More stories

1. Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in LA mayor's race, CBS News projects CBS News · 5 Nov 2026

   Raman's win comes after resounding victories for Democrats across the country on Election Day.

2. A month after Australia's card surcharge ban, here's what's happened to prices SBS · 5 Nov 2026

   New data reveals how cafes and other businesses responded after Australia's ban on card payment surcharges.

3. As Democrats take control of the US Congress, what changes for the rest of the world? SBS · 5 Nov 2026

   A dramatic election result has delivered a major setback for Donald Trump and raised hopes of a shift in US foreign policy.

4. Farmer, son electrocuted on illegal electrical fence in Vellore The Hindu · 5 Nov 2026
5. Justice Dept. Steps Up Criminal Investigation of Supreme Court Abortion Leak The New York Times · 5 Nov 2026

   Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workings of the court.

6. Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says Stuff · 5 Nov 2026

   SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthropic is developing its artificial intelligence systems around twice as quickly as it was a year ago amid the CEO’s calls to slow down the technology’s pace of improvement, according to an analysis released Thursday by an independent monitoring group.

7. D&D’s World of Warcraft Designer Hid a Personal Easter Egg in Plain Sight Polygon · 5 Nov 2026

   Mounts in World of Warcraft are status symbols, a way of showing off the challenging raids you’ve completed or how far in the PvP ranks you’ve climbed. Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft lead designer James Wyatt couldn’t help showing off himself a bit in the book’s art, where he slipped in an…

8. EA's releasing a truckload of classic games on Steam, and 7 of them are remasters PC Gamer · 5 Nov 2026

   Last month we got news that Wing Commander 3 , the FMV space-combat sim with perhaps the highest concentration of Mark Hamill in any videogame, would be getting a remaster. Producer Jim Vessella is heading up the project, and revealed it during a presentation at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. What…

9. We're dipping into our large cash pile to buy this bank on Thursday's sell-off CNBC · 5 Nov 2026

   In times of market volatility, we like to fall back on companies that offer consistent capital returns to shareholders.

10. Victor Mendivil Crashes Latin Albums Chart’s Top 10 With ‘No Hay Ángeles Aquí’ Billboard · 5 Nov 2026

    Victor Mendivil earns his first top 10 on Billboard ’s Top Latin Albums chart as No Hay Ángeles Aquí debuts at No. 6 on the Nov. 7-dated ranking. The set also opens at No. 3 on Top Latin Rhythm Albums , his second top 10 there. No Hay Á ngeles Aquí is Mendivil’s sophomore release on the Rico o…