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Oct 8, 2026 · 2m

Summary

President Trump faced protests while rallying for Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Texas, while Canadian poet Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The report also covers the death of Maria del Carmen Abascal, whose eviction in Spain sparked a national housing crisis movement. Additionally, markets saw oil prices jump and stocks fall, and the WHO investigated the unexplained death of a Russian lab worker amid concerns over pneumonic plague.

Topics discussed

Trump rally in San Antonio interrupted by protesters Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature Details on Carson's win and death of Maria del Carmen Abascal Reaction to Abascal's death and her role in housing protests Abascal's legacy, general strike, and oil market update Market wrap-up and sign-off WHO investigation into Russian lab worker death Russian health authorities deny plague link
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