewis County in northern New York has died of measles, state health officials said Monday, NBC News reports. It is the state's first measles death in more than 30 years. New York has recorded 178 cases so…

Police in Fairfield, California, have arrested a 17-year-old boy in Friday's shooting at a Spirit Halloween store, NBC News reports. The shooting killed Constance Hages, 31, who was pregnant, and wounded six other…

Supermarket fridges and freezers in seven European countries warmed up overnight in a suspected cyber-attack, the BBC and the Guardian report. About 40 Delhaize shops in Belgium and Luxembourg were hit, the BBC says…

A federal judge on Monday threw out the case against two former FBI officials, Fox News reports. They were accused of lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden inquiry. Judge Zia Faruqui called the case "weaponization"…

Douglas DePodesta, the former head of the FBI in Chicago, sued top Justice Department officials on Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. He alleges he was blamed for a failed case against six protesters and forced out…

President Donald Trump spent much of his final scheduled speech before Election Day on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, CNBC reports. He reopened the pool after a troubled renovation. Later on Fox News, he said to…

Haley Stevens, a Democrat in Congress, said her switch to back Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race "was not made for me by anyone else," the New York Post reports. She said it was sexism to suggest her…

Drax has agreed to build an AI data centre at its power station in North Yorkshire with Brookfield and its AI platform Radiant, CNBC and City AM report. The first phase would deliver up to 100 megawatts from 2028…

Virgin Media O2 plans to save £800m a year by 2029, with job cuts expected to run into the thousands, the Guardian reports. The firm will also stop its full fibre upgrades beyond existing deals, ISPreview reports. BBC…

Snap has settled a lawsuit from two teens who allege Snapchat was built to be addictive and harmed their mental health, Reuters and Engadget report. The deal ends a Los Angeles trial in which Snap was the last…

Palantir's US commercial revenue overtook its US government revenue for the first time in the third quarter, CNBC reports. Commercial sales jumped 148% to $984 million, the company said. Total revenue topped $2 billion…

Anthropic made about $17 billion in revenue in the third quarter, its amended IPO filing shows, CNBC reports. That is up about 1,127% from a year earlier. The filing also lists about $895.4 billion in purchase…

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.85%, its fifth increase this year, the Guardian reports. Nine reports that the rate is now at its highest level since December 2008. Six…

The Arizona Cardinals have named Gardner Minshew their starting quarterback after he led a comeback win over Dallas, ESPN and CBS Sports report. Rookie Carson Beck moves up to backup. Jacoby Brissett, who had started…

East Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 68-64 in the first men's basketball game of the season for each team, USA Today and the AP report. The Lions had been a 28.5-point underdog, the AP says. Oklahoma coach Porter Moser said…

The Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night, according to The Guardian. Caleb Williams threw for 247 yards, and new lineman Jeffery Simmons had a sack in his first game for Chicago. Seattle has…

Luka Doncic scored 42 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 138-117 on Monday night, the Sun Sentinel and the AP report. It was a night after he scored 45 against Toronto. The Lakers are now 6-2, and the…

Golden State's Draymond Green was ejected after two technical fouls in Monday's 116-113 win over the Phoenix Suns, ESPN reports. The Warriors trailed 67-57 when he left. Stephen Curry then scored 34 points as Golden…

Point of Law, a horse owned by King Charles until earlier this year, won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, the BBC reports. Jockey Ethan Brown rode the colt past the front-runner Royal Supremacy late in the race. Trainer…

The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia has been pushed back to December next year, the BBC reports. The move follows a series of deadly attacks on the host country. The Asian Football Confederation said the tournament will…

The UK and the EU have agreed a draft deal to remove post-Brexit checks on food and farm trade, according to BBC News. The 200-page text has gone to EU nations ahead of a meeting on Wednesday. It would let exports of…

Andy Burnham has begun talks with Commonwealth leaders in Antigua on a formal UK apology for the slave trade, BBC News reports. He also plans a "debt reset" for member nations. Caribbean leaders say an apology without…

Denmark wants to ban fast-growing "turbo chickens" at home and across the EU, the Guardian and Politico Europe report. The push came after a TV film alleged a big producer broke the law on how much dark time its birds…

Russian bombs hit an aid centre and a nearby shelter in the village of Komyshuvakha in southern Ukraine on Monday, the Guardian reports. Ukrainian officials say at least 26 people were killed. President Volodymyr…

