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No US grid attack, large outage or new DOE emergency order found for Nov 5-6. DOE's 2026 Federal Power Act 202(c) emergency-order list (read Nov 6) still shows Order 202-26-50, issued Oct 12 to PJM for Oct 13-16, as the newest. Orders keeping older plants available remain in force: Craig Unit 1 in Colorado (Sep 27 to Dec 25), Culley 2 and Schahfer 17-18 in Indiana (to Dec 18), Centralia Unit 2 in Washington (to Dec 11) and Stanton Unit 1 in Florida (Order 202-26-42, to Nov 30). Whether Stanton is renewed after Nov 30 is not known. FORTRESS America (the Pentagon effort to let major bases run without the civilian grid): no November development found in search; coverage dates from Sep 30 to late October, and a memo dated Oct 6 set up a program office with an interim director (DefenseScoop). The reported 90-day self-sufficiency standard is a planned requirement, per press reports. EO 14421 (Aug 2026): no new DOE rule found; the Dec 24 date was not confirmed. Could not check: NERC and FERC pages, ERCOT/PJM/MISO alerts; a 2026-27 NERC winter assessment did not appear in search (the 2025 one came out Nov 18, 2025).

Iran: Al Jazeera's Nov 6 live blog reported President Trump said the US may have to 'destroy' the rest of Iran, adding that people would 'know soon enough'; he also held a call with Qatar's emir, who stressed continued dialogue (Al Jazeera). Al Jazeera's Nov 5 live blog reported Iran said states aiding a US attack are 'legitimate targets'. The Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) said two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after trying an 'unauthorized' route; that is an IRGC claim, not independently confirmed in what we found. On Nov 4, Al Jazeera reported Trump confirmed US strikes on an Iranian anti-aircraft site on Qeshm Island, which US officials called defensive after Iranian fire at a US aircraft; Iran's Mohsen Rezaei called the US reply to Iran's seven conditions for reopening the strait 'not convincing'; Qatar said proposals are being exchanged in real time. US media citing officials said Central Command had strike plans that could begin as early as Wednesday (Al Jazeera, Nov 4); we found no report of new US strikes after the Nov 3-4 one. Ukraine: Kyiv Post reported Zelenskyy held a 90-minute call on Nov 4 with US envoys Witkoff and Kushner ahead of US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov 10-11; Al Jazeera (Nov 3) reported the Kremlin confirmed Russia will take part. We did not find a verified report of an overnight Russian attack on Nov 5-6. Gaza: as of Nov 2, ABC (Reuters) reported Israeli strikes killed eight in Gaza, medics said; Israel says Hamas is rearming, Hamas denies it; nothing newer verified. North Korea: The Japan Times (Nov 4, search snippet) reported South Korea's military said North Korea fired several missiles toward the East Sea; it was not clear what type. Taiwan: as of Nov 2, Taiwan's coast guard accused China of harassing shipping east of Taiwan (ABC News/AP); no newer wire report found. Lebanon: as of Nov 2, Israeli strikes continued in the south and a Lebanese official said direct talks had made no progress (Arab News).

Oil bounced back Thursday (Nov 5) after Wednesday's sharp drop. Reuters, via Investing.com, reported Brent settled at $98.29 (up $3.67) and WTI at $90.52 (up $2.40), as new tanker attacks revived supply worries; both fell more than 8% Wednesday to their lowest settlements since Aug 31. UKMTO (the UK maritime security agency) reported at least five vessels affected since Sunday. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said two tankers and a tugboat caught fire after using unauthorized routes through the Strait of Hormuz; the Investing.com report did not say who carried out the attacks. A separate tanker was reported hit north of Qatar (Maritime Executive reported one crew member killed; Splash247 reported one seafarer missing). AAA's national averages for Nov 6: regular $4.07 (yesterday $4.10, week ago $4.20, year ago $3.08); diesel $6.23. AAA's record diesel average, $6.53, was set Sep 22 of this year. Pump prices lag crude, so a Thursday-Friday crude bounce could slow or reverse the fall, but nothing guarantees either. EIA's weekly report for the week ending Oct 30 (released Nov 4), as carried by BOE Report and others: commercial crude stocks fell 865,000 barrels to 409.8 million, gasoline fell about 222,000 to 209 million, distillates (diesel and heating oil) fell 3.6 million to 99.3 million, about 13% below the five-year average, and refineries ran at 94.5% of capacity. The next EIA report is Nov 12 (delayed a day by the Nov 11 federal holiday). OPEC+ (the oil-producer group) held December output unchanged at its Nov 1 meeting, per OPEC's release; the next meeting is Nov 29 (carried from Nov 5).

