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According to US Federal Election Commission data as of October 29, Elon Musk has contributed at least $445.77 million to Republican-aligned political action committees and groups since last year, making him the party’s most prominent backer and the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveIranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said any threat from the United States or Israel would receive an immediate response without geographic limits, amid heightened tensions across the Middle East.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveForeign ministers from the Group of 20 largest economies concluded two days of talks in Atlanta without consensus on several major global security issues. Divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine visibly overshadowed the meeting and affected its outcome.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe latest government data says deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak have exceeded 5,000. Cases have also been recorded in Kenya and Nigeria, raising concerns about wider regional spread.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveNorth Korean hackers are the prime suspects in the record-breaking hack of Binance. If the accusations are confirmed, the heist would demonstrate how powerful suspected North Korean cybercrime groups have become.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveA federal judge temporarily barred the Justice Department from threatening or coercing election workers to stop processing ballots, or from demanding that local officials segregate or not count ballots the government considers potentially unlawful.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveWashington, DC, and Virginia filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop construction of Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot memorial arch. The administration says work could begin as early as the following week, and three lawsuits now seek to halt the project.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveJockey Ryan Moore and trainer Aidan O’Brien made history by winning the Breeders’ Cup Turf with Benvenuto Cellini, giving Moore a record sixth victory in the race.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveSaul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated Christian Mbilli in Riyadh to reclaim the WBC super-middleweight title with what the report described as a vintage performance.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveSenegal is hosting Africa’s first Youth Olympic Games, which are scheduled to open in Dakar with an opening ceremony attended by IOC President Kirsty Coventry and heads of state. The event is being presented as a diplomatic and development milestone for African sport.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveAlmost 2 million hectares have burned in Indonesia’s worst fire season in a decade, enveloping the region in heavy haze. The crisis is adding to public frustration over economic malaise and government policies under President Prabowo Subianto.
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