The Week While You Were Out: Spain's train crash, Israel's deadlock, the Binance hack

The week's biggest stories and where they stand now, stories you may have missed, and what to watch this week. 📬 Get it as a free 2-minute email at 6 AM & 5 PM CT: https://whileyouwereoutnews.com/email/?ref=podcast Sources for every story: Spain's train crash toll reaches at least 69: ABC News, AP via The Korea Times, AP via OPB Israel's election ends in a deadlock: Ynet News, Kurdistan24, Times of Israel Iran floats a two-day plan to reopen Hormuz: Al Jazeera, Euronews, Times of Israel Binance reopens withdrawals after record hack: Reuters via Investing.com, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph Early vote surges as courts weigh ballot fights: AP via PBS NewsHour, AP via ClickOnDetroit, Blaze News Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases: ECDC, World Health Organization, AP via ClickOrlando Pentagon puts Iran war cost at $47.1 billion: AP via PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Picard, dies at 86: Fox News (with AP), Reuters via The Jerusalem Post Labor icon Dolores Huerta dies at 96: AP via Chicago Sun-Times, TheWrap MINNESOTA: O'Keefe and Higby charged over primary voting video: MPR News, AP via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Full briefing: https://whileyouwereoutnews.com/briefings/2026-11-01-recap/?ref=podcast Narrated with an AI voice; every story is checked against at least two established news sources.