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No. 94

Friday, November 6, 2026

World

Nearly 600,000 people marched in nationwide strikes and protests this week in which country?

France's interior ministry estimated nearly 600,000 protesters took part in the biggest day of demonstrations since the unrest began in September.

CNN · read the story

Politics

Which party won full control of Congress in the 2026 U.S. midterms, flipping the Senate and expanding its House majority to the largest since 2008?

Democrats flipped the Senate and added over 30 House seats, securing their largest House majority since 2008.

CNN · read the story

Business

A sharp stock market selloff this week that wiped out the post-election rally was driven mainly by a drop in which sector's stocks?

Chip and data center stocks led the selloff, sending the Nasdaq into correction territory and giving major indexes their worst day in over a year.

StockTitan · read the story

Tech

Which company released a new security-focused AI model, GPT-6 Cyber, that found dozens of unknown Firefox vulnerabilities and was given a 'Critical' risk rating?

OpenAI released GPT-6 Cyber to vetted defenders, classifying it as Critical for cybersecurity after it uncovered major Firefox and Linux vulnerabilities.

MLQ.ai · read the story

Sports

Which city held a championship parade estimated to draw more than 750,000 people after its team's first-ever World Series title?

Milwaukee's parade for the team's first World Series title drew an estimated crowd of more than three-quarters of a million people.

FOX6 Milwaukee · read the story

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