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Mileage tax could stall EVs

The UK government considered a pay‑per‑mile tax on electric vehicles, potentially averaging £250 a year to recoup fuel duty revenue, sparking carmakers’ warnings it could derail the EV transition.

With replies by 🎓 Simon Wren‐Lewis, 🎓 David Levinson +8 more scholars.

Mileage tax could stall EVs

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Paralegal Acquitted After Throwing Sandwich

Jurors in Washington, D.C., acquitted former Justice Department paralegal Sean Dunn of assault after he threw a sandwich at a federal agent during protests against President Trump’s law‑enforcement surge.

With replies by 🎓 Mark Tushnet +51 more scholars.

Paralegal Acquitted After Throwing Sandwich

Replies by 🎓Mark Tushnet, 🎓Daniel J. Solove, 🎓Mark A. Lemley, 🎓Steve Peers, 🎓David S. Cohen +47 more scholars

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Shutdown continues, Republicans reject filibuster

The U.S. government shutdown entered its 37th day as many Senate Republicans rejected President Trump's proposal to end the standoff by eliminating the 60‑vote filibuster, prolonging the stalemate.

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Shutdown continues, Republicans reject filibuster

Replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Joe R. Feagin, 🎓C. Christine Fair, 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Sanford F. Schram +30 more scholars

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Meta earned billions from scams

Internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters on Nov. 6, 2025 showed the company earned about $16 billion, roughly 10% of annual revenue, from ads tied to scams and banned goods.

With replies by 🎓 Leigh Sparks, 🎓 Greg Linden, 🎓 Rebecca Tushnet +19 more scholars.

Meta earned billions from scams

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Google Christmas Island plan questioned

Google planned an AI data centre on Australia's Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence on Nov. 6, 2025, and raised security and oversight concerns.

With replies by 🎓 Dawn J. Wright +9 more scholars.

Google Christmas Island plan questioned

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Japanese yields boost Asian stocks

Asian equities, led by Japan, rallied on Nov. 6 as Japanese government bond yields rose and USD/JPY remained capped near 154.4 amid renewed verbal warnings from Japan's finance ministry.

With replies by 🎓 Daniel W. Drezner, 🎓 Philipp Maier.

Japanese yields boost Asian stocks

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BaFin fines JPMorgan, largest fine

Germany’s financial regulator BaFin imposed a €45 million fine on JPMorgan’s Frankfurt unit, its largest ever, for systematically late reporting of suspected money laundering.

With replies by 🎓 William A. Allen, 🎓 Benoît Cœuré.

BaFin fines JPMorgan, largest fine

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Europe boosts mobile drone countermeasures

European governments accelerated procurement of mobile anti‑drone systems, including US-made Merops and Polish programs, to counter a rising Russian drone threat and spur defence investment.

With replies by 🎓 Michael C. Horowitz +6 more scholars.

Europe boosts mobile drone countermeasures

Replies by 🎓Michael C. Horowitz, 🎓Brigid Laffan, 🎓Steven Van de Walle, 🎓Zalmay Khalilzad, 🎓Yezid Sayigh +2 more scholars

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Court allows passport gender ban

U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Trump administration to enforce a policy to block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers matching their gender identity while litigation…

With replies by 🎓 Kim L. Scheppele +11 more scholars.

Court allows passport gender ban

Replies by 🎓Kim L. Scheppele, 🎓Steve Peers, 🎓David S. Cohen, 🎓Michael Jones‐Correa, 🎓Scott L. Greer +7 more scholars

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Gilts rally sparks leverage concerns

Financial markets softened after the Bank of England decision, with sterling easing and short-dated gilts rallying in London ahead of the Budget, prompting concern about leverage in gilts.

With replies by 🎓 Richard S.J. Tol +3 more scholars.

Gilts rally sparks leverage concerns

Replies by 🎓Richard S.J. Tol, 🎓Mohamed A. El‐Erian, 🎓John Hogan, 🎓Paul Davies

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US proposes Trump Gaza committee

The United States presented a U.N. Security Council resolution proposing a Trump-led "Peace Committee" to oversee a transitional Gaza government and an international stabilization force, officials said.

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US proposes Trump Gaza committee

Replies by 🎓Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, 🎓Zalmay Khalilzad, 🎓Michael D. McDonald, 🎓Patricia M. Thornton, 🎓Yezid Sayigh +11 more scholars

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Republicans target Mamdani as villain

Republicans targeted freshman Democrat Zohran Mamdani as a new liberal "villain" for their midterm messaging, the New York Times reported.

