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- Good morning, and welcome to Hark News. Here's what the world got up to while you slept. First, the weather in New York. A high of 59 and a low of 38, with clear skies.
- Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, lost $6.3 billion in a theft that Morning Brew says took about 20 minutes. Axios links it to North Korean hackers, and the FBI is investigating.
- Tech stocks had a rough stretch. Morning Brew reported the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.86% on Friday, its worst day since June. Alphabet had its worst day ever, and Intel dropped nearly 29%.
- Data centers have become a political liability in the midterms. Axios reports voters in 10 states will decide 41 data center ballot measures on Election Day.
- The Golden State Valkyries won their first WNBA championship, beating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7. It's the franchise's second year of existence. CNN's alert covered the result, and the New York Times previewed the win-or-go-home finale.
- Axios's midterm cheat sheet says don't stay up all night for a Democratic wave, but the Senate could take days or weeks. Florida's FL-14 and South Carolina's Senate race are early tells.
- A federal judge on Saturday dismissed President Trump's defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over reporting on a lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Obamacare premiums are set to rise 13% next year, according to a KFF analysis. Politico notes millions have already dropped coverage this year. Meanwhile, Medicaid work requirements face a January 1 deadline, and some states warn they won't be ready.
- Iranian state media say Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told his top military commanders that any new attack by the United States and Israel must get an immediate and effective answer, with no geographic limits, to build what he called maximum deterrence.
- Chevron and Exxon both posted big third-quarter profits, with Chevron at $9.9 billion and Exxon at $15.4 billion, according to Morning Brew. The NYT says the Iran war has nearly tripled oil companies' annual profits.
- The New York Times reports President Trump will hold campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend. That reverses his earlier plan to do virtual events.
- Politico spent three weeks following Miami Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar. She broke with Trump's White House over immigration enforcement, and she's warning that the GOP is losing Latino voters.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Politico his government will wait for a new American president if a trade deal can't be reached with Trump's White House.
- Politico reports U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson ordered the Justice Department to stop threatening state and local election officials with criminal charges. She also blocked efforts to get workers to remove voters from rolls.
- Axios reports Meta is assembling a bipartisan team of Washington veterans. The aim is to deepen ties with Democrats while keeping its standing with Republicans.
- Axios reports building-trade unions are teaming up with OpenAI and Blackstone to fight data center moratoriums, while the Teamsters want AI restrictions. Oracle is also protecting itself from costs tied to delays on its $165 billion New Mexico project.
- Karl Bushby, who has been walking around the planet for 28 years, is close to finishing. He's covered about 31,000 miles, including crossings of some of the harshest terrain on Earth, and he expects to reach his mother's home in England within the week.
- Milwaukee went wild after the Brewers won their first World Series. Roughly 750,000 people filled the streets, and the players matched the mood. Right fielder Sal Frelick vowed to buy a round of beers, one for every fan there, while the pitching ace Jacob Misiorowski knocked back a cold one one-handed from a bus.
- Reigning NHL MVP Nikita Kucherov told the Lightning he won't re-sign when his contract expires this season, according to The Athletic. He wanted about $20 million a year, and Tampa Bay says it won't trade him.
- CNN Science notes a new dwarf planet candidate spotted by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which would be only the sixth recognized in the solar system.
- Scientists identified a giant fungus, Dianjunus rex, in China's Yunnan province. It may have thrived after the dinosaur extinction by feeding on decaying carcasses. CNN Science reports its fruiting bodies can reach 20 inches tall.
- CNN Travel profiles aviation superfan Arun Rajagopal, who has flown the Airbus A380 220 times. He has built an A380-themed living room in his Dubai apartment, including two first-class seats from Emirates' first A380.
- CNN Travel reports the Villa Vie Odyssey, which had been sailing the world for more than two years, has abruptly stopped operating. Passengers were evicted in Cambodia after the company said Iran war fuel costs made the voyage too expensive.
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