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October 30, 2026

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Oct 29 · Binance says a security breach that may have begun with a DevOps engineer's compromised laptop had an estimated $6.3 billion impact, suspends deposits and withdrawals and says it will cover user losses

Oct 29 · The New York Times reports that a woman U.S. officials suspected of gathering intelligence for China gained access to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Nvidia responds to the report

Oct 29 · Patrick Stewart, who played Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men,' dies at 86 after Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia, a statement says

Oct 28 · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fires Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Joint Staff's top planner, after a Pentagon official says he failed three polygraphs about leaking classified Iran and Ukraine war information, a claim other Pentagon sources dispute

Oct 29 · The economy grows at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter, faster than forecast, while the Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises to 3.6% in September

Oct 29 · DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for about $17 billion in cash and stock and plans to keep the Instacart brand, with the deal expected to close by late 2027 or the first half of 2028

Oct 28 · A federal judge refuses the Justice Department's request to make California set aside about 20,000 mail ballots it says are likely from noncitizens, and the department appeals

Oct 28 · Hacktivists publish names and contact details of more than 40,000 Homeland Security employees, including ICE and Border Patrol staff, and DHS says it is investigating a potential breach

Oct 28 · Alphabet shares fall about 10% after its quarterly revenue misses forecasts and its cash flow turns negative on AI spending, while Microsoft rises on 48% Azure growth

Oct 28 · The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady six days before the midterms, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissenting in favor of a hike

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Oct 29 · Asked by a Reuters reporter whether skipping a Kansas rally had to do with his health, Trump says "I feel perfect" and tells him "You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape. You look like hell"

Oct 29 · Trump tells a rally that Black or Jewish voters who back Abdul El-Sayed are "crazy," and El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, answers the attacks on his faith

Oct 29 · With five days to go, Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson make their closing cases in Maine's Senate race, the only Republican-held seat up this year in a state Trump lost in 2024

Oct 28 · With Israel's election count still under way, Benjamin Netanyahu alleges fraud in the Arab vote and neither bloc has a clear path to a 61-seat majority

Oct 29 · Trump calls Brazil's election "a very great embarrassment to the people of Brazil" after Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost the runoff and declared himself the rightful leader, arrives in the U.S.

Oct 28 · Trump says "anything's possible" when asked about new strikes on Iran after the midterms, as the U.S. warns Middle East allies to prepare and the U.N. nuclear watchdog presses Iran for access

Oct 29 · Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls for a criminal investigation after a New York Times report that Mary Peltola's campaign sought a second Dan Sullivan for the Senate ballot, and Trump calls it voter fraud

Oct 28 · A New York Times/Siena poll shows Democrat Annie Andrews tied with Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina as polls tighten in other Republican-held Senate seats

Oct 28 · Obama rallies in Atlanta for Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, blaming Trump's Iran war for rising prices and mocking the White House over his Cheesecake Factory joke

Oct 28 · A Minnesota prosecutor charges James O'Keefe and Cam Higby with felony unlawful voting and identity theft over undercover videos shot at polling places in August

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