At least five people were killed in a shooting near Krakow’s main market square on November 7, Polish police said. Police caught the suspected shooter while he was trying to flee, and authorities are investigating.
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The shooting took place near the main market square in Krakow, southern Poland.
Police reported at least five people killed.
Police said they caught the shooter while he was trying to escape.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police were investigating the shooting.
Tusk said the interior ministry was keeping him informed.
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Stephen Miller, appointed White House chief of staff, pledged “total devotion” to President Donald Trump in his first public remarks since the appointment was announced. The move came after major Republican losses in the midterm elections and drew criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, including over Miller’s role in shaping the administration’s immigration policy.
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Miller is due to begin serving as White House chief of staff on Monday.
At a Friday event, Miller praised Trump and promised loyalty and commitment to his success.
Miller previously served as deputy chief of staff and led the administration’s immigration policy work.
As of Saturday morning, Republicans had lost seven Senate seats, with races in Alaska and Mississippi still uncalled.
Republicans had also lost 42 House seats and five governor races, according to the article.
Some Republicans blamed the losses on the Iran war and tariffs, while Republican lawmakers Marlin Stutzman and Don Bacon criticized Miller’s appointment.
Trump said he might make a few changes to his team and said he had confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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The National Trust voted to begin a competitive process to choose a new banking partner, with environmental commitments included as a condition for the first time. The vote followed years of member concern about Barclays’ financing of fossil fuel expansion, though the Trust said the process would not be limited to specialist ethical banks and may not begin for at least a year.
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The resolution passed at the Trust’s annual general meeting with support from its board of trustees.
The vote was 53,256 in favour and 4,094 against.
The tender process will require a prospective bank to show a positive commitment to protecting biodiversity and reducing human-caused climate change.
Members have raised concerns about Barclays’ financing of the fossil fuel industry, including oil and gas expansion.
The Trust has identified climate change and the decline of nature as major threats to the places in its care.
A wildfire at Dunwich Heath in Suffolk burned 104 hectares of ancient heathland in July; campaigners estimated recovery could take 25 years.
The Trust said the tender would not be restricted to specialist ethical banks, and insiders suggested it might not take place for at least a year.
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New Zealand’s general election produced no clear winner, leaving party leaders to negotiate over a coalition government. Preliminary results gave the centre-right National Party the most seats, while the final outcome awaits the count of special votes and official results due on 27 November.
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National won 42 seats, 19 short of a simple majority.
Labour won 36 seats, and leader Chris Hipkins did not concede.
National could form a governing bloc with ACT and New Zealand First if they reach an agreement.
The Opportunity Party passed the 5% threshold to enter Parliament for the first time and said it would consider working with either side.
More than 99% of votes had been counted, with National and Labour close in vote share.
The two major parties together received about 60% of the vote, a historically low combined share, according to the article.
Special votes, including votes cast overseas or outside a voter’s electorate, were still to be counted.
The election campaign focused on the cost of living and unemployment.
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The article raises a hypothetical “reverse-Ginsburg” scenario that could change the Supreme Court’s balance without adding seats. The provided excerpt says some justices may have waited too long to retire and links the concern to the loss of both houses of Congress, but it does not explain the proposed scenario.
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The title describes a possible Supreme Court shift without expanding the number of seats.
The excerpt refers to the possibility as a “reverse-Ginsberg” scenario.
The article says some justices have waited too long to retire.
The excerpt links the concern to the loss of both houses of Congress.
The supplied text does not identify the justices or explain how the scenario would change the Court.
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Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics in Uruguay to share their faith and build bridges during a Mass in Paysandú on the second day of his 12-day South American tour. He also praised mate as a tradition that brings people together and spoke about healthcare and support for people nearing the end of life.
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Leo celebrated Mass in Paysandú on November 7, 2026.
The visit is the first papal visit to Uruguay since 1988.
Leo urged Uruguayans to be “bridge builders” and share the joy of their faith.
