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Nov 1, 2026

How Trump plans to govern if Democrats take Congress

Control of the Senate would allow Democrats to block Trump's judicial and executive-branch nominees, including any Supreme Court pick.

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Nov 1, 2026

Clarify crime thresholds and immunity in bid-rigging law: Hong Kong Bar Association

The Hong Kong Bar Association has called on the government to clearly define criminal thresholds and resolve whistle-blower immunity rules under its plan to outlaw bid-rigging following the deadly Tai Po inferno. A task force formed by the association, which represents the city’s barristers, spent 10 months reviewing four key areas of law and released a 140-page report on Sunday in the hope of providing direction to address the shortcomings that led to the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze last...

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Nov 1, 2026

High Court redevelopment plan ‘not workable’, Hong Kong Bar Association warns

The Hong Kong Bar Association has warned that a proposed phased redevelopment of the High Court, which could span more than a decade, is “not workable” and risks deterring legal practitioners from joining the bench. The association, the professional body for barristers, urged the government to consider faster alternatives, such as repurposing the existing District Court building. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post on Sunday, association chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet SC...

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Nov 1, 2026

How could a single gene-editing injection treat inherited eye diseases?

In the third of a four-part Health Matters wellness series on frontier medicine in Hong Kong, Fiona Sun examines how a local start-up is testing a gene-editing therapy that could tackle a group of inherited eye diseases at their genetic source and what it will take to turn it into a treatment patients can access. For 15 years, Professor Zheng Zongli has worked to make gene-editing therapies safe enough to treat diseases with limited treatment options. His path has taken him from a PhD in medical...

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Nov 1, 2026

L.A. to decide whether to stay the course with Mayor Bass or vote for change with Raman

L.A. voters will decide between Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman, with the city's future direction on the line. As the contentious race nears the finish, the candidates are in a dead heat.

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Nov 1, 2026

El Nino, weak monsoon behind Hong Kong’s warmest October since records began

Hong Kong sweltered through its warmest October on record, as an extremely strong El Nino, a weak northeast monsoon and a persistent anticyclone aloft over southern China combined to drive temperatures to unprecedented levels, the weather forecaster has said. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Sunday that the mean maximum temperature last month was 30.5 degrees Celsius (86.9 Fahrenheit), the mean temperature 27.6 degrees and the mean minimum 25.8 degrees – all the highest for any October since...

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Nov 1, 2026

No guarantee building contractor lists can be ‘100% clean’: Chris Tang

Hong Kong’s security chief has conceded that keeping pre-qualified lists of building repair contractors completely free of criminal elements will be challenging, even with a new government measure to combat bid-rigging through background vetting by enforcement agencies. Discussing the administration’s response to a report on the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po – which found the Fire Services Department bore responsibility alongside three other government bodies – Secretary for Security...

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Nov 1, 2026

Ex-Japanese adult film actress awake after alleged drugging in Hong Kong

Former Japanese adult film actress Mao Hamasaki has regained consciousness after being admitted to intensive care at a Hong Kong hospital following an alleged drugging while she was working at a club in Tsim Sha Tsui. Hamasaki’s manager published a post on her Facebook page at 5.40am on Sunday, with two photos showing her in a wheelchair being taken to an ambulance. The post read: “Drugged while working.” Hamasaki, 33, had performed as a disc jockey at several clubs on Halloween night until the...

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Nov 1, 2026

‘Be alive’: Hongkonger with muscular dystrophy turns 18, against all odds

Celebrating one’s 18th birthday is not typically a poignant occasion, but for Hongkonger Chen Tsz-kin, adulthood began with a mixture of excitement and anxiety. At 18 months old, Chen was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that causes muscles to weaken over time. Doctors told his mother, Michelle Li Yuan-feng, that people with the incurable illness had an average life expectancy of 18. The latest medical consensus, however, is that those with the disease might live...

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Nov 1, 2026

Daylight saving time ends tonight. Here's when to set your clocks back

Californians, like most of America, will get an extra hour of sleep tonight

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Nov 1, 2026

3 Hong Kong Chinese-language newspapers raise retail prices by HK$3

Three Chinese-language newspapers in Hong Kong have raised their retail prices by HK$3 (40 US cents) this month, marking the first sector-wide adjustment in two years. Ming Pao’s increase took effect on Sunday, raising its single-copy price from HK$12 to HK$15, up 25 per cent. Two financial broadsheets will follow suit on Monday. The Hong Kong Economic Times (HKET) will raise its price from HK$12 to HK$15, while the Hong Kong Economic Journal (HKEJ) will increase its price by 20 per cent from...

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Nov 1, 2026

Hong Kong’s art trading hub ambitions rest on more than headline sales

A Vincent van Gogh painting not shown publicly for more than 60 years recently drew hundreds of people to Sotheby’s Hong Kong. Painted in May 1890, Châtaigniers en fleurs (Chestnut Trees in Flower) is a major work from his Auvers-sur-Oise period and could set an auction record. For three days, Sotheby’s opened the private collection to public viewing in Hong Kong. Its brief stay raises a question about the city’s art hub ambitions: what lasting expertise can be built around a masterpiece that...

