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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher with Trump election win, Fed in focus
Investors are drilling down into the impact of Trump's expected policies as they wait for a Fed interest-rate decision.
Yahoo News
Photos: Mountain Fire burns in southern California, destroying homes and prompting evacuations
The rapidly moving wildfire exploded in Ventura County on Wednesday, destroying homes and prompting evacuations as firefighters struggled to contain it.
Associated Press
Small Business Administration-backed financing rose 7% to $56B in fiscal 2024
The Small Business Administration said it backed $56 billion in financing to small businesses and disaster-affected areas during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, up 7% from a year prior. For the first time since 2008, the SBA distributed more than 100,000 financings to small businesses, up 22% from fiscal 2023 and 50% over 2020. The SBA doesn't give out direct loans, except when they're related to disasters, but it works with lenders to distribute loans to small businesses.
AFP
Waste heat from London sewers eyed to warm UK parliament
London landmarks including the UK parliament could be warmed by low-carbon heat powered by the River Thames, the London Underground train system and even the sewer network under new government plans.Under the plans to develop the UK's biggest heat network to provide decarbonised heat, pipes designed to carry excess heat taken from various sources would power hot water and central heating systems in the Westminster area of central London, where parliament is located.
AFP
Online disinformation exacerbates Spain flood disaster
The disinformation inundating social media during Spain's catastrophic floods threatened the crucial work of emergency services and exploited fear, anger and grief, an AFP investigation has found.The Virtual Operations Support Team, an association of volunteers who monitor social media during crises, told AFP such misinformation sparks chaos.
Associated Press
How 5 key demographic groups voted in 2024: AP VoteCast
Donald Trump won the presidency after holding tight to his core base of voters and slightly expanding his coalition to include several groups that have traditionally been a part of the Democratic base. Trump picked up a small but significant share of Black and Hispanic voters, and made narrow gains with men and women. As Trump chipped away at parts of the Democratic coalition, Vice President Kamala Harris wasn’t able to make enough of her own gains.
AFP
UN peacekeepers wounded in Israeli strike in Lebanon: army
Four UN peacekeepers were wounded in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon on Thursday that also killed three civilians, the Lebanese army said.Rescuers in the Palestinian territory on Thursday said 12 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter for displaced people in north Gaza, the latest incident of its kind.
AFP
Rare broad support in France for law to halt 'narco-state'
Unusual cross-party support is swelling in France behind a draft law meant to halt a looming "mexicanisation" of the country by a burgeoning drug trade, defying an otherwise riven political landscape."If we do nothing, we could become a narco-state", agreed senator Etienne Blanc, a co-author of the draft law from the conservative Republicans party.
Reuters
Trump victory a shot in the arm for Brazil's right-wing politics
Donald Trump's electoral victory in the United States has injected new energy into Brazil's hard right and stirred hopes that former President Jair Bolsonaro can mirror his return to power despite legal obstacles to running for office in 2026. Although analysts say it is a long-shot, Bolsonaro's backers are pushing to get him amnesty after an electoral court ruled him ineligible for public office until 2030 due to his baseless attacks on Brazil's voting system in the last presidential race. Bolsonaro, an anti-establishment firebrand who was dubbed the "Trump of the Tropics" when he was elected in 2018, thanked God for the Republican's victory on Tuesday, which he touted as improving his chances of returning to the presidency.
AFP
US Fed rate cut plans likely unchanged by Trump victory
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point Thursday, looking beyond the election results to continue easing borrowing costs on the back of cooling inflation.- 'Tug of war' - Both Harris and Trump proposed policies on the campaign trail that independent analysts say would increase the size of the deficit, pushing up the overall US debt pile and potentially raising the cost of government borrowing as a result.
NBC News
How Trump won the election and wildfire spreads in California: Morning Rundown
A look at the factors that led Donald Trump to victory and Kamala Harris to an election loss.
Reuters
US worker productivity rises moderately in third quarter; labor costs elevated
U.S. worker productivity increased moderately in the third quarter, resulting in only a gradual slowdown in labor costs that could cast a cloud over the inflation outlook. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at a 2.2% annualized rate last quarter, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday. Data for the second quarter was revised lower to show productivity rising at a 2.1% pace instead of the previously reported 2.5% rate.
Associated Press
2 Swedish teens face preliminary terror charges for explosions near the Israeli Embassy in Denmark
Two Swedish teenagers who were arrested in connection with last month's predawn explosions near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen faced preliminary charges of terror on Thursday, Danish media reported. The charges come before formal charges and allow authorities to detain suspects during an investigation. No one was injured and the explosions, about a 100 meters (yards) from the diplomatic mission, damaged the terrace of another building.
USA TODAY
What time is Joe Biden's address on 2024 election results? How to watch the speech live
President Joe Biden will address the nation Wednesday to discuss president-elect Donald Trump's upcoming transition into power.
USA TODAY
No, Pentagon didn't 'fail' to send absentee ballots to overseas military | Fact check
States distribute absentee ballots to residents, including military members, they aren't sent by the Pentagon.
USA TODAY
Mountain wildfire consumes thousands of acres as firefighters work to contain it: See photos
The Mountain Fire, a California wildfire in Ventura County, has burned thousands of acres. Photos show the widespread damage.
Associated Press
For many Iranians, Trump’s return intensifies worries about war. Yet some see reasons for hope
Iranians, like many around the world, are divided on what Donald Trump's next presidency will bring: Some foresee an all-out war between Tehran and Washington, particularly as other conflicts rage in the region. “Trump will use tougher levers against Iran," warned Ahmad Zeidabadi, a political analyst.
CNN
2 DePaul students attacked while showing support for Israel, Chicago university says
Two Jewish students at DePaul University in Chicago who were “visibly showing their support for Israel” were targeted Wednesday by masked attackers, according to a statement from the university’s president.
NBC News
Mysterious black debris in Sydney was not tar balls but 'much more disgusting' waste
Weeks after sticky black balls washed up on the famed beaches of Sydney, Australia, scientists say they have partly solved the mystery behind the “disgusting” blobs.
Yahoo News
Hurricane Rafael tracker: Category 2 storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico after making landfall in Cuba
Hurricane Rafael weakened slightly as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico after making made landfall in western Cuba as a powerful Category 3 storm.

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