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– Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, says hackers stole about $6.3 billion in what appears to be the biggest crypto heist on record. The company suspended withdrawals after the attack, which began late on Thursday, October 29. Binance said

– President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election, the country’s electoral authority said on Sunday, October 25. Lula defeated Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff to secure a fourth non-consecutive term. With nearly all polling stations tallied,

– President Donald Trump waived key Russia-related US sanctions and tariffs on Friday, October 16, days before they were due to take effect. The measures came under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which Trump

– Global multidimensional poverty has increased for the first time since the measure began in 2010. The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index counts 1.2 billion people living in acute poverty across 108 countries. That represents 18.9% of the 6.3 billion

– Firefighters pushed containment of the Bike Fire to 81% after the blaze forced evacuations north of Los Angeles. The wildfire burned about 172 acres near Cambria Estates Lane and Ravenhill Road in Santa Clarita’s Sand Canyon area. Authorities lifted

– Eight people were killed in a shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before the gunman apparently took his own life, police said. The deaths brought the total toll to nine. The victims included a pregnant woman, a 5-year-old

– U.S. public schools recorded nearly 12,000 book bans during the 2025-26 school year, according to PEN America. The total reached 11,982 cases across 114 school districts and involved 7,370 unique titles. More than 4,000 authors, illustrators and translators saw

WASHINGTON, D.C. / RankWire.AI / – The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over a major climate lawsuit from Boulder, Colorado. The dispute centers on whether federal law blocks state claims tied to greenhouse gas emissions. ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy want

– Southern California remained locked in exceptional October heat Tuesday as downtown Los Angeles reached 101°F. The temperature marked a fifth consecutive day of triple-digit readings in the city center. Forecasters kept dangerous heat alerts in place across large parts

– A disturbance in the southwestern Gulf has an 80% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone within 48 hours. Forecasters are tracking the system as Invest AL92 while showers and thunderstorms remain poorly organized. Conditions over the Gulf are only