WORLD
Why we say “hello” when we pick up the phone
When the telephone was invented, the greeting we use today wasn’t always obvious — and “hello” wasn’t the first choice.
WORLD
Mass walk-out after official calls Miss Mexico “dumb head”
A live-streamed clash in Thailand sparked a contestant walkout after a pageant executive insulted Miss Mexico, forcing an apology and emergency oversight changes.
WORLD
Rama Duwaji: The Syrian-American artist who met Zohran Mamdani on a dating app
Their creative partnership began on Hinge and now shares the spotlight in New York politics.
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Indian H-1B manager says tech bias is growing: ‘People say we bring caste’
An anonymous post by an Indian H-1B manager alleges rising anti-Indian sentiment in US tech, including claims that workers are stereotyped as importing “the caste system.”
WORLD
How US media framed Zohran Mamdani’s New York City win
From wire desks to tabloids, coverage blended celebration of a barrier-breaking victory with scrutiny of Mamdani’s progressive agenda and his looming clash with national politics.
WORLD
China’s Fujian enters service: What the new carrier means for power in the western Pacific
China commissions the Fujian, its first domestically built carrier with electromagnetic catapults, underscoring a faster push to challenge US power in the western Pacific.
WORLD
Use AI or lose your job: How bosses are forcing the next workplace reset
From Accenture to startups, bosses are telling staff to master generative AI—or be replaced by those who can.
WORLD
US Supreme Court to weigh challenge to same-sex marriage
A decade after Obergefell, Kim Davis asks the justices to reconsider the right that reshaped American family life.
WORLD
What the new US passport gender rules mean under the Trump administration
A late-night Supreme Court order let the Trump administration enforce a rule requiring U.S. passports to list sex assigned at birth. Here’s what that means for renewals, existing “X” markers, and the road ahead while lower courts weigh the policy.
WORLD
How 26 billionaires spent $22 million to stop Mamdani from becoming New York mayor, and failed
A network of 26 billionaires poured $22 million into anti-Mamdani efforts but the message didn’t land. Grassroots organizing and small donations carried Mamdani to victory and tested the limits of big-money influence.
WORLD
Why Arjuna Ranatunga lost so much weight
The photos from Colombo stopped cricket Twitter in its tracks: Arjuna Ranatunga looked dramatically different. What changed between the captain we remember and the man fans just saw?
WORLD
Will Musk intervene in the Chinese astronauts’ crisis?
Three Chinese astronauts on Tiangong are facing an unexpected delay after their ride home hit trouble in orbit. As chatter grows about a SpaceX rescue, the real route back to Earth hinges on what China decides, and what its backup plans can actually do.
WORLD
China’s Tianwen-1 captures rare images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
China’s Mars orbiter just snapped a rare look at interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, and it comes as NASA sits on its own imagery. The chase to decode a fast, dim, possibly weird object is suddenly a Red Planet story, not an Earthbound one.
WORLD
Why the US Supreme Court is testing Trump’s tariff power
The US administration has reversed course on its own revenue claims as justices weigh whether President Trump overstepped by using tariffs as a sweeping economic and national-security tool.
WORLD
Which airports are affected as the FAA reduces US air traffic nationwide
The FAA will slow air traffic at 40 airports, starting with a 4 percent reduction on Friday and scaling up to 10 percent by November 14.
BUSINESS
Why Microsoft is building its own superintelligence team
Microsoft’s top AI executive Mustafa Suleyman has unveiled a sweeping strategy to build the company’s own superintelligent systems.
WORLD
Flight cuts leave travellers scrambling as shutdown hits US airports
A day after the Trump administration announced flight reductions across some of the country’s busiest airports, airlines, airport authorities and travellers have been left scrambling for answers.
WORLD
Prada’s Rs 69,000 safety-pin brooch sparks social-media firestorm
A metal brooch from luxury brand Prada priced at around ₹69,000 is drawing ridicule online, with users calling out the value-for-money and flagging widening luxury excess.
WORLD
How a sudden retreat at Hektoria Glacier threatens sea levels
A small Antarctic outlet shows how quickly coastal risks can jump when ice loses its ocean buffer.
WORLD
NASA clarifies there are “no aliens” after Kim Kardashian’s inquiry about comet 3I/ATLAS
A brief social-media exchange highlights how public curiosity meets space science.
WORLD
Mikie Sherrill becomes New Jersey’s second woman governor
A Navy veteran and mother of four takes charge at a challenging moment for the state.
WORLD
Musk bets big on AI while Tesla bets big on Musk
A shareholder vote tests whether a bigger stake will pull him back to cars and robots.
WORLD
Will the US strike Venezuela? The plans, the risks, the law
White House aides push for bold action as legal and strategic risks mount.
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How Cheney’s power push paved the way for Trump
The former vice president’s lifelong campaign to expand presidential authority reshaped American government — and set the stage for Trump’s more sweeping ambitions.
