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Meta launches $35B stock sale to fund AI
Meta is selling $22.5B of common stock via forward sales plus about $12.5B of convertible preferred, with a ~$60B share program planned for 2027.
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Business
Strive buys 6,182 BTC, now owns 43,000
An SEC filing shows Strive paid about $82,732 per coin from Oct 17-23.
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AI & Tech
Musk says SpaceX closed $40B GPU debt deal
Musk said on X the mostly callable debt pays for Nvidia GPUs due in Q1-Q2 2027; lenders and pricing weren't disclosed.
Ukraine disputes Musk's claim that its military broke Starlink's terms
A Ukrainian adviser rejected Elon Musk's statement that Ukraine's military violated Starlink's terms of service, after high-speed service was restored in Ukraine on Saturday.
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Asia
North Korea tells UN that Seoul fabricated border mine blast as howitzers appear near DMZ
North Korea told the UN Security Council that South Korea fabricated a September landmine blast in the demilitarized zone, as North Korean self-propelled howitzers were seen near the border.
Japan holds emergency cybersecurity meeting as data breaches start causing losses
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government held a ministerial meeting on cybersecurity on Monday after hacks, including one at GMO Internet Group, began causing customers financial losses.
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World
Lula wins fourth term in Brazil as Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Brazil's electoral court said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Sunday's runoff with 51.79% of valid votes to 48.21% for Flávio Bolsonaro, who said he would seek to have the result annulled.
Jordan arrests three suspects after deadly attack on Karak church
Jordanian security forces arrested three armed suspects after a shootout on Monday, officials said, three days after gunmen attacked a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate.
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Sunday Top Stories
- Serbia's Vučić concedes election defeat to student-led movement
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile
- New York archdiocese agrees to $800 million settlement with clergy abuse survivors
- Ukraine disputes Musk's claim that its military broke Starlink's terms
- France makes 1,314 arrests as cost-of-living protests end in clashes
- 12 hurt, including six children, in shooting near Florida A&M
- Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from Congo
- Japanese prosecutors indict US Marine in Okinawa robbery-murder case
- Kenya bus-truck crash kills at least 22 on Nairobi-Mombasa highway
- ECB plans 2027 digital euro pilot, 2029 launch
US
New York archdiocese agrees to $800 million settlement with clergy abuse survivors
The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay $800 million to settle claims from about 1,300 people who say they were sexually abused by clergy and lay workers.
12 hurt, including six children, in shooting near Florida A&M
At least 12 people, including six juveniles, were injured in a shooting Saturday evening near Florida A&M University in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend, police said.
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Politics
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola has minor injuries in car crash
Democrat Mary Peltola, who is challenging Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska, and her family suffered minor injuries Saturday when another vehicle hit theirs on the way to a campaign event, her campaign said.
Trump says US 'may do another little Epic Fury' against Iran
At a Florida rally on Friday, President Trump said the US may carry out another military operation against Iran, without giving details.
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Health
Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from Congo
Uganda will require citizens returning with a history of travel to Congo to quarantine for 21 days at their own expense, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said Sunday, as it tightens Ebola precautions.
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Travel
Western Sydney International Airport opens to passengers
Sydney's new A$5.6 billion airport opened to passengers on Sunday, the first major new airport in Australia in more than 50 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
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Saturday Top Stories
- US cuts staff at four Middle East embassies after intelligence memo on Iranian plots
- Bitcoin dips below $80,000
- Trump says US 'may do another little Epic Fury' against Iran
- Gunmen kill at least seven at church funeral in Jordan
- Mortgage rates dip to 7.32%, Freddie Mac says
- Indonesia trims pipeline gas exports to Singapore
- Kim Jong Un crosses new bridge into China for border-city visit
- Argentine judge drops LIBRA case vs Milei
- Pennsylvania makes AI ad labels law
- 'Clayface' leads weekend box office, heading for about $24 million
Money
Mortgage rates dip to 7.32%, Freddie Mac says
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 7.32% this week from 7.40%, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey.
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Entertainment
'Clayface' leads weekend box office, heading for about $24 million
Warner Bros.' DC horror film 'Clayface' took first place at the North American box office with $10.4 million on Friday and is tracking toward about $24 million for the weekend, Variety and Deadline reported.
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