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More than 40 million Americans may lose SNAP aid Nov. 1, as the administration says no funds remain and the USDA rejects using contingency money, blaming Democrats amid the ongoing shutdown. In Japan, President Trump addressed U.S. troops, praised newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and signed a rare earths agreement; Japan will gift 250 cherry trees. Jamaica braces for Category 5 Hurricane Melissa with 175 mph gusts. A CSIS report says far-left plots outpaced far-right early this year. A study finds brief inspiring videos lift hope. Also noted: AI music scams and Paul Biya's reelection.

Disney+ has ended its Doctor Who partnership with the BBC, leaving much of the world seeking a new streaming home for the series. The BBC says the show will continue, with a 2026 Christmas special written by Russell T Davies, and plans for the next series to come. Disney+ will keep the two Gatwa-led seasons, related specials, and the spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea in territories where it carries the show. Gatwa’s run ended with a regeneration into Rose Tyler; casting remains unconfirmed.

Nvidia plans to invest $1 billion in Nokia, taking a 2.9% stake as the Finnish company shifts from mobile networking kit toward artificial intelligence. Nokia will issue about 166 million shares to Nvidia at $6.01 each, the companies said Tuesday. Nvidia’s chips will accelerate Nokia’s software for 5G and 6G networks, and the firms will explore using Nokia’s data center technology in Nvidia’s AI infrastructure. Nokia shares jumped, marking their biggest rise in more than a decade.

In the final days of New York City's mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani defended a story about an aunt afraid to wear a hijab after 9/11, after Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance, mocked it and accounts on X flagged his father's sister's LinkedIn profile. Mamdani said he meant his father's cousin, Zehra fuhi, whom he calls an aunt. A New York Post headline and sharp radio interview followed. He accused right-wing media of discrediting him while he campaigns to be the city's first South Asian and Muslim mayor.

AMD has quietly reassigned model numbers to a range of Ryzen laptop chips without altering the silicon, adding fresh labels to 2022-vintage parts. The rebranded processors use Rembrandt‑R (Zen 3+ CPU, RDNA 2 graphics) or Mendocino (Zen 2, RDNA 2), with Rembrandt‑R marking its second rename since debuting as Ryzen 6000. The move slots into a four-tier lineup—Ryzen AI 300, Ryzen 200, Ryzen 100, and two‑digit Ryzen/Athlon—while competing against Intel’s non‑Ultra Core 100 chips. Performance remains serviceable, but the expanding nomenclature risks confusing buyers and keeping truly new features at premium prices.

U.S. home-price growth cooled in August, rising 1.5% year over year versus 1.6% in July, the Case‑Shiller index shows, trailing 3% inflation and marking a fourth straight month of real equity erosion. Nearly all metros fell month to month except Chicago. Stubbornly high mortgage rates—hovering above 6.5% over summer—dampened demand despite slight declines to 6.19% now. New York led annual gains; Tampa, Phoenix and Miami posted drops, with broader weakness in Western cities. An FHFA gauge rose 2.3% annually and 0.4% monthly, hinting at tentative stabilization.

Paul Thomas Anderson's action epic One Battle After Another leads Gotham Awards with six nominations—the most in the awards' history—including best feature and acting nods for Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, and breakthrough performer Chase Infiniti. Its $130 million-plus budget underscores the group's scrapped cap, placing the film alongside smaller indies among 10 best feature contenders such as Hamnet and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. Jessie Buckley headlines the gender-neutral lead acting slate, while Jacob Elordi and Adam Sandler are up in supporting. Notable omissions include Sentimental Value. Winners will be announced Dec. 1 in New York.

At Yokosuka Naval Base, President Donald Trump turned a carrier hangar into a rally, addressing about 6,000 U.S. service members and more than 200 from Japan under a “Peace Through Strength” banner. Over 53 minutes aboard the USS George Washington, he tied his trade agenda to avoiding wars, said Japan’s prime minister told him Toyota will invest $10 billion in U.S. plants, and said missiles for Japan’s F-35s arrive this week. He bantered with crews, backed steam catapults and vowed an order mandating them, and needled Joe Biden, alleging Biden said he was a pilot.

Chris Evans is officially a dad. The 44-year-old “Captain America” actor and his wife, Alba Baptista, welcomed their first child over the weekend, with TMZ reporting the baby arrived Saturday in Massachusetts. No name or sex has been shared, and reps for the couple did not return requests for comment. Evans had said in November 2024 that he “absolutely” wanted children, calling “dad” an exciting title. The pair, who went public in 2022 and wed last year with ceremonies in Portugal and Massachusetts, have otherwise kept details close.

Hundreds of trucks now enter Gaza daily under the cease-fire, but relief groups say many carry commercial goods that residents can’t afford. Prices have fallen—one man said chicken dropped from about $33 to $12 a pound—yet necessities remain out of reach and often not nutritious. UNICEF doubled daily aid pallets, and the U.N. reports new nutrition centers, mobile health teams, and over a million hot meals a day, but needs far exceed supply. The plan calls for 600 trucks daily; WFP brings in 750 metric tons of food, far short of its 2,000-ton goal. Clean water remains scarce.