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Russell Brand convicted of rape and sexual assaults, remanded ahead of sentencing

Russell Brand, 51, convicted at Southwark Crown Court of rape and three sexual assaults; judge refused bail and remanded him ahead of sentencing set for Nov. 9, 2026. ...Read more

#russellbrand, #sexualassault, #uk, #court

GAO: ICE Expanded Long-Term Detention Sites in 2025–26 as Inspections Declined

GAO finds ICE increased long-term detention sites and detainee counts in 2025–26 while inspection practices were reduced; DHS urged to assess oversight. ...Read more

#immigration, #ice, #detention, #gao, #dhs

As of Nov. 5, Ballotpedia Says Democrats’ Senate Gains Qualify as ‘Wave’; House Gains Still Provisional

Ballotpedia’s Nov. 5 snapshot found Democrats had gained at least seven Senate seats—enough for a ‘wave’—while House gains remained provisional. ...Read more

#elections, #midterms, #congress, #ballotpedia

Canada’s economy grew 1.9% in 2025 as provinces diverged, Statistics Canada says

Statistics Canada says national GDP rose 1.9% in 2025. Newfoundland and Labrador and Alberta outpaced central Canada, while some territories contracted. ...Read more

#canada, #gdp, #provincialeconomy, #statisticscanada

Cristiano Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team after fallout with coach Jorge Jesus

Cristiano Ronaldo retired from Portugal’s national team after a public clash with coach Jorge Jesus and a disciplinary suspension that ended hopes of a return. ...Read more

#sports, #football, #ronaldo, #portugal

Microsoft director Emma Walmsley will not seek re-election, altering key board committees

Emma Walmsley told Microsoft she won't seek re-election at the Dec. 8 meeting, a move that will change the composition of its compensation and governance committees. ...Read more

$MSFT, $HPQ, #microsoft, #emma_walmsley, #hp, #board, #corporategovernance

EU's Top Court Rejects Nord Stream 2 AG Appeal, Upholds 2019 Gas-Pipeline Rules

Court of Justice dismisses Nord Stream 2 AG's final appeal, confirming EU gas-market rules apply to pipelines linking member states with non-EU countries. ...Read more

#nordstream2, #eu, #energy, #law

FCA to Launch Quantum Experimentation Group in 2027 to Test Anti-Money-Laundering Tools

The UK's FCA will form a Quantum Experimentation Group in early 2027 to test quantum machine learning on synthetic data for detecting money laundering and fraud. ...Read more

#quantumcomputing, #financialregulation, #antimoneylaundering, #fraud

Harry Kane signs two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich through 2029

England captain Harry Kane has agreed a two-year Bayern Munich extension to June 30, 2029, ending speculation after his Ballon d'Or win. ...Read more

#harrykane, #bayernmunich, #football, #ballondor

Apple-affiliated researchers publish HALO preprint claiming 91% zero-shot success transferring simulated humanoid skills to real homes

An Apple-affiliated team released HALO — code, videos and a preprint — claiming 91% success for a humanoid system trained in simulation and tested in real homes. ...Read more

#robotics, #apple, #ai, #sim2real

Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV in Brief Private Audience at the Vatican

Bob Dylan, 85, briefly met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Nov. 4; the pair exchanged gifts after the pope earlier quoted Dylan’s anti-nuclear lyrics. ...Read more

#bobdylan, #pope, #vatican, #music

Preprint Reports Crystallographic Evidence for BC8 Carbon Near 1 Terapascal

An unreviewed preprint reports single-crystal X-ray diffraction evidence for BC8 — a dense post-diamond carbon phase formed near 1 TPa; confirmation pending. ...Read more

#carbon, #highpressure, #materials, #physics

Preprint: JWST and Keck stellar motions measure M87’s black hole at 5.38 billion suns

A new arXiv preprint combining JWST and Keck stellar kinematics finds M87’s black hole mass at 5.38 billion Suns, overlapping EHT constraints. ...Read more

#astronomy, #blackhole, #jwst, #eht

Mariners hire Jason Kanzler as manager, a first-time skipper focused on player development

Seattle hired Jason Kanzler on Nov. 3 as its new manager — a 36-year-old first-time skipper with a development-focused background. ...Read more

#seattlemariners, #mlb, #baseball, #manager

NASA shifts first crewed Artemis lunar landing to Artemis IV in 2028; Artemis III becomes 2027 Earth-orbit test

NASA redefines the Artemis sequence: Artemis III will be a 2027 Earth-orbit docking test; the first crewed lunar landing is now targeted for Artemis IV in 2028. ...Read more

#nasa, #artemis, #spaceflight, #moon