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Wisconsin reported its first measles-related death since 1990, an infant.

Political and economic shifts featured across several countries. South Africa’s governing African National Congress was at about 32 percent in early municipal election results, while Canada proposed a major increase in spending and business tax breaks. Technology companies faced legal challenges over child safety rules and artificial intelligence. In sport, LIV Golf said it would wind down.

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Donald Trump met Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House, while Ukrainian representatives attended an event hosted by Melania Trump.
Israeli forces demolished five homes in Biddu in the occupied West Bank, displacing more than 100 people.
Two astronauts installed the International Space Station’s eighth and final roll-out solar array.
U.S. stock markets fell sharply as investors worried that a change in congressional control could slow data-center construction.
Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football.

Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House and called for a lasting ceasefire.

A six-day truce in Oleshky enabled aid deliveries and the evacuation of nearly 800 people, but expired without an extension. U.S.-brokered talks are expected in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11. Elsewhere, hoax bomb threats disrupted air travel across Europe, and large protests continued in France.

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Early South African municipal election results put the African National Congress at about 32 percent, with final results expected on Sunday.
Israeli forces demolished five homes in Biddu in the occupied West Bank, displacing more than 100 people.
A British doctor who contracted Ebola while responding to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrived at a London hospital for specialist care.
A court in Nigeria disqualified a leading presidential candidate about two months before the election.
Eight people were killed in a series of shootings in western Turkey, and police were searching for the suspect.

Democrats made major gains in the midterm elections, shifting power in Washington.

Republicans began debating the causes of their losses, citing the Iran war, energy costs, tariffs and concerns about the cost of living. The election brought record numbers of younger and more diverse lawmakers into Congress and state government. Mississippi officials were still counting ballots in a close Senate race, with the Democrat leading by just over 1,000 votes after 96 percent of ballots were counted.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would commute the death sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row to life without parole.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called planned articles of impeachment against him a sham and said they would fail.
Democrats said they planned investigations into records related to Jeffrey Epstein after taking control of the House in January.
Wisconsin reported its first measles-related death since 1990 after an infant died from the infection.

Voters in several U.S. states approved measures to restrict or pause data center construction.

Technology companies have offered communities payments and commitments on electricity, infrastructure and environmental protections. The pledges could increase project costs, and it is unclear whether they will satisfy officials seeking binding terms. More than 100 groups plan protests against data center projects in 15 European countries on Friday and Saturday.

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Agility Robotics began trading on Nasdaq, becoming the first U.S. publicly traded company focused on humanoid robots.
Two astronauts installed the International Space Station’s eighth and final roll-out solar array, completing its power upgrade.
Google, Meta and TikTok filed separate lawsuits seeking to block a California law restricting certain social media features for users under 16.
Researchers said new software improved the signal-to-noise ratio in James Webb Space Telescope images of exoplanets by a factor of 1.5 to 2.
A study of a dinosaur fossil from Brazil reported mineralized structures resembling red blood cells, but found no liquid blood, intact hemoglobin or preserved DNA.

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold AI and technology shares after the midterm elections.

Losses spread across the market, while gold rose. Canada proposed C$142 billion in new spending over five years. Debt in developing countries reached a record $9.4 trillion last year.

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The Nasdaq fell as much as 5 percent and stood more than 10 percent below its recent record high.
Canada’s budget would expand immediate tax deductions for business investment, with the government forecasting an effective tax rate of 6.4 percent on new investment.
The World Bank said the poorest countries paid an average interest rate of 8.2 percent on new borrowing, the highest since the late 1980s.
BT cut 7,731 jobs since the end of March and raised its savings target to £3.7 billion by 2030.
Wendy’s rejected a $1.4 billion takeover offer and adopted a plan designed to make a hostile bid more difficult.

Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from Portugal’s national team after 23 years.

The sports day also brought mourning in Spain after Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died following an on-field collision. LIV Golf said it would wind down after a proposed reorganization failed. In the NBA, Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio to a one-point win over Dallas with a career-best performance.

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Ronaldo finished his international career with 146 goals in 234 appearances for Portugal.
De Miguel, 30, suffered cardiac arrest after the collision during a second-division match on Monday.
Wembanyama scored 52 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and blocked eight shots in San Antonio’s 112-111 win.
The WTA apologized after practice-session microphones captured players’ conversations without their knowledge and said it would remove audio from practice streams.
Concacaf will replace the Gold Cup’s four groups of four with two groups of eight for the 2027 tournament.

Wisconsin reported its first measles-related death since 1990, an infant.

Political and economic shifts featured across several countries. South Africa’s governing African National Congress was at about 32 percent in early municipal election results, while Canada proposed a major increase in spending and business tax breaks. Technology companies faced legal challenges over child safety rules and artificial intelligence. In sport, LIV Golf said it would wind down.

Key Developments

Donald Trump met Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House, while Ukrainian representatives attended an event hosted by Melania Trump.
Israeli forces demolished five homes in Biddu in the occupied West Bank, displacing more than 100 people.
Two astronauts installed the International Space Station’s eighth and final roll-out solar array.
U.S. stock markets fell sharply as investors worried that a change in congressional control could slow data-center construction.
Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football.

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Wisconsin reported its first measles-related death since 1990, an infant.

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Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House and called for a lasting ceasefire.

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Democrats made major gains in the midterm elections, shifting power in Washington.

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Voters in several U.S. states approved measures to restrict or pause data center construction.

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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold AI and technology shares after the midterm elections.

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Wisconsin reported its first measles-related death since 1990, an infant.

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Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House and called for a lasting ceasefire.

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Democrats made major gains in the midterm elections, shifting power in Washington.

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Voters in several U.S. states approved measures to restrict or pause data center construction.

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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold AI and technology shares after the midterm elections.

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Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from Portugal’s national team after 23 years.

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Wisconsin reported its first measles-related death since 1990, an infant.

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