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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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- 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
Consumer sentiment holds at 48.0 as 85% say it's a bad time to buy a house
The University of Michigan's final October reading of consumer sentiment came in at 48.0, barely below September's 48.1 and down from 53.6 a year earlier.
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US
Brewers beat Rays 3-2 in World Series Game 1
Milwaukee held off a ninth-inning Tampa Bay rally to win the opener of the World Series 3-2, AP reported.
Four Corners flooding forces rooftop rescues and evacuations in Colorado and New Mexico
Rising rivers in the Four Corners region led to water rescues, some from rooftops, and evacuation orders in Colorado and New Mexico on Friday, after Colorado's governor declared a disaster emergency in 11 counties.
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Asia
Indonesia trims pipeline gas exports to Singapore
Indonesia began cutting pipeline gas exports to Singapore on Oct 24 to shore up domestic supply; Singapore's Energy Market Authority said the cut is under 2% of daily demand.
Kim Jong Un crosses new bridge into China for border-city visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un entered China's Dandong on Saturday via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge, Yonhap reported, and later returned home, according to CNA.
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World
US cuts staff at four Middle East embassies after intelligence memo on Iranian plots
The State Department is reducing staff at its embassies in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates after the US intelligence chief warned that Iranian plots against Americans had reached advanced stages.
Gunmen kill at least seven at church funeral in Jordan
Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan's Karak governorate on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding about 40, AP reported.
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Politics
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.
Justice Department sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses
The Justice Department asked a federal court to bar Alaska from certifying the Nov. 3 Senate result if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses and votes for a second candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan could have changed the outcome. President Trump said he ordered the suit.
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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.
Reservoir sues Suno and Anthropic, alleging AI training on its songs
Independent music publisher Reservoir filed separate federal lawsuits against AI music company Suno and Claude maker Anthropic, alleging both copied its songs without permission to train their models.
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Business
Bitcoin dips below $80,000
BTC slipped under $80,000 Saturday, its lowest in over a month, as the US pulled staff from Middle East posts over an Iran threat memo.
Argentine judge drops LIBRA case vs Milei
A federal judge cleared President Milei, his sister Karina and 9 others, ruling his 2025 token post wasn't fraud.
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AI & Tech
Pennsylvania makes AI ad labels law
Gov. Shapiro signed SB 806, requiring a clear label when ads use AI-made or heavily AI-edited content that misleads buyers.
Sweden's Government Offices block ChatGPT, Claude
From Oct 26, staff can't reach the two chatbots' web versions on work computers and are pointed to Microsoft Copilot.
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Health
First Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria may have crossed paths at Uganda airport
Africa CDC is investigating whether the first confirmed Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria met at Uganda's Entebbe airport on Oct. 3, as the outbreak that began in Congo spreads.
US measles cases reach 4,588 this year, up 178 in a week
CDC data show 4,588 confirmed US measles cases as of Oct. 22, with 479 hospitalizations and 43 new outbreaks reported in 2026.
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Travel
American Airlines forecasts deeper 2026 loss as fuel costs soar
American now expects an adjusted full-year loss of $1.00 to $1.60 a share and plans to slow growth in 2027, as US carriers lean on higher fares to offset jet fuel costs.
Drone attacks shut all four Moscow airports for second time in two days
Russia's aviation agency halted flights at Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky on Friday afternoon as air defenses engaged drones approaching the capital.
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