LIVE: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks after election win YouTube video by Reuters

🗽Watch live: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist who will become the first Muslim mayor of the biggest US city, speaks after his election win www.youtube.com/live/i__JPvM...

All 435 seats in the US House of Representatives will be up for grabs in the November 2026 elections. Some 35 of the 100 Senate seats will also be contested. Reuters/Ipsos polls regularly ask registered voters to weigh in. Follow the latest results: reut.rs/4nDDhYg

On I-90 eastbound just west of Rainier Ave S (MP 3) there is a collision blocking the HOV lane.

YouTube video by CAL FIRE TV Tower listens to Redwoods' breath

California just hit a major milestone for #ClimateScience!
In the heart of CAL FIRE’s Jackson Demonstration State Forest, a brand-new carbon monitoring tower listens to the forest breathe.
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#ClimateAction #ForestManagement #Redwoods #Sustainability

99% of the time it makes sense for them to be fellow travelers, but you have to just imagine there's an unbelievable contempt for the republicans without impulse control from the ones who have it

Road work on SR 119 NB at MP 4 near Dow Mt Rd beginning at 7:58 am on Nov. 5, 2025 until about 3:00 pm. View on map

Barbed wire fences dot the West. There’s a growing movement to take them down -- for wildlife Every two and a half miles of barbed wire is responsible for killing one deer, elk or pronghorn a year, one study estimated.

In a list of the most important technologies that have shaped the American West, barbed wire would be near the top. It's great for the livestock industry, but can harm wildlife.

Republicans hold the White House, Senate, and House.

The Trump Trifecta passed tax giveaways for billionaires and cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Yet when asked to do basic governance, they send us in to the longest shutdown in American history.

On the SR 525 northbound off-ramp to Alderwood Mall Pkwy (MP 1) there is a collision partially blocking the ramp.

Road work on SR 112 both directions at MP 38.55 near West Twin River beginning at 8:13 am on Nov. 5, 2025 until about 2:30 pm. View on map

US household debt up modestly in third quarter, New York Fed says Overall U.S. household debt levels increased modestly in the third quarter as borrowing in some form of trouble stabilized and student loan woes increased, the New York Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

US household debt up modestly in third quarter, New York Fed says reut.rs/3Lmy8Xj

Just got my first hoax robocall, supposedly an alert from Revolut about my account being used to subscribe to Prime. Call originated in Belgium and seemed genuine until I checked. Watch out, they're getting more sophisticated.

A square graphic with a wave icon and the words “World Tsunami Awareness Day 5 November” at the bottom beside the Washington Emergency Management Division logo. Above it is a screenshot from a tsunami evacuation route map for the Westport area. Over the picture is a semi-transparent banner that says “Learn how tsunamis could impact your community.”

How could a major tsunami impact your community? Visit mil.wa.gov/tsunami-reso... to find new loss estimates for Washington’s greatest tsunami hazard, a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami. #TsunamiDay 🌊

Collision blocking the right lane, use caution and pass carefully on I-5 SB at MP 0.5 near Broadway Street beginning at 8:15 am on Nov. 5, 2025 until further notice. View on map

UPDATE: On eastbound I-90 just west of Rainier Ave S, a collision is blocking the HOV lane and left lane.

Incident Response, State Patrol and fire crews are on scene. Expect delays @cityofmercerisland.bsky.social @seattledot.bsky.social

v pleased Sotomayor just said this same damn thing at oral argument in the tariffs case like UM didn't we say in the student loans case??

DOJ said this is different bc there's a foreign emergency; Sotomayor said ok bet, so we say global warming is an emergency and then we can have loan forgiveness?

Image of a person at a protest surrounded by American flags holding a sign that reads "We the People Have the Power".

Together, we have the power to create the nation we want to live in.

📸 Alex Garcia

CLEAR: All lanes are now open in both directions on SR 410 just east of Chinook Lane.

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Michelle Obama On Sending A Message With Fashion And Living In "The People's House"

youtube.com/watch?v=x1UW... remarkable, deep, funny conversation with Michelle Obama, 20 min

Trump once again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has decided to nominate Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator, months after withdrawing the tech billionaire's nomination because of concerns about his political leanings.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has decided to nominate Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator, months after withdrawing the tech billionaire's nomination because of concerns about his political leanings. n.pr/43SvjU2

Cleared: Road work on SR 410 both directions from MP 8.84 near SR 167 to MP 13.11 near Myers Rd E beginning at 9:30 pm on Nov. 4, 2025 until about 2:00 am on Nov. 5, 2025.

White: Rain and snow mix - Bare and wet Read full report

Updated: Road work on SR 512 WB from MP 12.06 near SR 167 SB On-Ramp to MP 0 near I-5 beginning at 1:32 am on Nov. 5, 2025 until about 4:00 am. The left lane will be blocked. View on map

China rolls back, suspends retaliatory measures against some US entities China will remove export control measures against 15 U.S. entities and continue to pause such measures for another 16 entities for a year, effective November 10, a commerce ministry statement showed.

China rolls back, suspends retaliatory measures against some US entities reut.rs/4nCicxu

German retail association expects sales to rise this Christmas season Retail sales in Germany will be up 1.5% in the months of November and December compared with the same period of 2024, the German retail association HDE said on Wednesday.

German retail association expects sales to rise this Christmas season reut.rs/4qK0dbb

The Killing Stones by Anne Cleeves I can barely contain my happiness at being back in the world of Jimmy Perez, this time in the Orkney islands where he grew up. Jimmy is living with partner Willow Reeves, who’s both his boss and he…

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The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves

Jimmy Perez is back!

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#thekillingstones @anncleeves.bsky.social #jimmyperez #crimefiction #scottishfiction #booksky

BBC One - Shetland, Series 10, Episode 1 The body of an elderly woman is found in the remote village of Lunniswick.

Mark Steel last night and 'Shetland' tonight.
We love it when the media revolves around us and we are looking forward to stepping into the village of Lunniswick.
@anncleeves.bsky.social really started something when she launched 'Raven Black' here almost 20 years ago.
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Bodies of 15 Palestinians arrive at Gaza hospital from Israel Hospital officials in Gaza say they have received the bodies of 15 more Palestinians from Israel. The announcement, made by officials at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, brings the number of Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza to 285.

BREAKING: Officials at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians from Israel.
The announcement brings the number of Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza to 285.

The elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California provided an early barometer of how some US voters view President Donald Trump's second term and the Democratic Party's efforts to revive its political fortunes. Here are some takeaways: reut.rs/4hJFY9y

Democrats swept a trio of races in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, elevating a new generation of leaders and giving the beleaguered party a shot of momentum ahead of next year's congressional elections reut.rs/47Fz2Wq