New Nov 5: CISA and the FBI, with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture and Transportation, issued a joint warning that attackers are targeting the electronic temperature controls of grocery stores and cold-storage facilities (Nextgov/FCW, Defense One; CISA lists the fact sheet 'US Government Partners Urge Hardening Industrial Refrigeration and Cold Chain Monitoring Systems' dated Nov 5). The agencies said attackers could force freezers into continuous heating or defrost and hide the real temperature from operators, with risks of spoiled stock, equipment damage, fire and unsafe products reaching consumers. Advice: take controls off the public internet, secure needed remote access, separate them from business networks, change default passwords, install updates, replace unsupported equipment. The US notice names no responsible party and names no vendor in the reporting read. Refrigeration open thread re-checked: US cases are still the roughly six military commissaries from late August (Nextgov/FCW); no attack on a US civilian store was reported in the sources read. Iran attribution is still unconfirmed on the record: two people familiar told Defense One officials suspect Iran-linked hackers; the 'up to 14 bases' figure appears only in an aggregator headline. Europe: attacks reached French blood-bank freezers (overnight Nov 2-3) and supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg that week, and European authorities issued their own joint warning Nov 4 (Defense One). CISA's advisory page was readable Nov 6: newest items are the Nov 5 refrigeration fact sheet, a Nov 5 post-quantum vendor-questions resource, and one-vulnerability additions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3 and Nov 4; no new numbered advisory since the Oct 20 SafePay ransomware advisory was seen. Water: CISA and FBI's July 30 warning of a 'significant escalation' in attacks on water-utility controllers stands (Cybersecurity Dive); no newer water item found. Hospitals: no new US hospital attack found for Nov 4-5 in the sources read. Could not check: FBI IC3, full KEV entries, state-level hospital reports.

North Georgia and southeast Tennessee flooding: the Toccoa River reached a record crest above 18 feet on Thursday morning, Nov 5, and officials called it the worst flooding since 1990 (FOX Weather). Flash Flood Emergencies, the National Weather Service's top flood alert, covered Fannin County, Ga., and Polk County, Tenn. Police said at least 45 people were rescued in McCaysville, Ga.; officials said at least 80 in Fannin County and at least 68 in Polk County, Tenn. (FOX Weather). Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Union counties; McCaysville and Polk County, Tenn., declared their own. Five to eight inches of rain fell over about 12 hours. Fannin County emergency management told WSB-TV one man was swept away in his car; none of the linked reports says what happened to him, and no deaths are reported in them. East-central Florida flooding: ABC News (Nov 3) reported 2 dead in the Palm Bay area and hundreds rescued; up to 24 inches of rain fell in southern Brevard County. The state of emergency was expanded Nov 4-5 to 14 counties including Palm Beach, Lake, Seminole and Volusia. WFLX (Nov 6) reported Washington Elementary in Palm Beach County and schools in St. Lucie and Indian River counties still closed Friday for flooding, and Palm Beach County's emergency operations center at partial activation. NWS Melbourne still has Flood Warnings out for Brevard, Seminole, Lake and Volusia counties. Other active Flood Warnings (NWS feed, evening Nov 5): Maricopa County, Ariz.; Missouri (Buchanan, Platte and four central counties); Iowa; Colorado (Bent, Prowers, Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla). Red Flag Warning (high fire danger) for the Santa Clarita Valley and Santa Monica Mountains, Calif. Outlook: the Weather Prediction Center (WPC, 3 AM EST Nov 6) puts a Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) of excessive rainfall on the Mid-Atlantic coast to southeastern New England today, with heavy rain there into Saturday morning; heavy rain threat grows across South Texas over the weekend; a strong Pacific storm brings wind and rain to the Pacific Northwest Sunday morning; wet snow is possible on interior New England high ground Sunday. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) rates severe-storm risk 1 Marginal to 5 High; today it has a Marginal (1 of 5) risk for the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic coast, with damaging gusts and a brief tornado possible. Tropics: National Hurricane Center (NHC), 1 AM EST Nov 6: a gale-force non-tropical low south of Bermuda has a 20% chance of becoming tropical or subtropical in 48 hours and 30% in 7 days (down from 30% and 50% on Nov 5). In the Pacific, an area southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii has a 90% chance of becoming a tropical depression, expected Friday, and is forecast to pass well south of the islands. Space weather (NOAA SWPC, 08:45 UTC Nov 6): geomagnetic (G), radio blackout (R) and radiation storm (S) scales are all 0 now (G runs 1 minor to 5 extreme; R and S likewise). SWPC has a G1 Watch for Nov 6-8, from a coronal-hole stream of fast solar wind, and its 3-day forecast now adds a chance of G2 (moderate) on Nov 7-8. Radio blackout chance: R1-R2 35% and R3 or greater 10% daily. R1 blackouts were observed in the past 24 hours. The 2 MeV electron flux alert (particles that can affect satellites) continued Nov 5. No G3 or higher and no grid warning.