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Nov 1, 2026

Pump pressure: how rising fuel costs leave Hong Kong drivers running on fumes

Van driver Wong Siu-po, 48, feels life is becoming more difficult than ever as rising fuel prices cost him an additional HK$5,000 (US$640) a month, about a third of his monthly income. With an 11-year-old daughter and an unemployed wife to support, he feels the pressure mounting. “I need to work three hours longer per day to make up for the loss of income,” he said. “I will cut down on air conditioning to save costs.” Wong’s plight echoes survey findings showing that nearly 98 per cent of...

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Oct 31, 2026

Massive sewage main break prompts closure of all coastal waters off Long Beach

All open coastal swimming areas, bays, and lagoons in Long Beach have been closed after a sewer main break that spilled thousands of gallons of wastewater into the ocean.

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Oct 31, 2026

Hongkongers need more than 4 walls and a roof to make a home

What kind of living space can truly be called a “home”? That was the question on my mind when I visited United Court, a transitional housing estate in Tung Tau, Yuen Long, run by the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council. While there, I shared my thoughts on building a mental health-friendly community. Nine years ago, I took part in a community-based poverty study and interviewed residents in inadequate housing. I still remember families describing their living space as little more than a...

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Oct 31, 2026

Canada echoes U.S. ‘mass casualty event’ warning for Moscow

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has issued an alert regarding a threat of a “mass casualty event” at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow.

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Oct 31, 2026

Cascade of court rulings rebuffs Trump administration's election efforts

Federal judges have repeatedly rejected the Trump administration's efforts to wrest control over state voting processes and intimidate state and local elections officials.

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Oct 31, 2026

California Botox doctor used $45 million in Medicare money to fund her lavish lifestyle, feds say

Violetta Mailyan was convicted in May of billing Botox injections that were never provided.

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Oct 31, 2026

The Cheesecake Factory is a punchline. But it's also the California dream

On the night Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents, they offered an elaborate, twisted and ultimately unbelievable explanation of those crucial hours in 1989.

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Oct 31, 2026

NASA telescope on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission

The U.S. Space Force predicts the Swift Observatory will come crashing down on or around Friday.

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Oct 31, 2026

Hong Kong man falls from luxury housing complex, striking domestic helper below

A Hong Kong man believed to have accidentally fallen from a height struck a domestic helper on the podium of a luxury housing estate in West Kowloon on Saturday, with the pair sent to hospital. Police said they received a report at 7.43pm that the man had fallen at 1 Austin Road West and landed on the podium, hitting the woman. A police spokesman said both were conscious at the scene, with the man taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the woman sent to Kwong Wah Hospital. He added that...

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Oct 31, 2026

S’porean mum, 45, looks like her 18-year-old son’s sister, stuns netizens

She is a mother of three.

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Oct 31, 2026

Ex-Garden Grove police sergeant kidnapped, assaulted co-worker, prosecutor says

Former Garden Grove Police Sgt. Charles Starnes II was arrested after being charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting two co-workers, D.A. says.

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Oct 31, 2026

HKT says US order ‘ceased’ as firm reportedly agrees to exit American market

A leading Hong Kong telecommunications carrier has confirmed that an order requiring it to justify its operation in the United States has been ceased, after the company reportedly agreed to wind down its business under pressure from a US regulatory agency over national security concerns. A spokeswoman for Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) told the South China Morning Post on Saturday that the Order to Show Cause issued by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in October requiring it to justify...

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Oct 31, 2026

Queenstown 5-room HDB flat with 94 years left on lease sold for record S$1.818 million

New record.

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Oct 31, 2026

Pope Leo votes in US midterm elections, 1st pope to do so

This marks the first known time that a pope has voted in a political election.

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Oct 31, 2026

S'pore dorm operator brings 158 migrant workers to experience Halloween Horror Nights

Annual appreciation event.

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Oct 31, 2026

Wine and Dine Festival vendors report Halloween boost in sales and footfall

Vendors at Hong Kong’s Wine and Dine Festival reported a stronger turnout and signs of improving business on Saturday as the annual event entered the weekend, coinciding with Halloween celebrations and extended opening hours until 1am. Some exhibitors said visitor numbers had increased noticeably compared with the first two days of the four-day festival, while others expressed cautious optimism about sales amid a challenging retail environment. Henry Leung, a staff member at food and beverage...

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Oct 31, 2026

Tampines Ave 12 fatal accident: Public freed couple trapped in Audi only to watch them flee

Those at the scene got angry when they realised the couple from the car fled towards nearby blocks.

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Oct 31, 2026

You know you’re hitting your 30s when you start talking about home appliances. Here’s what I’ve learned about adulting.

Some secrets of life can only be unlocked with age.

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