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– Global multidimensional poverty has risen for the first time since the measure began in 2010, reaching 1.2 billion people across 108 countries. The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index covers 6.3 billion people and finds 18.9% live in acute multidimensional

– Firefighters raised containment of the Bike Fire to 81% after the wildfire forced evacuations in Santa Clarita north of Los Angeles. The blaze burned about 172 acres near Cambria Estates Lane and Ravenhill Road in the Sand Canyon area.

– A 45-year-old man killed eight people at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before apparently killing himself, police said. The Friday shooting left nine people dead in total, including the gunman. The victims included a pregnant woman, a 5-year-old boy

– The U.S. stock bull market entered its fifth year Monday after completing four years of gains. The S&P 500 has advanced about 119% from its Oct. 12, 2022 bear-market closing low, based on Truist analysis. The benchmark finished that

Global equity markets experienced a notable resurgence as investors returned to riskier assets at the end of the trading week. Financial data confirmed that US and European stocks close higher as bond yields ease, reversing a downward trend triggered by

Surging demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure prompted the World Trade Organization to raise its 2026 global merchandise trade growth projection to 3.9 percent. The latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report highlights that multinational enterprise spending on intelligent computing hardware

Jaguar unveiled the production Type 01 in New York on October 6, marking a major product launch for the British luxury brand. The four-door electric grand tourer is the first production Jaguar based on the dedicated Jaguar Electric Architecture. It

– U.S. school book bans affected Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North during a record year for removals. PEN America recorded 11,982 bans during the 2025-26 school year, its highest annual total since tracking began in 2021. The group

– Southern California’s prolonged October heat wave pushed downtown Los Angeles to 101°F on Tuesday. The reading extended an extraordinary run of triple-digit temperatures. It marked a fifth straight day at or above 100°F in downtown Los Angeles. The National

– The U.S. Army has scheduled former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for execution by firing squad on December 3. The execution will take place at Fort Hood at 1 p.m. Central Time. Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle set the