United States

No US grid attack or grid-level failure found for Nov 9-10 (search of NERC/FERC/utility news; absence in results, not a confirmed quiet). DOE's 2026 Federal Power Act 202(c) emergency-order page (read Nov 10) shows nothing newer than Nov 6: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority orders 202-25-1F and 202-25-2F, effective Nov 8, expiring Feb 5, 2027. The newest mainland order listed is 202-26-50 (PJM), issued Oct 12, expired Oct 16; Craig Station order 202-26-49 runs to Dec 25 and the Culley 2 and Schahfer 17-18 orders to Dec 18. As of Aug 2026, Morgan Lewis put the DOE rule deadline at Dec 24. FERC-NERC staff report on 2025/26 winter storm outages was released Sept 10 (Utility Dive). As of Oct 7, DefenseScoop reported a memo setting up the FORTRESS America program office; no newer step found. As of Nov 9, the Snopes explainer calls FORTRESS America a real initiative and says the 90-day standard is not publicly confirmed. The EO 14421 DOE rule date (Dec 24) was not re-checked.

Iran: On Nov 9 Trump said, after meeting Qatar's prime minister, that Iran is 'effectively over' militarily and US forces remain 'locked and loaded'; Axios, citing a diplomat, reported he wants a deal but could reverse course (Iran International). In a Nov 8 CNN interview he called renewed attacks 'highly unlikely' if talks progress, and Rubio said a breakthrough is not near (CNN via ABC7). Erem News, relayed by the Times of Israel, reported a US phased offer, partial lifting of the blockade first, then nuclear talks; Iran has not responded and the report is single-sourced. Shipping: UKMTO and CENTCOM reports through Nov 7 include a tanker on fire near Khasab, Oman, and the cargo ship Huda disabled by US forces; Iran's Guards said two tankers hit mines (Arab News, CNBC); no incident dated Nov 9-10 found. Ukraine: Russia struck energy sites Nov 7-8; DTEK said over 600,000 lost power in Dnipropetrovsk region and Kharkiv authorities said about 250,000 customers lost power, later restored (Al Jazeera, AFP/Reuters). Russia's defence ministry said it will keep striking fuel and energy sites. US-Russia-Ukraine talks opened in Abu Dhabi Nov 10 for two days, the first trilateral round since February, led by US envoys Witkoff and Kushner; Rubio said nothing is finalized (The National, CNBC). Russia demands major territorial concessions and Kyiv says it will not give up territory; no outcome yet. Yemen/Saudi: the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two missiles aimed at Riyadh and one at the south on Nov 10, blaming the Houthis; Saudi officials said the East-West oil pipeline was attacked Nov 9, caused a limited fire and operations were unaffected; Houthi-run Saba reported coalition strikes on Sanaa gas and oil company sites, unconfirmed by the coalition (Al Jazeera/AFP). Houthi media put the death toll from weekend Saudi strikes in Sanaa province at 44, an unverified Houthi figure; the Nov 9 report counted 33 and AP at least 25 earlier. Gaza/Lebanon: AFP reported 4 killed by Israeli fire in Gaza Nov 5 (Gaza civil defense); an APA report dated Nov 9 said Israeli strikes hit at least five villages in southern Lebanon (single outlet, not wire). Taiwan: Taiwan's defence ministry reported 49 Chinese aircraft sorties in 24 hours plus six warships and six government vessels, per Taipei Times (Nov 4); Taiwan accused China of harassment near Pratas (Washington Post, Nov 1); no newer official count found. North Korea: Seoul said a multiple-missile launch Nov 3, the fourth in a month; KCNA reported an air-defence missile test Nov 4 (NBC, US News); no newer launch found.

