Boris Shtonda, a Duvdevan reservist who lost his right leg to an explosive device in Gaza, just finished the New York City Marathon on a prosthetic. After 19 surgeries, he'd also completed the Ironman World Championship in Kona only three weeks earlier.
10:46 PMIsrael is urging supermarkets, food companies and logistics centers to lock down their refrigeration systems after hackers took over store freezers in Europe. One Swedish supermarket saw its freezers hit 50°C. Officials say there's no sign of an attack in Israel so far.
11:45 PMTesla owners with older HW3 cars say the latest Full Self-Driving update has their cars veering off roads and slamming the brakes on highways. Some are canceling, and one clip shows a Tesla hitting a barrier at 69 mph. Others report no issues.
12:10 AMWOW! The Pagosa Springs History Museum just collapsed into the flooded San Juan River in southwest Colorado. Parts of the building had stood on that riverbank since 1938, until record rainfall over the San Juan Mountains sent the water surging.
12:29 AMThe U.S. has struck Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran fired on a U.S. aircraft. A senior official called the strike "defensive" and said it is not a return to U.S. strikes on Iran or the start of an escalation.
3:09 AMMartian dust is even finer than scientists thought, based on new data from NASA's Perseverance rover. The ultrafine particles can cling to spacesuits, get tracked into living quarters, and may be small enough to slip past the human blood-brain barrier.
3:21 AMKenneth, who has ALS, ordered coffee at a counter using only his thoughts. His Neuralink implant picks up what he wants to say, and the Bloom app on his phone speaks it out loud. No typing, no talking.
3:31 AMPresident Trump confirmed the US struck Iran last night, saying American forces watched an anti-aircraft system being built and hit it as soon as it was finished.
3:11 PMTrump says he's cutting off aid to Israel at Netanyahu's request. "They don't need it," he said, adding that it also takes away a talking point from the left.
3:25 PMThe US, China and Russia are discussing a possible summit between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin later this month. Nothing is confirmed yet, but talks about getting the three leaders in one room are underway.
3:46 PMVolonaut's Star Wars-style Airbike has finished test flights in California. The single-seat, jet-powered aircraft is heading toward production at $880,000, with a top speed of 102 km/h and about 10 minutes of flight time.
4:03 PMA police officer in Lake Carmel, New York, grabbed a lasso and chased a loose cow down the road. A mother and son filmed the whole thing from their car.
5:32 PMTrump on Iran: "I am not looking to kill a lot of people, but if we have to, we have to."
5:39 PMIran's Revolutionary Guard released video from underground naval tunnels in southern Iran, where anti-ship missiles and fast attack boats are stored. The footage shows the supreme leader's representative to the IRGC touring the facilities with military officials.
5:54 PMPort Malabar Blvd in Palm Bay has washed out and crumbled away. Floodwaters are slowly receding in parts of Brevard County, Florida, and officials are still working out how much damage was done.
6:20 PMIsrael has told the US it has intelligence that Iran is considering using chemical weapons against its enemies. No details yet on what the intelligence is based on or how credible it is.
6:26 PMPresident Trump on the Iran conflict: "This isn't really war."
6:42 PMTrump's last message to voters before they head to the polls: "We have to keep America great." On FOX, he said the U.S. went from a "laughingstock" to the "hottest country in the world," and is now respected by everybody.
6:46 PMPakistan has carried out the first flight test of its homegrown Fa'az air-to-air missile. The military says it has an advanced terminal guidance system designed to hit aerial targets at longer ranges.
7:00 PMSpace startup Reflect Orbital tested its artificial sunlight technology in California, simulating how mirror-equipped satellites could light up parts of Earth at night. Astronomers are pushing back, warning it could add to light pollution and disrupt ground-based astronomy.
7:12 PMSee this: Mexico's National Guard took on a cartel's armored truck, and the vehicle was no match for them. Video shows the confrontation.
8:14 PMSpain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente has resigned in the wake of the high-speed train crash that killed 69 people.
8:27 PMDavid Sacks says some election polls are a deliberate tactic to depress and suppress turnout. His advice to Republicans: don't get psyched out by the media operation, just go vote.
8:33 PMA sticker reading "Jew" in German inside a Star of David, next to an Israel boycott message, appeared on a Stockholm storefront. Israel's ambassador called it "abhorrent" and compared it to Nazi-era Judenfrei signs.
