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Bank of Japan Holds Rate at 1.25% but Accelerates ETF Sales from 2027

BOJ kept its policy rate at 1.25% after Oct. 29-30 meeting and said it will speed ETF disposals from January 2027 as balance-sheet normalization advances. ...Read more

#boj, #japan, #monetarypolicy, #etf, #centralbank

TDCOSMO preprint: strong-lensing and JWST kinematics measure H0 = 71.1 ±2.4 km/s/Mpc (3.3%)

TDCOSMO's blind analysis of 11 time-delay lenses with JWST kinematics reports H0 = 71.1±2.4 km/s/Mpc (3.3%), an independent late‑universe measure. ...Read more

#hubbleconstant, #cosmology, #jwst, #gravitationallensing, #tdcosmo

Researchers say China’s SD3 model ran continuously since 2021 and hit 205.7 simulated days/day

A TianJi/CAS preprint claims the SD3 global, convection-permitting model ran operationally since 2021 and reached 205.7 simulated days/day at 1.5 km. ...Read more

#weather, #climate, #supercomputing, #china

Preprint: ClinGeX, a 'skill‑centered' AI, speeds genomic interpretation but lacks peer review or outcomes data

A preprint reports ClinGeX, a 'skill‑centered' AI, raised concordance and cut interpretation time in genomic cases — but it's unreviewed and not reproducible. ...Read more

#genomics, #ai, #precision-medicine, #clinical-genomics

Six months on, Mali remains silent on whereabouts of ex-minister Mountaga Tall and his son

Six months after Mountaga Tall and his son were seized in Bamako, Malian authorities have not disclosed if they hold them or revealed their whereabouts. ...Read more

#mali, #humanrights, #politicaldissent, #enforceddisappearance

DoorDash to Buy Instacart for About $17 Billion, Prompting Antitrust Scrutiny

DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for about $17 billion; deal draws criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and faces a lengthy antitrust review. ...Read more

#doordash, #instacart, #merger, #antitrust

Bears acquire three-time All‑Pro Jeffery Simmons from Titans for two first‑round picks

Chicago sent two first-rounders and a 2027 fourth to Tennessee for three-time AP All‑Pro DT Jeffery Simmons as the Bears push to contend. ...Read more

#nfl, #bears, #titans, #trade, #jefferysimmons

Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard and X-Men’s Professor X, dies at 86

Sir Patrick Stewart, celebrated Shakespearean actor and star of Star Trek and X‑Men, has died at 86 after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia. ...Read more

#patrickstewart, #obituary, #acting, #theater, #startrek

Mohamed Soliman pleads guilty in 2025 Boulder Molotov attack, admits targeting Jewish group

Mohamed Soliman admitted in federal court to hate-crime and explosives charges for the June 1, 2025 Molotov attack on a Boulder Run for Their Lives event. ...Read more

#boulder, #hate-crime, #antisemitism, #molotov

SEC Charges Two Firms in Alleged $130 Million Crypto-Style Fraud

The SEC sued two Colorado-incorporated entities on Oct. 29, alleging a more than $130 million crypto-style fraud that used fake SEC filings and certificates. ...Read more

#sec, #crypto, #fraud, #investing

GM chief accounting officer Christopher Hatto to retire April 1, 2027

General Motors' chief accounting officer Christopher Hatto will retire April 1, 2027. He will remain through the transition; GM has not named a successor. ...Read more

$GM, #generalmotors, #gm, #accounting, #executive, #retirement

U.S. GDP Grows 3.4% Annualized in Q3 2026, Driven by Investment and Spending

U.S. GDP rose 3.4% annualized in Q3 2026, led by investment, consumer and government spending; exports fell and imports rose, the BEA said. ...Read more

#economy, #gdp, #investment, #consumerspending

Fossils in China Reveal First Known Fully Marine Stem Amphibian, Gerrothorax maritimus

Researchers describe Gerrothorax maritimus, the first known fully marine stem amphibian, from Late Triassic marine fossils in Guizhou, China. ...Read more

#paleontology, #fossils, #amphibian, #china, #triassic

ECB Holds Rates on Oct. 29, Warns Energy Price Shock Could Lift Inflation and Weigh on Growth

On Oct. 29 the ECB left interest rates unchanged, saying rising energy costs risk higher inflation and weaker growth across the euro area. ...Read more

#ecb, #interestrates, #euroarea, #energy

Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president on Feb. 7, 2027

ECB President Christine Lagarde will step down Feb. 7, 2027, triggering the EU process to appoint her successor amid wider ECB leadership turnover. ...Read more

#ecb, #christinelagarde, #monetarypolicy, #europeanunion