Thursday, November 5, 2026
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• Democrats sweep the midterms and take both chambers of Congress• Bomb threats divert at least 19 passenger flights across Europe• Wall Street reverses as AI chip stocks sink the Nasdaq• Vance blames the Iran war for the Republican wipeout• OpenAI rolls out faster image model that also makes GIFs• Pungent gas over Mars fissures hints the planet is still volcanically active• Democrats sweep the midterms and take both chambers of Congress• Bomb threats divert at least 19 passenger flights across Europe• Wall Street reverses as AI chip stocks sink the Nasdaq• Vance blames the Iran war for the Republican wipeout• OpenAI rolls out faster image model that also makes GIFs• Pungent gas over Mars fissures hints the planet is still volcanically active

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Wembanyama drops 52 and 24 — a stat line not seen in 50 years

The Spurs star set career highs of 52 points, 24 rebounds and 8 blocks to beat the Mavericks 112-111, despite a virus and a rolled ankle.

  • ■First player with 50+ pts, 20+ reb, 5+ blk in a game since Bob McAdoo in 1974
  • ■29 pts, 15 reb, 5 blk in the first half alone — a play-by-play era first
  • ■San Antonio's sixth straight win keeps it near the top of the West

3h ago · 1 min brief