8:44 PMThe U.S. military has plans ready for strikes on Iran starting as early as Wednesday, November 4, right after the midterms. Three carriers are in the region, and one has to head home after early November. Moonless nights also fit the window.
8:49 PMA Jerusalem hospital has started preparing to operate underground as fears grow in Israel that war with Iran is near.
9:21 PMThe EU is urging citizens to pack emergency bags and be ready to get by on their own for 72 hours in a crisis, under new preparedness guidelines.
9:59 PMRep. Mike Lawler says voting machines in Westchester County are rejecting ballots because the paper is too thick. Ballots already cast will be sealed in emergency orange bags, and police will escort them to the Board of Elections after 9 p.m.
10:14 PMNASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet was spotted flying across the United States. Its extremely long nose is built to cut down the loud sonic boom, so supersonic flights could be much quieter for people on the ground.
10:31 PMSeven flights across Europe got bomb threats, leading to fighter jet escorts, evacuations and airport shutdowns. An Israeli cruise ship with more than 1,500 people aboard was also targeted in Greece. Nothing was found, and investigators are checking whether the threats are connected.
10:44 PMTrump says he plans to end about $4 billion in yearly U.S. military aid to Israel and claims Netanyahu agreed to it. Gadi Eisenkot is demanding Netanyahu be removed, and Yair Golan warned of security and economic fallout.
11:18 PMPeople across England are reporting strange lights moving in V-shaped and triangle formations in the night sky. No explanation has been given yet for what they are.
11:25 PMAll three American astronauts on the International Space Station have voted in the midterms. NASA's Anil Menon says they filled out electronic ballots and sent them securely to election officials back on Earth. He voted in Harris County, Texas.
11:39 PMIsraeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot says the US aid cut proves Prime Minister Netanyahu must be replaced.
11:53 PMWOW! A Good Samaritan and a sheriff's deputy waded through waist-deep floodwater to reach a woman trapped inside her home in Cornville, Arizona, and got her out safely.
12:13 AMDemocrat Jon Ossoff has won the Georgia Senate race, beating Republican Mike Collins and holding on to his seat.
12:56 AMDemocrat Jon Ossoff is projected to win the U.S. Senate race in Georgia, in one of the most closely watched contests of the cycle.
1:18 AMRepublican Byron Donalds is projected to win Florida's governor race, narrowly beating Democrat David Jolly.
1:49 AMJoggers in Changsha, China are hitting the streets in a way that looks straight out of the future. The video shows how some residents get their morning run in.
2:13 AMKathy Hochul wins reelection as Governor of New York. Hochul 68.3%, Blakeman 30.6%, with 43% of election districts reporting.
2:49 AMNY-17 Congress is too close to call. Lawler 50.2%, Conley 48.9%, with 55% of election districts reporting.
3:25 AMDemocrat James Talarico is projected to win the Texas Senate race, beating Republican Ken Paxton and flipping the seat blue. It would be a major upset in a state Republicans have held for decades.
3:43 AMDemocrat Amy Acton is projected to beat Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio's governor race. She would be the first woman ever elected governor of the state.
3:49 AMState Senate District 22: Sam Sutton leads Nachman Caller. Sutton 62.5%, Caller 34.0%, with all election districts reporting.
3:50 AMAssembly District 97: Aron Wieder leads Rob Bonomolo. Wieder 50.8%, Bonomolo 41.1%, Klein 2.2%, with all election districts reporting.
3:57 AMState Senate District 38: Joseph Rand leads Senator Bill Weber. Rand 53.1%, Weber 44.1%, with all election districts reporting.
4:08 AMAttorney General: Letitia James leads Saritha Komatireddy. James 60.2%, Komatireddy 37.5%, with 76% of election districts reporting.
4:18 AMAssembly District 45: Joey Cohen-Saban leads Assemblyman Michael Novakhov. Cohen-Saban 59.7%, Novakhov 36.8%, with all election districts reporting.
4:23 AMNY-10 Congress: Brad Lander leads Jennifer Moore. Lander 80.4%, Moore 15.3%, with all election districts reporting.
4:28 AMHakeem Jeffries wins reelection in NY-8. Jeffries 74.7%, Mizrahi 18.4%, with all election districts reporting.
5:13 AMMike Lawler concedes NY-17 to Cait Conley. Conley 51.7%, Lawler 47.5%, with 60% of election districts reporting.
