• ☝️ Peanut the squirrel, an orphan who became a pet and social media star, was euthanized by New York state wildlife officials last week as part of a test for rabies; Peanut’s owner says excessive force was used to seize Peanut (as well as a pet raccoon), while officials say it‘s illegal to own the wild animals.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

in partnership with Asutra

• 💰 US markets fell last week (S&P: -1.4%; Dow: -0.1%; Nasdaq: -1.5%). | 📊 Nvidia is replacing Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average; four of the six trillion-dollar tech companies are now in the index.
• 💼 October’s jobs report: Employers added 12,000 jobs in the month vs. the 105,000 expected by economists surveyed by Bloomberg; the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%.
• 📝 TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy, citing a problematic capital structure and fallout from Covid.

*From our partners: 💻 Stiff neck from long days at work?... Magnesium soothes muscle tension, pain, stress, anxiety, headaches, and migraines. 94% of users felt improvement in chronic pain. Self-care should be hassle-free – shop Magnesium Topical Solutions from Asutra here.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🏃 New York City Marathon: Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the men's and women's races, securing prize money of $100,000 apiece. See photos from the event here.
• 🍿 Venom: The Last Dance led the US box office for the second straight week, bringing in $26.1 million; when factoring in international receipts, the film has now generated $317 million.
• 🏈 The University of South Carolina was slapped with a $250,000 fine after fans stormed the field following the school’s upset win over #10 Texas A&M on Saturday. | 🏈 Scoreboard: #4 Ohio State beat #3 Penn State 20-13; see other results from this past weekend in college football here.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

in partnership with Tuft & Needle

• 🧑‍🔬 UCLA chemists created a brand-new class of molecules previously thought too unstable to exist, then used them to generate exotic compounds; the discovery breaks a 100-year-old rule in organic chemistry.
• 🦠 Researchers discovered the mechanism behind the MRSA bacteria, which causes antibiotic-resistant staph infection and causes 120,000+ deaths/year.
• 🛰️ NASA’s Voyager 1, which is 15.4 billion miles away from Earth in interstellar space, successfully used a backup transmitter that hasn’t been used since 1981. | 🌌 How the Vega star system forces scientists to rethink where planets come from.

*From our partners: 🙌 Even better than memory foam… Tuft & Needle mattresses provide responsive comfort, exceptional cooling, and their iconic bounce-back support. Includes 100-Night Trial and free shipping. Save 25% off Tuft & Needle’s Original and 31% off Mint Hybrid (up to $800) mattresses this month only via this link.

MISCELLANEOUS

• 🤖🎃 Thousands of people in Dublin, Ireland, showed up for a Halloween parade that didn’t actually exist; the fictional parade originated with a website that creates AI-generated news.
• ⚖️ A former Kentucky police officer was found guilty by a jury of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman who was killed in her home during a botched police raid in 2020. | 🏥 A western North Carolina plant that produces 60% of America’s IV fluid supply has restarted its highest-producing manufacturing line following damage from Hurricane Helene; the resumption is expected to help ease an ongoing IV fluid shortage in hospitals across the US.
• 🗳️ Vice President Harris made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend. | 🗳️ Former President Trump campaigned in four states this weekend, including three separate appearances in North Carolina.

CLICKBAIT

• 🚩 Billionaire CEO shares the No. 1 red flag he sees in employees: It has ‘a huge correlation to success.’