AAA's national average on Tuesday Nov 10 was $3.9788 for regular (yesterday $4.0093, a week ago $4.1493, a month ago $4.3669, a year ago $3.0707) and $6.1572 for diesel (yesterday $6.1723, a week ago $6.2875, a month ago $6.2824, a year ago $3.7389). Oil fell sharply Monday Nov 9: The Nation (Thailand) reported Brent settled at $92.57, down $5.75, and WTI at $86.85, down $3.98, the lowest for Brent since late August; it cited President Trump's Nov 8 comment that new attacks on Iran are highly unlikely while talks progress, strong flows through Hormuz, and a Reuters survey putting OPEC's October output at 22.87 million barrels a day, up 1.38 million from September. Other aggregators showed different Monday levels, so treat the settlement figures as unconfirmed against CME/ICE. EIA's last weekly survey (Nov 2, published Nov 3) had regular at $4.153 and diesel at $6.292; its next release is Nov 10 and was not yet read. OPEC+: on Oct 4 it held November targets unchanged (CNBC); the outcome of the Nov 1 meeting was not found. Refinery outages: no November Texas Gulf Coast refinery incident found.

Refrigeration open thread re-checked, with one new development. On Nov 9 Reuters (Paris) reported French officials blamed Iran's Revolutionary Guards for the October attacks on commercial refrigerators and freezers in France; a joint report from French intelligence and cyber agencies named a Guards-linked cyber unit called Shahid Kaveh, said about 700 commercial sites were targeted and at least 15 fires broke out. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the Iranian ambassador was summoned and threatened more EU sanctions; Paris prosecutors requested international arrest warrants. Iran's UN mission did not respond to Reuters, which notes Iran routinely denies malicious cyber operations. US link: Reuters says Pentagon investigators treat August failures at at least six military commissaries as a suspected cyberattack and a person familiar with the matter said the Pentagon considers Iran a suspect, with the probe ongoing; the Pentagon said it was aware of speculation about a cyber incident and declined further comment. Reuters said it could not independently establish a link between the August US incidents, the French campaign and the later European wave. This is the first on-record government attribution for the French attacks; the US attribution remains unofficial. Still no civilian US store reported hit. CISA's advisories page (read Nov 10): newest items are KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog) additions, four on Nov 9 (GPUStack, SignalWire FreeSwitch, OpenBSD OpenSSH, IBM Aspera Faspex) and one Nov 6; the Nov 5 refrigeration fact sheet is the newest federal guidance; no new numbered advisory. A search for new US hospital, water, utility or city ransomware in November found nothing dated; the newest large US event found remains the July-August water-system campaign (Minnesota, 30+ communities).

Weather Prediction Center (WPC, 300 AM EST Nov 10): the heavy-rain threat across southern Texas is expected to gradually diminish today, with some showers lingering near the western to central Gulf Coast. A series of Pacific storms keeps bringing rain and higher-elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest, with a few inches of precipitation forecast on the Olympic Peninsula through Thursday morning. Clipper low-pressure systems bring scattered showers to the Great Lakes and Northeast through Wednesday. Then a cold air mass surges into the eastern half of the country: a low-pressure wave moves from the northern Plains tonight to the Appalachians by Thursday morning, with increasing winds across much of the East, embedded thunderstorms and gusty winds from the Midwest to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Wednesday, falling temperatures Wednesday night, and possible wet snow in the upper Great Lakes by Thursday morning. Frost Advisories were in effect this morning in eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia; most of the West stays milder than normal and dry apart from the Northwest. NWS alerts feed (severe and extreme, evening of Nov 9): Flood Warnings for Mason, Kimble, Llano and Val Verde counties, Tex.; Seminole, Brevard, Lake, Volusia and DeSoto counties, Fla.; Benton and Iowa counties, Iowa; and Maricopa County, Ariz.; a Flood Watch for Mason County, Wash.; Blizzard Warnings for Thompson Pass and the Beaufort Sea coast, Alaska; and a High Wind Warning for the northern Denali Borough, Alaska; plus Alaska and Pacific marine storm and freezing-spray warnings. No Tornado Warnings in the feed. Tropics (National Hurricane Center, 1 AM EST Nov 10): no Atlantic formation expected in 7 days; Tropical Storm Pena is several hundred miles south-southwest of Honolulu and no further formation is expected in the eastern or central Pacific in 7 days. Space weather (NOAA SWPC, 08:44 UTC Nov 10): geomagnetic scale (G, 1 minor to 5 extreme) is 0 and forecast G0 through Nov 12 (highest expected Kp 3.67, below storm level); radio blackout scale (R) chance R1-R2 60%, R3 or greater 15% per day through Nov 12 from sunspot Region 4566; radiation storm (S) scale 0, S1 chance 15%. No G3 or higher and no SWPC grid warning. North Georgia flood recovery is covered under Food & water. The SPC Day 1 outlook was not part of this report.