5:44 AMClarkstown Supervisor: Eugene Bondar leads George Hoehmann. Bondar 54.4%, Hoehmann 45.5%, with early and Election Day votes counted and absentee ballots still coming in.
6:08 AMIran's leader Mojtaba Khamenei is warning that if the U.S. attacks again, Iran's response will be "much wider in scope."
3:13 PMDemocrat Gina Hinojosa is projected to beat Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas governor's race, denying him a fourth term in office.
3:32 PMXiaomi says its CyberOne 02 humanoid robots worked eight hours straight at one of its EV factories, sorting and placing parts alongside autonomous mobile robots. The company calls it the first time they've handled production-line-level work.
3:58 PMSpaceX is getting ready to launch NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan in 2028. The nuclear-powered drone has eight rotors and should reach Saturn's largest moon in 2034, flying between sites to look for signs of prebiotic chemistry.
4:21 PMAbdul El-Sayed called Vice President JD Vance "JD Habibi" in his victory speech after winning Michigan's Senate race. He becomes the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.
4:34 PMTrump says he's keeping a major strike on Iran on the table, talking about doing "something large" if needed. He said some people want a heavy hit and others don't, and repeated that Iran will never be allowed a nuclear weapon.
4:49 PMIran has posted a video on X mocking President Trump after Republicans took a hit in the US midterm elections.
5:06 PMTrump says he's open to striking Iran again. In an interview, he said, "We're going to take a look, and if we see any opportunity to do one thing or another, we're going to do it."
5:24 PMSupporters chanted "Free, free Palestine!" outside Abdul El-Sayed's victory party in Detroit early Wednesday as guests headed out. The Democrat beat Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race.
5:35 PMA video from Gaza shows a man handing out sweets to children in what the uploader says is a celebration of Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate win. El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers and would be the first Muslim elected to the Senate.
5:48 PMPresident Trump is speaking to reporters live right now, following the midterm elections.
6:13 PMAnduril's Roadrunner is a reusable, jet-powered interceptor that takes off vertically and goes after aerial threats with a high-explosive warhead. If it isn't needed, it can fly back, land, and be used again.
6:25 PMAn explosion and fire tore through the Loveland chemical plant in Greenville, Mississippi, this morning. The fire is now under control and no injuries are reported. Herbicide chemicals were inside the building, and the public is asked to avoid the area.
6:32 PMBen Gvir is demanding the attorney general be removed from the election interference probe and wants the Shin Bet chief to lead it instead. She denies obstructing it and says the Shin Bet hasn't handed over any material.
6:39 PMTrump told Fox News to get a better pollster during a live election-night call, saying their polls have been wrong about him for 12 years. Bret Baier pushed back on air, saying the results were close to what Fox's polls showed.
7:00 PMMillionaire Bryan Johnson tried getting blood plasma from his 17-year-old son as part of his anti-aging routine. After several transfusions he saw no benefit and dropped it. He still takes 100+ supplements a day and follows a strict diet.
7:14 PMThe White House says Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" has given the US a grip on almost two-thirds of the Western Hemisphere, through deals with friendly governments, action against drug cartels, and pushing out Chinese influence.
7:42 PMA robot has been filmed walking around while carrying its own head. The unsettling clip shows the machine moving along with its head tucked under its arm.
8:33 PMPresident Trump now agrees the Iran war was a factor in Republicans' midterm loss, in a video that's circulating. He acknowledges the conflict hurt the party at the ballot box.
9:13 PMFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Republicans in Congress hurt themselves after the midterm losses. He pointed to votes against releasing the Epstein files and lawmakers' stock trading, called for a ban on congressional trading, and said voters rejected what was going on in DC.
9:34 PMNetanyahu says he wants a broad Likud-led government with him as prime minister, open to his whole bloc and any Zionist party. He claims the opposition is aiming for a narrow minority government that would depend on Islamist parties.
9:48 PMA giant poster of Trump, Netanyahu, Vance and Witkoff was set on fire at a pro-regime rally in Tehran's Enghelab Square. The burning was announced ahead of Iran's November 4 anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy seizure.
10:20 PMElon Musk predicts AI will be smarter than all humans combined by 2031, with at least 100 million humanoid robots, maybe a billion. He also expects the economy to double in size within five to six years.
11:50 PMWOW! Security camera footage from Santiago, Chile shows a loose wheel come flying out of nowhere and slam into a 19-year-old pedestrian walking down the street.
