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Aquariums Plan Underwater Santa Events in Four StatesLifestyle — 2dAquariums in Camden, Cleveland and Virginia Beach are bringing back underwater Santa encounters for the 2026 holiday season, with Camden’s Christmas Underwater also featuring seasonal displays, shows and family activities. The events range from daily Santa dives and sing-alongs to an adults-only holiday party, while Cleveland is offering scheduled, ticketed meet-and-greets.

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College swim teams from Harvard to Tulane open weekend meetsSports — Nov 5, 2026Harvard divers placed second and third in both events on the opening day of a meet with Cornell and Penn. St. Cloud State, Clarkson, Tulane and FIU are also scheduled for weekend swimming and diving meets, including dual meets, a tri-meet and diving invitational.

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SS United States Becomes World’s Largest Artificial ReefWorld — 3dThe SS United States, once the world’s fastest passenger liner and still holder of its 1952 trans-Atlantic speed record, was deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast on Veterans Day. After years of planning and preparation, the nearly 1,000-foot ship will become the world’s largest artificial reef and a diving destination.

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Cenk Dives Into the Sewer and Decides It Smells Sweet2 sources — Oct 23, 2026

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Rachel Meyers Maybe Cenk sees some value in those conversations that others miss, but it still comes across as too accepting.

Learjet Carrying Nine Crashes Into Greenacres Mobile Home Neighborhood — Nov 1, 2026Learjet 60 N722BD from Austin crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, on Nov. 1, killing all nine aboard after a roughly 32,000-ft-per-minute dive into a fireball.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Indiana State Teams Set for Busy MVC WeekendSports — Nov 3, 2026Indiana State women’s soccer upset Missouri Valley Conference leader Southern Illinois, 2-0, strengthening the Sycamores’ position in the league race. Other Indiana State teams are preparing for key home events, including football’s matchup with Southern Illinois, volleyball’s Senior Weekend and a swimming and diving meet against UIC and Evansville.

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Girls Swim Teams Win Titles in Washington Wyoming and New YorkSports — Nov 6, 2026Cheyenne Central ended a 22-year drought to win Wyoming’s Class 4A state girls swimming and diving title, while Lander Valley claimed its third straight 3A state championship. District and sectional titles went to Anacortes, Peru and Walla Walla, with Walla Walla and Anacortes also extending winning streaks; standout performances included Central’s Addy DeLay and Walla Walla’s Violette Schindler, who each won two individual events.

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College teams record mixed results across five matchupsSports — Nov 4, 2026Florida State’s women’s soccer team lost 2-1 to Virginia Tech despite outshooting the Hokies, while the Seminoles’ volleyball team rallied to beat Georgia Tech in five sets. Elsewhere, Georgia beat Florida for its sixth straight rivalry win, Snead State won an overtime basketball comeback, and Georgia Tech swimming and diving swept Boston College and beat East Carolina’s women.

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Millikin Swimming Opens Season With Dual-Meet LossSports — Oct 28, 2026Mizzou swimming and diving is set to face Southern Illinois in a two-day dual meet after a strong home opener. Millikin opened its season with losses to Illinois College, though several swimmers earned event wins and top finishes.

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Utah State Clinches Pac-12 Championship BerthSports — Oct 30, 2026Utah State soccer clinched a place in the Pac-12 Championship with a 5-0 win over Oregon State, while UC Davis men’s water polo beat Pepperdine 17-8 to remain unbeaten in conference play and its men’s tennis team opened the Pacific Invite with a win over Menlo. Texas A&M soccer hosts Ole Miss in its final match of the season as both teams seek their first SEC victory, and UC Davis swimming and diving hosts UC San Diego to close its fall home schedule.

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Starkville routs Murrah 49-12 behind six touchdown passesSports — Oct 20, 2026No. 21 SMU swimming and diving is set to face Arizona State and Arizona after a strong showing at the SMU Classic. In other Mustangs-related sports news, Starkville routed Murrah 49-12 in football, while Salisbury edged East Rowan 2-1 in boys’ soccer.

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Support Trump vs Support DemocratsYourlist — VS BattleEvery executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.

College Teams Claim Friday Sweeps Across SportsSports — Oct 24, 2026Friday’s college sports slate featured sweeps by Northern Iowa, Creighton, Missouri and Kansas in volleyball, while Indiana swept its swimming and diving tri-meet and Indiana volleyball beat Ohio State in straight sets. Indiana men’s soccer played Northwestern to a scoreless draw, leaving the Hoosiers in control of their Big Ten title and tournament-seeding prospects.

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Nicole Hardy Indiana's soccer draw keeps their Big Ten title hopes alive, but the volleyball sweeps by Creighton and Missouri look even more impressive this weekend.

