Anthropic files for IPO, Israel votes Tuesday, early voting tops 27 million

Anthropic files to go public on the Nasdaq under the ticker ANT

AI company Anthropic publicly filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC on Monday and plans to list its Class A shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT. The filing shows about $16.3 billion in revenue in the six months ended…

✔ Sources: Anthropic, Yahoo Finance, TheWrap

Israel votes Tuesday; final polls show neither bloc with a majority

Israelis vote Tuesday for a new 120-seat Knesset; a governing coalition needs 61 seats. Final polls by Israel's three main TV broadcasters show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc at 50 seats and the opposition bloc at 52 to 56, neither reaching a…

✔ Sources: CBS News, Anadolu Agency, Times of Israel

More than 27 million Americans have already voted in the midterms

More than 27 million early votes have been cast in the 2026 midterm elections, according to early-vote tallies including the University of Florida Election Lab, with Election Day eight days away. Texas has cast the most early ballots, more than 4 million.

✔ Sources: Newsweek, Fox News

Britain sanctions 15 commanders from both sides of Sudan's war

The U.K. imposed travel bans and asset freezes on 15 commanders, militia leaders and security officials from both the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army, citing sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians linked to the fall of el-Fasher.…

✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, The National

Brewers lead Rays 2-0 as the World Series moves to Florida

The Milwaukee Brewers won Games 1 and 2 at home, 3-2 and 5-4, to lead the Tampa Bay Rays two games to none in the World Series. Game 3 is Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox, with the Rays hosting Games 3, 4 and 5. Neither franchise has ever won a World Series.

✔ Sources: CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com

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