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‼️Taylor Swift is "pissed off" that Ticketmaster couldn't handle all of the Swifties who want to see her on tour. Ticketmaster canceled the general sale for her upcoming "Eras Tour," days after their website broke during the presale. 👑🇬🇧 Princess Diana's biographer Andrew Morton told Insider that she overshadowed Charles. The king found her popularity "very difficult to take," according to the author. Morton said that in comparison, Camilla is a "cheerleader" and Charles' "number two." 🏈 The NFL cracked down on kick returns because they feared they were causing too many concussions. As a result, touchdowns on kick returns have gone almost completely extinct. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

Ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg said he's still on the Trump payroll. Weisselberg testified in court that Eric Trump will decide if he gets his annual $500,000 bonus. He is the prosecutors' key witness in the criminal tax-fraud trial of Donald Trump's company. Donald Trump launched his 2024 run in front of a crowd of people in Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. Some people tried to leave the event early — but were stopped by security, two ABC reporters said. ABC reporter Jonathan Karl said Trump's just-over-an-hour speech was "low energy." 🌎 The UN climate summit in Egypt is highlighting the need to dump fossil fuels. Yet big energy and big banks are scouring Africa for oil-and-gas deals. During the COP27 event, three oil-and-gas deals in Africa have been announced. 🍬🧸 A man in Germany found a lost check for $4.8 million made out to gummy bear maker Haribo. He destroyed the check at Haribo's behest. In return, he received a thank you gift box containing candies, which he thought was "a bit cheap." 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

🎮 America's biggest YouTube creator MrBeast has this week broken internet history by becoming the most-followed individual YouTuber in the world. The YouTuber dethroned Swedish-British creator PewDiePie, who previously held the title of most-followed YouTuber for nine consecutive years. 😢 Miss USA contestants say they received no mental-health support during the pageant, months after a former winner died by suicide 💣💥 Poland says missile strike near Ukraine border was likely an accident caused by misfiring Ukrainian air defense 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

🧠 A brain implant reduced two patients' binge eating for at least six months. The two women said their behavior towards food changed almost without thinking about it. More research is needed, but these early results are promising, a study author said. 🇺🇦 Ukraine retook Kherson last week, depriving Russia of its biggest war prize to date. Zelenskyy visited the city after saying investigators had documented hundreds of Russian war crimes. Russia responded to Zelenskyy's visit by falsely claiming that the city is part of Russia. 💊 People say the popular weight-loss drug semaglutide makes it hard to stomach their favorite foods. Not only do they get fuller faster and for longer, but some say their taste buds have changed. Experts aren't sure what's going on, but it could involve how hormones and taste buds interact. 📰 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

‼️ A federal judge in Texas struck down Biden's student-loan forgiveness on Thursday. It's in response to a lawsuit filed by two student-loan borrowers who didn't qualify for the relief. This is the most serious legal setback to Biden's debt relief so far. 🏛 Matt Gaetz blasted several top GOP leaders as vote counts for the midterms draw to a close. "McCarthy. McConnell. McDaniel. McFailure," Gaetz tweeted on Thursday evening. The tweet comes after a slew of disappointing results for GOP candidates. 🏀 Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai said Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic after spending "quality time" with the star. The Nets suspended Irving for sharing a movie with antisemitic material on Twitter and not apologizing. The Nets gave Irving a list of steps, including sensitivity training and meeting with Jewish leaders, to return from suspension. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

🍳🥚 King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort, narrowly avoided getting hit by eggs thrown at them during an official royal visit on Wednesday. The couple was on a royal walkabout in York, a city in the northeast of England, when a protester began throwing eggs at them. 🎥🎤❌ Britney Spears isn't ready for the biopic treatment just yet. Spears has seemingly shut down hopes that audiences will soon be able to catch a biopic all about her life after Millie Bobby Brown said that she would love to play the pop icon in a movie. 🍄 People with a serious form of depression who took the psychoactive chemical found in "magic" mushrooms in a trial found their symptoms improved — but experts warn that it can be risky to take "magic" mushrooms at home. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