Thousands of European troops will take part in an exercise in Poland this month, the Independent reports. They will rehearse a possible mission in Ukraine after a ceasefire. Western officials say such a force could…

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has scrapped a plan to make migrant care workers wait 15 years to settle permanently, LBC reports. Care workers already in the UK earning at least £25,000 will wait five years. Most…

BMW plans to offer a driver assist system that can help steer through city streets from 2027, starting in Germany, The Verge and heise report. Drivers must keep watching the road and stay ready to take over. The…

Anthropic has changed Claude Code so it will not recreate specific existing video games, The Verge and CNET report. An Anthropic engineering leader said copying games to infringe on IP breaks its usage policy. Original…

OpenAI has hired Dan Driscoll, who used to run the Army, for a new job on AI and defense, CNBC and Gizmodo report. He will advise on how AI can help keep the country and its allies safe. Driscoll quit the Army post…

Reddit has asked Australia's High Court to strike down the ban on social media for under-16s, the Guardian and BBC News report. Its lawyer argued the law was rushed and limits teens' freedom of political speech. The…

Apple says it cannot yet predict when supply of its new foldable iPhone Duo will meet demand, TechCrunch reports. The $1,999 phone sold out quickly, and some ship dates now stretch into next year. Apple reported record…

Google says it shut down a botnet that one of its Android partners built into more than 1.3 million TV set-top boxes, CyberScoop reports. Google alleges China-based Videostrong did it on purpose for profit. The company…

North Korea has denied it was behind the hack of crypto exchange Binance, calling the allegations "absurd rhetoric," the BBC reports. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, made the statement. The FBI has…

Bill Hader said on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" that he will make a guest appearance on "Abbott Elementary" later this season, according to Variety. He did not say who he will play or when the episode will air. Hader and the…

Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Forever, a reimagined take on the original game, launches at the same time worldwide on Wednesday, November 4, Game Rant reports. Its developers said in a VICE interview that a surprising…

Rapper 2 Chainz defended the perks of fame in a debate with food reviewer Keith Lee on Kirk Franklin's "Den of Kings," AllHipHop reports. Lee stood by judging restaurants on how they treat regular customers…

K-pop company Hybe posted record quarterly revenue and operating profit in the third quarter, Variety reports. Variety says BTS's world tour powered the results. Revenue reached 1.5257 trillion won, and operating…

Russell Brand's lawyer said to jurors that a Channel 4 documentary and newspaper stories "poisoned the well of justice" against the comedian, the BBC reports. Ian Winter KC made the case in his closing speech on…

Three customers and two workers at a Chili's in North Carolina were burned after margaritas were rimmed with a degreaser mistaken for sugar or salt, Fox News reports, citing the local health district. The New York…

The UK Health Security Agency is starting its first study of PFAS levels in the UK population, according to BBC News. It will test blood and urine samples for these "forever chemicals" and other substances like lead…

A Yakima County resident in Washington state has died from bird flu after being exposed to infected cattle at a dairy, STAT reports. The person had underlying health conditions and died on Sunday. Health officials say…

The FDA has given tentative approval to a generic version of the HIV prevention shot lenacapavir, STAT reports. The shot is given once every six months. The drugmaker plans to start shipping it next month at a yearly…

Four planned giant data centres in the UK are looking at gas-fired power while they wait for a grid link, according to BBC News. The BBC's own sums suggest they could emit more carbon each year than Manchester…

Scientists say they have found what appear to be fossilised red blood cells in the leg bones of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur from Brazil, the Guardian reports. Chemical tests found heme, the compound that lets blood…

Newly bought Series I savings bonds now pay 5.51% a year through April 30, up from 4.26%, according to CNBC. It is the highest rate since November 2022, but the money is locked up for a year. This is news, not…

Nearly half of workers surveyed had no in-person meetings on their latest day in the office, according to CNBC, which reported on a New York Fed research paper. The researchers say many workers commute in only to take…

Collins English Dictionary has named "mogging" its word of the year for 2026, the BBC reports. The slang word means outshining or outperforming someone, most often in looks. Its use rose 210% this year, especially…

Royal Mail has unveiled its Christmas stamps for 2026, the BBC reports. The set of five shows scenes from the Nativity. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first Christmas stamps, issued on December 1, 1966…