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The Archive

Borderline
Lex Takarua loses Federal Court bid to stop his removal
A New Zealand citizen whose visa was cancelled over his criminal record has lost his court case. An injunction had stopped his removal since November.

United States
Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home in immigration probe
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home on Monday in a criminal probe, the DOJ says. She hasn't been charged and calls it intimidation.

Space
ESA's Aschbacher prices European crew launches at €10 billion
ESA chief Josef Aschbacher says Europe could launch its own astronauts in about ten years for €10 billion. Ministers decide in Rome on 15 December.

Christian
Pope Leo XIV to have surgery to remove a small lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV enters Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday to have a small, early-stage lung nodule removed. He's asked for prayers, and bishops have answered.

AI / LLM
X, Grok and Cursor one-plan terms appear on x.ai
SpaceXSI has posted terms for one subscription covering X, Grok and Cursor. No launch or prices yet, but the fine print shows how cancelling works.

SpaceX
SpaceX's CRS-35 Dragon set to launch ISS cargo and solar arrays
SpaceX's CRS-35 Dragon is set to launch at 9:03pm Tuesday, Adelaide time, carrying ISS science, the last pair of IROSA solar arrays and Artemis III gear.

Australia
One Nation level with Labor on 24% in Victorian RedBridge poll
One Nation and Labor are both on 24% in the RedBridge Victorian poll. Victorians vote on 28 November.

Hacking
Hackers heat French supermarket fridges via Danfoss controllers
Hackers turned up the heat in fridges at hundreds of French supermarkets, spoiling food and sparking fires. Danfoss controllers are in the frame.

Tesla
Tesla's Cybercab makes its European debut at Paris Motor Show
Tesla showed its Cybercab robotaxi at the Paris Motor Show on Monday, its first time in Europe. You can't ride it, but there are free test drives.

Hacking
Ahsay backup servers hacked, and the first fix didn't work
Hackers took over Ahsay backup servers and hid crypto miners. Ahsay's first patch didn't stop them, and Huntress says hotfix 10.3.4.45 now does.

Breaking
Russia hit six energy sites after Trump truce, Zelensky says
Trump declared a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire on Sunday. Zelensky says Russia hit six energy sites within hours, then a drone hit a Kyiv tower block.
