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No. 81

Saturday, October 24, 2026

World

Benjamin Netanyahu said this week that the regime of which country must be 'toppled,' as the U.S. and Israel weigh renewed strikes?

Netanyahu declared the Iranian regime must be overthrown amid talk of renewed military action after the U.S. midterms.

The Washington Post · read the story

Politics

The Supreme Court left in place a ruling requiring which federal agency to keep providing gender-affirming care to transgender inmates?

The ruling blocks the Trump administration from ending the Federal Bureau of Prisons' gender-affirming care policy while litigation continues.

Democracy Now!

Business

A jury found Meta liable for deceiving users about privacy and content moderation, leading to a record $25 billion fine. Which U.S. state brought the case?

A New Mexico jury and judge ordered Meta to pay the state $25 billion over privacy deception tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

ABC News · read the story

Tech

What nickname was given to the pair of critical PHP security flaws that prompted governments to take websites offline?

Researchers dubbed the critical PHP vulnerabilities 'PHP2Shell,' prompting warnings from the NSA and site shutdowns across Europe.

Al Jazeera · read the story

Sports

Which team clinched the American League pennant by beating the Cleveland Guardians in six games?

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Guardians in six games to win the AL pennant and advance to face the Brewers in the World Series.

The Big Lead

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