The day in brief — November 4, 2026
The stories that led the day, ranked by how many independent outlets covered each one.
El-Sayed became the first Muslim in the U.S. Senate, and Kisha Lance Bottoms the first Black woman governor, so history is being written right now, and there's room for everyone. While Americans rewrite their records, French hackers heated blood-donation refrigerators to 110°C — apparently deciding to test which boils faster: the blood or the patience of doctors. Tinto Brass is gone, but his films remain, and Nadal joined Real Madrid's board — now the club will be defended not only on the court.
The day's stories
- Democrats sweep Congress in historic midterm defeat for Trump
- El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race, becomes first Muslim senator
- Democrat Talarico wins Texas Senate seat, first in 38 years
- Spain's transport minister resigns after train crash kills 69
- Hackers heat French blood bank fridges to 110°C in cyberattack
- Drones hit Ozon logistics center in Adygeysk, fire breaks out
- Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman elected US state governor
- Plane carrying Vučić allies turned back over Lithuania, but they still reached Moscow
- Italian director Tinto Brass dies at 93
- Rafael Nadal to join Real Madrid board of directors
Other stories of the day
- Kremlin praises Melania Trump's meeting with Russian, Ukrainian delegations
- Musk jokes about 'space lasers' after Republicans lose midterms he funded
- Eisenkot wins majority Knesset backing to form Israeli government
- NASA's Swift telescope burns up after 22 years in orbit
- Bavaria's Deputy PM Hubert Aiwanger Found Dead in Berlin Hotel
- Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
- Hong Kong court sentences Joshua Wong to 10 more years
- Trump says he intends to keep Hegseth as defense secretary
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