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Kalshi traders gave Democrats a 94.1% chance of taking the House and 75% in the Senate in a Monday snapshot before the midterms

From Costa Rica to Vanuatu, 20 countries on a CIA list of states with no regular military, and how some lean on allies for defense.

Britannica ranks all 50 U.S. states by total area. Here are 10 of them, from Alaska at No. 1 to Wyoming at No. 10, with square-mile figures.

Sweden, Norway, and Finland report 704,773 islands between them. See how 10 countries compare, from Canada to the Philippines.

The early signs of ALS range from hand weakness to slurred speech, and these 12 points cover symptoms, diagnosis, genetics and care for the disease

From India's 597-foot Statue of Unity to Bhutan's Buddha Dordenma, 15 colossal figures honor heroes, faiths, and national identity.

Election Day is not a federal holiday in 2026, so banks, post offices, supermarkets and stock markets stay open on Nov. 3 while some schools close

A selection of 20 destinations from National Geographic's Best of the World 2027, from Norway's fjords to Jaipur's 300th birthday.

AARP flags 9 Black Friday buys to skip, from bedding and toys to electronics, and says when to shop for lower prices.

From Brooklyn rooftops to a Norfolk battleship, 20 holiday light displays drawn from a regional roundup of 28 across the U.S.

Zumper graded 44 U.S. rental markets on renter bargaining power. See how 16 of them, from Austin to San Francisco, fared in June 2026.

Tipping guidance for 5 regions, from rounding up in Germany to skipping tips in Japan, where staff may take a gratuity as an insult.

Taco Bell same-store sales fell 4% in the quarter, while KFC same-store sales rose 1% and Yum completed its Pizza Hut sales

Pfizer raised full-year revenue guidance by $1.5 billion at the midpoint, to a range of $62.0 billion to $64.0 billion

The offer of C$43 a share is a 32% premium to MTY's Oct. 30 closing price, after two earlier approaches were rebuffed

Apple projected a December-quarter gross margin of 45% to 46%, below the 46.3% analysts expected, according to CNBC

Purchases reached 321 tonnes in the third quarter, lifting year-to-date buying 6% above last year's level

The company's updated 2026 outlook excludes Global Print; adjusted earnings rose to 81 cents a share from 71 cents

Ferrari lifted its 2026 revenue forecast to near 7.65 billion euros and its industrial free cash flow forecast to up to 1.65 billion

The drugmaker's full-year revenue outlook is now $62 billion to $64 billion, up from $60.5 billion to $62.5 billion