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Binance Hack Sends Crypto Stocks Tumbling

30 October 2026 at 15:06
The rout hit publicly traded crypto exchanges and fintech companies, as well as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

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A Binance booth at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami Beach, Fla. The Binance breach on Thursday has rattled markets.

Novaya Gazeta, Fiercely Independent Russian News Outlet, Says It Will Shut Down

30 October 2026 at 14:12
Journalists at Novaya Gazeta, whose co-founder received the Nobel Peace Prize, said the government had orchestrated its demise: “They killed us.”

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The Nobel laureate Dmitri Muratov, second from left, with colleagues at Novaya Gazeta’s offices in Moscow last year.

Another Toll of the Violent Unrest in France: The Political Center

30 October 2026 at 14:00
Support for Édouard Philippe, the leading candidate from the centrist bloc, has eroded, while his far-right and far-left rivals benefit.

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Édouard Philippe, the leading centrist candidate in France’s presidential race, has struggled in the polls since widespread protests broke out across the country last month.

Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution

30 October 2026 at 13:00
Convicted of a 1995 murder, Ms. Pike released her first statement since the failed attempt to execute her last month.

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It took about 30 minutes to verify the authenticity of the call for an ambulance from the prison. Christa Pike was in a private Nashville hospital for more than a week.

Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion

The crypto exchange said it was compromised in what could be the biggest crypto heist ever. One research lab attributed the theft to “North Korea’s elite hacking unit.”

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Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s founder, said the incident “does look like a hack.”

Israel’s Election Is Unlikely to Change Its Policies and Global Isolation

30 October 2026 at 09:03
The leading contenders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, aren’t substantially different in their approach to Israel’s security or in their opposition to a Palestinian state.

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Campaign posters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party, and Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, in Hadera, Israel, on Tuesday.
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