Labubu hype seemed unstoppable, now the fluffy monster mania is dying

BBC - Nov 7, 2026

Parent company Pop Mart's revenue has fallen as appetite for the quirky collectible monsters wanes.

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'Flat', 'tired', 'cynical': Unusually gloomy Kiwis deliver New Zealand's tightest election in years

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Nov 7, 2026

The national mood is low, and faith in politics even lower - with voters deserting the major parties at the polls.

Prosecutors Charge Paraguay’s Former President With Corruption

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Nov 7, 2026

Santiago Peña was impeached, removed from office, placed under house arrest and charged with using his office to enrich himself after a bank with close ties to his administration went under.

Jeffrey Wigand, Who Blew the Whistle on Big Tobacco, Takes a Lot of Calls

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A ‘Legend of Zelda’ Game Is Reborn and ’90s Nostalgia Fans Are All In

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Apple charges iPhone 18 Pro users up to 3 times its cost for storage upgrades: What buyers pay

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Nov 7, 2026

Apple charges iPhone 18 Pro buyers up to three times its estimated cost for storage upgrades, a Wall Street Journal analysis found. The company reportedly makes an estimated $408 on the 1TB upgrade and $750 on the 2TB variant, highlighting the hefty margins it earns from higher-capacity models.

NASA's Max Power Expo launches at Kennedy space center: what to know

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Nov 7, 2026

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How Cardiologists’ High Hopes for Two Drugs Were Dashed

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Nov 7, 2026

By every measure, the drugs were no better than placebos, full data revealed on Saturday. Was it the fault of the design of the studies, or our very hypotheses about heart disease?

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By every measure, the drugs were no better than placebos, full data revealed on Saturday. Was it the fault of the design of the studies, or our very hypotheses about heart disease?

Still on the President’s Agenda: Daylight Saving Time

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Following an election-year rout for Republicans, Trump castigated lawmakers for not passing the Sunshine Protection Act. Some scientists have warned against the change.

Robotaxis are taking over China’s cities. What are they actually like to ride?

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The driver’s seat was empty and the steering wheel was turning on its own. Sitting in the back of a Pony.ai robotaxi in Shenzhen, I felt a flicker of nervousness. But as the car glided into traffic, the initial unease gave way to an appreciation of something far less futuristic: the blissful absence of small talk with the driver. My test rides in two of China’s major tech hubs – with Pony.ai in Shenzhen and Baidu’s Apollo Go in Beijing – offered a first-hand experience of how autonomous vehicles...

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