France said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards carried out cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators on October 11 and 12. The attacks raised refrigerator temperatures and led some stores to discard perishable food; France said it would seek European-level sanctions against Iran.
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The attacks hit supermarkets in France on October 11 and 12.
France attributed the attacks to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
The attacks remotely raised temperatures in supermarket refrigerators.
Some supermarkets had to discard their perishable food inventories.
France said it would pursue sanctions against Iran at the European level.
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French protesters and labor unions demonstrated against the cost of living and rising fuel prices as the government faced pressure to raise pay while controlling a record budget deficit. The report links the unrest to concerns about wages and job prospects for young people, ahead of presidential elections expected in about six months.
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A demonstration took place in Paris on November 7, 2026, involving the Yellow Vests movement, labor unions, and students.
The protests focused on the cost of living and rising fuel prices.
The prime minister was negotiating pay increases with unions.
The government was seeking to prevent the budget deficit from growing further.
The report said wages and job prospects for young people were slipping.
Presidential elections were expected in about six months.
The report said anti-establishment candidates on the far right and far left were promising major changes.
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The FBI is investigating a suspected homicide aboard the MSC Seascape cruise ship after it docked in Galveston, Texas. Officials have not released details about the victim, any suspect, or what happened; the ship has since resumed its planned itinerary.
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The FBI said it is investigating a suspected homicide aboard the MSC Seascape.
The ship docked in Galveston, Texas, after the incident was reported.
The FBI said it would not release further details while the investigation is active.
An FBI maritime liaison agent is coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard, Galveston port police, Customs and Border Protection, and MSC Cruises.
MSC Cruises said authorities instructed the ship to return to the Port of Galveston.
MSC Cruises said it is cooperating with the investigation and supporting those affected.
The ship has left Galveston and resumed its planned itinerary.
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In an excerpt from his memoir, former President Joe Biden says President Donald Trump bears responsibility for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and should never escape blame for it. Biden also criticizes Trump’s reversal of his policies and says health issues will limit his book-promotion events.
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The Atlantic published an excerpt from Biden’s memoir, “Promise Me, America,” on Monday.
The full memoir is scheduled for release on Nov. 17.
Biden wrote that Trump’s claims about the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attack should follow him to his grave.
Biden said Trump supporters attacked the Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election.
Biden criticized Trump for issuing more than 1,500 pardons to people involved in the Jan. 6 attack.
Biden also criticized Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency and the reversal of policies, including measures addressing climate change.
Biden said doctors are encouraged by his response to prostate cancer treatment, but his health will limit his book-promotion activities.
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More than 150 immigration rights organizations and allies urged Democrats to make a path to citizenship a priority when they take control of the next Congress. They also called for cuts to funding for federal immigration enforcement agencies in a letter sent Monday and first shared with Politico.
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More than 150 immigration rights organizations and allies signed the letter.
The groups urged Democrats to create a pathway to citizenship.
The letter called for cuts to funding for federal immigration enforcement agencies.
The groups directed their requests to Democrats when the party takes control of the next Congress.
The letter was sent Monday and first shared with Politico.
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President Donald Trump questioned the honesty of the 2026 midterm elections and said early-vote totals and voting machines affected the results. Democrats were on track to win both chambers of Congress, while a Syracuse University political scientist said polls pointed in the right direction but underestimated the size of Democratic gains.
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Trump asked on Truth Social how polls could have been so wrong and questioned whether the election was honest.
RealClearPolitics’ generic-ballot average showed Democrats ahead by 8.8 points; The New York Times’ data showed Democrats winning by 13 points, with some votes still uncounted.
Democrats were projected to win more than 250 House seats and at least 54 Senate seats, though several races remained uncalled.
Syracuse University professor Grant Davis Reeher said polls identified competitive races but underestimated the scale of Democratic support.
In Texas, the polling average gave Democrat James Talarico a 2.6-point lead over Republican Ken Paxton; Talarico won by 12.1 points.
In Georgia, polls showed Senator Jon Ossoff ahead by an average of 8.4 points, while he was on track to win by 18 points.
Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, had said before the election that polls underestimated Republican enthusiasm.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would hold a news conference Tuesday to address a looming impeachment effort. He defended U.S. actions in Iran and Venezuela and said the Iran war was necessary, despite its unpopularity and Republican losses in the midterm elections.
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Hegseth said he was eager to defend policy decisions he and President Donald Trump made in Iran and Venezuela.
Hegseth said he would hold his first news conference in more than 180 days on Tuesday.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has advanced an impeachment resolution despite opposition from House Republican leaders.
The article says many Republicans blame the Iran war for the party’s midterm election losses.
Hegseth agreed with Trump’s statement that he would undertake the Iran war again.
Hegseth said Iran was devastated but had continued striking U.S.-used military bases in the Middle East and commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Hegseth said the war was necessary to confront Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
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Ohio State University temporarily suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity while the university and police investigate a video that appears to show two men catching fire. The university said the men are receiving medical care, and Columbus police said the incident appears to have happened Saturday.
