Around the Globe

• Russia bombarded 118 Ukrainian towns and villages in 24 hours, more than on any other day this year, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko; many of the communities hit were near the front lines in the east and south of Ukraine (More)
• Mexico’s government has unveiled a $3.4B recovery plan for Acapulco, which was hit by Hurricane Otis last week; the plan includes tax breaks and financial assistance for affected families, and Mexino said it could spend more if necessary (More)
• German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier apologized for colonial-era killings in Tanzania during Germany’s rule and vowed to raise awareness of the atrocities in his country, in a step toward “communal healing” (More)

On the Homefront

• Teachers in Portland, Oregon, walked off the job yesterday for the first day of a strike that closed schools for some 45K students; prompting the strike were concerns over large class sizes, low salaries, and a lack of resources (More)
• Donald Trump Jr. testified yesterday in his father’s ongoing civil trial investigating his family's business; during the testimony, he claimed that he was never involved in preparing the financial statements for his family's company, which are at the center of the lawsuit (More)
• A group of Senators attempted to pass military promotions through unanimous consent over the objections of Senator Tommy Tuberville; the Alabama senator's bid to block the promotions is in protest of a Pentagon policy reimbursing service members' abortion-related expenses (More)

Glitz & Games

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• The Writers Guild Awards will be pushed back to April next year to allow members more time to submit movies and TV shows for consideration following the nearly five-month strike that ended on September 26 (More)
• Britney Spears’ memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ has sold 1.1M copies in the U.S. alone through its first week; the singer’s book, for which she did little publicity beyond posts on her Instagram page, was the top seller of last week (More)
• Former Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight has died at age 83; Knight guided the Hoosiers to three NCAA championships and led the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team when it earned the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Games (More)

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Business & Markets

• Major indexes in the stock market closed higher yesterday, extending gains from the day before (Dow +0.67%, Nasdaq +1.64%, S&P 500 +1.05%)
• The Federal Reserve kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged yesterday for a second straight time; the Fed said in a statement after its latest meeting that it would keep its benchmark rate at about 5.4% (More)
• Disney announced that it expects to pay $8.61B to Comcast to acquire the cable operator’s 33% stake in Hulu following Comcast’s November 1st exercise of its right under the put and call arrangement between the two companies (More)

Tips & Tricks

• Feel Good: Read up on how Tilos, a tiny Greek municipality in the Aegean Sea, has become the world’s first zero-waste island - per a press release, Tilos accomplished this feat in July after two years of efforts by local authorities and community members, with support from Polygreen, a waste management company that focuses on green solutions
• Sneak Peek: Watch the official trailer for David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, a touching HBO documentary about the life of Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter stunt double and the true story of a lifelong friendship most people don’t know about
• Bump This: Up-and-coming Nashville-based singer Thomas Day lets his strong vocals soar over a poignant piano melody in his single “Stranger” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
• Chow Down: It may not be Tuesday, but you can still get your taco cravings in with this recipe for chipotle chicken tacos that's more exciting and flavorful than your typical ground beef ingredients
• Go Deep: Over the past 15 years, Marvel Studios has reshaped the entertainment industry with superhero blockbuster after blockbuster, but as the old saying goes, the wind blows strongest at the top of the mountain - take an inside look at Marvel’s current angst-ridden state and how the source of its current troubles can be traced back to 2020
• Hot Goss: Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner was photographed kissing British aristocrat Peregrine Pearson during an outing in Paris this week; the new chapter in Turner’s romantic life comes two months after her estranged husband Joe Jonas filed for divorce
• Life Hack: We all have to communicate with others, and sometimes we may rub people the wrong way by saying the wrong thing, even if we don’t know it - here are seven phrases that can be misconstrued as rude, and some tips on what to say instead