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  Viktor Orbán's brother has been detained over a people-smuggling charge, announces Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar. https://www.atv.hu/belfold/20261109/orban-aron-nyomozas-embercsempesz/

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  "Of course, I was kidding." - President Trump to reporters on his offer to mixed martial arts mogul Dana White to be White House press secretary.

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  In the latest episode of America at 250: Due Diligence, we chat with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove and Princeton professor Frances Lee to explore the history behind the ballot. We dive into: 🏛️ The Founding Fathers' debates over term lengths 📜 When U.S. Senators were finally elected by the people (1913) 🛑 LBJ's failed 1966 push for four-year House terms ⚖️ Why midterms act as a powerful check on the presidency https://newsguy.substack.com/p/why-do-we-vote-every-two-years?r...

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  I'm a day late preparing to post to social media our latest episode of America at 250: Due Diligence but in the meantime you can read about the hourlong program we taped last week in Pittsburgh: https://pittnews.com/article/204375/top-stories/america-at-250-podcast-recorded-at-barco-law-discussed-the-first-clash-over-constitutional-power/

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  NYT - Secretary of State Rubio oversaw the drafting of the highly classified memo this spring warning top Trump administration officials that Nvidia’s chief executive was in a close relationship with a Chinese spy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/us/politics/rubio-nvidia-ceo-chinese-spy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O1E.xaEW.M-FV8DMZTGNa&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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  The largest expansion of legalized gambling in US history has experts warning that we are on the precipice of a public-health crisis with addiction rates spiking. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/11/16/the-nba-player-who-got-hooked-on-sports-betting?utm_mailing=tny_nl_6667_daily_110826_cu5xcsmke5&utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=tny_nl_6667_daily_110826_cu5xcsmke5&cndid=93861420&utm_term=6667

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  Seven people were killed, and 16 others were injured across Ukraine over the past day as Russia continues targeting civilian infrastructure and power grids. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-5-injure-10-in-ukraine-over-the-past-day-striking-zaporizhzhia-oblast-over-700-times/

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  After exiting the National Radio Quiet Zone in West Virginia after 20 hours of no internet access, I belatedly learned of the death of one of the state’s former US senators, Jay Rockefeller at the age of 89. I got to know him as an AP correspondent there in the late 1980s. (1/3)

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  Central Japan earthquake injures 20+ people. https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/90709

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  President Herzog will task Yashar chairman Eisenkot with forming Israel’s next government. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-07-2026/

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  The Duchess of Sussex's father, Thomas Markle Snr, has been charged by the FBI in Florida over child sexual abuse material. https://news.sky.com/story/thomas-markle-snr-arrested-by-fbi-in-florida-report-13608900

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  Apple has a huge undisclosed multilingual censorship list of words and phrases that its iOS keyboard will not autocomplete or swipe-type. It includes in English, ‘Auschwitz,’‘Sleepy Joe,’ ‘Tibetan independence’ and ‘United Ireland.’ https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/apples-predictive-text-restrictions-include-dictator-trump-sleepy-joe-researcher-2026-11-06/

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  A federal judge has halted construction on President Trump’s planned 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/05/trump-wants-his-arch-approved-thursday-and-immediately-start-work/

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  CEO Elon Musk announces Tesla plans to wind down production of its ridiculed and recall-riddled Cybertruck at its Texas gigafactory. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-wind-down-cybertruck-production-texas-gigafactory-next-year-musk-says-2026-11-06/

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  The president of Paraguay has resigned. https://asunciontimes.com/paraguay-news/national-news/santiago-pena-resigns-as-president-of-paraguay-following-ueno-bank-collapse/

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  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the National Guard to begin using boats, several dozen marked police cars, humvees and light medium tactical vehicles in Washington, DC. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/05/hegseth-expands-d-c-national-guard-presence-01151398

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  President Trump signs an exec order to declare the Oval Office, which he has trimmed in gold, a national monument so that "it will not be allowed to be touched by anybody, destroyed, ripped down by stupid people in order to build something in a slightly different shape.”

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  Thursday's $2.5 trillion AI reality check. https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/wall-street-gets-2-5-trillion-ai-reality-check-with-historic-rout-of-tech-stocks-93985d7c?mod=hp_twoviz_pos_1

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  A Wisconsin infant has died due to measles, marking the first death of its kind in the state since 1990. https://madison.com/news/local/business/health-care/article_849ac7c2-5a19-4d41-b873-3eecf3b046bd.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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  California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to commute the sentences of all 548 prisoners who currently face the threat of capital punishment. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-11-05/newsom-commute-california-death-sentences

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  A big sell-off in tech stocks is underway. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/04/stock-market-today-live-updates.html

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  The chairman of Germany's right-wing populist Free Voters party has been found dead in a Berlin hotel. https://www.dw.com/en/bavarian-politician-hubert-aiwanger-found-dead-in-berlin-hotel/a-79859115

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  Bank of England raises interest rates to 4 per cent, its first increase since 2023 as the central bank battles to bring rising inflation under control. https://www.ft.com/content/290cf85b-6d95-4c79-af9b-e2a3d79072f6?shareType=nongift

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  US Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi still too close to call. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/midterm-election-results-2026-latest-updates?st=WaJeuD

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  We're in Pittsburgh to record the show tomorrow at Pitt Law, thanks to our host @juristnews.bsky.social. And we're thrilled to see a writeup about America at 250: DueDiligence in the @afsaorg.bsky.social Foreign Service Journal. https://afsa.org/sites/default/files/flipping_book/111226/14/#zoom=true

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  NASA's Swift space telescope fell uncontrolled to Earth today, 22 years after it launched but just three months after a private spacecraft was supposed to boost it to a higher, life-extending orbit. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasa-swift-space-telescope-crashes-to-earth

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  House Speaker Mike Johnson is ruling out a bid for minority leader, hours after House Republicans suffered staggering losses on Election Night. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/midterm-election-results-2026-latest-updates?st=G7egF3

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  President Trump has no public appearances on his schedule today, according to the White House.

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  It could be a while before the US Senate race is called in Mississippi. Provisional ballots are allowed to be counted for up to five business days after the election.

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  Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s closely watched US Senate race. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/11/04/michigan-elects-abdul-el-sayed-in-hard-fought-us-senate-race-whats-next-for-dems/