Washington, D.C.: AP reported Nov 5 that Hegseth, in memos signed Oct 29, approved 60 military police cars, tactical vehicles and patrol boats for Guard patrols; the Pentagon said it authorized continued Guard support for the 'Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful' mission. A D.C. Circuit panel heard arguments Oct 14 and left the deployment in place; Nov 10 searches found no merits ruling (absence in search results, not confirmation). Los Angeles: Adventist Health White Memorial hospital in Boyle Heights said federal agents blocked the emergency entrance for about two hours Nov 6-7, per ABC7; rapid response groups said at least two people were detained; LAPD said no one was detained by its officers; ICE declined to discuss operations. Protests followed Nov 7-8, with a march of at least 75 people Sunday (ABC7, NBC Los Angeles). No curfew, emergency declaration or Guard activation dated Nov 6-10 was found in searches, which is not a confirmed quiet. As of the previous report (Nov 2-3), Sacramento Bee reported protests at Natomas hotels over ICE activity; no newer coverage was found.

Monday Nov 9 close: CNBC reported the Dow up 2.15% to 52,389.75, the S&P 500 up 2.35% to 7,549.94 (its best day since April 8) and the Nasdaq Composite up 2.74% to 25,253.14, led by chipmakers and helped by lower oil; Nvidia fell about 4% in the same report. It followed a week in which concerns over tighter AI regulation pushed the S&P 500 to its biggest weekly loss since April 2025 (per the same search summary; secondary figures differ by source). Today: the October CPI (consumer prices) is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Because of the 2025 government shutdown, BLS will not publish a 12-month rate for October (Quartz); economists surveyed by Reuters and Bloomberg expect headline up about 0.3% and core (without food and energy) up about 0.2% for the month, after 0.6% and 0.3% in September (BLS). It is the last CPI before the Fed's Dec 8-9 meeting. Bond markets close Nov 11 for Veterans Day (carried from Nov 9). Fed current policy and market odds could not be verified. No bank or payment outage found.

LA/Long Beach: the strike deadline for about 250 watchmen (ILWU Local 26) was pushed to Nov 20, the third extension; talks continue with federal mediators. The six terminals they staff handle about 85% of Long Beach and a third of Los Angeles container volume, and the employers' group PMA warned other ILWU members are expected to honor picket lines (SupplyChainBrain, Nov 7 reporting). The separate West Coast longshore contract (about 22,000 workers) runs through 2028. No tentative agreement reported. A search found no US airline or freight-rail strike or Nov 9 FAA ground stop; FAA and Amtrak pages themselves were not checked.

Port deadline Nov 20 (see Transportation). Refrigeration thread (open): CISA, the FBI and HHS, USDA and DOT issued joint guidance Nov 5 on hardening refrigeration and cold-storage controls, saying attackers can force continuous heating or defrost cycles (TechCrunch, Nextgov). US cases found remain about six military commissaries since late August; two former officials told NPR some evidence points to Iran but not with high confidence, and the Pentagon has not named a culprit. New since Nov 9: Reuters reported French officials blamed an Iranian Revolutionary Guards unit for the October attacks on about 700 French retail sites (Reuters via WHBL, linked under Cyber); Iran generally rejects such claims. It reported no US government statement tying the French case to the US commissaries, and no civilian US store hit was found. Tariffs: no new Section 232 action on chips or auto parts dated November found; a Jan 14 proclamation set a 25% duty on a narrow set of advanced chips (EY). Federal Register/USTR/CBP notices not checked.

