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Eleven people suffered gunshot wounds and another person was injured near Florida A&M University in Tallahassee on Saturday night, police said.

                                                                                                     

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Nation 🇺🇸

  1. Eleven people suffered gunshot wounds and another person was injured near Florida A&M University in Tallahassee on Saturday night, police said.
  2. Authorities said six adults and six juveniles were among those injured in the Tallahassee incident.
  3. At least three shooting victims had serious injuries while nine others were reported in stable condition.
  4. Police said an altercation preceded the gunfire and their violent-crimes unit was investigating.
  5. President Trump said Saturday he might relocate the White House press corps.
  6. Trump denied a report that he planned to restore a historic swimming pool beneath the briefing room.
  7. Trump continued near-daily campaign rallies as Republicans sought to retain control of Congress in the November 3 elections.
  8. Heating-oil prices emerged as a pressure point in competitive Senate races as voters prepared for winter.
  9. The University of Michigan’s October consumer-sentiment index stood at 48.0 in Friday’s final reading.
  10. Consumers’ one-year inflation expectations reached 4.7 percent in the Michigan survey.
  11. The administration’s promised $8 billion diesel-assistance program for farmers is expected to pay after the election.
  12. The Agriculture Department expects farm-assistance calculations to reflect average fuel use across commodities.
  13. American Express raised its annual profit forecast Friday as affluent customers continued spending.
  14. Chili’s workers challenged New York’s lower minimum wage for tipped employees in a federal lawsuit.
  15. The Energy Department authorized an emergency exchange of up to 400,000 reserve barrels for Phillips 66’s Lake Charles refinery.

World 🌍

  1. Serbia began voting Sunday in a snap parliamentary election challenged by a student-led opposition movement.
  2. Brazil prepared for Sunday’s presidential runoff with polls showing Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro closely matched.
  3. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned from a visit to China’s Dandong, state media reported Sunday.
  4. Kim crossed a newly opened bridge following a visit intended to reinforce relations with China.
  5. Yemen’s Houthis renewed a warning Sunday against using Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.
  6. France deployed 70,000 police officers and gendarmes during nationwide demonstrations Saturday.
  7. French protests turned violent in Paris and Marseille after largely peaceful daytime marches.
  8. Italian cities saw demonstrations against war and rising living costs, with some incidents of violence.
  9. Belgian police used tear gas and pepper spray during clashes with demonstrators in Brussels.
  10. An Israeli operation displaced approximately 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron, a Palestinian official said Saturday.
  11. Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian blamed Washington for the failure of an interim agreement and urged renewed talks.
  12. An American intelligence memorandum warned that Iranian efforts to target United States personnel had intensified.
  13. Iran’s army said it shot down an American drone near Bandar Abbas, according to Tasnim, without immediate independent confirmation.
  14. Jordan increased security after a church attack killed eight people.
  15. Four Philippine Air Force pilots died when two trainer aircraft crashed during a Friday training flight, the military said Saturday.

Tech 💻

  1. Ukraine said Starlink and Starshield service returned to normal Saturday after more than a week of restrictions.
  2. Elon Musk accused Ukraine of violating service terms, an allegation a Ukrainian presidential adviser rejected.
  3. Amazon chief Andy Jassy said AWS computing capacity was largely committed through 2027.
  4. Jassy said significant customer commitments extended into 2028 as demand for Super Intelligence infrastructure expanded.
  5. Moonshot said it reduced offensive cybersecurity capabilities in its new Kimi K3.1 Pro model.
  6. The Chinese developer plans to publish the model’s weights by November 4.
  7. OpenAI said it resumed advanced-model training after tightening security and removing internet access.
  8. OpenAI disclosed a vulnerability in the Brotli compression tool discovered during security testing.
  9. Britain announced approximately 600 million pounds for Super Intelligence security and biosecurity work.
  10. British science advisers urged investment in domestic computing, skills and data infrastructure.
  11. Apple’s approximately $2,000 foldable iPhone reached stores Friday with scarce initial supplies.
  12. SpaceX’s reported interest in cellular sites intensified scrutiny of its potential entry into American wireless services.
  13. PwC confirmed a vendor-related cybersecurity incident involving employee learning records.
  14. Companies continued patching PHP vulnerabilities following widespread attempts to exploit the flaws.
  15. OpenAI and Poland’s NASK institute agreed to collaborate on safety, security and evaluation research.

