Friday, November 6, 2026

Dems Widen Lead, Clearing Death Row & OpenAI’s New Promises

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Democrats Flip More Seats: CBS News, NY Times, Axios, Fox News, CNN

Head of DOJ Civil Rights Unit Resigns: NPR, Fox News, CBS News, NY Times

Trump Makes Oval Office a National Monument: AP, NBC News, CNN, Newsweek

DC Arch Construction Approved, Blocked: WaPo, CBS News, ABC News, WTOP

Newsom Spares All CA Death Row Inmates: Reuters, WaPo, WSJ, Politico

Georgia-Tennessee Flash Flooding: TWC, AP, Fox Weather, ABC News

Pope Leo Begins South America Trip: NewsNation, AP, Reuters, The Times 

Russell Brand Found Guilty of Rape: BBC, Reuters, ABC News, AP

Tech Stocks Plunge: WSJ, Reuters, Axios, CNN

OpenAI Issues New Data Center Policy: OpenAI, ABC News, WaPo, Reuters

LIV Golf Shuts Down: LIV Golf, ESPN, USA Today, CBS Sports, NBC News

New Toy Hall of Fame Inductees: Museum of Play, Today, AP, WXXI, The Independent

Feel Good Friday: Farmers Raise Money for College: WXIA, WaPo, KXII