ExploreManifestoBlogDownload KorvaKorva is a scroll of the internet’s best stuff, without the slop.Ukraine's Starlink problem, US inflation and Ohio votersReuters World NewsAdd8 Cards · Added to Korva by @newsKim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsNetflix is laying off about 1,000 employees, or 6% of its workforce, in its largest round of cuts since 2022, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Netflix shares are down 25% this year amid concerns that viewers are moving to free content on YouTube and TikTok.@news added✨Go deeperKim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsUS inflation exceeded expectations in September, with gasoline prices up 9.1% and accounting for about half the overall increase. Services excluding energy rose about 3.2%, shifting investor expectations for a Federal Reserve rate increase in two weeks from a nine-in-ten chance of no increase to roughly an even chance.@news added✨Go deeperKim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsSocial Security benefits will rise 3.6% in 2027, the largest increase in four years, because of the cost-of-living adjustment. The change will add about $75 a month for the average retiree beginning in January.@news added✨Go deeperKim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsTwo commercial ships sank near the Strait of Hormuz within 24 hours, the second and third vessels lost there since the US-Iran War began. The Singapore-flagged GFS Pride was hit by a projectile and caught fire, with its crew escaping, while the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Cape Dao sank after a September 23 strike that killed one crew member. Iran said it was escalating attacks over the US blockade and sanctions.@news added✨Go deeperKim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsRussian missiles hit Ukrainian power stations, leaving 600,000 people without electricity, as Kyiv accused SpaceX of deliberately restricting Starlink communications used by its military. Elon Musk said the US government, ultimately President Donald Trump, controls those restrictions, while UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged Ukraine $60 million in surface-to-air missiles and President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine still relies on the United States.@news added✨Go deeperKim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsPope Leo, 71, is recovering after a 90-minute operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung to treat lung cancer. The Vatican said he was already walking in his hospital room, and a planned November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains on his calendar.@news added✨Go deeperKim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsYoungstown, Ohio, is seeing empty factories, closed businesses and a century-old bakery shut as voters weigh grocery and gasoline costs in early voting ahead of the November midterms. President Trump rallied supporters, while Democrats hope economic frustration wins back working-class voters, and early figures showed more Democrats than Republicans voting in some Republican-majority areas.@news added✨Go deeperJoshua McElwee on Reuters World NewsPope Francis was hospitalized several times as he became more frail, while it was unclear how much health information the Vatican would release during those hospitalizations. The Vatican says a November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains on Pope Leo’s calendar.@news added✨Go deeper
Kim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsNetflix is laying off about 1,000 employees, or 6% of its workforce, in its largest round of cuts since 2022, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Netflix shares are down 25% this year amid concerns that viewers are moving to free content on YouTube and TikTok.@news added✨Go deeper
Kim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsUS inflation exceeded expectations in September, with gasoline prices up 9.1% and accounting for about half the overall increase. Services excluding energy rose about 3.2%, shifting investor expectations for a Federal Reserve rate increase in two weeks from a nine-in-ten chance of no increase to roughly an even chance.@news added✨Go deeper
Kim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsSocial Security benefits will rise 3.6% in 2027, the largest increase in four years, because of the cost-of-living adjustment. The change will add about $75 a month for the average retiree beginning in January.@news added✨Go deeper
Kim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsTwo commercial ships sank near the Strait of Hormuz within 24 hours, the second and third vessels lost there since the US-Iran War began. The Singapore-flagged GFS Pride was hit by a projectile and caught fire, with its crew escaping, while the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Cape Dao sank after a September 23 strike that killed one crew member. Iran said it was escalating attacks over the US blockade and sanctions.@news added✨Go deeper
Kim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsRussian missiles hit Ukrainian power stations, leaving 600,000 people without electricity, as Kyiv accused SpaceX of deliberately restricting Starlink communications used by its military. Elon Musk said the US government, ultimately President Donald Trump, controls those restrictions, while UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged Ukraine $60 million in surface-to-air missiles and President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine still relies on the United States.@news added✨Go deeper
Kim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsPope Leo, 71, is recovering after a 90-minute operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung to treat lung cancer. The Vatican said he was already walking in his hospital room, and a planned November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains on his calendar.@news added✨Go deeper
Kim Vinnell on Reuters World NewsYoungstown, Ohio, is seeing empty factories, closed businesses and a century-old bakery shut as voters weigh grocery and gasoline costs in early voting ahead of the November midterms. President Trump rallied supporters, while Democrats hope economic frustration wins back working-class voters, and early figures showed more Democrats than Republicans voting in some Republican-majority areas.@news added✨Go deeper
Joshua McElwee on Reuters World NewsPope Francis was hospitalized several times as he became more frail, while it was unclear how much health information the Vatican would release during those hospitalizations. The Vatican says a November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains on Pope Leo’s calendar.@news added✨Go deeper
