politics · world
GOP senators break with Trump on Russia waiver
Retiring Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn criticized Trump’s waiver of new Russia sanctions; Trump called it a ‘very good decision.’
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politics · world
Retiring Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn criticized Trump’s waiver of new Russia sanctions; Trump called it a ‘very good decision.’
world
Pope Leo XIV left Gemelli Hospital Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery.
world
Protests over living costs brought fires and looting; over 500 police and firefighters were hurt.
science · tech
Google Quantum AI showed ‘magic state cultivation’ on real hardware, a key step toward error-free quantum computing.
world · science
Trudy had 100 mph winds off Manzanillo Saturday and is expected to weaken from Sunday.
Continued inside Sports, B1 · Local, C1 · World, D1 · Finance, E1 · Business & AI, F1 · Funny Pages, G1
No new North Andover news today.
world
Students marched for a fifth day demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama resign; pellets hit two Reuters journalists.
world
The blaze tore through a three-story wooden resort near Inani Beach in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday.
world
Zelenskiy said Russian forces struck Ukraine’s energy sector 76 times in the past week.
Police are investigating after a 48-year-old man was found with extensive injuries in Seventh Brigade Park.
In August, 42% of patients waited more than 30 minutes to be handed over at hospitals, ABC reports.
markets
The fed funds range is 3.75% to 4.00% after September’s hike; futures priced an 85% chance of a hold Friday. The decision comes Wed., Oct. 28, 2 p.m.
markets
The gap grew about 12% from $1.775 trillion, the third-largest on record, Treasury said Friday.
business
Masayoshi Son is speeding up bets on robotics and AI with the possible deal.
business
Beijing proposed export controls on 12 key solar-manufacturing technologies.
Nvidia
Laptops from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI with up to 128 gigabytes of memory start at $2,399.
No new Grok Bot or SpaceX AI posts or news since yesterday’s edition.
ai for business
Wix’s Symphony agents use Stripe’s Link wallet to pay invoices and reorder stock with capped, single-use cards after an owner approves.
Why it matters for One Stop Revenue. Studio owners will expect AI that acts with a quick OK; build client automations the same way.
ai policy
Andrew Bailey told the G30 regulators ‘have got to address’ concerns about AI agents.
Why it matters for One Stop Revenue. Rules on agents that spend or message are coming; keep a human sign-off in every client flow.
The UK chain agreed to buy the 47-site budget operator, becoming Switzerland’s largest low-cost gym group; the deal should close Nov. 2.
Outreach angle. Budget chains keep consolidating; pitch studios on the coaching and community a big box can’t match.
MarketWatch found fasting can help some people eat fewer calories, but it is not the effortless fix influencers claim.
Outreach angle. Offer studios a myth-busting nutrition email that positions their coaches as the honest experts.