AP (via WTOP, Nov 5) reported Defense Secretary Hegseth approved a wider National Guard role in Washington, D.C.: up to 60 military police cars, tactical vehicles, two patrol boats and light towers, with rifles allowed in some anti-gang and drug operations but not in Metro stations; the Pentagon confirmed he authorized continued use of Guard personnel. About 3,100 Guard members are in D.C. and the cap stays at 3,500. The District sued in Sept 2025 and a lower court sided with the city; a federal appeals panel heard arguments Oct 14; the Nov 5 AP report mentions no ruling. Searches on Nov 6 found no reports of post-midterm protests in the US, new emergency declarations or new Guard activations tied to the Nov 3 election; that is an absence in search results, not a confirmed quiet. A search for ICE-related protests returned nothing current. Alaska Senate certification suit was dismissed Nov 1 and the Justice Department said it would appeal (AP via Spectrum, as of Nov 3; not re-checked).

US stocks fell sharply Thursday (Nov 5), the day after a rally. CNBC reported the Dow closed at 51,523.06 (down 1,833.06 points, 3.44%), the S&P 500 at 7,353.73 (down 4.36%) and the Nasdaq composite at 24,315.00 (down 5.52%), which put the Nasdaq in correction territory (a drop of 10% or more from its high). NBC Bay Area (AP) and Fox Business also reported the S&P 500 down about 4.4%; the Nasdaq's loss differs slightly between outlets. Coverage tied the drop mainly to AI and chip stocks, on worries that Democratic midterm wins could slow data-center building; CNBC quoted analysts including Tim Holland of Orion and Keith Lerner of Truist, and said the chip-stock ETF SOXX had its worst day since March 2020. The selling spread to industrial and financial names such as Caterpillar, JPMorgan and Boeing. The VIX (a gauge of expected market swings) reached a six-month high near 27 per Investing.com. The Fed held its rate range at 3.75% to 4% on Oct 28 on a 10-2 vote; next meeting Dec 8-9 (carried). The October jobs report is due this morning (Friday Nov 6); The October jobs report is due this morning (Friday Nov 6). No major US bank or card-network outage was found; the search turned up only foreign bank and payment maintenance and user-reported app problems abroad.

LA/Long Beach watchmen strike: still undecided, with the deadline now midnight Pacific tonight (Friday Nov 6; 2 a.m. Saturday Central). The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA, the employer group) said the parties extended the contract again after no deal Wednesday; talks continue Friday with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. FreightWaves reported the union is ILWU Local 26, about 250 watchmen (gate and terminal security), roughly 2% of the ILWU port workforce; their terminals handle about 85% of Long Beach and 33% of Los Angeles cargo. The PMA has warned that other ILWU members, including longshore workers and marine clerks, are expected to honor picket lines, which could disrupt ships, container yards and truck gates. The broader West Coast longshore contract is separate and runs through 2028. FreightWaves noted no statement from Local 26's president. No deal has been reported as of Nov 5 coverage. Air travel: no major US airline disruption found for Nov 5-6 in the sources read. No US rail, trucking or airline strike with a November deadline was found. Diesel at $6.23 (AAA) still weighs on trucking.