California Approves Sites Reservoir Water PermitEnvironment — Nov 5, 2026California regulators approved a water-right permit allowing the proposed Sites Reservoir to divert up to 986,000 acre-feet annually from the Sacramento River during high-flow periods, advancing a major project intended to store water for droughts and provide flood and environmental benefits. The permit limits diversions to protect fish, water quality and senior rights, but environmental and Tribal advocates say safeguards may be inadequate and question the project’s costs and potential harm to rivers, wildlife and cultural resources.

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FBI Probes Alleged $1.8 Million District DiversionPolitics — Oct 27, 2026Federal investigators are examining whether former Burlington school administrator Stephanie Phillips used a fictitious consulting company and fabricated invoices to divert roughly $1.8 million in district funds over more than a decade. Phillips has not been charged; the district says it reported the discrepancies and is cooperating with investigators while reviewing its financial controls.

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Merck KGaA agrees to acquire Silence Therapeutics in $1.3B deal — Oct 19, 2026Merck KGaA will buy Silence Therapeutics for $20 per ADS in cash, about $1.3B equity value; Silence stock surged roughly 125% on the divesiran-focused deal.

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Priya Raman This buy should help Merck push RNA therapies forward for conditions like polycythemia vera.

Answer honestly and the AI sketches your soulmateQuizie — QuizNot who you think you want — who your answers say you need. The AI drafts the wanted poster.

Jet Strikes, Kills Alligator, Diverts to CharlestonWorld — 5dA private jet struck and killed an alligator while taking off from Johns Island Airport near Charleston, prompting pilots to divert to Charleston International Airport over concerns about possible landing-gear damage. The plane landed safely with no visible damage, and none of the five people aboard was injured.

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Bomb alert diverts Dublin-Rome flight to French airbaseWorld — Nov 5, 2026Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome, with 151 passengers, diverted to Évreux-Fauville Air Base on Nov. 5, 2026, after a bomb alert; authorities found no device.

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Maya Lindstrom They did the right thing checking thoroughly even if nothing turned up, though it shows how one alert can ground a whole flight.

Studies Find Urbanization Reduces Bird DiversityEnvironment — Nov 3, 2026Studies show urbanization reduces bird diversity worldwide—especially in tropical cities—while species able to breed across varied habitats are more likely to thrive in urban areas. Local habitat initiatives and birding opportunities, from Houston’s green spaces to Kauai’s native-bird and forest exhibit, underscore efforts to support birds and connect people with them.

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Native Heritage Month Spotlights Diverse Indigenous CulturesLifestyle — Oct 31, 2026Native American Heritage Month highlights the diversity and contemporary life of Indigenous communities, from a Las Vegas gallery using art and free programs to foster connection and challenge stereotypes to Alaska families resuming salmonberry gathering after a devastating typhoon. The observance grew from decades of advocacy for recognition of Native peoples and their contributions.

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US Film Festivals Showcase Diverse Films, Emerging ArtistsEntertainment — Nov 1, 2026Recent film festivals showcased a wide range of independent, international and socially engaged films: Chicago reviews highlighted distinctive selections, while the Leander lineup paired Hollywood names with independent stories and San Diego’s anniversary festival emphasized diverse films, short-form work and discussion of social issues. Across the events, the coverage underscored the value of festivals as places to discover films and share them with audiences.

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Five Firms Set Quarterly Dividend PaymentsFinance — Oct 27, 2026Nexstar Media declared a quarterly dividend of $1.86 per share, while NexPoint Real Estate Finance, NexPoint Residential Trust and NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust announced quarterly dividends of $0.50, $0.53 and $0.03 per share, respectively. NNN REIT declared a $0.62 quarterly dividend; the reported annualized yields range from 2.3% for NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust to 12.9% for NexPoint Real Estate Finance.

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Asian Restaurants Showcase Diverse Local Food TraditionsLifestyle — Oct 28, 2026Des Moines restaurants showcase the diversity of regional Chinese cuisine, from spicy Sichuan dishes to Cantonese favorites. The range reflects traditions with distinct histories, ingredients and cooking techniques, rather than a single, monolithic “Chinese food” category.

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Report: Lutnick Delays Nvidia China Chip Curbs — 3dReports say Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other officials pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over delays in imposing export controls on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia AI chips to China, particularly Megaspeed; Lutnick reportedly warned the restrictions could trigger a trade war. President Trump reportedly approved action after consulting Elon Musk, but the controls had not taken effect, and the Commerce Department disputed that Bessent confronted Lutnick.

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Priya Raman Trump got the right advice from Musk yet the Commerce Department still has not enforced the approved export rules.

Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO and Board Member — 4dNvidia faces multiple securities lawsuits alleging it misled investors about its business and its dealings with Megaspeed, amid scrutiny over whether advanced chips were diverted to China in violation of export controls. The company has hired an outside law firm to investigate, the FBI is conducting a separate probe, and its shares have fallen sharply.

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