Fact & Spin

Netherlands Gaza suit, Trump betting market gains and AI virology discovery

Dutch and Palestinian NGOs sue the Netherlands over the Gaza War, 22 people are killed in the deadliest Israeli attack on central Beirut since the war began, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy takes his 'Victory Plan' on a European tour, a Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump makes gains in US election betting markets, while Barack Obama campaigns for Kamala Harris, the UK announces new employment policies, Elon Musk unveils the 'Cybercab' robotaxi, wildfires are reportedly damaging Peru's ecosystems, and international researchers use AI from US-based Meta to discover 70K new viruses.
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Japan parliament dissolution, Hurricane Milton landfall and Rafael Nadal retirement

The UK’s Conservatives line up their two finalists to lead the party, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves parliament ahead of the Oct. 27 snap election, Donald Trump takes the lead for the White House in Florida, Tim Walz calls for abolishing the Electoral College, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals the first phase of Ukraine’s “Victory Plan", Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, global wildlife populations see a 73% decline in just 50 years, Indian business icon Ratan Tata passes away at the age of 86, the UK’s GSK agrees to settle 80K US lawsuits over its heartburn drug Zantac, and Rafael Nadal retires from tennis.
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UN Sudan warning, SCOTUS ‘ghost gun’ comments and AI-replaced Wimbledon judges

The UN warns that famine and disease in Sudan could lead to “countless” deaths, Brazil lifts its ban on X, Russian forces enter another city in eastern Ukraine, MI5 says the UK is facing its 'most complex and interconnected threat environment' ever, The US Supreme Court weighs “ghost gun” regulations, The FBI thwarts an Afghan man's alleged US Election Day terror plot, TikTok is sued by 14 US attorneys general over children’s mental health concerns, The US Dept. of Justice mulls a breakup of Google after an antitrust ruling, Strikes continue at Boeing as talks break down, and Wimbledon ends a 147-year-old tradition by replacing line judges with AI.
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US debt prediction, FTX compensation and stalling life expectancy

US debt is predicted to increase under both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, India’s ruling party wins an election victory in Haryana, an inquiry finds that Canada was warned of foreign interference two years ago, Trump is accused of holding secret calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Russia warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if the Ukraine war stays on its current course, failed crypto firm FTX’s bankruptcy is approved with customers set to receive compensation, AI trailblazers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton win this year’s Nobel Physics Prize, the US Supreme Court declines to hear X’s appeal in the Trump interference case, a US judge orders Google to allow rivals on its app store, and advances in life expectancy are found to be slowing down.
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Oct. 7 anniversary, Sue Gray resignation and microRNA Nobel Prize

Israel launches new ground operations across Gaza one year from the Oct. 7 attacks, Harris talks family and abortion on 'Call Her Daddy', Trump returns to Butler for a campaign rally, Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer's chief of staff, a blast in Karachi kills two Chinese nationals, Tunisian Pres. Kais Saied is expected to win reelection, SCOTUS declines to hear Biden's appeal in a Texas abortion case, a report shows that 2023 was the driest year for rivers in three decades, Florida braces for another hurricane,Lebron and Bronny James make NBA history, and two US scientists win the Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA.
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Russia Taliban decision, Harris-Cheney campaigning and second dinosaur-era asteroid

Russia decides to drop the Taliban from its terrorist list, a Yazidi woman is freed from Gaza after a 10-year captivity, Google will block local news in New Zealand if it’s forced to pay publishers, the EU votes in favor of extended PRC electric vehicle tariffs, Liz Cheney campaigns with Kamala Harris while Donald Trump prepares to stump with Brian Kemp, the US Supreme Court will weigh Mexico's billion-dollar lawsuit against US gunmakers, US dockworkers end their strike, while US employers reportedly added 254K new jobs in September, the World Health Organization approves the first mpox PCR test, and scientists discover a second asteroid impact crater dating to the time of dinosaurs’ demise.
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Slight Harris lead, N.Korea defector crash and fruit fly brain mapping

The US warns of ‘significant’ threats ahead of November’s election, several polls show that Kamala Harris holds a slight lead over Donald Trump, a North Korean defector steals and crashes a bus while trying to return home, Singapore’s former transport minister is jailed for receiving illegal gifts, the EU sues Hungary over its ‘National Sovereignty Law,’ Georgia’s parliament speaker signs a controversial LGBTQ+ bill into law, OpenAI’s liquidity surpasses $10B after receiving a $4B credit line, new evidence in Trump’s Jan. 6 case challenges his presidential immunity, dozens of tigers die from bird flu in Vietnam, and scientists map the entire brain of a fruit fly for the first time.
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Vance-Walz debate, new Mexico president and ‘ever present’ AI assistants

JD Vance and Tim Walz square off in the US vice presidential debate, Mexico swears in Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation’s first female president, the UN Secretary General is banned from entering Israel, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels to Brussels for key EU talks, Justin Trudeau survives a second no-confidence vote in Canada, Russia captures the town of Vuhledar in Donetsk, Donald Trump says he would veto a national abortion ban, while California governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill expanding IVF access, a tragic school bus blaze in Thailand kills over 20 children, and Microsoft says it’s developing an ‘ever present’ AI assistant.
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Iran strikes Israel, Georgia abortion expansion and receding Swiss glaciers

Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel as Israel launches 'limited’ ground attacks in Lebanon, Mark Rutte officially steps in as the chief of NATO, Russia plans a record increase in its defense spending,Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is overturned, The US opens its first-ever probe into the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes his first public comments since being freed, The FBI settles a $22M sexual discrimination lawsuit, Over 45K dock workers across the eastern US go on strike, and Switzerland’s glaciers are found to be receding at an above-average rate.
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Lebanon invasion plans, Austria right-wing win and vetoed AI bill

 
Israel is reportedly preparing for a limited ground invasion into South Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces strike the Houthis in Yemen, the right-wing Freedom Party wins Austria’s general election, France's Le Pen faces trial for allegedly embezzling EU funds, Japan's Shigeru Ishiba announces snap polls for Oct. 27, Trump says ‘one rough hour’ of policing would end crime, California's governor vetoes an AI safety bill, as he signs a statewide ban on artificial additives in schools, a study raises new doubts about Meta’s claims that it isn’t polarizing, at least 193 are killed in floods and landslides in Nepal, and the UK closes its last coal-fired power plant.
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