Long-lost Star Wars X-Wing model auctioned for a record-breaking $3.1m (www.theguardian.com)
Spacecraft discovered in cardboard box belonging to late model-maker Greg Jein becomes the ‘most expensive Star Wars screen-used prop sold at auction’...
Woman names newborn son ‘Methamphetamine Rules,’ prompting government response (nypost.com)
Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways (abcnews.go.com)
Russian dam bursts washing away railroad—Economy to lose "billions" (www.newsweek.com)
The Russian economy could lose “billions of rubles” after a destroyed dam in the Siberian region of Buryatia caused a river to burst its banks and damage a key transit railway, according to a local Russian official.
Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US (projects.apnews.com)
Phoenix's record heat is killing off cactuses (www.cnn.com)
At a botanical garden in Phoenix some cactuses can’t take the heat.
Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor dies aged 56 (www.bbc.com)
Shooting at Halloween party leaves 15 injured, 2 critically, Illinois cops say (www.theolympian.com)
A man opened fire at a Halloween party in Chicago, shooting 15 people and critically injuring two, Illinois police told news outlets....
Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers (apnews.com)
Israel committing "textbook case of genocide," holocaust historian says (www.newsweek.com)
"We're seeing the combination of genocidal acts with special intent," said Raz Segal, an Israeli historian.
As Israel expands Gaza offensive, it has lonely critics in Washington (www.cbc.ca)
Americans’ ardent support for Israel is palpable in poll after poll showing far greater sympathy for the Jewish state than for Palestinians....
New report connects Trump organization with the largest tax fraud case in New York City history (www.dailykos.com)
The Trump Organization, not unlike the Trump administration, is rife with stories of corruption and grift, incompetence due to the cutting of corners, and general crapulence. ProPublica and New York Public Radio station WNYC have published a brand-new joint investigative story about how Trump’s business interests in...
Chicago police investigated over alleged sexual misconduct with asylum seekers (www.theguardian.com)
Reports that an officer allegedly impregnated an 18-year-old and another had ‘sexual contact with an underage female migrant’
Airbnb says it’s cracking down on fake listings and has removed 59,000 of them this year (apnews.com)
Fake listings have emerged as a major problem for Airbnb, threatening to scare off consumers and prompting the short-term rental service to use AI in an effort to crack down on fraudsters....
3M Nears Settlement for About $5.5 Billion to Resolve Earplugs Complaints (www.wsj.com)
Archive link: archive.ph/…/3m-nears-settlement-for-about-5-5-bi…
Invasive yellow-legged hornet, which ‘poses a threat to honeybees,’ detected in the wild for the first time in the United States (www.cnn.com)
The first live specimen of a yellow-legged hornet, which “poses a threat to honeybees and other pollinators,” has been detected in the wild in the United States, according to a release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture....
NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino (apnews.com)
Record hot ocean temperatures and a tardy El Nino are doubling the chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
Pittsburgh Synagogue Trial-Jury Votes for Death Penalty in Antisemitic Attack (www.nytimes.com)
The judge is required to follow the jury’s decision. Here’s what to know....
Top US accident investigator says close calls between planes show that aviation is under stress (apnews.com)
The future of warfare: A $400 drone killing a $2M tank (www.politico.eu)
Tropical parasite gains a foothold in the US, especially in Texas (www.livescience.com)
The war between Israel and Hamas is testing the Republican Party's isolationist shift (apnews.com)
Nikki Haley vowed to stand with Israel “every step of the way.” She promised to “decimate” the Iranian economy. And she called for continued funding for Ukraine as it fights to repel the Russian invasion....
Four Americans killed in Israel attacks, with death toll expected to rise, sources say (www.cnn.com)
Four Americans have been killed in the attacks in Israel close to the Gaza border and the death toll is expected to rise, sources familiar with a Sunday briefing to key House committees told CNN....
Small American towns seeing some success with disbanding police forces (www.pbs.org)
From Minnesota to Maine, Ohio to Texas, small towns unable to fill jobs are eliminating their police departments and turning over police work to their county sheriff, a neighboring town or state police.
Political fallout from Ken Paxton's impeachment - Republicans under threat (www.cbsnews.com)
