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Eisenkot Wins 67 MK Nods; Herzog Says Mandate Decision Comes Sunday
Herzog will announce his mandate decision Sunday, Nov. 8, after 67 MKs recommended Eisenkot and 46 backed Netanyahu. No government has been formed yet.
Sudan Orders Ethiopia’s Gedaref Consulate Closed as South Africans Finish Local Elections
Dow Drops 1,508 Points Midday as Nasdaq Falls 4.9%
Dow Opens Up 331 Points to 53,686 as Nasdaq Falls 0.77% on Chip Selloff
Google’s Health AI Framework Puts Expert Review Beside Benchmarks
207,049 Claude Research Sessions Show Analysis Ahead of Ideas
OpenAI Says GPT-6 Cyber Lifts ExploitGym Score to 48.5%
Meta Acquires AI Coding Startup Conductor; Cloud Shuts Nov. 20
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