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What Happened Today – November 2, 2025

A 31-kiloton explosion in Nevada on November 5, 1951, exposed 6,500 troops who marched through fallout zones and caused an estimated 2,300 thyroid cancers and 120 deaths among downwind civilians, as Energy Secretary Chris Wright assured Americans this week that Trump's new nuclear weapons testing will not include explosions. (Official U.S. Department of Energy photograph)

Expect Trump to continue using multiple distractions to avoid the humanitarian crisis we face. One of every eight people has lost federal food aid while 5.9 million households are losing home heating aid just as we reach November. And the government said today that anyone traveling during this month’s busy Thanksgiving week can expect extensive … Read more