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1. Madonna Releasing Instrumental Version of ‘Confession II’ Album Billboard · 5 Nov 2026

   Madonna is preparing to take you to a silent disco. The “Love Sensation” singer announced on Wednesday (Nov. 4) that she will drop Confessions II: Instrumentals on streaming on Friday (Nov. 6), with a vinyl version to follow on Nov. 10. “For a good time!,” she wrote on X , where she included a logo…

2. Best of cartoons, November 6, 2026 Nine · 5 Nov 2026

   The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

3. Netflix Officially Scores New Series Based on 20-Year-Old Classic Collider · 5 Nov 2026

   Netflix is making a long-standing habit of turning successful novels into huge streaming hits. Recently, the streamer did this with an adaptation of John Steinbeck 's celebrated 1952 family saga, East of Eden , with Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three 's Florence Pugh starring as Cathy Ames. The…

4. All Blacks name strong side for northern opener against Scotland Stuff · 5 Nov 2026

   Welcoming back key players from injury, the team includes five changes to the match-day 23 that played Australia in Sydney, two of them in the starting side.

5. Wendy's rejects takeover proposal from Nelson Peltz’s Trian CNBC · 5 Nov 2026

   Wendy's said the $1.4 billion takeover proposal does not reflect potential gains from the burger chain's turnaround strategy.

6. Bank of England hikes interest rate for the first time since Iran war, warns inflation will near 5% CNBC · 5 Nov 2026
7. Experimental project beats Intel in bringing 'real Intel XeSS super resolution' to SteamOS and Proton games on Linux PC Gamer · 5 Nov 2026

   Intel has already committed to bringing its XMX-powered upscaling and frame generation tech to Linux via Valve's Proton compatibility layer, but one enterprising developer is clearly not willing to wait for the chip behemoth to get it working and has released an experimental version on Github (via…

8. Fisherfolk seek transparency over proposed Tamil Nadu Secretariat complex at Pattinapakkam The Hindu · 5 Nov 2026

   The Mylai Area All Fishing Village Panchayat Sabha has sought withdrawal of the Government Order and allocation of the land for long-term fisher housing in a petition to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.

9. Investigation into 'major fish kill' after pollution incident BBC News · 5 Nov 2026

   The pollution caused the death of brown and migratory sea trout in the Inler river.

10. Telangana, a major poultry hub, to host 18th Poultry India Expo from November 25 to 27 The Hindu · 5 Nov 2026

    The Expo has expanded tenfold since 2007, from 3,500 sq. metres in one hall to 35,000 sq. metres across seven halls now