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Voters cast ballots in the United States midterms as early polls show economic discontent.

Early CBS News exit polls put President Donald Trump’s approval at 38 percent and found many voters dissatisfied with the country’s direction. Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigned after a train crash that killed 69 people. U.S. technology stocks recovered from a brief selloff over artificial-intelligence spending, while the Dow fell.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation and outside analysts linked the $6.3 billion Binance hack to North Korean hackers, according to the company.
Several flights across Europe were disrupted by bomb threats, but authorities reported finding no explosives and no injuries.
Google said schools must enable its artificial-intelligence tools for student accounts to retain access to Google Search.
South Africa and Rwanda are set to lose duty-free access to the U.S. market after being excluded from the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade program.

Spain's transport minister resigned after a train collision killed 69 people.

Russian strikes on Dnipro killed two people and injured 20, damaging a hospital and a hospice. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the 2026 United States midterm elections would affect the war. King Charles III expressed sorrow over the history of slavery but did not issue a formal apology or announce compensation.

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Greenland's parliament approved a security agreement with Denmark and the United States that would allow more American military activity on the island.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud-led bloc won the most seats in Israel's election but still faces difficulty forming a government.
President Donald Trump said the United States would end about four billion dollars in annual military assistance to Israel by the end of this year.
British international law expert Dapo Akande was elected to the International Court of Justice for a term of at least nine years.

Americans voted in midterm elections that will test President Donald Trump’s standing.

Early exit polls put Trump’s approval at 38 percent and found broad dissatisfaction with the country’s direction and the economy. Voters ranked the economy and democracy among their leading concerns, and most said the United States was wrong to take military action against Iran. More than 60.3 million early votes had been reported before Election Day, but the available reports did not include results.

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The Texas Senate race had drawn at least $573.2 million in campaign and outside spending, a record for a U.S. Senate contest.
The Justice Department said it had sent about 1,000 election monitors and observers to all 50 states for the first time.
Several states reported technical problems at polling places, though officials said a machine issue in New Bedford, Massachusetts, was resolved.
Republicans organized a fund for a possible recount in Alaska’s Senate race if Senator Dan Sullivan did not win.
Investigators said parts of a Learjet’s tail were found as far as 3.8 miles from the Florida crash site, where all nine people aboard died.

Binance said hackers stole $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency after a fake job interview helped compromise an engineer.

The exchange said it had frozen or intercepted $2.85 billion and would cover customers’ losses. Customers withdrew a net $3.6 billion after the breach. The Federal Bureau of Investigation blamed North Korea, which denied responsibility.

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Google said schools that disable its AI tools for student accounts will also lose access to Google Search.
Google disrupted a botnet that had infected more than 1.3 million Android TV devices, using system-level access to support activity including ad fraud.
A UEFI bootkit reportedly infected fully patched Windows systems by exploiting older boot managers to bypass Secure Boot.
NASA expected its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere around 3:30 a.m. Eastern time on November 4, with most of the spacecraft expected to burn up.
OpenAI said ChatGPT provided voting information more than 16.5 million times during the midterm cycle through a partnership with Democracy Works.

U.S. technology stocks rebounded Tuesday after concerns about artificial-intelligence spending drove a brief selloff.

The cost of living remained a pressure point on Election Day, when GasBuddy put the average U.S. gasoline price at $4.11 a gallon, a record for the date. Small-business owners told France24 that President Donald Trump’s tariffs had hurt their businesses; the report also linked the tariffs to a rise in bankruptcies. Wall Street analysts said stocks have often risen in the months after midterm elections, but warned that debt-ceiling disputes and higher Treasury yields could unsettle markets.

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The Dow fell after Apple shares dropped on a weaker-than-expected margin forecast.
JetBlue raised checked-bag fees for most economy passengers on domestic, Caribbean and Latin American flights, citing higher fuel and operating costs.
Barclays Partner Finance will offer early compensation settlements to tens of thousands of customers who complained about mis-sold car loans.
Poundland’s owner has filed notice of its intention to appoint administrators, putting 12,000 jobs at risk.
Asda appointed former Morrisons chief executive David Potts to lead its effort to revive growth.

Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died after a collision in a Spanish second-division match, and police opened an investigation.

Manchester United ended a run of nine games without a win by coming back from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 in the Champions League. Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0, ending Villa’s perfect start in the competition. The Asian Cup’s postponement led the Saudi Pro League to delay matches scheduled for the coming week.

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Police are investigating possible involuntary manslaughter after the collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono.
Luka Dončić scored 42 points and had 13 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 138-117.
Jodie Burrage said she received death threats and abusive messages after losing her first WTA Tour singles match in 16 months.
England scrum-half Alex Mitchell will miss the Nations Championship after suffering his fourth hamstring injury of 2026.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland said their national ice hockey teams would not play Russia while the war in Ukraine continues.

Voters cast ballots in the United States midterms as early polls show economic discontent.

Early CBS News exit polls put President Donald Trump’s approval at 38 percent and found many voters dissatisfied with the country’s direction. Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigned after a train crash that killed 69 people. U.S. technology stocks recovered from a brief selloff over artificial-intelligence spending, while the Dow fell.

Key Developments

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and outside analysts linked the $6.3 billion Binance hack to North Korean hackers, according to the company.
Several flights across Europe were disrupted by bomb threats, but authorities reported finding no explosives and no injuries.
Google said schools must enable its artificial-intelligence tools for student accounts to retain access to Google Search.
South Africa and Rwanda are set to lose duty-free access to the U.S. market after being excluded from the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade program.

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Voters cast ballots in the United States midterms as early polls show economic discontent.

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Spain's transport minister resigned after a train collision killed 69 people.

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Americans voted in midterm elections that will test President Donald Trump’s standing.

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Binance said hackers stole $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency after a fake job interview helped compromise an engineer.

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U.S. technology stocks rebounded Tuesday after concerns about artificial-intelligence spending drove a brief selloff.

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Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died after a collision in a Spanish second-division match, and police opened an investigation.

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Voters cast ballots in the United States midterms as early polls show economic discontent.

Key Developments

Top Stories

Spain's transport minister resigned after a train collision killed 69 people.

Key Developments

Top Stories

Americans voted in midterm elections that will test President Donald Trump’s standing.

Key Developments

Top Stories

Binance said hackers stole $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency after a fake job interview helped compromise an engineer.

Key Developments

Top Stories

U.S. technology stocks rebounded Tuesday after concerns about artificial-intelligence spending drove a brief selloff.

Key Developments

Top Stories

Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died after a collision in a Spanish second-division match, and police opened an investigation.

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Voters cast ballots in the United States midterms as early polls show economic discontent.

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