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Meet the Doctors and Scientists Who Won in the Midterms

These midterm winners know the health-care system from the inside—and want to help fix it.

Democrats’ big election win revives a difficult Social Security question: Who pays?

There are many ideas for saving Social Security. All of them will hurt.

It was a big night for doctors to win seats in Congress, riding the blue wave

Historically, most physicians who served in the House or Senate have been Republicans. In the next Congress, physicians who are Democrats made significant gain…

Global HIV Chief to Chair London Institute

Winnie Byanyima, the Ugandan who leads UNAIDS, was named chair of the IIED board of trustees on 3 November 2026 and starts in January 2027. The post Global HIV…

Morocco Frees 359 Convicted Extremists

Morocco has freed 359 of 480 convicted extremists who joined its Moussalaha course since 2017, the prison chief told lawmakers on 4 November 2026. The post Mor…

Google Is Forcing AI Overviews in Classrooms. Schools Are Searching for a Way Out

Google is tying up AI Overviews with traditional search, angering parents and educators who worry that easy, machine-generated answers are leaving kids less ca…

Wicked Star Cynthia Erivo Will Play Tupac’s Mom in Snoop Dogg Biopic

Cynthia Erivo, who you probably know best as Elphaba from the movie adaptation of Wicked, will play Afeni Shakur in the upcoming Snoop Dogg bopic Snoop.

Voting stations close as local polls now move to counting phase

Voters who were already in the queue before 21:00 will still be given an opportunity to vote.

Leak TruStream review: a gifted network audio player that just lacks a bit of dynamic headroom

For the TruStream, Leak has hidden a whole lot of cutting-edge digital audio functionality in what looks like a piece of audio equipment from the swinging sixt…

Adjetey Anang reveals name of lady who first broke his heart

Ghanaian actor Adjetey Anang has finally revealed the name of the “pretty” lady who first broke his heart. The actor, popularly known for his remarkable roles…

Meta AI and News: What Brazil’s Court Ruled

BRAZIL · TECHNOLOGY AND LAW Key Facts The ruling A São Paulo court barred Meta on 3 November from using news outlets’ content to train AI. Who is covered Outle…

Open source AI is booming. Hugging Face explains who profits.

Open source models are becoming more mainstream as enterprises, governments and startups alike rely on the promise of lower costs, more control, and more flexi…

WHO approves trials for two new Ebola vaccines

Two new vaccines were designed for the Bundibugyo virus that has killed more than 5,300 in the DR Congo.

Ghana’s UN Mission visits family of Ghanaian killed in second Bronx tragedy, pledges support

Ghana's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has visited the family of 24-year-old Ghanaian caregiver Joseph Owusu, who was reportedly killed in…

My mother was a single parent who worked tirelessly to give my brother and me a good life – MC Kabutey

Many children have grown up with single mothers who have had to shoulder the responsibility of raising, nurturing and providing for their families, often makin…

Fact check: Examining viral narratives after the US midterm elections

As Democrats celebrate major gains, false claims about election fraud have spread. Viral posts alleging illegal voting and election rigging are intended to fue…

Nintendo's main Switch cartridge supplier is leaving the ROM business

This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.

Senji Kuroi Has Died. He Interpreted ‘the Salaried Soul.’

In books and essays, he captured the unease beneath Japan’s economic miracle and wrote about everyday people who might never appear in headlines.

Apple will check shared iCloud links for ‘harmful content’

Apple will start checking iCloud items that are accessible to anyone who has the link for "harmful content" starting with iOS 27.3 and other 27.3 updates, the…