Thursday, November 5, 2026

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Donald Trump’s big defeat; South Africa’s shark-hunting orca brothers; AI fakes from France; and mogging is word of the year.

American voters have delivered a political shake-up, with Democrats winning control of both houses of Congress.

Meet Port and Starboard, the orca brothers giving great white sharks nightmares!

Move over, boring old words… mogging has been crowned Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year!

A dramatic video supposedly showing protesters taking over the Eiffel Tower is actually AI-generated.

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Optional Evergreen Extras!

Think/Feel/Infer 3-2-1 Exercise (3 important details from the Lowdown; 2 other things I learned; 1 question I still have)Find the Main Idea and Details