🌕 A blood-red full moon is set to rise in the sky on the morning of Election Day, November 8, across the US. As voters cast their ballots for the general election, Earth's shadow will cast a red glow across the full moon. It's a total lunar eclipse, often called a "blood moon," and there won't be another one until 2025. After that spectacle, you have the day to cast your ballot. 🇺🇸 One of this year's most competitive House races is in Virginia's 7th district, just southwest of DC. Both Democratic and Republican voters told Insider abortion and the economy are their top issues. Some GOP voters insisted Trump won the 2020 election, while Democrats said they want younger leaders. 🚨 Aaron Carter, the former child star and singer, died on Saturday at the age of 34. Prior to his death, Carter tweeted he was selling his home to start a "new chapter" with his family. 📰 For more stories like this, subscribe to @Insider or @BusinessInsider here on Telegram.

🎤 The "Fantasy" singer spoke candidly about her experience growing up mixed-race, telling People's Jason Sheeler: "I wasn't, like, the little girl living next door, with the silky long hair and freckles."  🐸🍵 Millie Bobby Brown said that her relationship with her "Enola Holmes 2" costar Henry Cavill is different from her "Stranger Things" castmates because she and Cavill have a "real adult relationship." 💅💰 Style influencer Adrienne Reau has gone viral for buying a $1,000 micro-miniskirt from Diesel, an Italian clothing retailer.  🗞For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider and @Insider on Telegram.

✍️ The Trump Organization tax-fraud trial is in its second week in a criminal courthouse in Manhattan. Jurors on Tuesday saw the first evidence linking the alleged fraud to the very top of the company. Imran Khan, until recently the leader of Pakistan, was shot in the leg today. Khan was leading a protest march, demanding elections to unseat the new government. The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi told cops he had plans to target other politicians, court documents say. DePape faces both state and federal charges for last week's attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 🚙✈️ Xpeng, a Chinese electric-vehicle maker that competes with Tesla, unveiled a new flying-car prototype. A video of the vehicle's maiden voyage shows it roll out of a garage and take off. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

🔎 The Houston Police Department requested witnesses come forward with any information about the fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff. Real name Kirshnik Khari Ball, Takeoff was killed during a private party at 810 Billiards & Bowling early Tuesday morning in Houston, Texas.  🥴🍷 Bono said he once fell asleep in the White House's Lincoln Bedroom after having drinks with former President Barack Obama. 🇶🇦 Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that they are giving select fans all-expenses-paid trips to the tournament in exchange for positive social media coverage. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

🪱 Heidi Klum told Vogue that makeup artist Mike Marino and his team at Prosthetic Renaissance, who helped to transform her into the disturbingly accurate bug, encouraged her to pick another costume.  🤝 Will Smith said during a private screening for his film Emancipation that Floyd Mayweather routinely called him to check in and ensure Smith was OK after the infamous Oscars slap.  ⛳ Park officials say social media users helped identify a woman who is now facing charges, after golfing into the Grand Canyon.  🗞For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider and @Insider on Telegram.

⛪️ A judge presiding over Danny Masterson's trial tried to keep Scientology out of the courtroom. But key witnesses have already opened Pandora's box, highlighting what makes the church tick. The women testified the church covered up their rapes, and protected Masterson, a lifelong member. 🇰🇷 At least 151 people died after a crowd surge in South Korea on Saturday, as per the BBC. The incident happened during Halloween festivities in Seoul in a popular nightlife district. Photos showed a chaotic scene as emergency responders tried to attend to the crowd. 🇧🇷 Brazilians voted for a new president on Sunday in the country's runoff election. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro faced leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with the latter winning last night. The two candidates promise vastly different futures for the Amazon rainforest and the global climate. 📰 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

‼️ The home intruder who attacked Paul Pelosi early Friday beat him with a hammer in front of police. The suspect "violently assaulted" Pelosi with the hammer, said San Francisco Police Chief William Scott. Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalized as a result of the attack. 👫💔 Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have divorced after 13 years of marriage. Brady and Bündchen finalized the divorce on Friday, with the supermodel filing in Glades County, Fla. The NFL player and Bündchen began dating in 2006, and tied the knot in 2009. ✈️ A TikToker said she refused to move from her first-class plane seat so a family could sit together. The video went viral and some people said she should have more "compassion" for the family. She defended her position, saying she has a disability and needs to travel in a specific seat. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

