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1. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll commute all death row sentences to life in prison

   

   California governor Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences of more than 500 inmates to life in prison with no parole, saying he believes state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the values of California, undermines the foundations of the legal system and "diminishes each of us."

2. AI stock sell-off sends the S&P 500 down 4.4% in worst day since April 2025

   

   AI stocks worldwide felt pressure as worries rise about possible moratoriums on data centres following Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections.

3. Bomb threats affect at least 27 flights, leading to emergency landings at several European airports

   

   A series of hoax ‌bomb threats hit European airlines from Ireland to Bulgaria on Thursday morning for the second time this week, with some of at least 27 affected flights making unplanned landings or being escorted by fighter jets.

4. Mexican judge arrested over alleged $2M bribe to release Ryan Wedding's second-in-command

   

   A Mexican judge has been arrested on allegations that he accepted a $2-million US bribe in exchange for granting bail to a man accused of acting as second-in-command to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, American officials said on Thursday.

5. Ohio and Texas went from red to blue in the midterms but may not stay that way in 2028

   

   The Democrats flipping governorships and Senate seats in Texas and Ohio turned the states dramatically blue on election night. Some political observers say these wins don't necessarily mean the states will stay that colour, but they do reveal a new political reality — that they'll be electoral battlegrounds in the 2028 presidential election.