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Russell Brand jailed for 10½ years after conviction for rape and sexual assault

Former comedian Russell Brand was jailed for 10 years 6 months after being convicted of rape and three sexual assaults against four women. ...Read more

#russellbrand, #sexualassault, #sentencing, #uk

U.S. Employers Added 165,000 Jobs in October; Manufacturing Payrolls Rise

U.S. payrolls rose by 165,000 in October, unemployment held at 4.1%; manufacturing added 19,000 while involuntary part-time work jumped. ...Read more

#economy, #jobs, #manufacturing, #unemployment

NRG to sell six gas plants to LS Power for $4 billion to fund buybacks, debt reduction

NRG to sell six gas plants to LS Power for $4B, boosting share buybacks and accelerating debt reduction after its big asset purchase; posts strong Q3 results. ...Read more

$NRG, #nrg, #lspower, #energy, #buybacks, #earnings

Xavier Becerra Wins California Governor’s Race, Will Be First Latino Governor Since 1875

Xavier Becerra defeated Republican Steve Hilton in California's open governor’s race, becoming the state's first Latino governor since 1875. ...Read more

#california, #governor, #xavierbecerra, #elections

Preprint Models Hypothetical 1‑Megaton Nuclear Blast in Space That Could Disable Nearly All LEO Satellites in a Week

An arXiv preprint models a hypothetical 1‑megaton nuclear blast at 500 km over the South Atlantic, finding it could disable about 98% of LEO satellites within a week. ...Read more

#space, #satellites, #nuclear, #orbitaldebris

Reanalysis of megamaser galaxies finds Hubble constant 69.7 ± 2.7 km/s/Mpc, shifting toward CMB value

A revised preprint reanalyzes six megamaser galaxies and finds H0 = 69.7 ± 2.7 km/s/Mpc, closer to the CMB value and sensitive to velocity corrections. ...Read more

#cosmology, #hubble, #megamasers, #peculiarvelocity

Oxford Preprint: Frontier AI Out‑persuades Expert Humans in Text Chats, Study Finds

An Oxford-led preprint reports frontier AI beat expert human persuaders in large text-chat experiments, including a real-money charity test. ...Read more

#ai, #persuasion, #research, #politicalcommunication

Amy Acton Declared Winner in Ohio Governor's Race, Ending 20-Year GOP Streak

AP and other outlets declared Democrat Amy Acton the winner of Ohio's open governor's race over Vivek Ramaswamy; totals remain unofficial pending certification. ...Read more

#ohio, #governor, #elections, #amyacton, #ramaswamy

Abdul El-Sayed Wins Open Michigan U.S. Senate Seat, Defeats Mike Rogers

Democrat Abdul El‑Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's open 2026 U.S. Senate race, winning about 52.5% of reported votes. ...Read more

#michigan, #senate, #election2026, #abdulelsayed

South Africa Declares 2026 Local Elections Free and Fair as ANC Support Falls Sharply

Electoral commission declares 2026 municipal elections free and fair after turnout rises; ANC remains largest party but falls to 30.9%, forcing coalition talks. ...Read more

#southafrica, #lokalelections, #anc, #coalition

Bayern captain Manuel Neuer sidelined 'for the time being' with partial tendon tear

Manuel Neuer suffered a partial tendon tear in his right foot after Bayern's win at Mainz and will be sidelined indefinitely; no return date given. ...Read more

#bayern, #manuelneuer, #injury, #bundesliga

Notre Dame Stuns No. 1 Miami, 31-24, Shakes Up College Football Playoff Race

Notre Dame beat No. 1 Miami 31-24 in South Bend, giving the Hurricanes their first loss and creating chaos ahead of the next College Football Playoff rankings. ...Read more

#collegefootball, #notredame, #miami, #cfp

Justice Department Drops Bid to Segregate About 20,000 California Mail Ballots After Court Setbacks

After court setbacks, the Justice Department dismissed its suit seeking to segregate about 20,000 California mail ballots tied to suspected noncitizens. ...Read more

#elections, #voting, #justice, #california

James Talarico Defeats Ken Paxton to Win Texas Senate Seat — First Democrat Since 1988

James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in the Nov. 3 Senate race, flipping the seat and becoming the first Texas Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate since 1988. ...Read more

#texas, #senate, #politics, #2026election

Tanzania convicts opposition leader Tundu Lissu of incitement, sentences him to four years

Tanzania’s High Court convicted opposition leader Tundu Lissu of incitement and sentenced him to four years; rights groups called the trial unfair. ...Read more

#tanzania, #politics, #humanrights, #opposition