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- Jobless Rate Holds at 4.1% as Payrolls Rise by 165,000 — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Professional and business services led the gains, and August and September were revised higher.
Virginia Times · 10:51 AM ET · Nov 6, 2026 - Zelenskyy Says Kyiv Faces Worst Power and Water Outages — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv faces the worst power and water outages after Russian strikes, as Ukraine speeds up energy restoration, adds monthly payments for repair crews and brings in military help for the grid.
Virginia Times · 10:20 AM ET · Nov 6, 2026 - Newsom Moves to Commute All 548 California Death Sentences — Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to commute all 548 California death sentences to life without parole. The changes remain subject to required legal steps, including state Supreme Court review for clemency grants involving people twice convicted of a felony.
Virginia Times · 10:19 AM ET · Nov 6, 2026 - ‘No, Not Even Imagination’: Bhatt Denies Killing Mamta on Cross — On cross-examination, Naresh Bhatt admitted concealing and defiling his wife's body and called it his biggest regret — but asked whether he killed Mamta, he answered, "No, not even imagination."
Virginia Times · 9:48 AM ET · Nov 6, 2026 - Kushner Sets Out Five Goals for European Security Plan — Jared Kushner set out five goals for a broader European security architecture, from permanent security consultations to reliable crisis communications, ahead of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
Virginia Times · 8:56 AM ET · Nov 6, 2026
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Jobless Rate Holds at 4.1% as Payrolls Rise by 165,000
U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Professional and business services led the gains, and August and September were revised higher.
‘No, Not Even Imagination’: Bhatt Denies Killing Mamta on Cross
On cross-examination, Naresh Bhatt admitted concealing and defiling his wife's body and called it his biggest regret — but asked whether he killed Mamta, he answered, "No, not even imagination."
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Naresh Bhatt's testimony dominated Virginia Times' November 5 coverage: he admitted dismembering his wife's body and then admitted lying as cross-examination opened, while Melania Trump hosted Russia and Ukraine envoys, the S&P 500 tumbled 3.5%, Thomas Massie moved to impeach Pete Hegseth, and Ukraine, Hong Kong and earnings rounded out a 20-story day.
Kushner Sets Out Five Goals for European Security Plan
Jared Kushner set out five goals for a broader European security architecture, from permanent security consultations to reliable crisis communications, ahead of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
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Zelenskyy Says Kyiv Faces Worst Power and Water Outages
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv faces the worst power and water outages after Russian strikes, as Ukraine speeds up energy restoration, adds monthly payments for repair crews and brings in military help for the grid.
Nasdaq Plunges 5.5% as AI Selloff Erases Election Rally
The Nasdaq Composite fell 5.5% as technology and data-center shares retreated, wiping out Wall Street’s post-election rally and pushing the index into correction territory.
LIV Golf Says It Will Wind Down Its Operations
LIV Golf said Thursday it will move to an orderly wind-down, after its proposed recapitalization with BC Partners Credit fell apart and its lawyers told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge it would liquidate instead of relaunching.
Patrick Stewart, the Captain Picard of ‘Star Trek,’ Has Died at 86
Sir Patrick Stewart, the Shakespearean actor beloved as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men,' has died at 86, his family announced Thursday.
ACA Enrollment Opens as Benchmark Premiums Rise 13% for 2027
Open enrollment for 2027 Affordable Care Act coverage opened Nov. 1 with benchmark silver premiums up 13% on average, according to KFF — a second straight double-digit increase after a 26% jump for 2026, with enrollment falling and 11 insurers planning exits.
In Nepal’s Flood Crisis, Sudhan Gurung Shows Why Presence Matters
Nepal Police reported that 734 bodies had been recovered after the Aug. 26 flash flood. This opinion examines Home Minister Sudhan Gurung’s presence in affected areas, his engagement with rescuers and victims, and why that commitment must continue through the search, relief and rehabilitation.
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