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Ohio State placed Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim suspension during its investigation.
The video circulating online appears to show one man whose sweatpants are on fire tackling another man, whose clothes then catch fire.
The two men roll on the ground and remove clothing as onlookers intervene.
University spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said the matter was referred to university and Columbus police.
Columbus police said they received no calls for service at the location and learned of the video after a report Sunday evening.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon CEO Steve Mitchell said the fraternity is investigating and will take action based on the findings.
More than 62,000 students attend Ohio State's Columbus campus.
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The BBC Business article is titled “The facial recognition technology stopping shoplifters.” The provided page text contains no further details about the technology or its use.
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The article concerns facial recognition technology and shoplifting, according to its title.
The article appears in BBC News’ Business section.
Sainsbury’s is listed as a related topic.
Retailing is listed as a related topic.
UK high streets are listed as a related topic.
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Calley Means, a former adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accused White House officials of putting fundraising and special interests ahead of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. The officials disputed or denied parts of his account, while Kennedy and the White House said the administration would keep pursuing its policies.
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Means resigned from his role advising Kennedy two weeks before making the accusations.
Means said Susie Wiles and other Trump aides held back health initiatives to raise money for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
Means said some advisers opposed efforts to define ultra-processed foods while taking money from major companies, including PepsiCo.
Means accused Wiles and James Blair of pressuring the Department of Health and Human Services to approve flavored e-cigarettes.
Blair denied promoting flavored vaping and said his role was to align the FDA’s application process with federal law.
Blair threatened to sue Means and accused him of lying.
Kennedy said he stood behind President Trump and the administration’s health reforms.
The White House said outside groups had not influenced and would not influence policy decisions.
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NASA is accepting applications from U.S. citizens for its next astronaut class until midnight ET on Dec. 3. Applicants must meet education and experience requirements, pass medical and other screenings, and be ready for demanding work that may include long missions in space.
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The astronaut role pays $164,395 per year and requires relocation to Houston to work at Johnson Space Center.
Applicants must meet one of NASA’s education pathways, including a qualifying graduate degree, doctoral coursework, medical degree, or test pilot school completion by July 2027.
Most applicants need at least three years of relevant professional experience after their degree or pilot training.
Pilot applicants must meet specific flight-hour thresholds; NASA excludes initial flight training and drone hours.
Applicants must pass medical and psychiatric exams, a background check, drug screening, a vision test, and a swimming test.
NASA requires candidates to perform strenuous physical tasks and accept potentially dangerous work in isolated or confined settings.
Astronauts must be willing to deploy to space for 12 months or longer.
NASA says members of the new class could support lunar missions and help develop systems for future missions to Mars.
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At least 10 brands ended, ruled out or distanced themselves from advertising with the podcast I've Had It after hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan laughed at a post joking about Charlie Kirk’s killing. The hosts apologized, called the joke insensitive and said they donated to Everytown for Gun Safety; they later said the podcast had gained 30,000 subscribers, a figure not independently verified.
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The hosts laughed after reading a social media post that said, “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.”
Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University in September 2025.
Welch and Sullivan said they regretted laughing and that there is nothing funny about gun violence.
Cash App, Honeylove, Casper, iRestore, Nobl Travel and HexClad announced they had ended or would end advertising or sponsorship ties.
Chewy said it did not sponsor or support the podcast and condemned violence.
Boll & Branch said it did not currently advertise with the show and would not in the future.
Monarch Money said its advertising relationship with the podcast ended in September 2026.
The hosts accused Turning Point USA of trying to cancel the podcast; the organization pushed back against the accusation.
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Democrats say they will use their new House and Senate majorities in January to challenge President Donald Trump’s fossil-fuel policies and promote clean energy as a way to address energy costs. Major changes may require Republican support because Democrats cannot override a presidential veto, and clean energy policies do not guarantee lower bills, which also depend on fuel costs, demand and grid expenses.
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Democrats gained majorities in both chambers of Congress in last week’s midterm elections.
Democrats can hold hearings and investigations into climate policy rollbacks and the cancellation of clean energy grants.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said Democrats would seek to lower energy costs and hold the administration accountable for its policies.
President Trump has said he would veto legislation he considers unreasonable, but also predicted he could work with Democrats after initial vetoes.
The administration has canceled clean energy projects and grants and slowed clean energy permitting, according to the article.
Orsted said the Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island had begun commercial operations.
The American Petroleum Institute’s CEO said permitting reform could offer an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation to reduce costs.
The Senate was expected to hold a procedural vote Monday on a proposal to shorten the timeline for major energy projects to obtain permits.
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Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American writer born in Rafah, says he will seek the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s Senate seat in 2028. His campaign could challenge Senator John Fetterman over his support for Israel, though Pennsylvania Democrats expect other candidates may also enter the primary.
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Moor is 42 and has worked as a writer and journalist.
Moor told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he was running for good government and the rule of law, not specifically against Fetterman.
Moor supports ending U.S. aid to Israel and imposing sanctions to secure equal rights for Palestinians.