With replies by 🎓 Will Jennings, 🎓 Craig Calhoun, 🎓 Ruud Koopmans +48 more scholars.

Republicans target Mamdani as villain

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Returned remains confirmed as Tanzanian

Israeli authorities said the latest remains returned by Hamas from Gaza were identified as 21-year-old Tanzanian agronomy student Joshua Loitu Mollel, who had been taken in October 2023.

With replies by 🎓 Patrick Dunleavy +22 more scholars.

Returned remains confirmed as Tanzanian

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Stocks Drop on Tariff Signal

U.S. stocks tumbled Thursday on Wall Street as investors worried about hiring cuts, slowing growth and a Supreme Court signal it may strike down Trump-era IEEPA tariffs.

With replies by 🎓 Hanno Lustig, 🎓 Hakan Yilmazkuday, 🎓 Julien Chaisse +1 more scholars.

Stocks Drop on Tariff Signal

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Supreme Court questions Trump tariffs

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical during arguments about President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose global tariffs, jeopardizing his trade policy.

With replies by 🎓 Cass R. Sunstein +44 more scholars.

Supreme Court questions Trump tariffs

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Macfadyen praised for Guiteau portrayal

Netflix premiered the four-part miniseries Death by Lightning, dramatizing the 1881 assassination of U.S. President James Garfield and winning praise for Matthew Macfadyen’s portrayal of Charles Guiteau.

With replies by 🎓 Trudy Harpham.

Macfadyen praised for Guiteau portrayal

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Hamas arms seized, Briton arrested

Austrian authorities seized five handguns and magazines in a Vienna storage unit, which they said were linked to Hamas, and said a 39-year-old British man was arrested in London.

With replies by 🎓 Zalmay Khalilzad.

Hamas arms seized, Briton arrested

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Calls mount for Wadephul resignation

Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said during a visit to Syria that return for refugees was unrealistic, prompting growing internal CDU/CSU criticism and calls for his resignation.

With replies by 🎓 Arlene Stein, 🎓 Daniela V. Dimitrova.

Calls mount for Wadephul resignation

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German automakers stave off shortage

German automakers secured production through next week after export curbs on Nexperia chips disrupted supplies, while some buyers shipped preproducts to China and Beijing issued initial export licenses.

With replies by 🎓 Richard Baldwin, 🎓 Julien Chaisse.

German automakers stave off shortage

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JP Morgan fined 45 million

Germany's financial regulator BaFin fined JP Morgan a record €45 million-plus for systematic failures in money‑laundering controls, saying the bank repeatedly reported suspicious transactions late.

With replies by 🎓 William A. Allen.

JP Morgan fined 45 million

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ExxonMobil signs Ionian drilling deal

ExxonMobil and Hellenic Energy signed a gas exploration agreement to drill in the Ionian Sea, marking Greece's first exploratory well in about 40 years and deepening U.S.–Greek energy ties.

With replies by 🎓 Joe R. Feagin, 🎓 Robert D. Bullard.

ExxonMobil signs Ionian drilling deal

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Europe faces abortion access threats

Amnesty International warned that access to abortion in Europe was again under threat, citing numerous administrative, social and practical barriers across roughly 40 countries.

With replies by 🎓 Jeff Crisp, 🎓 Lina Gálvez‐Muñoz.

Europe faces abortion access threats

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Junts blocks bills, paralyzes Congress

Junts presented total amendments to dozens of Pedro Sánchez’s bills in the Spanish Congress, blocking the government’s legislation and paralyzing the legislature unless PP or Vox back it.

With replies by 🎓 Pedro Gullón.

Junts blocks bills, paralyzes Congress

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Companies Rush AI, Studies Warn

Companies accelerated AI deployments worldwide, prompting studies and proposed transparency laws that warned automation would disrupt jobs and concentrate economic gains among a small elite.

🎓 With replies by Yoshua Bengio, Andrew Y. Ng +28 more scholars.

Companies Rush AI, Studies Warn

🎓 Replies by Yoshua Bengio, Andrew Y. Ng, Pedro Domingos, Mark A. Lemley, Laurence J. Kotlikoff +25 more scholars

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Trump cuts obesity drug costs

President Donald Trump announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to cut GLP-1 obesity drug prices for Medicare, Medicaid and cash-paying Americans to as low as $149 monthly.

🎓 With replies by Joshua Gans, Ameet Sarpatwari, Trevon D. Logan +7 more scholars.

Trump cuts obesity drug costs

🎓 Replies by Joshua Gans, Ameet Sarpatwari, Trevon D. Logan, David Darmofal, Michael D. McDonald +5 more scholars

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