AI 🤖

  1. Britain allocated about 600 million pounds to strengthen defenses against Super Intelligence (SI) security and health threats.
  2. The British package includes 100 million pounds for a biosecurity laboratory and 65 million pounds for pathogen countermeasures.
  3. OpenAI and Anthropic offered up to 200 million pounds in model credits for the British biosecurity initiative.
  4. Britain’s existing security institute will receive an additional 120 million pounds.
  5. Moonshot removed cyber-related training material to limit misuse of its latest Kimi model.
  6. The developer said its safeguards reduced vulnerability exploitation while preserving coding improvements.
  7. Chinese draft export controls would restrict certain automated vulnerability-discovery tools and malware-generation technologies.
  8. OpenAI said advanced-model training resumed October 1 after a September configuration error allowed limited internet access.
  9. The company used agents to test containment and said it fixed newly discovered weaknesses.
  10. Independent evaluators reported monitoring weaknesses, while saying they had not verified all subsequent fixes.
  11. Amazon said demand from research laboratories and enterprise customers was straining available cloud capacity.
  12. British government advisers recommended a single official lead for domestic SI capability policy.
  13. The advisers proposed exploring a publicly governed British model for research, startups and public services.
  14. Bank of America estimated global data-center spending could exceed $2.1 trillion in 2028.
  15. Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon earnings this coming week will test investor confidence in Super Intelligence (SI) investment.

Finance & Markets 📈

  1. The Dow fell 1.23 percent Friday, the S&P 500 declined 0.52 percent and the Nasdaq slipped 0.21 percent.
  2. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended the week lower while the Dow recorded a third consecutive weekly gain.
  3. Technology and semiconductor shares stabilized after Thursday’s sharp selloff.
  4. Telecommunications stocks slumped after reports that SpaceX was pursuing plans for an American wireless network.
  5. AT&T and T-Mobile each fell nearly 8 percent as investors assessed the potential competition.
  6. Energy shares rose 2.5 percent to a record high as crude prices advanced.
  7. Brent crude settled at $116.72 a barrel, its highest closing level since late April.
  8. United States crude settled at $103.27 a barrel as Middle East supply concerns intensified.
  9. The ten-year Treasury yield ended near 4.99 percent as inflation concerns remained elevated.
  10. American Express declined despite raising its annual profit forecast.
  11. Volvo Cars fell sharply after reporting a quarterly loss and plans to reduce employment.
  12. European shares recorded their steepest weekly decline since early September.
  13. French borrowing costs rose as investors focused on political and budget uncertainty.
  14. Investors looked ahead to policy decisions from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan.
  15. Earnings from Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon will provide the next major test for technology valuations.

Science & Space 🚀

  1. NASA compared the developing 2026 El Niño with major events in 1997 and 2015 using a 35-year satellite record.
  2. October satellite maps showed unusually high sea levels across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
  3. The 2026 pattern resembled 1997 more closely than 2015, with warm water extending toward South America.
  4. Scientists use sea-surface height as an indicator of heat because warmer ocean water expands.
  5. NASA cautioned that similar ocean patterns do not guarantee identical winter weather.
  6. NOAA’s October outlook assigned an 83 percent probability to strong or very strong El Niño conditions through early 2027.
  7. NASA’s CASALS instrument combines compact lidar and machine learning to improve three-dimensional surface mapping.
  8. CASALS steers laser light using wavelength rather than moving mirrors.
  9. The instrument is designed to reduce gaps between the narrow measurement tracks of conventional space-based lidar.
  10. NASA’s FarmFlux research campaign scheduled low-altitude flights near Amarillo through November 9.
  11. More than a dozen FarmFlux sensors will measure methane, ammonia, ozone, particles and other agricultural emissions.
  12. The campaign examines interactions between livestock operations, farmland and the atmosphere.
  13. NASA plans additional agricultural research flights over the Midwest and California’s Central Valley during 2027.
  14. A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck waters west of Vanuatu on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.
  15. The Vanuatu earthquake occurred at a reported depth of 10 kilometers.

