A report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies says Gulf states should reconsider their defence plans after Iranian attacks damaged regional infrastructure and exposed gaps in their military capabilities. It questions whether US bases and arms purchases provide enough protection and says the war has prompted debate in the US about rebuilding bases in the region.
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The report says 12 regional states faced 4,670 Iranian one-way attack drones and more than 1,400 ballistic missiles in the weeks before the 8 April ceasefire.
Nearly half of the reported attacks were aimed at the United Arab Emirates.
The report cites an estimate that damage to energy infrastructure could reach $58 billion.
It identifies reliance on US-supplied air and missile defences, weak regional coordination, limited minesweeping and costly weapons as Gulf defence shortcomings.
The report says US bases and defence partnerships did not ensure adequate protection from Iranian attacks.
US Senator Chris Murphy said the US military was debating whether to rebuild damaged Gulf bases and argued that any rebuilt presence should be limited to what the US can protect.
Murphy suggested relocating at least some US bases in the eastern Mediterranean farther from Iranian missiles.
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Nissan’s 2027 Rogue Hybrid uses an e-Power series-hybrid system: its gasoline engine charges a battery, while electric motors drive the wheels. The article reports a combined output of 225 horsepower and says the SUV responds like an electric vehicle, though the supplied article text ends before giving more driving details.
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The Rogue Hybrid uses a 1.5-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine that produces 148 horsepower and serves as a generator.
The engine charges a 1.67-kWh lithium-ion battery.
Electric motors drive the front and rear axles; their combined system output is 225 horsepower.
The front motor produces 202 horsepower and 243 lb-ft of torque; the rear motor produces 134 horsepower and 144 lb-ft of torque.
The system can recover energy during deceleration through regenerative braking.
Nissan says it has sold more than 1.4 million vehicles with e-Power in Japan over about a decade.
The article says Nissan retuned the system for the U.S. Rogue to handle harder acceleration and larger vehicles.
The author describes the throttle response as immediate, similar to an electric vehicle.
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AccuWeather forecast rain and possible thunderstorms on Election Day across several states, including four with competitive Senate races: Iowa, Texas, Michigan and Kansas. The article said the weather could affect in-person voting, while noting that early voting had already set records in some states.
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The article identified Iowa, Texas, Michigan and Kansas as states with competitive Senate races and forecast rain in all four.
In Iowa, Republican U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Representative Josh Turek were competing for an open Senate seat.
AccuWeather forecast rain across Iowa on Election Day.
In Texas, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico were competing for a Senate seat.
The forecast called for thunderstorms in eastern Texas and said severe weather was possible in cities such as Houston and Dallas.
In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers were competing for an open Senate seat, with rain expected statewide.
In Kansas, Republican Senator Roger Marshall was running against Democrat Adam Hamilton; showers or thunderstorms were forecast for nearly all of the state.
The article reported more than 2 million in-person early votes in Georgia and record early voting in Texas.
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CBS Mornings hosts Vlad and Kelly discuss online attention to Jennifer Lawrence’s appearance with Dr. David Cangello. The segment covers blepharoplasty, sometimes called a “bleph,” and the “Instagram face” trend, and raises questions about self-improvement and privacy.
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The segment is titled “Why Everyone’s Talking About JLaw’s Face.”
CBS Mornings hosts Vlad and Kelly lead the discussion.
Dr. David Cangello joins the segment.
The discussion covers the rise of blepharoplasty, a type of eyelid surgery.
The segment also discusses the “Instagram face” trend.
The hosts raise questions about when self-improvement becomes self-erasure and whether people’s appearance is others’ business.
The video runs for about 24 minutes and 33 seconds.
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The article criticizes Florida state Representative Angie Nixon, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, over comments about Cuba. In the excerpt, the author says CBS News reporter Cristian Benavides asked Nixon a question, but the text ends before giving the question or her response.
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Angie Nixon is running for a U.S. Senate seat from Florida.
The article describes Nixon as a Democrat aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America.
The article says Mike Waltz should educate Nixon about Cuba.
The article refers to Cuba as being about 90 miles off Florida’s coast.
CBS News reporter Cristian Benavides asked Nixon a question about Cuba, according to the excerpt.
The provided excerpt does not include Nixon’s answer or the rest of the article.