He said the shared herbal drink mate teaches people to share and be together.
The article says Leo underwent surgery for lung cancer three weeks before beginning the tour.
Leo said people should receive needed care and support to live with dignity until the natural end of life.
The tour is scheduled to continue in Argentina and Peru.
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CBS News’ “48 Hours” correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Natalie Morales discuss Jade Benning, who died after collapsing during a date night with Blaise Taylor. The report says Benning had told friends and family she was pregnant with Taylor’s child; her best friend says she heard Benning ask Taylor what he had put in her drink during a call that night.
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Jade Benning died after collapsing during a date night with Blaise Taylor.
Anne-Marie Green and Natalie Morales discuss the case in a CBS News “48 Hours” segment.
The report says Benning had told friends and family she was pregnant with Taylor’s child.
Benning’s best friend says she received a call from Benning on the night she collapsed.
The friend says she overheard Benning ask Taylor, “What did you put in my drink?”
Taylor’s family says he had no motive to harm Benning.
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A documentary by Zaradasht Ahmed follows efforts to preserve Mosul’s cultural heritage after the city’s battle with ISIL nearly a decade ago. It centers on a fisherman guarding a marble gate topped with carved lions and a collector who wants to place it in his unofficial museum, while a musician urges him to consider the human cost of removing artefacts.
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Bashar lost his family home during the battle to liberate Mosul from ISIL.
The marble gate crowned with carved lions is all that remains of Bashar’s former home.
Bashar guards the gate.
Fakhri is a collector seeking to acquire the gate for his unofficial museum.
Fadil, a musician silenced under ISIL, challenges Fakhri to consider the human cost of each artefact.
Mosul is rebuilding and experiencing a cultural revival.
The documentary is titled The Lions by the River Tigris and was made by Zaradasht Ahmed.
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Baxters has recalled its Chef Selections Cullen Skink soup because a manufacturing fault may cause it to spoil and make its cans swell or burst. The Food Standards Agency says customers in England, Wales and Scotland should not eat affected cans and should dispose of them unopened in an outside bin.
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The recall applies to 400g cans with batch code L07XC and an April 2029 best before date.
Cullen Skink is a smoked haddock chowder.
Spoiled soup may have an unpleasant odour and flavour, the Food Standards Agency said.
Customers should place the unopened can in a bag and dispose of it in an external bin.
Customers seeking a replacement can contact Baxters at ccuk@baxters.com.
Baxters said a manufacturing fault may have caused the problem.
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon is launching his platform for France’s 2027 presidential election with pledges to raise the minimum wage, cap prices on essential foods and restore retirement at 60 for people who have paid into the system for 40 years. His programme also proposes tax changes, a shift away from nuclear power and a gradual French withdrawal from NATO’s integrated military command.
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Mélenchon’s party, France Unbowed, calls its platform “L’Avenir en commun,” or “A Shared Future.”
The platform proposes raising the net monthly minimum wage from about €1,480 to €1,700.
It proposes repealing President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, which raised the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64.
The platform calls for ending the flat tax on capital income and raising taxes on the wealthiest households.
It proposes phasing out nuclear power, scrapping the planned EPR2 reactor programme and not extending nuclear plants’ operating lives beyond 60 years.
On foreign policy, the platform calls for France to begin gradually withdrawing from NATO by leaving its integrated military command.
The article says recent polls place Mélenchon as the strongest candidate on the left and suggest he could reach the runoff against Marine Le Pen, but would lose in the second round.
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Reform UK is facing renewed questions about how it vets candidates and staff after several people linked to the party faced criminal charges or scrutiny over past comments. The party says it did not know about some cases, while its internal vetting process has changed over time and remains largely private.
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George Madgwick, Reform’s former leader on Hampshire county council, was charged with 35 alleged sexual offences, including 12 counts of rape; he has said he is innocent.
Ryan Dinnage, a former member of Nigel Farage’s security team, faced a rape charge while working with him and was later convicted and jailed; Reform said it did not know about the charge and stopped using him when it came to light.