😳🐍Authorities in Indonesia were looking for a missing 54-year-old woman at her place of work when they stumbled across a 22-foot-long python that appeared unusually bloated. They killed and cut open the snake, and found the woman's body, whole and intact, inside the snake's stomach. ✊🏽🖤 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' cast honor Chadwick Boseman at the film's world premiere. Here are the 22 best pictures from the red carpet. 🦸🏻‍♂️ It's been five years since Henry Cavill last donned the cape and tights as the DC Extended Universe's Superman, but he's finally returned to the role thanks to the "Black Adam" mid-credits scene. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

❤️👓😶‍🌫️ "Love Is Blind" season three dropped its most cringeworthy and bizarre moment of the season (so far). After Nancy Rodriguez rejected Andrew Liu's proposal at the beginning of the episode, he sat down for an interview, appearing quiet but composed.  😳🐊An American man tried to bring a live rare albino alligator onto a flight in his suitcase, but he was caught before boarding in Munich Airport. 📲 The trial of Darrell Brooks, who is accused of killing six people by driving into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin last November, has dominated Tiktok all month as videos of his bizarre courtroom behavior gain hundreds of thousands of views. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

✂️👟 Adidas severed ties with Kanye West following an intense campaign from internet users, celebrities, and anti-hate-speech organizations pressuring to end their almost decade-long, multi-billion dollar creative partnership.  🧑‍⚖️ Brittney Griner lost her appeal for a reduced sentence, and will now make her way to one of Russia's notoriously brutal penal colonies. 😷 Cold and flu season is kicking off early this year as doctors and parents across the US are noting a spike in pediatric fevers — signaling flu, RSV, and other common winter illnesses.  🗞For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider and @Insider on Telegram.

🇷🇺🇬🇩 Insider investigated how rich Russians could move to the US by investing in Grenada's economy. A visa firm is offering the shortcut after Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization – it's legal, but an illicit-finance expert said it could let oligarchs "skirt the rules." ⛓💰 Feds say Georgia inmate Arthur Lee Cofield impersonated movie mogul Sidney Kimmel using contraband cell phones to steal at least $11 million, per a report. 🎓🏫 Students at Kanye West's Donda Academy start days with 'full school worship' before parkour classes. Kanye West opened a private Christian school in a conservative Los Angeles suburb in November 2021. The unaccredited pre-K through 12th-grade school, Donda Academy, costs $15,000 per year to attend, Rolling Stone reported. 📰 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

‼️ The Jan. 6 committee formally subpoenaed former President Trump for documents and testimony. The committee laid out in detail Trump's multi-pronged effort to subvert the election results. Trump has until November 4 to produce the relevant documents and was called to testify on November 14. ‼️ The House referred Steve Bannon for prosecution last year after he defied the January 6 committee. Bannon argued ahead of sentencing that any jail term should be "suspended" pending his appeal. The Justice Department had recommended a six-month sentence and a $200,000 fine for Bannon. 🌟 Taylor Swift released the music video for "Anti-Hero" on Friday morning. It's the third track on her new album "Midnights," released worldwide eight hours before. The self-directed music video is a surrealist and comedic take on self-loathing. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.

👮‍♀️ Prosecutors accused an ex-Capitol police officer of telling a January 6 rioter to delete evidence. The former officer, Michael Riley, gave the rioter a "heads up" about the January 6 investigation. Former FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi says the FBI is facing a "crisis of credibility." Figliuzzi said the agency was not being transparent about what it knew about the Capitol riot. Ted Cruz's campaign paid him $555,000 to cover old personal loans to his Senate committee after Cruz successfully challenged a law that capped the amount candidates could repay themselves. Ethics advocates and some Supreme Court justices warned that the decision could lead to corruption. 🇺🇦 Ukraine retook almost all of Kharkiv in a swift counteroffensive sending Russians into retreat. The governor of the occupied Luhansk region said many of those who fled ended up there, which he said slowed down progress and left the territory almost fully in Russian hands. 👀 For more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider or @Insider here on Telegram.