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Simon Richardson was found guilty of murdering 56-year-old head teacher Michael Mullins, who died after being struck by Richardson’s car while cycling home in Warburton, Greater Manchester. Prosecutors said Richardson drove on with Mullins trapped beneath the car; Richardson was also convicted of dangerous driving and will be sentenced on Monday.
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The collision happened on the evening of 20 April in Warburton.
Mullins was cycling home from work when Richardson’s car hit him at a junction.
Prosecutors said Richardson initially left the scene, tried to free Mullins, then drove on with him still trapped under the vehicle.
A motorcyclist found Mullins on a grass verge in a secluded lane in Lymm, Cheshire.
Emergency services pronounced Mullins dead at the scene.
Richardson, 35, was convicted of murder and dangerous driving.
The judge said murder carries a life sentence and set sentencing for Monday at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
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Binance said an attack on its global exchange may have begun after an engineer’s laptop was compromised, allowing unauthorized withdrawal transactions. The company said it would cover losses, temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals, and was working to freeze affected assets; the identity of the attacker has not been confirmed.
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The article reports estimated losses of $6.3 billion, which it describes as a suspected record for a cryptocurrency hack.
Binance co-CEO Richard Teng said an initial investigation pointed to a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop and unauthorized withdrawals.
Binance.US said it was not affected by the incident.
Teng said Binance would cover the losses using its emergency reserve and company funds.
Binance temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals as a precaution.
Binance said it was working with partners to freeze affected assets, with about $3 billion reportedly located so far.
Some analysts have suggested possible links to North Korean cybercriminals, but this has not been confirmed.
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Police Scotland says it is conducting active inquiries into information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s visits to Balmoral. The force says the inquiries are at a very early stage and has not confirmed details of the allegations that women were trafficked to the residence.
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Police Scotland said it had received information and that active inquiries are ongoing.
The force said its inquiries are at a very early stage and would not comment further.
The Daily Express reported that the inquiry concerns allegations that women were trafficked to Balmoral Castle.
Flight logs cited by the Express reportedly show Mountbatten-Windsor and Maxwell flew from Luton to Edinburgh on Epstein’s private jet on 1 September 2006.
U.S. prosecutors released a photograph of Epstein and Maxwell at Balmoral during Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial.
An email sent to Maxwell in August 2001 and included in the Epstein files said the sender was at Balmoral and asked for “new inappropriate friends.”
Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges; Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for her role in procuring girls for him.
Mountbatten-Windsor has denied wrongdoing linked to his association with Epstein.
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The article reports legal and political disputes surrounding the U.S. midterm elections, including a reported Justice Department inquiry into an Alaska Senate ballot tactic and a criminal investigation into voter registration in California. It also covers allegations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about election interference, U.S.-Iran negotiations, and a Department of Homeland Security effort to restrict access to leaked data.
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The Justice Department reportedly issued subpoenas after allegations that Mary Peltola’s campaign worked with party operatives to put a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s Senate ballot.
The article describes ballot stacking as a tactic to draw votes away from an opponent and says it is not illegal.
The Trump administration opened a criminal investigation in California over claims that thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote; the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder’s office confirmed that some employees received grand jury subpoenas.
A Harris poll commissioned by the Guardian found that three-quarters of voters thought elected officials cared more about personal enrichment than improving the economy for ordinary people.
Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy said his campaign withdrew an attack ad featuring Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of his opponent, Amy Acton.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged that Arab Israeli parties used foreign backing to steal the election; opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot and President Isaac Herzog criticized his claims.
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance sent Iran a letter seeking commitments on its nuclear program as part of a proposal that would provide sanctions relief and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to restrict access to leaked data, citing risks to more than 40,000 personnel.
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Former Palestine Liberation Organisation official Xavier Abu Eid said strong Palestinian voter turnout highlighted how Arab citizens are treated in Israel’s democracy. The article also refers to allegations surrounding the vote and says Benjamin Netanyahu was seeking to remain in power, but it gives no details about the allegations or election results.
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Xavier Abu Eid is described as a former Palestine Liberation Organisation official.
Abu Eid said Palestinian voter turnout was strong.
Abu Eid said the turnout highlighted the treatment of Arab citizens in Israel’s democracy.
The article refers to allegations surrounding the vote but does not specify them.
The article says Benjamin Netanyahu was seeking to remain in power.