Suspended Reform councillor Glenn Gibbins is due in court over a charge of making grossly offensive social media posts about Nigerians; he denies the charge.
Reform has repeatedly faced calls to disown candidates after offensive or prejudiced comments emerged, including comments by Robert Kenyon, its candidate in the Makerfield byelection.
Before the 2024 election, Farage blamed an external company for inadequate candidate background checks; the party later brought vetting in-house.
Reform’s vetting is now run by deputy chair Paul Nuttall, and the party has not publicly detailed how the process works.
A report cited by the article says prospective candidates may be asked to give an unprepared speech and take part in a mock interview at regional events.
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Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become Los Angeles mayor, as Democratic Socialists of America–Los Angeles-backed candidates won several other races. The chapter said it achieved its largest-ever slate of victories after volunteers canvassed extensively, and it reported a sharp increase in membership after the election.
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Raman became the first Democratic Socialist to serve on the Los Angeles City Council in 2020.
Raman defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the mayoral race.
DSA-LA-endorsed Marissa Roy won the city attorney race.
Angela Gonzales-Torres defeated incumbent Jimmy Gomez for a U.S. House seat.
Other DSA-LA-backed candidates won school board seats and seats on the Burbank City Council.
DSA-LA said volunteers knocked on more than 110,000 doors during the election season.
The chapter said it had more than 6,000 members last month and gained another 2,000 members during election week.
A UCLA public affairs director said dissatisfaction with the city and Bass’s handling of the Palisades fire contributed to Raman’s victory.
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Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Baghdad has evidence that outside parties used Iraqi territory to attack neighboring countries, and that Iraq is investigating attacks on Gulf states. He said Iraq is discussing the weapons held by Iran-aligned factions with the factions and Tehran, while seeking to settle disputes with Saudi Arabia through dialogue.
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Saudi Arabia has accused Iran-aligned groups operating from Iraq of attacking its oil infrastructure.
Baghdad confirmed in September that drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline originated in Iraqi territory.
Hussein said Iraq is negotiating with Iran-aligned armed factions to bring their weapons under state control and favors dialogue over force.
Hussein said Washington formally requested that Iraq close all but two border crossings with Iran.
Hussein said Iraq lost about $60 billion when oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz were suspended, and that shipments have resumed following understandings with Washington and Tehran.
Hussein said Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Türkiye formed a committee to combat ISIL’s presence in Syria.
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Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv and 12 other regions of Ukraine on Saturday, November 7, wounding at least nine people and damaging homes, infrastructure and power facilities. The attacks came ahead of planned talks between Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched 36 missiles and 172 drones.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine intercepted four of the missiles.
Authorities reported damage to homes and commercial properties in Kyiv, along with new power and water outages.
Ukraine's Energy Ministry said strikes damaged electricity networks serving Kyiv and central regions, as well as other power facilities.
Kyiv officials closed the Northern Bridge after the strikes; the Russian Defense Ministry said it had targeted the bridge.
Russia said it struck military-related facilities in the Kyiv region, including an industrial site producing Flamingo missiles.
Zelenskyy said preliminary findings indicated that North Korean-made KN-23 missiles were used against an energy facility.
Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the United States are scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for talks aimed at ending the war.
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The U.S. carried out new strikes against Iran’s air defense systems, President Donald Trump said Friday, describing them as “minor.” The U.S. military had also struck Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday, targeting an area that is home to an Iranian naval base in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump said the U.S. launched new strikes against Iran on Friday.
He described the strikes as defensive and “minor.”
The latest strikes targeted Iranian air defense systems.
The U.S. military had struck Iran on Monday.
The Monday strike targeted Qeshm Island.
Qeshm Island is home to an Iranian naval base.
The island is in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Trump administration is reportedly considering four sealed underwater datacenters off Maine and Alaska, while underwater facilities already operate off China. No such project has been proposed for the Great Lakes, but a regional nonprofit is raising concerns about heat, leaks and contamination in the freshwater system.