Health & Medicine 🩺

  1. Britain announced funding for a laboratory using Super Intelligence (SI) to detect emerging biological threats.
  2. The British package includes investment in countermeasures against pathogens.
  3. OpenAI and Anthropic pledged model credits to support the British biosecurity initiative.
  4. Calley Means said Thursday he was resigning as a senior adviser to the health secretary.
  5. Novartis said Kisqali reduced the relative risk of death by 19 percent after six years in a high-risk early breast-cancer trial.
  6. Six-year survival was 91.9 percent with Kisqali plus hormone therapy versus 89.7 percent with hormone therapy alone.
  7. The breast-cancer findings were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology congress in Madrid.
  8. British regulators approved Johnson & Johnson’s daily oral treatment for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults and teenagers.
  9. African health officials traced possible infection routes behind Nigeria’s Ebola case.
  10. Investigators examined possible connections to Uganda, which said it remained free of Ebola.
  11. Microsoft’s experimental diagnostic system outperformed general physicians on complex test cases, researchers reported.
  12. Microsoft is working with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to evaluate potential emergency-department triage applications.
  13. JPMorgan estimated weight-loss drug markets in China, India and Brazil could reach $22 billion by 2035.
  14. Mark Cuban described portable manufacturing units intended to produce medicines closer to patients during disruptions.
  15. Cuban said Cost Plus Drugs was discussing regulatory approval of the portable facilities with the FDA.

Culture 🎭

  1. Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 Saturday to draw level with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.
  2. Aston Villa defeated Manchester City 2-1 with two goals from Nicolas Jackson.
  3. Devin Booker scored 43 points as Phoenix defeated Golden State 131-122 Saturday.
  4. Heavy rain forced cancellation of Sunday’s Australian MotoGP race at Phillip Island.
  5. Japan’s Masatora Kawano and Australia’s Rebecca Henderson set world records in marathon race walking Sunday.
  6. British duo Chase & Status said their latest album reflected concerns that technology was making culture more uniform.
  7. A gemstone-studded replica of Marvel’s Infinity Gauntlet will be auctioned in Abu Dhabi on December 8.
  8. The replica contains a ruby, garnet, sapphire, amethyst, emerald and yellow diamond.
  9. The auction precedes the planned December 18 theatrical release of Avengers: Doomsday.
  10. Endurance swimmer Catherine Breed completed California’s approximately 900-mile coastline earlier this week.
  11. Breed’s Oregon-to-Mexico expedition lasted 111 days with support from a sailboat and motorized dinghy.
  12. Valencia said an investment group backed by KKR’s founders would acquire a 42 percent stake in the soccer club.
  13. The Valencia transaction values the club at approximately 1.25 billion euros including debt.
  14. Pitchwise plans to provide 100 million euros in fresh capital while Meriton retains majority control.
  15. Frasers’ stake in Hugo Boss crossed 50 percent, positioning the fashion company to become its subsidiary.

