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Nov 02 – Nov 08, 2026 — the most important stories, distilled to just the facts
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Voters rejected data-center proposals in nearly every U.S. local measure tracked during the midterms.
The continuing midterm count pointed to Democrats taking control of Congress’s legislative and oversight work. Israel’s president gave opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot six weeks to form a government. A train collision in Egypt killed passengers and injured dozens, though reports gave differing tolls.
Key Developments
- Mercer expects employers’ health benefit costs per employee to rise 8.2 percent in 2027, even after planned cost-cutting measures.
- Companies in several Indian cities are offering paid companions to older adults for errands, medical visits and social activities.
- French sailor Tom Laperche won the Route du Rhum on his first attempt and set a new race record.
- Physicists used electrical noise measurements to investigate whether electrons form pairs before copper-based materials become superconducting.
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