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Meta Hit With Record $25 Billion Verdict in New Mexico — The Biggest Privacy Penalty in US History

A Santa Fe jury found Meta misled users about its data-privacy practices in a case rooted in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and a judge let a $25 billion penalty stand — with every dollar earmarked for New Mexico's public schools.

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POLITICS · SCOTUS

Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Ban Student IDs at the Polls, 12 Days Before Midterms

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MIDDLE EAST

Iran Claims Biggest One-Day Hit Yet on Gulf Tankers — Trump Calls the Attacks 'Fake'

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US · STUDENT DEBT

Trump Administration Drops Its Legal Fight Over Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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US · RELEASED

Michigan Teacher Stephen Hubbard Is Home After Four Years in a Russian Prison

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US · GEORGIA

Six Flags' Goliath Coaster Had Zero Safety Violations Months Before Fatal Fall, State Says

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World

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WORLD · NORTH AFRICAYESTERDAY

Unrest Flares in Tunis Suburb and Southern Town as Tunisia's Crisis Deepens

Police fired tear gas and protesters burned tires in Ettadhamen and the southern town of Jebiniana after men died in confrontations with security forces, days after the largest anti-government march in years.

WORLD · MIDDLE EAST

Yemen's War Death Toll Doubles in Weeks as WHO Tallies Over 8,500 Casualties Since August

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WORLD · GULF ESCALATION

Deadly Houthi Strike Hits Saudi Airport as US Pulls Staff From Riyadh, Second Attack Hits Oil Field

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WORLD · ITALY

Italy Sends in the Army as Milan Burns Through Nights of Youth Riots

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The WeeklyObserver

Meta Hit With Record $25 Billion Verdict in New Mexico — The Biggest Privacy Penalty in US History

Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Ban Student IDs at the Polls, 12 Days Before Midterms

Iran Claims Biggest One-Day Hit Yet on Gulf Tankers — Trump Calls the Attacks 'Fake'

US News

Trump Administration Drops Its Legal Fight Over Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Michigan Teacher Stephen Hubbard Is Home After Four Years in a Russian Prison

Six Flags' Goliath Coaster Had Zero Safety Violations Months Before Fatal Fall, State Says

World

Unrest Flares in Tunis Suburb and Southern Town as Tunisia's Crisis Deepens

Yemen's War Death Toll Doubles in Weeks as WHO Tallies Over 8,500 Casualties Since August

Deadly Houthi Strike Hits Saudi Airport as US Pulls Staff From Riyadh, Second Attack Hits Oil Field

Italy Sends in the Army as Milan Burns Through Nights of Youth Riots

Celebrity & Entertainment

Tom Skerritt, Star of 'Alien,' 'Top Gun' and 'Picket Fences,' Dies at 93

Russell Brand Trial: More Accusers Describe Alleged Assaults as Case Heads Into Week Two

Mod Sun Breaks Silence on Ex Sahara Ray's Death at 34 With Emotional Tribute

Country Hall of Famer John Anderson, Voice of 'Swingin'' and 'Seminole Wind,' Dies at 71

Judge Orders Trump to Sit for Deposition in His Own $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit by Dec. 11

Virginia Senate Power Broker Louise Lucas Indicted on Racketeering, Drug and Bribery Charges

Rogers Repeats Unproven Terror-Tie Attack on El-Sayed in Michigan's Final Senate Debate

Western Digital Posts Blowout Quarter as AI Data Centers Gobble Up Storage

Nasdaq Suffers Worst Day Since June as AI-Spending Fears Wipe Out Tech Stocks

Meta Beats Revenue Forecasts, But Stock Tumbles as AI Spending Crushes Profit

Tesla's Profit Beats Estimates — But Net Income Craters 43% as AI Spending Surges

Sports

Colts Fire-Sale Looms as Quenton Nelson Emerges Top Trade Chip Before Nov. 10 Deadline

NFL Sends Steelers and Saints Into Paris Unrest, Defying Calls to Move the Game

J.J. Watt Locks Down CBS's Top NFL Booth for Good, Officially Ending Tony Romo Era