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The US election was largely trouble-free, but a flood of misinformation raises future concerns
A relatively trouble-free presidential election was good news for those working to restore faith in the system. The most significant test for officials on Election Day was a series of bomb threats reported in five battleground states, some of which forced polling places to be evacuated temporarily. The day otherwise played out like most other election days, with only routine problems, and former President Donald Trump's commanding lead allowed the presidential race to be called early Wednesday morning.
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Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long-held assumptions about victims buried in ash
New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.
AFP
Germany's embattled Scholz open to talks on early election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, mired in crisis after his three-party coalition collapsed this week, said Friday he is open to talks on whether to move forward snap elections.- Pats on the back' - With the end of the Scholz government in sight, German politicians have quickly moved into campaign mode.
Associated Press
Ireland prepares for 3-week campaign to decide next prime minister
Ireland's President Michael Higgins dissolved Parliament Friday, clearing the way for a Nov. 29 election that will determine who controls government. Prime Minister Simon Harris, who had until March to call an election, had announced the date Wednesday. A historic coalition government led by Harris' center-right Fine Gael party and its center-left rival Fianna Fail has been in power since the 2020 race ended in a virtual dead heat.
Associated Press
A Ukrainian medic fell in love with a soldier on the front. They died together in a Russian attack
A crowd of mourners lit torches and intoned a military chant to honor a Ukrainian medic and a soldier who fell in love on the frontline and died together in a Russian shell attack. “They were a perfect complement to each other.”
Yahoo Finance
Inflation expectations fall to lowest level since December 2020
Inflation expectations have fallen throughout 2024 as annual gains in prices have continued to decline.
Yahoo News
Mountain Fire latest: Wildfire scorches 20,000 acres in Southern California, destroying more than 130 structures
A rapidly moving wildfire known as the Mountain Fire north of Los Angeles has destroyed homes, forced evacuations and prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency.
AFP
UN peacekeepers say Israel army damages south Lebanon position
UN peacekeepers on Friday accused the Israeli army of damaging one of their south Lebanon positions in a "deliberate and direct" action against their forces.It "is not a matter of peacekeepers getting caught in the crossfire, but of deliberate and direct actions by the" Israeli army, it said.
AFP
Toll from Mozambique election protests up to at least 30
Mozambique's opposition on Friday promised fresh protests, as rights groups said at least 30 people had been killed in three weeks of demonstrations over contested election results.Mozambique's Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD) said at least 34 were killed, according to its tally.
CBS News
Cheese sold at Aldi, Market Basket and more recalled due to listeria worries
Cheese processed at plant in Lena, Illinois, may be tainted by bacteria that can cause serious and fatal infections.
Time
What a Second Trump Presidency Means for Climate Action
Trump will set back climate action. But he can't stop it entirely.
CBS News
New Canadian councilors refuse to swear allegiance to King Charles
Five newly elected councilors in Dawson City, Canada, have refused to swear a mandatory oath of allegiance to Britain's King Charles III.
CNN
This small suburban school was named the world’s best new building
A humble school in Australia has fended off competition from skyscrapers, museums and airport terminals to be named World Building of the Year 2024.
CNN
Racist texts about slaves and ‘picking cotton’ sent to Black people as state AGs, colleges and police probe their origins
Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” reminiscent of the country’s painful and bigoted past – have been received by children, college students and working professionals from unrecognized phone numbers in the wake of the presidential election.
CNN
DNA analysis upends long-held assumptions about Pompeii victims’ final moments
Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii shows that people found holding one another beneath the volcanic ash weren’t related in the ways we think.
Popular Science
Like humans, chimps often perform tasks differently when crowds are watching
Human performance—be it artistic, academic, social, or otherwise—is often influenced by the size of the crowd around them. But we aren’t the only species that adjusts to an audience. According to recent research, some of our closest animal relatives display the same crowd-induced performance boosts and limitations depending on crowd size. The new evidence indicates […]
Popular Science
Watch a clever elephant use a hose to get clean
A pair of elephants at the Berlin Zoo have figured out how to use a hose as a make-shift flexible shower head. Not only do they use the water to get clean, but they have been observed turning the water off, potentially as a kind of prank. The behaviors are yet further examples of tool […]
NBC News
43 escaped research monkeys still loose in South Carolina after caretaker failed to shut two doors
Police are still searching for 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday, as the head of the company revealed that the outbreak happened when a staff member failed to secure a door properly.
Yahoo News
Hurricane Rafael tracker: Category 2 storm churns in the Gulf of Mexico
Rafael remains a "powerful compact hurricane" as it slowly churns in the central Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center says.
Associated Press
Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad
Politicians and activists in Morocco are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons. During a meeting at the country's parliament this week, socialist lawmaker Nabila Mounib bemoaned the way that imams were curtailed in how they can speak about the plight of Palestinians and call for religious struggle to support their cause. “No imam can speak about the Palestinian issue,” Mounib claimed on Tuesday.

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