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Thursday, November 12, 2026
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🏠 Everyday Stuff
Brooklyn building collapse kills two
A three-story apartment building on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed into the construction pit next door on Wednesday afternoon. Two people were killed and 17 injured, including seven children. Rescue work was still going on.
Source: Zark News
Spain’s first general strike in 14 years
Spain had a nationwide general strike on Wednesday, with big demonstrations over housing costs, wages, and the cost of living. It is the first one in fourteen years.
Source: Open Chronicle
Bomb threats hit thousands of schools
Around 6,300 schools across Italy and more than 700 in Scotland and Northern Ireland received bomb threats yesterday.
Source: Just Security
💬 Talk about Everyday Stuff
📈 Stocks
Wednesday was a good day
Dow up 0.5% to 52,486. S&P 500 up 1.3% to 7,619. Nasdaq up 1.6% to 25,466. Apple hit a fresh all-time closing high, and CoreWeave jumped nearly 25% on strong results.
Source: Zacks
Nvidia is the story today
Reports say Nvidia’s board is preparing to push out CEO Jensen Huang. The stock fell about 8% after hours and was down about 6% before the market opened, dragging AI stocks down with it. If the AI trade wobbles, the whole market feels it.
Source: Zark News · Reuters via KZ1023
This morning looks shaky
Futures point to a lower open: Nasdaq 100 futures down about 1%, S&P 500 futures down about 0.5%, Dow futures about flat. The 10-year Treasury yield is around 5.00%. Producer price inflation data comes out Friday.
Source: Investopedia · BFC Finance
💬 Talk about Stocks
🏛️ Politics
Ukraine talks move to Moscow
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to meet Putin, a day after US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi ended without a ceasefire.
Source: Zark News
Strike on Gaza hospital kills six
An Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis killed six people, including a surgeon, and wrecked the surgery department of the largest hospital in the south.
Source: Just Security · Zark News
Iran talks and a disputed strike
VP JD Vance is considering face-to-face talks with Iran’s security chief. Iran says it struck navigation systems on an Omani island in the Strait of Hormuz. Oman says that did not happen.
Source: Just Security · Zark News
Mississippi Senate flip
Democrat Scott Colom beat Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s Senate race yesterday.
Source: Just Security
💬 Talk about Politics
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- Thursday, November 12, 2026 — Test edition: Brooklyn collapse, Spain’s strike, Nvidia’s board, Ukraine talks in Moscow.
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Links
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- Just Security, Early Edition, November 12, 2026
- Open Chronicle, Global News Brief, November 12, 2026
- Zark News, Daily Briefing, November 12, 2026
- Zacks, Stock Market News, November 12, 2026
- Investopedia, 5 Things to Know, November 12, 2026
- Reuters via KZ1023, Nasdaq futures, November 12, 2026
- BFC Finance, Stock futures, November 12, 2026
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The Pond Post · TreatYourselfDiscounts · Test edition, November 12, 2026