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HBO orders five-episode Girls revival with core cast

HBO ordered a five-episode return of Lena Dunham's Girls, with Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells set to reprise their roles. Production starts next year — 15 years after the…

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Quick hits

• Technology Microsoft's October Patch Tuesday hits record 1,400+ flaws — Microsoft's October 2026 security updates address about 1,413–1,414 vulnerabilities, including actively exploited Windows Shell flaw CVE-2026-96951 that can bypass Mark of the Web. CISA ordered federal agencies to…
• Technology FBI arrests OpenAI engineer over hidden conference-room bug — The Justice Department says Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and OpenAI engineer, was arrested Oct. 9 and charged with installing a covert audio recorder in an executive conference room. Prosecutors…
• US News Mamdani orders first NYPD use-of-force review in a decade — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed the NYPD to review use-of-force policies for the first time in 10 years and announced accountability reforms after an officer facing charges in the 2024 Win Rozario…
• World Iran shifts Hormuz tactics as ship attacks rise, officials say — Two senior Iranian officials told Reuters Iran is using new tactics against vessels in and beyond the Strait of Hormuz to keep oil prices high ahead of U.S. midterms. A U.S. official said Iran is using small-boat…
• World Russian missiles hit Kyiv power plants; 600,000 without power — Ukraine says Russia fired 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones overnight at energy sites in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and Kharkiv, leaving about 600,000 people without power. Officials reported civilian deaths…

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