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THE WORLD TODAY
🇺🇸 Nancy Pelosi Announces She Will Not Run for Re-Election in 2026, Ending 40-Year Congressional Career. Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, ending a 40-year career that began in 1987 and made her the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
🇱🇧 Israeli Airstrikes Hit Southern Lebanon Towns in Escalation of Near-Daily Attacks on Hezbollah Targets. Israeli jets struck several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday, marking an escalation in near-daily attacks almost one year after a US-brokered ceasefire ended the Israel-Hezbollah war, with Lebanon reporting over 270 people killed since the agreement took effect.
🇨🇱 World Leaders Criticize Donald Trump for Climate Inaction at COP30 Summit in Brazil. World leaders at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil criticized US President Donald Trump for his rejection of climate science, with Colombia and Chile calling him a liar, while UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged waning global political support for climate action and withdrew from Brazil’s $125 billion rainforest protection fund.
🇧🇪 Brussels Airport Flights Diverted After New Drone Sightings Reported Over Belgium. Flights bound for Brussels Airport were held or diverted late Thursday due to unconfirmed drone sightings, following Belgium’s emergency security meeting after coordinated drone attacks forced airport and military air base closures on Tuesday.
🇲🇽 Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Presses Charges After Street Groping Incident Sparks National Conversation. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pressed charges against a man who groped her while she walked from Mexico’s National Palace to the Education Ministry, using the incident to highlight widespread gender violence and street harassment faced by women across Mexico.
CHECK THIS OUT
10 US Airports Most Likely to Experience Thanksgiving Delays in 2025: Expert Travel Guide
Remember last Thanksgiving when airports across the U.S. were swamped with travelers? The TSA screened 3.08 million people in a single day (the Sunday after the holiday), a record, and also a reminder that holiday travel is equal parts reunion and endurance test. Most travelers made it home, but not without a fair share of delay alerts and tired gate crowds across the country.
WATCH THIS
Australia’s government last week rejected a tech push to create a copyright exemption that would allow AI models to train on Australian artists’ content. The decision turns the country into an experiment with one possible future for AI copyright deals. In the US, a similar issue is making its way through the legal system and seems likely to end up in front of the Supreme Court.
Australian Recording Industry Association CEO Annabelle Herd told Semafor’s Reed Albergotti last week that she expects that AI companies will be forced to make deals with record labels. Rather than one lump sum, those deals could include creative revenue-sharing models, based on how much of an artist’s work was used in model outputs, for instance.
PICK OF THE DAY
Cuffing season isn’t fading, it’s evolving, DoorDash data reveals
Every fall, cuffing season arrives like clockwork – that unofficial stretch of months from October through February when casual flings turn into something a little more intentional, as couples bunker down for cozy winters. This year, according to insights from DoorDash, cuffing season is in full swing, and the proof is in the data.
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