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Zohran Mamdani, 34, Will Become NYC’s First Muslim, First South Asian, And 2nd-Youngest Mayor (After Hugh J. Grant, 30, In 1889), Leading The Most Populous & Highly Diverse U.S. City. In Virginia, Democrat Ghazala Hashmi, 61, Is Elected Lt. Gov., Becoming The First Muslim Woman, First Indian American, & First South Asian To Win Statewide Office.

In Sulfur Cave On The Albania–Greek Border, Scientists Found The World’s Largest Spider Web (106m²) Built By ~111K Spiders From Several Species, Mainly House Spiders & Prinerigone Vagans. It’s The First Known Cooperative Colony For These Usually Solitary Species, Unlike Madagascar’s Darwin’s Bark Spider Solo Mega Webs That Span 0.09–2.8m².

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The Dodgers Became The First MLB Team In 25 Years To Win Back-To-Back World Series Titles, A Feat Last Achieved By The N.Y Yankees From 1998–2000. They Beat The Yankees 4–1 In 2024 And The Toronto Blue Jays In A 2025 Game 7. L.A Celebrated With A Massive Parade Led By Ohtani, MVP Yamamoto, Rookie Sasaki, And Retiring Legend Clayton Kershaw.

Rob Jetten’s Centrist D66 Party Won The Dutch Election, Positioning Him To Be The Netherlands’ Youngest & First Openly Gay PM. D66 Secured ~18% Of Votes & Tripled Its Seats To 26 In The Lower 150-Member Parliament. Lacking A Majority, They Must Form A Coalition To Govern. The PVV Lost Ground By ~15k Votes; Final Results Await Overseas Ballots.

Egypt Opens The $1B Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Near Cairo; It Will Be The World’s Largest Museum Devoted To One Civilization. Just 2km From The Giza Pyramids, It Displays 100,000+ Artifacts, Including For The First Time King Tut’s Full 5,000-Piece Collection; Ramses II’s Statue; & The Khufu Solar Boat. GEM Opens Nov 4, 2025, To Boost Tourism.

Barcelona’s Sagrada Família In Spain Is Now The World’s Tallest Church At 162.91m, Surpassing Germany’s Ulm Minster (161.53m). The Milestone Came After A Cross Was Added Atop Its Central Tower Of Jesus Christ. When The Cross Is Completed In 2026, The Church Will Reach 172m, 100yrs After Its Designer, Antoni Gaudí’s Death. Construction Began In 1882.

A UK Firm, Quantum Motion (QM), Built The World’s First Full-Stack Quantum Computer Using Mass-Producible Silicon CMOS Chips (Spin Qubits). The System’s Three-Rack Size Is Data-Center-Friendly, & Is Compatible With Standard Software (Qiskit/Cirq). Installed At The UK’s NQCC, It Will Be Tested For Uses Like Drug Discovery. QM Has Raised £62m

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Cameroon’s 92-Year-Old President Paul Biya, The World’s Oldest President, Has Won A Disputed 8th Term With 53.66% Of Votes Amid Deadly Protests & Fraud Claims. Biya Has Ruled For 43 Years, Sparking Youth Unrest In A Country Where Over 70% Are Under 35. Security & Protesters Clashes Leave Deaths, With Critics Warning Of Rising Instability.

In A World First, U.S. Researchers 3D-Printed Human Tissue That Looks, Feels, & Responds Like Real Organs, Matching Softness, Stretch, & Blood Flow. Unlike Older Tissue Simulators Made From Stiff Rubber Or Plastic, This 3D Print Uses Fluid-Filled Capsules For Lifelike Surgical Training. Next, They’ll Expand To More Organs & Bionic Versions.

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Tanzania’s First Female President Samia Suluhu Hassan, In Power Since 2021 After John Magufuli’s Death, Is Set To Become This African Nation’s First Elected Female President In A Vote Widely Seen As A Formality Amid Opposition Bans And Arrests. Critics Cite Rising Repression. Despite Frustration, Samia Remains Popular, Especially Among Rural Women.