Fetterman has said he would consider leaving the Democratic Party if it officially adopted an anti-Israel position.
Fetterman has faced criticism from some Pennsylvania Democrats for his support of Republicans and his message to a Republican midterm convention in Texas.
A Pennsylvania Democratic activist cited Representative Chris Deluzio and state legislator Malcolm Kenyatta as possible Fetterman challengers.
The article says Democrats won at least 54 Senate seats in the recent midterm elections, reducing the chance that Fetterman’s vote would decide control of the chamber.
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President Donald Trump and Senator Elizabeth Warren have both supported limiting credit card interest rates, despite their broader political differences. If Warren becomes chair of the Senate Banking Committee, she could use its agenda-setting and investigative powers to pursue measures opposed by banks, while Trump’s support for some proposals could add political pressure.
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Trump proposed a one-year cap of 10 percent on credit card interest rates in January.
Warren supported the proposal and said Congress could pass it if Trump helped secure votes.
Republican Senator Josh Hawley and independent Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill for the same 10 percent cap in February 2025.
The proposal has not become law.
The American Bankers Association estimated that a rate cap could lead lenders to close or restrict 74 to 85 percent of existing credit card accounts.
Banks argue that a cap could make lending to riskier customers unprofitable and limit their access to credit.
Warren pressed federal regulators to lower borrowing costs after Trump’s proposed deadline passed.
Trump signed an executive order in August 2025 directing regulators to examine claims that banks denied services for political or religious reasons or lawful business activities.
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The article says Republicans faced a strong Democratic wave in the midterms and argues President Trump should reassess. It says Trump appears instead to be doubling down, with the headline identifying Stephen Miller as his chief of staff pick.
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The article describes the midterm results as a “blue tsunami” that hit Republicans.
It suggests the election results could prompt the president to reassess.
It says Trump appears to be doubling down instead.
The headline identifies Stephen Miller as Trump’s chief of staff pick.
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The Guardian editorial questions why President Donald Trump took no action after receiving intelligence about Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang’s affair with Alice Huang, an executive at a company reportedly investigated over restricted chip shipments to China. It says Congress should examine whether the administration knew of a possible foreign intelligence risk while easing export controls on Nvidia chips.
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The article says Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair with Alice Huang.
Alice Huang is described as an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company reportedly investigated over suspected diversion of restricted Nvidia chips to China.
The editorial says Trump was briefed about the relationship and later said he did not think he should have acted.
The article says Jensen Huang lobbied for looser U.S. export controls on Nvidia chips.
The editorial says the Trump administration removed Biden-era global AI chip restrictions and allowed sales of Nvidia H200 processors to Chinese customers.
The article reports that the Commerce Department’s probe may have stopped after Nvidia contacted investigators.
The editorial says Congress has grounds to investigate whether the administration knowingly disregarded a potential foreign intelligence threat.
The article says Nvidia lost more than $300 billion in market value after news of the affair emerged.
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Pakistani cartoonist Shujaat Ali, a founding member of Al Jazeera’s online teams and a pioneer of digital cartoons, has died at 54. He died last week after suffering a heart attack while returning home from work and was buried in Rawalpindi.
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Ali helped establish Al Jazeera Arabic’s online services and developed cartoons for the digital platform.
He was credited with creating the first animated caricatures online.
Ali worked for media outlets in Pakistan and abroad and received national and international awards.
He was Pakistan’s first court artist and sketched proceedings in several well-known cases.
At the time of his death, Ali had recently been working with the Pakistan Air Force, his son-in-law told the Dawn newspaper.
Al Jazeera colleagues said his cartoons depicted figures including Yasser Arafat, George Bush and Osama bin Laden.
Ali was buried in Qasimabad, Rawalpindi, where his parents are also buried.
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Workers at six Barnsley council nurseries went on strike after the Reform UK-led council decided to transfer the services to private providers. Staff and their union say the change threatens pension benefits and could harm support for children and families, while the council says it will protect jobs and reduce the cost to taxpayers.
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All members who voted in the GMB union’s strike ballot supported industrial action.
The transfer plans began under the previous Labour-led council, which had assured workers that pay and benefits, including pensions, would remain the same.
GMB regional organiser Victoria Austin said workers were told about the pension impact 36 hours before the planned transfer.
One nursery closed after the council deregistered it with Ofsted for the transfer, but the private provider later withdrew.
The council said it had no legal duty to run nurseries and that transferring them would reduce the council tax money needed to support them.
Council leader William Brown said the transfer was intended to protect jobs and keep nursery services available to families.
Workers described helping families with food parcels, doctor visits and support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
The council said it arranged additional provision for families on the three strike days and was continuing discussions with the union.
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Vice President JD Vance joked about a “devastating loss” while speaking to veterans at an event in Washington on Monday. Although the remark seemed to refer to Republican losses in the midterm elections, it was about football.
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Vance spoke at an event for veterans in Washington on Monday.
He joked about a “devastating loss.”
The remark initially appeared to refer to Republican losses in the midterm elections.
Vance was actually talking about football.
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