JFK assassination remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses (abcnews.go.com)
Reusable packaging could cut emissions from plastics by up to 69% -study (www.reuters.com)
Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records (www.wired.com)
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Monsanto hit with $165 million verdict over PCBs in Seattle school (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. jury has ordered Bayer's Monsanto to pay $165 million to employees of a school northeast of Seattle who claimed chemicals made by the company called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, leaked from light fixtures and got them sick.
EU will continue to fund the Palestinians as probe shows no money is reaching Hamas (apnews.com)
X/Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino Shares “Truth” On Antisemitic Posts Next To Ads On Platform Following Media Fallout: “Data Wins Over Manipulation Or Allegations” (deadline.com)
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is calling for users to stand by them after media companies pulled their ad dollars out over antisemitic posts being …
Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands (apnews.com)
Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Wilders set for victory - exit poll (www.bbc.com)
Veteran anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders is heading for a dramatic victory in the the Dutch general election, says an Ipsos exit poll....
Hamas had not planned to attack music festival, Israeli report says (www.aljazeera.com)
First police investigation of Supernova festival also found Israeli forces responsible for some deaths.
AI poster child Altman back at OpenAI, may have fewer checks on power (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI is bringing Altman back just days after his ouster as well as installing a revamped board that could bring sharper scrutiny to the startup at the heart of the AI boom, but strong support from investors including Microsoft (MSFT.O) may give Altman more leeway to commercialize the technology....
NY governor says no sign of terrorism in car crash, explosion at Rainbow Bridge border crossing (apnews.com)
A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of border crossings in the area, authorities said. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said there was “no indication of a terrorist attack.”...
US Catholic priest who avoided charges marries teen he fled to Italy with (www.theguardian.com)
Italian minister allegedly forced high-speed train to make unscheduled stop (www.theguardian.com)
US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist and issues diplomatic warning to India (www.theguardian.com)
US authorities have thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to India over concerns the government in New Delhi was involved, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources....
Judge declines to jail Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd in Georgia election interference case (abcnews.go.com)
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Florida grappling with flooding and high winds, more than 100K customers without power after intense rain (www.nbcnews.com)
Intense rain in parts of Florida has submerged neighborhoods, turned roads into rivers, closed schools and left more than 108,000 customers without power....
US existing home sales fall to lowest level in more than 13 years (www.theguardian.com)
The median existing house price increased 3.4% from a year earlier to $391,800, the highest for any October.
Uttar Pradesh, Man murders son with mobile charger after he turns off TV during World Cup. (www.ndtv.com)
Sudan’s cycle of violence: ‘There is a genocide going on in west Darfur’ (www.theguardian.com)
Woodbury County supervisor's wife found guilty of 52 counts of voter fraud (www.iowapublicradio.org)
Prosecutors say Kim Phuong Taylor wanted her husband to win elections in 2020 “by any means necessary.”...
Trump’s Eldest Sister Found Dead in Her Manhattan Home (www.thedailybeast.com)
Alabama inmate asks judge to block first nitrogen gas execution (apnews.com)
Attorneys for Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, filed an amended lawsuit challenging the proposed new execution method as a potential violation of the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. They asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction to block the execution from going forward next year....
Hanover County (VA) schools bans 75 more books, including "Wicked" and "The Handmaid's Tale" (www.axios.com)
Hanover County school administrators on Friday instructed teachers and librarians to remove a list of 75 books from shelves, including an array of well-known titles....
Girl dead, woman rescued, 5 missing after landslide hits small Alaska community, official says (apnews.com)
'Dude, don't touch the bear!': Video of animal encounter in Campbell River, B.C., causing outrage (www.cbc.ca)
Social media video of a black bear being pestered by people while feasting on fish on the shores of the Campbell River has sparked outrage online and among locals....