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Spain high-speed train crash kills 69 near Toledo
A Renfe high-speed train rear-ended a stopped Iryo service near Urda in Toledo province on Wednesday, killing at least sixty-nine people and injuring more than one hundred. Spain is in a three-day national mourning period after the country's second deadly high-speed collision this year, while investigators examine an inexplicable signal error that has revived rail safety concerns.
83 articles 39 sources Oct 28 to Oct 291:21
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Spanish officials blame traffic control for deadly train crash
Spain’s transport minister said rail controllers authorized a high-speed train to proceed toward a stopped train after a signaling failure, causing Wednesday’s deadly collision near Urda. The confirmed death toll has risen to seventy-four, with almost two hundred people injured, as a judge investigates the controllers’ actions and Spain begins three days of mourning.
59 articles 30 sources Oct 28 to Oct 301:26 - 4-day story
DOJ Subpoenas Probe Peltola Campaign Over Second Dan Sullivan
Federal prosecutors issued dozens of subpoenas in a criminal investigation into allegations that Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a second Dan Sullivan to split votes from her Republican rival in Alaska's Senate race. Peltola denies knowledge of the effort, while President Trump calls for her prosecution and removal from the ballot.
58 articles 23 sources Oct 28 to Oct 311:26
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Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men Icon, Dies at 86
British actor Patrick Stewart, known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier, died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home at age eighty-six after battling Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. Tributes poured in from Sir Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, William Shatner and Marvel Studios, honoring his six-decade career spanning Shakespearean theater, television and blockbuster film roles.
55 articles 39 sources Oct 29 to Oct 301:18 - 4-day story
FBI blames North Korea for Binance’s record $6.3 billion hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation says North Korea’s state-sponsored TraderTraitor group stole about $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in the record cyber heist. Binance said it has replaced ninety percent of affected tokens and will cover the remaining losses, while about $3 billion in stolen assets has been frozen.
48 articles 35 sources Oct 29 to Nov 11:22 - Ongoing story3-day story
Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race
Michigan Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the United States Senate, upending the closely fought race against Abdul El-Sayed days before the November third midterms. The endorsement followed a bitter dispute over Israel and a controversial advertisement, prompting her expulsion from the party, staff resignations and praise from President Donald Trump.
48 articles 19 sources Oct 31 to Nov 21:13 - Ongoing story2-day story
Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race
Michigan Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the United States Senate on Sunday, breaking with her party’s nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, days before the November Three midterm election. Stevens, who lost the August primary to El-Sayed, said she was choosing “country over party” after a bitter dispute over his comments on Israel and a campaign ad she called antisemitic, drawing fierce Democratic condemnation.
46 articles 21 sources Nov 1 to Nov 21:23 - 2-day story
Spain High-Speed Train Collision Kills at Least 68
Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday morning, killing at least 68 people and injuring more than 100 others, including 15 in critical condition. The moving train struck a stopped train on the Madrid-Seville line after an inexplicable error sent it past a red signal despite a technical failure that halted services.
39 articles 23 sources Oct 28 to Oct 291:15 - 3-day story
Spain mourns after second deadly high-speed train collision
Spain is observing three days of mourning after a high-speed train struck a stationary train near Urda in Toledo province, killing at least 68 people and injuring more than 100. The Renfe and Iryo trains were traveling from Madrid toward Seville, and the crash has renewed demands for answers about safety on Spain's rail network.
35 articles 21 sources Oct 28 to Oct 301:18 - 2-day story
Ceasefire Brokered by Melania Trump Holds in Oleshky
Russia and Ukraine are observing a localized ceasefire in Oleshky, southern Ukraine, after Melania Trump, the first lady of the United States, brokered a humanitarian pause to allow relief operations. The truce appears to be holding, while missile strikes continue elsewhere, as a humanitarian mission prepares aid deliveries and evacuations for residents trapped in the city.
