SOME OF THE clichés about millennials are still true. In America that generation, now aged between early 30s and mid-40s, last year spent $1.5bn on avocados. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/10/11/dont-feel-sorry-for-millennials-they-are-living-it-up-now
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Judge orders Trump administration to immediately stop taxpayer-funded TV ads
A federal judge in New York ordered the Trump administration Sunday night to immediately stop airing controversial government-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump that critics call political propaganda intended to influence the November midterm election. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/11/trump-ads-dhs-judge-order.html
Ban Fraternities, or Embrace Them? Colleges Debate After Campus Violence
In August 2022, an 18-year-old woman arrived at Cornell University to begin her studies on a sprawling campus featuring dozens of fraternity and sorority houses. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/greek-life-cornell-fraternities-sororities-ban.html
Christa Pike’s attorneys call recovery ‘medically unprecedented’ ahead of hearing over botched execution
Attorneys for Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to put her to death via lethal injection last week, will be in court Wednesday as they seek to preserve relevant evidence in her twice-botched execution. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/07/us/christa-pike-tennessee
Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. A Defense Department official told the BBC the execution of Nidal Hasan, who shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, would be livestreamed. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmy0r96xygx6o