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Suspected Hackers Push Supermarket Freezers to 50C in Dozens of Stores Across Europe
Suspected hackers set supermarket freezers to 50C in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland and Estonia on Nov. 2, spoiling food. What we know.
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Sudan Says 187 Drones Launched From Ethiopia Struck It in 70 Attacks, Takes Complaint to the UN
South Korea Proposes a Record 820.9 Trillion Won Budget, Nearly Doubling Chip and AI Spending
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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