A Physical Review D study suggests maximally spinning black holes could theoretically split into two, though the scenario is highly constrained and unquantified.
Science & SpaceIsraeli President Isaac Herzog has tasked Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government after a deadlocked election that left neither Netanyahu nor the opposition with a clear path to power.
Politics & GovernancePolice used water cannons to disperse masked protesters in Tirana as anti-government demonstrations entered their third week. Anger over alleged corruption and poor education poses a challenge to Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Politics & GovernancePresident Trump publicly offered the White House press secretary post to UFC CEO Dana White, who has neither accepted nor declined, while CNN reports he turned it down.
Politics & GovernanceTrump directed the Justice Department to investigate Democrats for allegedly threatening people with impeachment, calling it extortion, days after Democrats won control of Congress. He offered no evidence.
Politics & GovernanceIsraeli President Isaac Herzog gave opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a coalition after inconclusive October 27 elections, a setback for Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Politics & GovernanceMelania Trump and LSU announced a $7.2M scholarship program for students who were in foster care, timed around a football game against Alabama. Coverage is headline-based and lacks full details.
Politics & GovernanceArsenal beat Hull City 1-0 thanks to Martin Odegaard's goal, going six points clear at the Premier League top, while a controversial VAR offside call on Kai Havertz dominated pre-goal talk.
SportsAIPAC-backed candidates won many races, but nearly two-thirds of the group's roughly $84m spending went to losing candidates, signaling shifting US politics on Israel.
Politics & GovernanceFewer protesters than expected joined the fourth weekend of French demonstrations, but clashes with police erupted in several cities and some 350 arrests were made.
Crime & JusticeMalaysia's king says challenges to his conditional pardon letting jailed ex-PM Najib Razak serve his sentence at home would amount to defying his decree, after the attorney general delayed the transfer.
Crime & JusticeNASA's first ESCAPADE orbiter completed an Earth gravity assist and fired its engine for a trans-Mars injection burn. The twin orbiter is scheduled to follow on November 9.
Science & SpaceClub International, a former Port-au-Prince music venue, now shelters hundreds of Haitian families fleeing gang violence, while its owner seeks their removal.
TransportationResearchers mapped a dominant powdery mildew resistance gene, PmXP544, from wild emmer wheat to chromosome arm 4AL and developed linked markers for breeding programs.
Science & SpaceMultiple outlets report an apparent grizzly bear attack killed a woman and her daughter during a hike in British Columbia, prompting searches for bears and DNA testing of a captured animal.
Science & SpaceLatvian farmers are protesting Russian grain transit, arguing it helps fund Moscow's war in Ukraine and that Latvia cannot back Kyiv while facilitating that trade.
War & ConflictTrump's new White House chief of staff Stephen Miller drives signature immigration and domestic policies, known for combative rhetoric that will draw Democratic scrutiny in his new role.
Politics & GovernanceResearchers using seismic data from 69 stations identified two large tears in the Arabian Plate under southeastern Iran, caused by mismatched rock densities as oceanic and continental crust collide.
War & ConflictAustralia's climate minister Chris Bowen leads Cop31 negotiations in Antalya while critics question the country's near US$100bn fossil fuel export industry and recent coal and gas approvals.
Climate & EnvironmentVictoria's royal commission into Big Build infrastructure integrity opens two weeks of hearings mid-election campaign, posing political risk for Premier Ben Carroll and Labor.
Politics & GovernanceResearchers using 69 seismic stations found two giant tears in the Arabian Plate beneath southeastern Iran, offering a rare view of an ocean closing and continents colliding.
War & ConflictPresident Trump says he wants UFC chief Dana White to serve as White House press secretary, a surprise personnel suggestion from a figure outside government.
Politics & GovernanceAt least seven passengers fell ill with flu-like symptoms on an easyJet flight from Hurghada to Edinburgh on 3 November, prompting crew to contact air traffic control. Medical services met the aircraft on landing.
Health & MedicineAn assault by an Islamic State-loyal group killed at least 48 people in eastern Congo, forcing patients to flee an Ebola clinic amid a growing outbreak.
Health & MedicineNASA is accepting applications for its next astronaut candidate class, with a December 3 deadline, to support lunar surface missions, a Moon Base, and future crewed Mars missions.
Science & SpaceNASA is accepting applications for a new astronaut class to support the Artemis lunar program and a planned permanent moon base, with applications due Dec. 3.
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