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1. AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values

   Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.

2. White House denies Hegseth and Rubio to leave jobs after Republican election losses

   US media reports there are calls to replace Pete Hegseth, who also faces a possible impeachment vote, while Marco Rubio is rumoured to be eyeing a presidential run.

3. Trump signs order to preserve Oval Office as national monument

   The order comes after Trump made a series of big changes to the decor of the Oval Office and tore down the White House East Wing.

4. Two dead after bus crashes in France, officials say

   One child and one young adult were killed in the crash, local authorities say, with more injured.

5. Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people

   Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could "meet Jesus".