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Today — 31 October 2026Main stream

Wanted: New Central Bank Chief. Expertise and Political Acumen Required.

31 October 2026 at 04:01
The looming departure of the European Central Bank’s president, Christine Lagarde, has set in motion a high-stakes search for her successor.

© Heiko Becker/Reuters

The European Central Bank president, Christine Lagarde, will step down in February.

El-Sayed Clashes With Former Primary Rival Who Demanded His Apology

By: Tim Balk
31 October 2026 at 04:15
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens traded sharply critical comments Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in Michigan’s pivotal Senate race.

© Nic Antaya for The New York Times

Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan has agreed to campaign with her former Senate primary opponent Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.

Liu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80

31 October 2026 at 04:12
The former vice premier was one of just six women to have served on the Chinese Communist Party’s elite Politburo, though she was excluded from the top ranks of power.

© Stanley Chou/Getty Images

Liu Yandong, a former vice premier of China who was one of the country’s highest-ranking female officials, died in Beijing on Wednesday.

Will Digging Up Vietnam’s War Dead Heal Old Wounds or Reopen Them?

A 500-day campaign to find and identify fallen soldiers has unearthed hundreds of bodies, but not everyone gets a chance at closure.

The remains of Communist soldiers found at a park in Ho Chi Minh City, lined up for a memorial service.

Britain’s Prime Minister Says He’s Open to a Formal Apology for Slavery

31 October 2026 at 03:32
The premier’s comments represent a major change in British policy, but they are unlikely to satisfy those who hoped that reparations would follow.

© Pool photo by Russell Cheyne

Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain in Glasgow on Friday.

Britain’s Prime Minister Says He’s Open to a Formal Apology for Slavery

31 October 2026 at 03:32
The premier’s comments represent a major change in British policy, but they are unlikely to satisfy those who hoped that reparations would follow.

© Pool photo by Russell Cheyne

Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain in Glasgow on Friday.

Tell HN: Scribd Breached

31 October 2026 at 02:46

Not seeing anything posted about this anywhere, received on Monday, 26th of Oct 2026:

Subject: Notice of Security Incident

This notice is being sent on behalf of Scribd, Inc., the parent company of Scribd, Slideshare, Everand, and Fable, by Epiq, Scribd Inc.’s notification partner.

Hello,

We are writing to let you know that Scribd, Inc. recently experienced a security incident that may have affected your data.

We detected that an unauthorized third party may have gained access to certain user data in one of our systems. After investigating this activity, we found that the third party may have accessed your email address and the following of your information: last 4 digits of your credit card and country, credit card issuer, credit card expiry date, payment history (not including credit card details).

We have no evidence that this data has been misused, but we are notifying you out of an abundance of caution so that you can take steps to protect your information.

Watch for phishing

We encourage you to stay vigilant for phishing attempts by bad actors pretending to be Scribd, Inc. or Scribd, Slideshare, Everand or Fable.

Remember that Scribd, Inc. will never ask you for your username and password or other sensitive information via email or text. If you did receive a message like that:

    Don't click on any links in it. Instead type scribd.com, slideshare.net, everand.com, or fable.co directly into your browser.
    Call us at: +1-877-361-9887. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., Central European Time.
    Report it through Scribd, Inc.'s Help Center.
For more information

We regret that this incident occurred and any concern it may cause you. If you have additional questions, contact the dedicated call center at +1-877-361-9887. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. Central European Time.

The National Cyber Security Center has helpful guidance on how to recognize and avoid phishing scams here.

What Scribd, Inc. is doing

    We have secured the affected system and ended the unauthorized access.
    We have notified law enforcement as well as the relevant data protection authorities.
    We are working with an expert third party cybersecurity firm to strengthen our access controls and monitoring.
We value the trust you place in us with your information, and don’t take that lightly. We are deeply sorry this happened and will keep you updated if anything further changes.

Scribd, Inc.


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