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• DHL package bombs

• Tropical Storm Rafael

• World’s largest cheese ball

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Big Story

Donald Trump Wins

Donald Trump has won the 2024 US presidential election.

• Trump declared victory around 3 am ET after Fox News projected he had won swing states Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

• As of 5:55 am ET, Trump has tallied 277 of the 270 votes necessary to win, according to AP, including key battleground states Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Votes are still being counted in Michigan, Arizona, and Nevada, but he has a two-point, four-point, and 5-point lead, respectively.

• The win comes after two years of campaigning in which he survived two assassination attempts. Trump gave a victory speech in Palm Beach, FL, before the race was called, saying he would “fix everything about our country” and praised Tesla CEO Elon Musk for his support.

• Republicans also secured a majority (51 of 100) in the Senate by flipping two West Virginia and Ohio seats. Seven races are still being tallied. The party is also on track to retain control of the House. The current count is 197-179 with 59 seats outstanding.

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DHL Package Bombs

Poland has detained four suspects involved in an alleged Russian plot to test parcel bomb attacks on US-bound flights.

• The arrests came after a package ignited before being loaded on a cargo plane at a DHL center in Leipzig, Germany. A similar incident happened in Birmingham, UK. Authorities suspect the packages were test runs to see if Russia could use the method to sabotage transatlantic flights to the US and Canada.

• While Russia denies the accusations, European intelligence officials believe that Russian military intelligence, the GRU, was behind the incidents.

• UK intelligence leader Ken McCallum warned that Russian agents have been increasing reckless acts like sabotage and arson, mainly in response to Western support for Ukraine.

• European leaders have increased security in response to the suspected Russian sabotage. Poland has closed a Russian consulate and may expel the Russian ambassador if the suspected attacks continue.

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Boeing Strike Ends

Boeing factory workers have accepted a new contract and ended their strike.

• Boeing’s 33,000 striking workers are returning to work with a 38% wage increase over four years. The average machinist’s pay is currently $75,608, but will eventually reach $119,309 under the new contract.

• The strike hit Boeing’s finances hard and restarting production might take a few weeks as some workers may need retraining. Research groups said the strike cost Boeing about $6.5B and, its stock price is down around 40%.

• This walkout is only one in a series of setbacks for Boeing. Multiple federal investigations are looking into Boeing’s manufacturing safety after a door blew off a 737 Max plane mid-flight in January — the same model that crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people.

Quick Stories

U.S. News

• The US Capitol Visitor Center was closed on Tuesday after Capitol Police arrested a man carrying a torch and flare gun during a security check. The man also had documents described as a "manifesto" referencing the Middle East conflict. (More)

• The FBI announced that it’s aware of two cases where its name and logo were used to spread false information about the 2024 election. The fake videos were linked to a Russian disinformation group and looked like real news reports. (More)

• Voters in three states will decide if recreational cannabis should be legalized. If more than one of these measures passes, over half of US states will have laws allowing recreational marijuana. Earlier this year, a Pew poll showed that 88% of US adults support medical or recreational use. (More)

World

• The UK has banned smoking outside schools and hospitals, but people can keep smoking outside pubs and restaurants. It plans to eventually eradicate smoking by raising the purchase age yearly until no one can legally do so. (More)

• Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane. It’s nearing Jamaica with sustained winds of 60 mph. The storm is forecast to approach the US later in the week. (More)

• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister Yoav Gallant. The two often clashed over the tactics of the war in Gaza and Lebanon. Foreign Minister Israel Katz will take his place. (More)

Business & Economy

• US stock markets closed higher on Tuesday (S&P +1.23%, Nasdaq +1.43%, Dow +1.02%). The S&P is up 21% year to date, which is unusual ahead of an election. (More)

• Cofounder of The Home Depot Bernard Marcus passed away at 95. Marcus was CEO during its first two decades and was board chairman until he retired in 2002. (More)

• Palantir’s stock jumped 23.5% on Tuesday after it reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, mainly due to increased US government spending on its AI technology. Government spending on Palantir’s products grew 40% from last year to $408 million. (More)

Sports & Entertainment

• Conor McGregor appeared in Dublin’s High Court on Tuesday for a civil lawsuit. Nikita Hand claims that McGregor and another man, James Lawrence, sexually assaulted her in a Dublin hotel in 2018. Both men denied the claims. (More)

• The NBA suspended Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid for three games for shoving a reporter. Embiid was reacting to an article Marcus Hayes wrote questioning Embiid’s professionalism and effort to stay in shape. (More)

• Retired Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized on ESPN's pregame show Monday night for smashing a fan’s phone before the Ohio State-Penn State game. It was in response to a fan heckling him and yelling a slur about his brother, who is dating Taylor Swift. (More)

Science, Health, & Tech

• Meta will extend its ban on new election ads until several days after the polls close. The policy is intended to prevent confusion or misinformation while states tally the votes. (More)

• A rare female pygmy hippo calf named Haggis was born at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. Pygmy hippos are also known as dwarf hippos and come from West Africa. Environmentalists believe only 2,500 exist in the wild. (More)

• NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make a final flyby of Venus today to adjust its speed and direction to reach its final orbit around the sun. The journey will take it closer to the sun than any human-made object ever. (More)

Extra Credit

🖼️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put 490,000 high-res images online for free use.

💰️ Bettors have wagered nearly $4B on election outcomes.

🎨 Rembrandt’s “Portrait of Girl” sold at auction for $1.4M.

🧀 Watch: Mexican city makes world’s largest cheese ball.