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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 9, 2026

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Senior lawmakers announced on November 8 that US Democrats plan to launch congressional probes into Elon Musk, Stephen Miller, and certain corporations once they take control of Congress in January. Additionally, Nvidia initiated an independent investigation after reports surfaced linking its CEO Jensen Huang with a Chinese businesswoman under scrutiny by US authorities. Meanwhile, confidential Russian data obtained through hacking revealed approximately 400,000 deaths among Russian troops since the Ukraine invasion began nearly five years ago.
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After Democrats won control in the midterm elections on November 8, 2026, US Representative Robert Garcia and Senator Elizabeth Warren announced plans for congressional probes targeting Elon Musk and Stephen Miller, along with major corporations. The investigations will focus on Musk's involvement in the firing of federal workers by the Department of Government Efficiency in 2025, and Miller’s role in Trump's hardline immigration policies. Democrats also intend to pursue impeachment proceedings against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Attorney General Todd Blanche warned that the Trump White House would challenge such investigations directly, viewing them as intolerable.

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This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says GENEVA, Nov 9 - This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN report showed on Monday.
Tesla will have to refund Cybertruck deposits for many customers as orders far exceed production capacity, chief executive Elon Musk said, following last week’s announcement that the electric vehicle maker is winding down the pick-up truck’s production at its Texas factory.
His statement came as the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report indicating that 2026 has continued a streak of exceptional global temperatures, melting ice and rising sea levels. Each of the past 12 years have been among the hottest 12 years on record, the agency said, with 2026 expected to be among the hottest ever. ‘Off the charts’ “What we are seeing gives new meaning to the phrase off the charts,” WMO chief Celeste Saulo told reporters in Geneva, cautioning that the current exceptionally strong El Nino could unleash more heat and extreme weather well into 2027.
A senior European Union official warned last week that there would be “no political will” for extra funding pledges at COP31.
Senior Emirati official Anwar Gargash warned on Monday that the region could face a prolonged period of uncertainty, saying a comprehensive political settlement between the United States and Iran to end the more than eight-month war appeared to be difficult.
• Le Pen would top the first-round vote with between 34% and 36% depending on the scenarios tested by pollster Toluna Harris Interactive in a survey carried out between November 3 and 5 •
"How will you ever visit their graves, keep them cared for?"
The coast guard rescued another 18 people from the boat about 15 nautical miles off the port of Kaloi Limenes and dozens of others in two other incidents off Crete, a coast guard official said, adding that they will all be taken ashore. Greece, for years a favoured gateway to Europe for migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia, was at the front line of Europe's migration crisis in 2015-2016 and nearly 1 million people landed on its islands, mainly from Turkey.
In December 2025, Megaspeed said Bloomberg’s reporting “contains misleading information and incorrect insinuations, including suggestions that we may have been involved in illegal chip transfers”.
The government said the assailant, a 24-year-old from Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a town of just under 60,000 in southeastern Poland, may have been inspired by far-right ideology, without providing further details. "There were many different emblems on the perpetrator’s clothing that have been partially examined and interpreted," Karolina Galecka, an interior ministry spokeswoman, told radio TOK FM on Monday.
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Manchester United salvage 4-4 Aston Villa draw to give Michael Carrick hope Manchester United twice came from two goals down to salvage a remarkable 4-4 draw against Aston Villa on Nov 8 and potentially save manager Michael Carrick’s job. Goals in stoppage time from Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu rescued a point, but United will spend a two-week international break in the relegation zone. Carrick’s men conceded twice inside the opening four minutes as Alysson and Nicolas Jackson punished errors from goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 9, 2026 US Democrats plan probes of Musk, Miller, corporate America after midterm rout Tech megabillionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and some large companies will likely be targets of congressional probes when Democrats take control of Congress in January, senior lawmakers said on Nov 8.
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 9, 2026 US Democrats plan probes of Musk, Miller, corporate America after midterm rout Tech megabillionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and some large companies will likely be targets of congressional probes when Democrats take control of Congress in January, senior lawmakers said on Nov 8. uncertain
lawmakers → sleep → Nov
In television appearances, US Representative Robert Garcia of California and US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, set to lead the House Oversight and Senate Banking committees, vowed aggressive oversight after their party’s sweeping midterm election victory. asserted
Garcia → set → victory
Meanwhile, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries indicated he and his fellow Democrats would back an impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. asserted
he → indicate → Hegseth
Garcia, who is the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said investigations will focus on Musk’s involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency’s firing of federal workers in 2025, and Miller’s role in Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown. asserted
investigations → rank → crackdown
Nvidia opens probe after report of CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with alleged Chinese spy Nvidia said on Nov 8 it is initiating an independent investigation after a media report alleged CEO Jensen Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing. asserted
who → open → Beijing
In a message to Nvidia employees, Huang admitted to being unfaithful to his wife and took “full responsibility” for his actions. asserted
Huang → admit → actions
The New York Times reported in October that the US authorities were investigating Alice Huang, a former executive of Singapore-based company Megaspeed, which buys AI chips from Nvidia. asserted
which → report → Nvidia
Hacked records show 400,000 Russians killed in war on Ukraine Russia has recorded the deaths of about 400,000 of its people fighting in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion almost five years ago, according to confidential data held by the country’s statistics agency, Rosstat. The information comes from more than 11 million death certificates with accompanying details such as residence, age and where people died. uncertain
people → hack → residence
The data was obtained by the Belarusian pro-opposition group Cyber Partisans and the Ukrainian hacker operation Silent Crow. asserted
data → obtain → group
It was subsequently shared with Bloomberg News and a small group of other outlets. asserted
It → share → outlets
Between Feb 24, 2022, and late August 2026, almost 392,700 death certificates in the data explicitly link the fatalities to the war, either via coding or freeform text fields mentioning terms such as “military operation,” “shelling” or “drones.” Lando Norris wins rain-hit Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Mercedes clinch teams’ title and double Lando Norris picked his way through the rainstorms on Nov 8 to claim a second consecutive victory for McLaren in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Mercedes clinched the constructors’ championship and a famous title double. The 26-year-old outgoing 2025 world champion came home 14.6 seconds clear of Red Bull’s four-time champion Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar to record his 14th career victory and the 50th podium. uncertain
champion → link → victory
Verstappen started from 21st on the grid and delivered another bravura drive while George Russell finished fourth, after starting fifth and spinning in the pitlane, for Mercedes ahead of teammate Kimi Antonelli, who finished fifth, seven days after becoming the youngest champion. asserted
who → start → Antonelli
Manchester United salvage 4-4 Aston Villa draw to give Michael Carrick hope Manchester United twice came from two goals down to salvage a remarkable 4-4 draw against Aston Villa on Nov 8 and potentially save manager Michael Carrick’s job. Goals in stoppage time from Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu rescued a point, but United will spend a two-week international break in the relegation zone. Carrick’s men conceded twice inside the opening four minutes as Alysson and Nicolas Jackson punished errors from goalkeeper Senne Lammens. asserted
Alysson → salvage → Lammens
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