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Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters

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Interior ministry claims suspects tortured and intimidated protesters detained in garage of government compound

Serbian authorities detained nine active police officers and one former officer on Wednesday for ⁠allegedly using excessive force against detainees during anti-corruption protests last year in Belgrade, the country’s interior ministry ⁠said.

Anti-corruption protests swept ⁠across Serbia, ​a candidate for European Union membership, in 2025 and 2026 after 16 people died when a concrete canopy ⁠on a renovated railway station in the city of Novi Sad collapsed on 1 November 2024.

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Cenovus Energy Inc. Announces third-quarter 2026 Results

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Cenovus Energy Inc. reported that it generated approximately $5.0 billion of adjusted funds flow and $3.6 billion of free funds flow in the third quarter of 2026. Net earnings rose to $3.4 billion from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter, while cash from operating activities was $5

Mitigating the ecological consequences of light pollution

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Light pollution is one of the fastest-growing and least-regulated environmental changes worldwide. It disrupts biological processes at all levels—from genes to entire ecosystems—and contributes significantly to global biodiversity loss. A recent review article, in which the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) participated, addresses the ecological consequences of artificial nighttime lighting. Based on a comprehensive assessment of the impacts on organisms on land and in water, the authors identify priorities for research and management. The Review Article was published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity.

California progressive Randy Villegas ousts longtime Republican in redrawn House district

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Community college professor unseats incumbent Republican David Valadao in seat redrawn under Prop 50

Democrat Randy Villegas, a community college professor with notable progressive endorsements, has won the race for California’s 22nd congressional district in an contest that shaped up to be one of the toughest political battles in the state.

He unseated the six-term, incumbent Republican congressman, David Valadao, in a district that was considered the only true toss-up across the state of California after being redrawn under Proposition 50, a voter-approved ballot initiative that remade the state’s voting maps last year.

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Stocks Sharply Higher as Democrats Retake Congress

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +1.56%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stocks Sharply Higher as Democrats Retake Congress

2 days 14 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +1.56%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...