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Donald Trump cancelled planned in-person weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas and will instead campaign by phone, with the Republican National Committee saying tele-rallies are planned in nearly 20 states. The change comes in the final days of midterm campaigning, as Republicans face close races in several states and Trump has made 25 rallies in October, short of a goal above 30.
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Trump was scheduled to hold in-person rallies Saturday and Sunday in Iowa and Kansas.
The RNC described the phone campaign as a “72-hour sprint” and said it could add more states to the nearly 20 planned for tele-rallies.
Trump told a Reuters reporter, “You’re sick to ask that question,” after being asked why he cancelled his Kansas rally.
Trump visited South Carolina for the second time in a month amid a close Senate race between Republican Darline Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews.
Republicans face tight contests in Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa and Alaska, while both parties are also watching the Mississippi Senate race.
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied knowing about an effort to recruit another candidate with a name similar to Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan’s; the Justice Department has issued new grand jury subpoenas in its investigation.
Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy said his campaign had stopped airing an attack ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic nominee Amy Acton.
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The article explains common cryptocurrency terms, including Bitcoin, blockchain, crypto exchanges and crypto wallets. It describes Bitcoin’s price swings, how blockchain transactions are verified, and the differences between online and offline crypto storage.
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Bitcoin is a digital currency that is not controlled by a centralized financial institution.
Bitcoin’s value can change sharply; the article says it reached about $126,000 in October 2025 and fell below $65,000 in early February 2026.
A blockchain records cryptocurrency transactions in linked groups called blocks.
Bitcoin mining is the process of verifying transactions and updating the blockchain; the first person to validate transactions can receive Bitcoin as a reward.
A crypto exchange lets people buy, sell and trade digital currencies, often in exchange for traditional money and subject to fees.
Hot wallets connect to the internet, while cold wallets store cryptocurrency offline on physical devices.
The article says Binance, described as the world’s largest crypto exchange, reported hackers accessed $6.3 billion in digital assets and that it froze about half.
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The Justice Department plans to deploy about 1,000 election monitors across all 50 states for the November 3 midterm elections. Officials in Indiana, Kentucky and Washington County, Arkansas, say the monitors cannot enter polling places, citing state law and voter protections; the department says monitors will observe and report possible federal-law violations without interfering with voting.
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The planned deployment of about 1,000 monitors would be larger than the 289 sent for the 2022 midterms and the 714 sent for the 2024 presidential election.
Indiana officials say federal monitors cannot enter voting locations unless state law permits it.
Local officials expect up to 12 monitors each in Indiana’s Marion and Lake counties.
Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell said monitors would stay at least 50 feet from polling-place entrances and could interview voters voluntarily after they leave.
Officials in Kentucky and Washington County, Arkansas, have also said monitors must remain outside polling locations.
The Justice Department has not given Newsweek a full list of deployment locations and said it would release the list on Election Day.
The department said monitors would include staff from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, ATF, DEA and CBP, and would perform routine Civil Rights Division monitoring duties.
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Vivek Ramaswamy said his Ohio gubernatorial campaign had finished airing an advertisement featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton. The ad drew criticism over its claims about Acton’s childhood and sexual abuse; Ramaswamy said his campaign would air four replacement commercials.
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Ramaswamy said Thursday that the disputed advertisement had run to completion.
The ad featured Donna Arthur, Acton’s birth mother, disputing parts of Acton’s account of her childhood and calling her a liar.
Acton has said she experienced sexual abuse by her mother’s partner as a child.
Ramaswamy’s campaign had initially announced plans to spend $4 million airing the advertisement.
The campaign shortened the ad from 60 seconds to 30 seconds after questions arose about one of its claims.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and all five living former full-term Ohio governors opposed the advertisement, according to the article.
Ramaswamy said his campaign would air four replacement commercials.
The candidates are competing to succeed DeWine, who is term-limited.
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The article says the 2026 midterms could affect how much room the Trump administration has to pursue its energy and climate agenda. Democratic gains in Congress or governorships could give Democrats ways to challenge that agenda, while Republican gains could leave the administration with more latitude to pursue it.
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Democrats could use control of the House to seek climate provisions in budget bills and investigate administration actions.
A Democratic-led Senate could use its role in confirming judges and administration officials to delay or block appointments.