Work & Careers 💼

  1. American Express announced plans to cut approximately 3,500 jobs, or 5 percent of its global workforce.
  2. The card company described the reductions as part of a restructuring while raising its annual profit forecast.
  3. Volvo Cars announced another 2,500 job reductions after reporting a larger-than-expected operating loss.
  4. Approximately 2,000 of Volvo’s additional cuts will be in Sweden.
  5. Generali’s German subsidiary plans to eliminate around 800 positions by the end of 2030.
  6. Generali said retirements and natural attrition would account for most of the planned reduction.
  7. China instructed government agencies to monitor SI-related employment risks and prepare response plans.
  8. India’s October business expansion accelerated while companies largely managed additional work with existing staff.
  9. A lawsuit by Chili’s workers sought to overturn New York’s lower wage floor for tipped employees.
  10. The restaurant workers alleged that the tipped-wage system contributes to sexual and racial harassment.
  11. British science advisers recommended investment in workforce skills alongside domestic Super Intelligence capability.
  12. Sydney’s new international airport opened to passengers Sunday after more than a decade of planning.
  13. Telecommunications executives emphasized security monitoring as SI agents assumed more routine analysis and workflows.
  14. American farmers will receive the administration’s promised diesel assistance after the midterm election.
  15. The Agriculture Department said assistance calculations would reflect average fuel use across different commodities.

Energy ⚡

  1. Brent crude settled Friday at $116.72 a barrel, its highest closing level since late April.
  2. United States crude settled at $103.27 a barrel Friday as Middle East supply concerns persisted.
  3. A tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel headed toward New York under the Putin-Trump supply agreement.
  4. Five personnel were missing after a Borr Drilling rig sank offshore Gabon, the company said Sunday.
  5. The Energy Department authorized an exchange of up to 400,000 reserve barrels for a supply disruption at Phillips 66’s Lake Charles refinery.
  6. Germany secured nearly 245 million euros in additional winter gas standby contracts.
  7. German tenders covering February and March 2027 alone cost approximately 107 million euros.
  8. Italy was considering higher taxes on energy companies to help finance its next budget, sources said.
  9. Indonesia considered increasing its subsidized-fuel quota as consumers shifted toward cheaper gasoline.
  10. Trump said his conversation with Britain’s prime minister focused mainly on North Sea oil development.
  11. BP and Louisiana agreed on an early payment of about $350 million as part of resolving Deepwater Horizon disputes.
  12. Fuel cells gained interest from data-center operators seeking faster access to reliable electricity.
  13. Rystad Energy projected data-center fuel-cell investment could rise from $2.8 billion in 2025 to about $30 billion by 2030.
  14. QatarEnergy discussed purchasing American LNG from Woodside’s Louisiana project.
  15. Houthi warnings against Riyadh’s airport underscored continuing risks to Gulf transport and energy infrastructure.

Weather 🌤️

  1. NYC, Northeast and New England: Mainly dry weather will continue with chilly mornings and milder afternoons as high pressure remains established across the region.
  2. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast: Inland areas will remain mostly dry while heavy coastal rainfall raises localized flooding concerns in southeastern Florida.
  3. Midwest, Ohio Valley and Great Lakes: A front will bring increasing clouds, scattered showers and cooler air following areas of morning fog.
  4. Central and Southern Plains: Showers and thunderstorms will expand across the central and southern High Plains with locally heavy rainfall and flash-flood potential.
  5. Rockies, Southwest and West Coast: A departing Southwest low will produce showers across the southern Rockies and snow at higher elevations while rainfall shifts toward the Plains.
  6. Alaska and Hawaii: Alaska will remain seasonably cold while Hawaii sees northeasterly breezes and windward showers ahead of a possible heavier-rain episode early in the week.

Biggest Stories at 6 AM CDT

  1. Ukraine said Starlink and Starshield service returned to normal Saturday after more than a week of restrictions. Elon Musk accused the Ukrainian military of violating service terms. A Ukrainian presidential adviser rejected that allegation.
  2. Serbia began voting Sunday in a snap parliamentary election challenged by a student-led opposition movement. The contest follows nearly two years of anti-government demonstrations. Opinion polls pointed to a competitive race.
  3. Eleven people suffered gunshot wounds near Florida A&M University in Tallahassee on Saturday night, police said. Another person was injured, bringing the total to twelve. At least three shooting victims had serious injuries.

Sources: Reuters, Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, NASA, NOAA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, company filings and official statements.


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