No. 76 · Friday, October 30, 2026
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, suspended deposits and withdrawals this week after an apparent hack. What did the company estimate as potential losses?
Why
Binance halted all deposits and withdrawals after a security incident, with executives estimating potential losses in the billions as they worked with law enforcement.
NYT BusinessWhich actor, famous for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation', died this week at age 86?
Why
Patrick Stewart, the British actor who achieved pop-culture stardom as the captain of the USS Enterprise and later as Professor X in the X-Men films, died after a brief battle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia.
NYT Top StoriesA state investigation and House oversight committee scrutiny has focused on Democratic efforts to recruit a spoiler candidate into which state's Senate race?
Why
The Justice Department, a House oversight committee and Alaska's own state authorities are investigating allegations that Democrats sought to recruit a candidate with a similar name to Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan to split the vote.
NYT Top StoriesThe Trump administration's Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials in which state as part of an investigation into voter rolls and claims of noncitizen voting?
Why
The DOJ sent grand jury subpoenas to election workers in Los Angeles and other California counties as part of an escalating federal probe into alleged noncitizens on voter rolls, investigations that state officials have said lack reliable evidence.
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