No new supply-chain disruption found dated Nov 5. A watchmen strike at LA/Long Beach (deadline midnight Pacific tonight) would be the nearest risk to cargo; the last backlog count seen was about 35,000 containers waiting for rail (FreightWaves, Oct 28, carried). Thursday's chip-stock selloff was about share prices, and no supply effect was reported. Memory chips: Tom's Hardware reported in July that GM's finance chief expects $1.5 billion to $2 billion in added costs, largely from memory-chip prices; NPR reported Oct 29 that GM expects chips and diesel to cost it as much as $2 billion this year (carried). Tariffs: US and Canada were reported by Reuters (via Investing.com) in late October to be working on a deal to ease steel and auto tariffs; a search on Nov 5 found no signed deal.

FDA recalls page, newest first (no entry newer than Nov 3 as of this check): Nov 3 Brad's Crunchy Kale and Veggie Chips, possible thallium (a toxic metal); Nov 2 Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars, choking hazard; Oct 30 365 Whole Foods Market ashwagandha capsules, possible Salmonella; Oct 29 Wise Wife ground cinnamon, possible elevated lead; Oct 27 cold-smoked sprat fish, possible botulism (Clostridium botulinum). FDA outbreak table: Salmonella Javiana, 65 patients, source not identified, active; Listeria monocytogenes, 51 patients, source not identified, and a second Listeria outbreak of 11 or 12 patients (the FDA table shows 11 in one row and 12 in another; Food Safety News earlier reported 12); E. coli O157:H7 tied to multi-ingredient chicken wraps, 50 patients, the FDA table marks that outbreak as ended; Cyclospora, 66 patients, closed Nov 4. FDA also lists closed investigations for romaine Salmonella (43), parsley Cyclospora (175) and Salmonella Newport (119). Water notices not checked. Open thread (refrigeration hacks): nothing new found in this sweep; Cyber owns it.

Ebola (Bundibugyo strain): CDC's situation summary (page updated Nov 5, data as of Nov 3) gives 10,699 confirmed cases and 5,202 confirmed deaths, up from 10,563 and 5,130 (data as of Nov 1) in the previous report: DR Congo 10,668 and 5,198; Kenya 9 and 2; Nigeria 1 and 0; Uganda 20 and 2 (plus 1 probable case and death); France 1 and 0. No cases linked to this outbreak in the US; CDC calls the risk to the American public and travelers low. Al Jazeera, citing Africa CDC (Nov 3), reported more than 5,300 deaths in DR Congo. WHO (Nov 4) said two more candidate vaccines are recommended to join the Tumaini ring-vaccination trial. Travel rule: as of the Nov 4 report, passengers boarding international flights to the US must attest they have not been in DR Congo in the prior 21 days (effective Nov 3 per CDC and Newsweek); not re-checked today. Measles: CDC's page (case data updated Oct 30, page updated Nov 4) still shows 4,852 confirmed US cases as of Oct 29, 43 new outbreaks in 2026, 4 deaths; the next weekly update was not yet posted. New York announced Nov 2 its first measles death in more than 30 years, a child in Lewis County (NBC News), carried from the previous report. Bird flu: as of Nov 2, USDA APHIS confirmed H5N1 in an Indiana dairy herd (first in Indiana); no newer APHIS release found. Flu and drug shortages: not obtained; the most recent ASHP figure found is 227 active shortages in Q2 2026 (AJMC, July 20), carried forward, not current.

Kilauea (Hawaii): USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) said episode 56 of the Halema'uma'u eruption began with lava fountaining at 12:10 PM HST Nov 5, with fountains near 660 feet at 2:15 PM, and its aviation notice (6:21 PM HST) says the episode ended abruptly at 6:01 PM HST. Alert level stays Watch and aviation color code Orange; HVO notes most episodes since Dec 2024 have lasted a day or less. Great Sitkin (Alaska Aleutians): Alaska Volcano Observatory Nov 5 daily update, Watch/Orange, slow lava eruption within the summit crater continues. Quakes: USGS significant-earthquake feed for the past week returns no events; the largest in the past day on USGS's 4.5+ feed is an M6.1 in the Fiji region, with M5.0 in India and M5.1 in Tanzania, none in the US. Fire: a Red Flag Warning (high fire danger) is in effect for the Santa Clarita Valley and Santa Monica Mountains, Calif. (NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard, Nov 5). Not checked: NRC event reports (page redirected, not read) and NIFC wildfire situation (report unreadable).