FDA recalls feed, newest first: Fresh & Ready Foods LLC (Renton, Wash.) recalled 2,414 Fresh To You Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches (4.6 oz) for possible Listeria monocytogenes, notice dated Nov 7; Eugia US LLC recalled one lot of Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection (single-dose vials) to the hospital and user level for particulate matter, Nov 6 (a drug, not a food); Brad's Crunchy Kale and Veggie Chips, possible thallium (a toxic metal), Nov 2; Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels toddler bars, choking hazard, Oct 30; 365 Whole Foods Market ashwagandha capsules, possible Salmonella, Oct 30; Wise Wife ground cinnamon, elevated lead, Oct 29. FDA outbreak page (What's New, still the Nov 4 update): Salmonella Javiana (ref 1424) cases rose from 59 to 65 and traceback started; E. coli O157:H7 (ref 1421) linked to multi-ingredient chicken wraps, wrap confirmed by FDA, USDA-FSIS and CDC as the likely source, investigation active; Listeria monocytogenes (ref 1417) rose from 50 to 51; the Salmonella Bovismorbificans outbreak ended. Water: Georgia Gov. Kemp's state of emergency for Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Union counties runs until Nov 12 at 11:59 p.m. unless renewed (per WSB Radio's report of the order, as summarized in a Nov 10 search listing); a McCaysville boil-water advisory was reported active Nov 6 and no notice lifting it was found; GEMA/HS said Nov 9 the response is moving to recovery, with 103 rescues reported (100 in Fannin County, 3 in Gilmer). Boil-water advisory status is carried from Nov 6 and not confirmed today. No other water notices checked.

Ebola (Bundibugyo strain): CDC's situation summary (page dated Nov 9) shows data as of Nov 6: 10,910 confirmed cases and 5,306 confirmed deaths overall (up from 10,772 and 5,234 as of Nov 4); DR Congo 10,879 cases and 5,302 deaths, Kenya 9 cases and 2 deaths, Nigeria 1 case, no deaths. CDC calls it the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record and says no cases from it have been confirmed in the US and the risk to the American public remains low. Confirmed cases are in eight DR Congo provinces. As of Nov 6-7, CDC's travelers page bars US-bound boarding for anyone in DR Congo in the prior 21 days (carried forward, not re-opened); WHO announced Nov 4 two new candidate vaccines joining the trial. Measles: CDC page updated Nov 6 (data as of Nov 5): 5,182 confirmed US cases in 2026, 47 jurisdictions, 43 new outbreaks, 96% outbreak-associated; no newer update; CIDRAP's listing summary says 330 new cases that week. Bird flu: as of Nov 2, ABC News (AP) and CNN reported a Yakima County, Wash., resident with underlying conditions died Nov 1 after exposure to infected dairy cattle; CDC said the person had H5N1, found no changes making it spread more easily, and reported no known person-to-person spread. USDA APHIS confirmed H5N1 in an Indiana dairy herd Nov 2; DTN (Nov 6) reported an Iowa turkey flock detection (carried forward). Flu: CDC FluView week 43 (ending Oct 31, carried forward) said activity increasing nationally, severity low so far, 2 pediatric deaths that week; the week 44 page redirected to an archive and could not be read. As of July 20, AJMC reported 227 active drug shortages in Q2 2026. Drug recall: Eugia vancomycin injection lot (see Food & water).

Quakes: the USGS significant-earthquake feed for the past week lists one event, M6.4 about 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands. The M4.5+ past-day feed lists events in the Solomon Islands (including M5.2 near Lata), Indonesia (M5.4 twice), Peru (M5.3), Japan, Fiji, Vanuatu, Turkey and the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-Indian ridges, plus an M4.7 about 103 km W of Attu Station, Alaska; none onshore in the lower 48. Volcanoes (USGS Hazards Notification feed, Nov 9): Great Sitkin, Alaska, is at Watch / Orange (the second of four alert levels) with a slow lava eruption likely continuing; the Alaska Volcano Observatory said it is moving to weekly updates. Kilauea, Hawaii, is at Advisory / Yellow: the Halema'uma'u eruption is paused after episode 56 fountaining ended Nov 5, the summit is reinflating, and the next fountaining episode is likely more than a week away per the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Fire: as of Nov 6 (NIFC, page checked Nov 10, still showing the Nov 6 report; updated Fridays) four large fires are being contained with 342 personnel assigned; national preparedness level 1 of 5 as of Oct 14. Nuclear: the NRC event-report page redirected and was not read; as of Nov 7 (carried forward from the previous report) it listed only three Agreement State medical and gauge events dated Oct 27-30, none at a power reactor.