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November 5: El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate Win and Joshua Wong’s Prison Sentence
In U.S. elections
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, two days after Bruce Springsteen endorsed him on social media. More broadly, a Guardian analysis found that dozens of Republican candidates directly endorsed by President Donald Trump lost their midterm races. In the campaign’s final stages, Trump had urged voters to act as though he were on the ballot himself.
Ukraine
The U.S. Air Force is seeking companies capable of producing more than a thousand Extended Range Attack Munitions, a low-cost, air-launched cruise missile developed for Ukraine’s F-16s. Its request for information calls for deliveries to start within three months of a contract signing and finish within fifteen months.
At the White House, first lady Melania Trump is set to host Ukrainian and Russian officials. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded her a national honor for helping broker a partial ceasefire that allowed civilians to evacuate a Russian-occupied town.
Power for tents in Gaza
In Khan Younis, a displaced Palestinian has built a makeshift wind turbine to supply electricity to tents. Unable to afford solar panels, he is using wind power to run everyday essentials.
Oil profits and Europe’s energy choices
A report commissioned by Greenpeace Germany found that oil companies earned an additional thirty-six billion euros in margins from the fallout of the U.S.-Iran conflict between March first and October nineteenth.
Meanwhile, an European Investment Bank survey reported by Reuters found that eighty-seven percent of EU respondents want governments to prioritize moving away from oil and gas toward alternative energy and electrified transport. The survey included twenty-three thousand people, with fifty-two percent putting solar first among low-carbon energy sources.
Joshua Wong sentenced
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to ten years in prison after being found guilty of colluding with foreign entities under national security law. Wong has been imprisoned since 2020.
Whale rescue in New Zealand
Volunteers are working to save pilot whales stranded near Cape Palliser on New Zealand’s Wairarapa coast. At least fourteen have been helped back into the water, but many others have died along the remote coastline.
University supercomputer hacking charges
Canada has extradited one of two Canadian nationals charged in the United States with hacking university supercomputers. Federal prosecutors say the suspects exploited network flaws, stole login credentials and used the machines to mine cryptocurrency for financial gain. Prosecutors are still seeking custody of the second suspect.
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