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Two underwater datacenters are operating off China’s coast.
Reports say the administration is considering four sealed-pod datacenters off Maine and Alaska.
Microsoft tested an underwater datacenter off northern Scotland in 2018; the project ended after two years.
Microsoft reported 87% fewer server failures in the underwater facility than in comparable land-based datacenters.
The Lake Erie Foundation says heat from a datacenter could worsen harmful algal blooms and affect aquatic life.
The foundation also raised concerns about leaks or contamination from batteries, fluids and electrical equipment.
Ohio’s state EPA rejected a proposal last July that would have made it easier for datacenter companies to discharge wastewater into public waterways.
New York is the only Great Lakes state with a statewide pause on datacenter construction; it is set to end in mid-2027.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he has a path to form the next government after early election results put his National Party narrowly ahead of Labour in the popular vote. The outcome remains too close to call.
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Christopher Luxon is New Zealand’s prime minister.
Luxon said he has a pathway to form the next government.
Early results showed the National Party narrowly ahead of Labour in the popular vote.
The article describes the election outcome as too close to call.
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Carolyn Marvin, a 78-year-old retired University of Pennsylvania communications professor, regularly blocks Uber Eats delivery robots in Philadelphia to protest their use of public sidewalks. Police cited her for disorderly conduct after one confrontation, and she is waiting for a court date while continuing her protests.
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Marvin says she objects to delivery robots taking jobs and creating hazards for people with mobility issues.
She blocks robots in public spaces when she encounters them, but says she does not do this every day.
During one confrontation, a crowd gathered and some people supported her while others worried she was delaying customers’ orders.
Three police officers responded after someone reported criminal mischief involving a delivery robot.
Marvin refused officers’ requests to move and argued that her protest was protected by the First Amendment.
Police handcuffed Marvin and issued her a disorderly conduct ticket, saying she had blocked a business.
Marvin plans to contest the ticket and is awaiting a court hearing date.
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Rain, a 19-year-old college student, died from fentanyl poisoning after taking Xanax that an autopsy indicated was laced with fentanyl. Her mother later found searches showing Rain had looked for counseling and asked what generic Xanax looked like, and she worked to pass a state law requiring schools to teach students about fentanyl and drug poisoning.
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Rain was studying early childhood education and had accepted a tutoring job supporting children with learning disabilities.
The night before her death, Rain told her mother she wanted to resume counseling and medication for depression and anxiety.
Rain was found dead in bed the next morning, with her schoolwork open on her computer and her dog nearby.
An autopsy found that Rain died from fentanyl poisoning; tests indicated she had taken Xanax laced with fentanyl.
Her mother found searches for counselors, school information, dog food, and the appearance of generic Xanax in Rain’s Google history.
Rain’s mother said she worked to pass a law called Rain’s Law requiring public schools to teach students in grades six through 12 about fentanyl and drug poisoning.
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Gympanzees, a £10m play and leisure centre for disabled children near Bristol, is preparing to open after more than a decade of planning and fundraising. The centre will offer accessible play, exercise and sensory spaces, alongside support for families.
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Founder Stephanie Wheen developed the idea through her work as a children’s physiotherapist in Bristol.
The charity began running temporary play and exercise sessions in schools, attracting 1,000 visitors in its first four weeks.
Gympanzees bought a former service station near the Severn Bridge and adapted the 4,000-square-metre site.
The project has raised more than £10m and has £400,000 left to raise; a £2.2m loan helped fund the site purchase.
The centre will include 10 activity spaces, an accessible outdoor play park, a café and a shop selling care supplies.
Its two-storey soft-play area will use two hoist systems to improve access for wheelchair users.
A party room will have DJ equipment controlled by eye-gaze technology, which lets users operate devices by looking at controls.
Scope research cited in the article found that half of UK playgrounds are not accessible to disabled children.
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