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Musk blamed for Starlink slowdown
IN THE NEWS
MUMBAI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that decisions regarding Ukraine's access to Starlink were up to parent company SpaceX and Elon Musk, not the White House.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Musk ordered the slowdown of Starshield, a military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relies on to defend itself against Russian missile attacks. A Senate Democratic aide said the slowdown occurred during a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation's Oct. 13-16 visit to Kyiv.
The Journal cited one person who said SpaceX CEO Musk, President Donald Trump and White House officials discussed the matter beforehand, and two people who said Musk and the president discussed the matter after the slowdown. Trump claimed he wasn't involved in the decision. Musk and SpaceX did not respond to requests for comment.
AMERICAN FREED: Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a retired U.S. schoolteacher who had been in custody since 2022, from prison Wednesday to return him to the United States and agreed to resume U.S.-mediated peace talks with Ukraine.
TRANS CARE: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's bid to immediately enforce a policy restricting gender affirming care for federal prisoners who are transgender.
POLL: President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to a record low, 31%, as Americans worried about high gasoline prices, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed Monday.
FRANCE GRAPPLES WITH GROWING PUBLIC UNREST
A demonstrator wearing a costume stands in front of burning objects last Sunday in Paris, France. Soaring energy costs, pressure on household budgets and concerns over deteriorating public services fueled growing frustration among workers and young people. Protesters and businesses prepared for a major march through the city this weekend after riots and looting shook confidence in the country's ability to maintain order.
BIG NUMBER
$25 billion
The amount a judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms to pay the state Wednesday after a jury found the company misled consumers about the privacy of their data, one of the largest financial penalties in U.S. history.
SHE SAID ...
"I can't be on stage, I can't do a play any-more, I can't do a film any-more, I can't read anymore."
— Acclaimed actor Judi Dench, 91, who has macular degeneration, telling BBC Radio on Thursday that her eyesight deteriorated so much, she can no longer act.
THE WATER COOLER
AT BAT: The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays were set to open a historic championship Friday. This year marks the first World Series since 1980 that features two teams who have never won a title. The Brewers and Rays are among Major League Baseball's smallest spenders and lowest-valued teams.
MARS MOONS: A mission, led by Japan's space agency, launched Tuesday on its journey toward Mars' largely unexplored moons, named Phobos and Deimos. If all goes to plan, the uncrewed vehicle will reach the moons next year. It will rely on scientific instruments from NASA, the European Space Agency and others, and aims to collect detailed observations and physical samples from Phobos.
JOHN ANDERSON (1954-2026): Country Music Hall of Fame member John Anderson, singer of 40 charting country singles and influential hits like 1983's "Swingin'," 1991's "Seminole Wind" and 1992's "Straight Tequila Night," died Wednesday at age 71 at his home in Smithville, Tenn., his team told The Nashville Tennessean.
EARHART EXPEDITION: A team searching for Amelia Earhart's aircraft released its first findings Monday on a mysterious object on the remote island of Nikumaroro that attracted speculation it may be the lost aviator's plane. Researchers determined the visual anomaly, identified in satellite imagery in 2020, was likely trees and debris deposited along a sand spit on the island.
Vice president defends ad that drew criticism
IN THE NEWS
Vice President JD Vance defended an attack ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign produced against his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor's race, telling fellow Republicans on Wednesday to "stop whining" about it and go win the race.
The ad features Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, disputing Acton's accounts of her childhood. Arthur, whom Acton says she has not seen since 1978, urged Ohioans not to vote for her daughter.
Acton said she was sexually abused by her stepfather when she was 12. Her mother stayed with the stepfather, who was charged with rape but fled the state and was never tried. He died in 2004. Acton said she and her brother were removed from her mother's custody due to abuse and neglect.
PHP FLAWS: Global firms and governments rushed Thursday to patch critical flaws in the PHP programming language that underpins much of the internet, as a cloud firm reported millions of hacking attempts after vulnerabilities were disclosed.
WEST BANK: Nine of the 10 suspects arrested in an investigation into recent militant settler attacks on a U.S. journalist and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank were released from custody and placed under house arrest, a law firm that represents settlers said Wednesday.
E BOLA: Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in more than a decade Tuesday, the fourth African country and most populous yet to be affected by an outbreak health officials described as the fastest spreading on record.
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