1:35 AMAn LAPD helicopter pilot had to swerve at the last second to avoid colliding with a U.S. Navy aircraft over Echo Park on Tuesday.
2:37 AMThe U.S. military is finishing preparations for a possible return to major combat operations in Iran, American officials say, and more forces and equipment are being sent to the region.
3:14 PMRussia is telling its citizens to avoid traveling to Iran. The advisory comes right after Putin met with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
3:25 PMResearchers at the University of Tokyo built a full-scale robotic leg with 3D-printed artificial muscles, tendons and ligaments. It can coordinate joint movements and take alternating steps, though it still needs external support.
3:43 PMSix people died and seven were hurt, including three firefighters, in a three-alarm fire at a two-story home on 58th Street in Brooklyn's Sunset Park early Thursday. The FDNY says four people died at the scene and two more later in hospitals.
4:10 PMLeft-wing influencer Nick Pringle called for Nuremberg-style trials for Trump allies in a video, saying it would be "a failure" if Elon Musk is alive at Christmas. He also made remarks about Stephen Miller and Jared Kushner that appeared to reference violence.
4:27 PMWhale watchers off Newport Beach, California filmed more than five dozen short-finned pilot whales on Tuesday. It's the first sighting of the species there in over a decade.
4:55 PMLondon's police chief says hate crime has grown against all communities, but Jewish Londoners face the highest per capita levels. £85.8 million is being put toward extra officers to protect Jewish communities in the city.
5:16 PMFirst Lady Melania Trump is speaking at the White House about the ceasefire in Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region.
5:21 PMNew video appears to show CBP officers opening fire on a suspect at the San Ysidro Port of Entry last night. The footage shows the moment shots were fired at the border crossing.
5:34 PMHarmeet Dhillon has resigned as the Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights, leaving the post that oversees federal civil rights enforcement.
5:39 PMA Mexico City judge has been arrested for allegedly taking $2 million to free the number two man in Ryan Wedding's cocaine network. Luis Benítez Alcántara faces nine counts of accessory after the fact, FBI Director Kash Patel announced.
5:48 PMItamar Ben Gvir posted video of a handcuffed inmate repainting his cell wall in red after spraying incitement slogans on it. Ben Gvir says the inmate had to cover the whole wall within hours under tougher prison policies.
6:23 PMRa'am leader Mansour Abbas wouldn't explicitly call Hamas a terror group when pressed at the President's Residence. He said he needs to protect himself and his family and keep his role as a bridge, though he opposes terrorism and urged Hamas to disarm.
6:53 PMScientists are developing living building materials made with bacteria and fungi that absorb CO₂ and could one day patch their own cracks. ETH Zurich's version stayed biologically active for over 400 days, though it's still far from commercial use.
7:28 PMWOW! A woman in Florida filmed what looks like a shark swimming through floodwaters.
8:25 PMNASA's latest image of the Sun makes it look like it's smiling at us. The 'face' is just dark patches in the Sun's atmosphere called coronal holes, where solar wind streams out into space.
8:52 PMCan't find the Edit button on WhatsApp? In a new version of WhatsApp that is now being tested, Edit no longer appears in the three-dot menu. To edit a message you sent, tap and hold the message, then tap the pencil icon at the top of the screen. Messages can still only be edited within 15 minutes of sending.
9:03 PMCENTCOM released video of U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighters taking fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker mid-flight while patrolling the skies over the Middle East.
9:58 PMSome of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's upcoming travel has been put on hold. Two sources say it could be tied to Trump weighing new major strikes on Iran, or to political fallout after the midterm elections.
10:11 PMDowntown McCaysville, Georgia is under 6 to 7 feet of water after flash flooding. A state of emergency is in place and boat crews have made more than 30 rescues. Officials say stay off the roads and follow evacuation instructions.
11:08 PMMarco Rubio says he isn't leaving the administration to run for president. Speaking to the New York Times, the Secretary of State said serving under Trump until the end of his term has "always been my plan."
11:30 PMNASA's Artemis II launch sent massive disturbances rippling through the upper atmosphere, and researchers say they could have interfered with GPS signals. The rocket's exhaust appears to have affected the ionosphere.
12:11 AMBill Gates is warning that AI could be used to trigger a pandemic far worse than COVID, adding to growing concern over how the technology could be misused.
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