Hackers heated supermarket freezers in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland and Estonia overnight. What each country confirmed, and France’s open alert.
Two London Men Charged U.S. RAF Fairford:
Prosecutors say one of the men in the vans at RAF Fairford called police himself after a bomb warning. Two men now face National Security Act charges.
NASA’s Swift Telescope Is Falling. Guess Where?
NASA’s Swift telescope will fall within days after a failed rescue. Forecasts point to Nov. 4 to 6, and no one can yet name where debris will come down.
Poland’s Constitutional Court Crisis, Explained
Poland’s government and opposition are fighting over who runs its top court. How a decade-long dispute reached a police-guarded constitutional standoff.
Fired Gen. Sylvia’s Leak Case Goes to DOJ, Polygraphs at Center
The Pentagon sent fired Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia’s leak case to DOJ. Accounts of his polygraphs conflict, and a 1982 Pentagon case ended in a firing reversal.
FBI Blames North Korea for Binance Theft
The FBI blamed North Korea for the Binance theft in two days. Ronin took 16 and Harmony about seven months. Binance says 90% is covered, not recovered.
Diesel’s Record Run: Refining Drove It, Now Crude Is Catching Up
Diesel is near its $6.53 record, but the reason is shifting. Refining drove the climb to September’s high. Since then, costlier crude has been catching up.
How the FBI Tied Five CIA Reports to a Contractor’s Calls With a Journalist
An FBI affidavit ties five classified reports a CIA contractor opened to his calls with a journalist he was dating and to the Substack posts that followed.
Dwarf Planet Hid in the Milky Way for a Decade
Rubin Observatory found a possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto, hidden near the Milky Way since at least 2016. Its size is still a guess: 600 to 1,500 km.