smh www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

•REFUND AND DROP ALL APPEALS TO DENY SNAP SNAP ($186B) •RENEW ACA subsidies thru 2029 •IMMEDIATE 100% BACKPAY for unpaid shutdown staff •SWEAR IN ALL DEMS WHO WON THAT THE SPEAKER HAS YET TO SWEAR IN.

A Toronto mom says her 12-year-old son asked Tesla’s AI chatbot, Grok, which soccer player is better: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. After some back and forth, she says the chatbot asked her son, 'Why don't you send me some nudes?' www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Democrats we’ve spoken to say he won’t succeed, as they dig in to force more GOP concessions in the coming days. www.politico.com/live-updates...

BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.

Destiny Udogie has been named as the Premier League footballer who was allegedly threatened at gunpoint by an agent on a north London street. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Transit-oriented affordable housing opening in Baldwin Park next year - across the street from the city's Metrolink station la.streetsblog.org/2025/11/06/n...

For the second time in under a month, Apple TV has suffered a significant outage. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

SANDWICH GUY NOT GUILTY A federal jury in Washington, D.C., on Thursday found former Department of Justice employee Sean Dunn not guilty of assaulting a federal agent whom he had thrown a Subway sandwich at in August. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...

Frisco police claim to have found Kneeland dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after having lost him during a chase after a failed traffic stop. thegrio.com/2025/11/06/d...

The White House “celebrated” Mamdani’s win with a post featuring a redesigned New York Knicks logo that was altered to read “TRUMP IS YOUR PRESIDENT.” The post remained live for hours, but was eventually deleted after the team complained to the White House. www.mediaite.com/media/sports...

Trump official suffers medical emergency, collapses during televised briefing. Health Secretary RFK exits stage right while POTUS watches in silence as the victim is tended to. #BlackskyNews 🗞️

“Based on the record currently before it, the court finds that plaintiffs and members of the putative class have suffered, and are likely to suffer, irreparable harm,” the order says. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/b...

As reported by multiple outlets, citing sources familiar with discussions, the list of airports that could see cuts includes the busiest airports in popular destinations www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...

Prof Alvaro Mata, chair in biomedical engineering and biomaterials who led the study, said the new substance "can be easily and rapidly applied". [We] hope to have a first product out next year [and] this innovation could soon be helping patients worldwide." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ogwumike, will get an undisclosed salary and equity stake in the league. Project B officials have said the 66 players who they want for their league will receive larger salaries than those currently offered by the WNBA. sports.yahoo.com/article/nnek...

Lujan Grisham says it’s life-changing for parents to have free child care, since it means more money can be spent on utilities and groceries. apnews.com/article/univ... #BlackskyNews

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) announces the creation of a redistricting commission to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders. The move comes as Democrats have expressed reluctance to enter the fray given the risk. https://bit.ly/47U0EIx

LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.” What are we doing?

Following a deadly plane crash in Louisville, Gov. Andy Beshear has declared Kentucky is in a state of emergency. The declaration “allows us to move resources more quickly," he said. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/05/b...

The cutback stands to impact thousands of flights nationwide because the FAA directs more than 44,000 flights daily, including passenger, cargo and private aircraft. The agency said the restrictions would remain in place as long as necessary.

Chuvalo Mark Ferrell was married to Kelli Ferrell, who joined “Real Housewives of Atlanta” on season 16. Kelli is best known as the co-founder of Nana’s Chicken-N-Waffles, which has locations in McDonough and Sandy Springs.

EJI Health has been growing since it opened in 2023. Physicians specializing in psychology, general medicine, ophthalmology, and substance abuse care provide services at no cost to patients.

INCROYABLE! abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

The commitment will support financial aid and the school’s technology infrastructure. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Howard and Spelman are the latest HBCU’s to receive tens of millions from MacKenzie Scott. #BlackskyNews🗞️ www.highereddive.com/news/mackenz...

Change that damn battery the FIRST day it starts beeping. 🫵🏽 newsone.com/5375006/smok...

The VP of the NGA, representing 21,000+ independent U.S. grocers, confirmed that the USDA sent an email, warning that “offering discounts or services only to SNAP paying customers” would put them in violation of the program’s equal treatment requirement. newsone.com/6586651/usda...

Zohran plans to hit the ground sprinting Khan will be joined on Mamdani’s transition team by women leaders from previous mayoral administrations: former First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, nonprofit president Grace Bonilla, and budget expert Melanie Hartzog. newrepublic.com/post/202726/...

It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”

Republicans continue to postpone the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva, the newest Democrat elected to Congress, for a 36th day. She holds the record for the longest wait to be sworn in of any special House election winner in decades.

Zohran Mamdani attacked the billionaire class for wanting the people to "fight amongst ourselves," and vowed to user in a generation of change, fighting authoritarianism and oligarchy with "the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves."

When people stand up, speak out, and get involved - we move our country forward.

Zohran Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor, first born in Africa, and first of South Asian heritage — not to mention its youngest mayor in more than a century. https://to.pbs.org/4hJnohz

Virginia House Dems just shattered expectations, flipping at least 12 seats blue – the largest Democratic victory since the election of 1989. We invested early and aggressively to make this victory a reality, running candidates in all 100 districts.

BREAKING: Democrats just won a supermajority in the New Jersey Assembly! We spotlighted 12 candidates running in the Garden State’s most competitive races. All 12 won their elections tonight. New Jersey will now have one of the strongest Democratic trifectas in the country.

BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate! In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.

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Sheffield has served as the council’s president since 2022. In her 13 years on the council, she has become a leading advocate for affordable housing, tenants rights, neighborhood development, property tax reform, and a clean environment. www.metrotimes.com/news/politic...

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

NEW: California voters pass Proposition 50, which adopts a new Democratic-approved congressional map through 2030, The Associated Press reports. The new maps will take effect starting in the 2026 midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/47z89Dh

Songs you know will be played at Zohran’s victory party: #NewYorkMayoralRace