A Texas school district named its new elementary school after Marilyn Hampton, its custodian for 39 years

‘The term is becoming unrecognisable’: have the experts who believed in a single autism spectrum changed their minds?

Support for Kyiv costs me politically but I won’t change stance – Meloni

Is there a presidential election in Arizona this year? Some think so

Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent – BBC

1. Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent  BBC
2. German rioters loot shops as ‘Gen Z’ demos turn ugly  The Local Germany
3. Protests spread to Germany as hundreds of thousands march again in France  CNN
4. Germany’s Gen Z protests disrupted by violence on Saturday  DW.com
5. Thousands rally in Berlin as Gen Z protests in more than 30 German cities  Al Jazeera

Russia’s Baltic Exclave Goes Dark as Major Power Plant Failure Triggers Widespread Blackout

Former Mossad agent assisted Flavio Bolsonaro’s escape from Brazil via Argentina

Woman says protest was free speech after arrest for allegedly blocking robot’s path

Canada echoes U.S. ‘mass casualty event’ warning for Moscow – National

Pope Leo XIV declines to credit himself for White Sox playoff return

Man dressed as Michael Myers pulls car with tip of penis

Ambulance driver accused of abandoning patient, said he was ‘done driving for the day’ and called an Uber home

A 105 acre former golf course in Massachusetts is being turned back into wetlands and forest, with crews restoring its stream and building dams that mimic beavers. A $2.8 million grant will fund further habitat restoration and the planting of 7,000 trees and shrubs.

D.C., Virginia sue to block Trump’s 250-foot arch – Axios

1. D.C., Virginia sue to block Trump’s 250-foot arch  Axios
2. DOJ attorneys struggle to explain how Trump’s Triumphal Arch would protect national security  WUSA9
3. D.C. and Virginia sue to block Trump’s proposed triumphal arch  The Washington Post
4. Virginia and D.C. sue to stop proposed Trump arch  NBC News
5. Trump’s triumphal arch faces more opposition, with judge asking if desire is to ‘bedazzle’ DC  CNN

Haley Stevens advised to stay away from Abdul El-Sayed campaign events to limit ‘distractions’ – The Guardian

1. Haley Stevens advised to stay away from Abdul El-Sayed campaign events to limit ‘distractions’  The Guardian
2. Midterm elections: Rift grows between Democrats Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in Michigan  CNN
3. US Senate candidate El-Sayed wants Democratic rival to stay away, source says  Reuters
4. Michigan feud threatens Democratic unity in key Senate race  Financial Times
5. Why Haley Stevens Can’t Stop Talking About Abdul El-Sayed  The New York Times

U.S. Embassy Warns of Potential ‘Mass Casualty Event’ in Moscow

Attorneys for Alaska say ‘meritless’ Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots ‘not even possible’ – PBS

1. Attorneys for Alaska say ‘meritless’ Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots ‘not even possible’  PBS
2. PACs spends millions to promote fringe candidates, attack incumbents  CNN
3. Alaska, California ballot fights heat up in US midterms  RTE.ie
4. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan’s X account temporarily suspended on concern it was fake  The Washington Post
5. Alaska officials ask judge to deny Trump administration’s ‘impossible’ demand to set aside Senate ballots  NBC News

A German apple orchard has replaced hail nets with a 2.4MW solar canopy over 5.2 acres of trees, designed to let sunlight through while protecting the crop from hail and heavy rain. The installation can also generate enough electricity for around 600 households.

‘We Are Coming From Hell’: A Ukrainian City’s Evacuees Tell Survival Stories – The New York Times

1. ‘We Are Coming From Hell’: A Ukrainian City’s Evacuees Tell Survival Stories  The New York Times
2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 31, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
3. Reunited after 1,711 days: Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire  CNN
4. Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Ukraine via Belarus  Al Jazeera
5. Oleshky evacuees reunite with families after truce allows crossing back into Ukraine  The Guardian

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Police said Marvin was arrested for disorderly conduct after she ignored officer commands to move out of the robot’s path.

The American Dream now costs $5.3 million—and even college grads will fall $1.2 million short

Russia Expands Practice of Rounding Up Men on Streets to Send Them to War

Child Refuses to Go Anywhere Near the Trumps, Even as They Attempt to Bribe Him With Candy

Told he wasn’t suited to a job involving travel, Cory Lee has since visited 56 countries across all seven continents in his power wheelchair and built an accessible travel business that helps other wheelchair users experience the world.