Congressional control could shape negotiations over a permitting bill affecting clean-energy and fossil-fuel projects.
The article says the proposed permitting bill would weaken the National Environmental Policy Act and limit courts’ ability to halt projects over violations of that law.
The Cook Political Report projected that Democrats could gain two to four governorships in the election cycle.
The article says changes in governor’s offices could lead to significant shifts in state climate policy.
The article frames voter concerns about affordability as a test of whether Democratic candidates can connect energy costs with climate policy.
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Qatari officials returned to Tehran on Friday to promote a deal ending the war between Iran and the United States, with the talks coordinated with Washington. The effort comes as President Donald Trump maintains the threat of renewed major strikes and reports emerge of incidents involving tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Qatar's delegation was led by a senior adviser to the country's prime minister and foreign minister and was scheduled to meet senior Iranian officials.
A U.S.-coordinated Qatari draft deal was presented to Iran, but a senior Iranian official described the ideas as unacceptable.
Iran wants the United States to lift its blockade of Iranian ports and remove sanctions limiting Iranian oil and gas sales.
Iran has said it will not change its position on the nuclear issue, which Washington wants included in negotiations.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said two oil tankers encountered unspecified incidents and were halted while using a route Tehran considers unauthorized.
Iran said four ships had hit sea mines while attempting to use shipping lanes promoted by the United States.
The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations center reported that a tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening.
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The article reviews Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s film You Can See Everything, which follows Elizabeth Holmes in the days before she entered prison. The reviewer says the film offers little new insight and notes that Holmes was convicted of fraud related to Theranos and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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Theranos was valued at $9 billion at the height of its success, according to the article.
Holmes was convicted on four counts and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
You Can See Everything depicts the period before Holmes went to prison after exhausting her appeals.
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim co-directed the film.
The reviewer describes the film as surreal and absurdist, but says it is shallow and offers little fresh insight.
The article says Holmes approached A24 about making a documentary that would tell her side of the story.
The article identifies Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung as whistleblowers who exposed problems at Theranos.
Other works about Holmes and Theranos mentioned include the HBO documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley and the Hulu miniseries The Dropout.
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The article says today’s focus on fake news traces back to Orson Welles’s “War of the Worlds” broadcast. It looks at what the broadcast can tell us 88 years later.
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The article centers on Orson Welles’s “War of the Worlds” broadcast.
The article connects the broadcast to current concerns about fake news.
The title frames the broadcast as relevant 88 years later.
The article describes today’s attention to fake news as an obsession.
The supplied text does not give details about the broadcast or explain its effects.
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Activision will remove real news footage of the 2022 Seoul crowd crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 in an update on 12 November. The company apologized after families of people who died in the disaster objected to the footage’s use in the game.
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The Seoul crush happened in the Itaewon district during Halloween celebrations in 2022 and killed almost 160 people.
Modern Warfare 4 used news footage of rescue efforts and victims in an opening scene depicting a fictional North Korean invasion.
Bereaved families said using the footage in an entertainment product was deeply upsetting.
Activision said it used the footage to establish the fictional story and did not intend to trivialize the disaster.
Activision apologized to families and victims and confirmed the footage would be removed in the game’s next update on 12 November.
The families’ association welcomed the removal but told the BBC it had not received a direct apology from Activision.
North and South Korea have not signed a peace treaty since fighting in the Korean War stopped in 1953.
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Blockchain intelligence firms said North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking group was likely behind a theft of about $6.36 billion from Binance wallets across ten blockchains. Binance said it froze about $3 billion in affected assets, would cover losses, and expected to resume suspended withdrawals within a day or two.
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TRM said the attacker moved about $6.36 billion from Binance wallets, mostly within about 20 minutes.
TRM attributed the attack to TraderTraitor, a North Korean hacking unit, with high confidence.
Chainalysis also said the hack was likely carried out by TraderTraitor.
Binance said deposits were unaffected, withdrawals were suspended, and it would cover all losses.
Binance said it had found no evidence that wallet private keys were exposed and would share more technical details after its investigation.
TRM said the theft would be the largest cryptocurrency theft on record; Bybit lost $1.5 billion in a 2025 hack that the FBI attributed to North Korea.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty in 2023 to a felony linked to failing to prevent money laundering, left his CEO role, and received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump in 2025.
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