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November 13, 2026: Europe Is Boiling
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- Housing march with general-strike banner, Madrid, October 2026. Photo: Nemo. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Housing march, Madrid, October 2026. Photo: Nemo. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Protest tent camp, Puerta del Sol, Madrid, September 2026. Photo: Florenciac. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Protest march, Paris, November 5, 2026. Photo: FreCha. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Gen Z regelt march, Berlin, October 31, 2026. Photo: Roy Zuo. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Barriers at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, October 31, 2026. Photo: Roy Zuo. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Smashed shopfront after riots, Barcelona, 2021 (file photo). Photo: Mitadango. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Riot police, Paris, 2016 (file photo). Photo: Domenjod. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
November 13, 2026: The Babies Aren't Coming (Reel and full video)
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- Empty swing set in snow. Photo: Benson Kua. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
- An empty park. Photo: Joybot. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
- Seoul at night. Photo: mauveine.kim. License: CC0. Source.
- President Ford and Nelson Rockefeller in the Oval Office. Photo: Ricardo Thomas, White House. License: Public domain. Source.
- Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State. Photo: U.S. Department of State. License: Public domain. Source.
- John D. Rockefeller III at the Population Growth Commission, 1972. Photo: Thomas J. O'Halloran. License: Public domain. Source.
- Margaret Sanger. Photo: Underwood & Underwood. License: Public domain. Source.
- Family planning mural, Chengdu, China. Photo: Jan Kranendonk. License: CC0. Source.
- One-child billboard, China, 1982. Photo: Robert Schediwy. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
- Abandoned high school classroom. Photo: Tiffany Bailey. License: CC BY 2.0. Source.
- Empty house in rural Japan. Photo: Kuroshio no Neko. License: CC BY 4.0. Source.
- Elderly man on a park bench, Sighnaghi, Georgia. Photo: Adam Jones. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
November 12, 2026: Email fails, logins break
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- Technician working on a server rack. Photo: Derrick Coetzee. License: CC0. Source.
- Rear of a server rack. Photo: Derrick Coetzee. License: CC0. Source.
- Microsoft sign. Photo: Unknown. License: Public domain. Source.
- Travelers stranded during the 2024 outage, Bali airport (file photo). Photo: Juxlos. License: CC BY 4.0. Source.
- Error screen at Dulles Airport during the 2024 outage (file photo). Photo: reivax. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
- IT outage sign at a supermarket, 2024 (file photo). Photo: Kiwi128. License: CC0. Source.
- ATM out of order (file photo). Photo: daveynin. License: CC BY 2.0. Source.
November 12, 2026: Hackers are reaching the systems that keep us alive
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November 11, 2026: Today's Briefing: five flashpoints, nothing signed
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- Fire aboard the cargo ship MV Everton, 2004. Photo: U.S. Navy. License: Public domain. Source.
- Kyiv during a blackout after missile attacks, November 2022. Photo: Bektour. License: CC BY 4.0. Source.
November 11, 2026: Hackers are turning freezers into weapons
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- Supermarket freezer aisle, Miami, 2023. Photo: Phillip Pessar. License: CC BY 2.0. Source.
- Donated blood bags. Photo: Antonio from Mijas, España. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
- Empty supermarket shelves before Hurricane Sandy, Montgomery, NY. Photo: Daniel Case. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
- Home-canned food, Haskell County, Kansas, 1939. Photo: Irving Rusinow. License: Public domain. Source.
November 10, 2026: November 17 blackout? What is really happening that day
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- New York skyline during the Hurricane Sandy blackout. Photo: David Shankbone. License: CC BY 3.0. Source.
- Static on a television screen. Photo: Boreal11. License: CC0. Source.
- Power line down after a storm, Waterville, Minnesota. Photo: Tony Webster. License: CC BY 2.0. Source.
- Christmas ice storm, Michigan, 2013. Photo: LadyDragonflyCC. License: CC BY 2.0. Source.
- Candlelight during a 33-hour blizzard outage. Photo: artistmac. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
November 9, 2026: Five weeks after a death at Russia's plague lab
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- Hazmat suit at a hospital decontamination drill, Texas, 2010. Photo: Ed Uthman. License: CC BY 3.0. Source.
- Doctors' protective costume, pneumonic plague, Manchuria, 1910-1911. Photo: Wellcome Collection. License: CC BY 4.0. Source.
November 8, 2026: Two ways the lights go out this winter
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- G5 aurora over Tuntorp, Sweden. Photo: W.carter. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Aurora pillar over Brastad, Sweden. Photo: W.carter. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- New York power outage, 2012. Photo: Hybirdd. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
- Iced power lines. Photo: Robert Lawton. License: CC BY-SA 2.5. Source.
November 8, 2026: Today's Briefing
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- Fire aboard the cargo ship MV Everton, 2004. Photo: U.S. Navy. License: Public domain. Source.
- Kyiv during a blackout after missile attacks, November 2022. Photo: Bektour. License: CC BY 4.0. Source.
November 8, 2026: The White House this week
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- Susie Wiles, 2025. Photo: Gage Skidmore. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- The White House. Photo: Ad Meskens. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
- Dana White, London, 2015. Photo: Andrius Petrucenia. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
- Dana White. Photo: Justin Moore. License: CC BY 2.0. Source.
- Pete Hegseth, official portrait. Photo: Chad McNeeley. License: Public domain. Source.
- Stephen Miller at Union Station, Washington, 2025. Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense. License: Public domain. Source.
- Donald Trump, official portrait, 2025. Photo: The White House. License: Public domain. Source.
November 8, 2026: Top 10: the best states to go off-grid
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- Off the grid. Photo: Mike McBey. License: CC BY 2.0. Source.
- Cabin with solar panels. Photo: Steve Hillebrand. License: Public domain. Source.
November 7, 2026: Paraguay's bank freeze
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- Downtown Asunción. Photo: Cmasi. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Asunción skyline from Chaco'i. Photo: P. S. F. Freitas. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- Guards at the National Congress, Asunción, 2010. Photo: Stefano Vigorelli. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
- National Congress, Asunción. Photo: Diego Fernando Quintana. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
- Queue outside a Northern Rock branch, Brighton, 2007. Photo: Dominic Alves. License: CC BY 2.0. Source.
- Santiago Peña, June 2025. Photo: Vox España. License: CC0. Source.
November 7, 2026: Was the midterm a "sting"?
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