35 articles 19 sources Oct 27 to Oct 281:23 - 2-day story
Israel Vote Count Leaves Netanyahu Bloc Short of Majority
Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leads the Israeli vote count with 53 seats, eight short of the 61 needed for a parliamentary majority, while parties seeking to remove him hold a combined 67 seats. With 85.6 percent of ballots counted, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar has 21 seats, Arab-led parties are gaining ground, no official winner has emerged, and coalition talks are expected to take weeks.
33 articles 16 sources Oct 27 to Oct 281:24 - 5-day story
Justice Department probes alleged Alaska Senate ballot-stacking scheme
The Justice Department is investigating allegations that aides aligned with Democratic candidate Mary Peltola recruited a retired schoolteacher also named Dan Sullivan to split Republican votes. Peltola denies knowing about the effort, while Senator Dan Sullivan calls her denial false and federal judges dismiss a bid to block Alaska election results.
32 articles 19 sources Oct 28 to Nov 11:17 - 3-day story
Villa Vie Residences suspends Odyssey voyage, stranding passengers in Cambodia
Florida-based operator Villa Vie Residences has suspended the residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey in Cambodia after soaring fuel prices made its planned three-and-a-half-year world voyage financially unsustainable. More than two hundred passengers, mostly Americans, have disembarked in Sihanoukville and are seeking hotels and onward travel after receiving seven hours' notice, with 156 crew members aboard.
31 articles 29 sources Oct 27 to Oct 291:23 - 2-day story
Flávio Bolsonaro and Family Land in Miami After Election Defeat
Flávio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami after fleeing Brazil following his loss to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s presidential runoff. The United States Department of State said it would issue visas to the defeated senator and his family as Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports in a money-laundering investigation.
31 articles 22 sources Oct 27 to Oct 281:19 - 2-day story
Microsoft Offers Voluntary Buyouts to 60,000 Employees
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly twenty-seven percent of its global workforce, as the company reshapes staffing around heavy artificial intelligence investment. Eligible staff at level seventy and below in the United States, Canada, India and the United Kingdom may receive severance, continued stock vesting, health insurance and career-planning support.
31 articles 20 sources Oct 26 to Oct 271:20 - Ongoing story4-day story
Burnham Opens Door to Apology for Slave Trade
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is open to a formal state apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and offers structured talks with affected countries and campaign groups. As he heads to the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda, Burnham rules out reparations, triggering renewed Caribbean demands for financial compensation from the British government.
30 articles 18 sources Oct 30 to Nov 21:19 - 5-day story
Justice Department probes alleged ballot-stacking scheme in Alaska Senate race
The Justice Department is investigating allegations that Mary Peltola’s campaign helped recruit a retired schoolteacher also named Dan Sullivan to peel votes away from Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race. Peltola denies knowing about the effort, while prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas and a judge has rejected a bid to block certification if the incumbent loses.
30 articles 18 sources Oct 28 to Nov 11:22 - 2-day story
Flávio Bolsonaro Flees to Miami After Brazil Election Defeat
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after fleeing Brazil following his loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. After refusing a Brazilian Supreme Court order to surrender his passports, he traveled through Argentina and Ecuador while accusing Lula of electoral fraud amid investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering.
29 articles 21 sources Oct 28 to Oct 291:08 - 3-day story
Walter Koenig, Star Trek’s Original Chekov, Dies at 90
Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek series and seven franchise films, died at his Los Angeles home at age ninety. Former Star Trek co-stars William Shatner and George Takei paid tribute to Koenig, with Takei remembering the actor, writer, director and teacher as a loyal friend.
28 articles 21 sources Oct 26 to Oct 281:23 - 4-day story
Netanyahu's Bloc Wins 53 Seats, Falls Short of Majority
Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc won fifty-three of Israel's one hundred twenty Knesset seats, while Gadi Eisenkot's opposition won forty-eight, leaving both short of the sixty-one needed to govern. Arab-led parties captured a record nineteen seats and could become kingmakers in coalition talks, while Likud alleges without evidence that the election was stolen by Arab parties.
27 articles 18 sources Oct 27 to Oct 301:11