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North Korea Says It Tested a Cluster-Bomb Missile Warhead as Rubio Says Trump Is Open to Kim Talks
North Korea says it ran a cluster bomb test for tactical missiles; Seoul tracked the launch, and Rubio says Trump is open to Kim talks but nothing is set.
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- Iran War TrackerDeaths, strikes, oil and Hormuz shippingUpdated 6 hours ago
- Ukraine War ChartsDrones, territory, losses and aid since 2022Updated 4 days ago
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- Military DeploymentsAircraft carriers and troop movementsUpdated 6 hours ago
- Economic Warfare DashboardSanctions, tariffs and market dataUpdated 5 days ago
- Trump Presidency TrackerDays in office, orders, laws and tariffsUpdated 6 days ago
- Federal Reserve TrackerFed funds rate, FOMC dates and inflationUpdated 1 day ago
Boston by the numbers
Sources: BLS, MBTA, Boston Police via Analyze Boston. More: economy · transit · crime · restaurants
- Artificial IntelligenceDeepSeek Releases Open-Source Super-Agent to Take On Claude Code
- Business & FinanceS&P Turns Negative on Meta as Big Tech’s AI Spending Nears $828 Billion
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UN Begins Winding Down Its Western Sahara Mission After Rival Vetoes End Its Mandate
Reddit Stock Plunges 29% in Worst Day Since IPO as Google AI Search Cuts Traffic
Massachusetts Election 2026
- Nov. 3 State Election Day. Mail ballots returned in person or to a drop box must arrive by the close of polls
- Nov. 6 Last day for mailed ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 to arrive (the state allows 3 extra days in the November state election)
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