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TRUMP PRAISES SKYDANCE-PARAMOUNT DEAL, WEISS’S CBS ROLE
Media consolidation under spotlight In a “60 Minutes” interview, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Skydance’s takeover of Paramount and journalist
U.S. LAB BEAGLE SUPPLIER TO HALT SALES AFTER CRUELTY CASE
Animal-testing pipeline disrupted Ridglan Farms, one of America’s main suppliers of beagles for laboratory use, will end dog sales by
ASIA’S FACTORIES STUMBLE AS U.S. TARIFFS HIT ORDER BOOKS
PMI signals cool demand across major hubs Fresh business surveys show October as another soft month for Asia’s manufacturers. Purchasing
EU CLIMATE CHIEF CALLS U.S. RETREAT A “WATERSHED MOMENT”
Belem summit faces headwinds EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said the U.S. pullback from key green commitments marks a “watershed
OPENAI’S SCALE AND RISK: IS IT “TOO BIG TO FAIL”?
AI concentration raises new questions The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI’s growing dominance—powering countless apps, enterprise tools, and developer
AFGHAN EARTHQUAKE KILLS AT LEAST 10 NEAR MAZAR-E-SHARIF
Rescue rush amid mounting toll A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif early Monday, killing at
TRUMP BLOCKS NVIDIA’S MOST ADVANCED AI CHIPS FROM EXPORT
Escalation in U.S.–China tech controls The White House has drawn a new red line in the global chip race. President
What we know about stabbings on Doncaster to London train
Nigeria ‘welcomes US assistance’ to fight ‘terrorism’ after Trump’s threats Al jajeera, Nigeria says it would welcome assistance from the
DODGERS’ EXTRAS THRILLER BECOMES A TV EVENT—AND A CULTURE MOMENT
How Game 7 turned into must-watch entertainment The Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 5–4 in 11 innings,
BRANDI CARLILE’S SNL BALLADRY CUTS THROUGH THE NOISE
What the performance sounded like—and why it resonated Brandi Carlile’s return to Studio 8H put songwriting first: unfussy staging, a



















