On the latest episode of Hot off the Wire:
For election coverage, please listen to the special midterm election bonus episode.


Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 employees, 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes.


American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession.


A surge in COVID-19 cases has spurred lockdowns in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou.
In sports, Georgia led a major poll on Election Day, the Golden Knights and Devils extended their long winning streaks, the Blues lost again and baseball's free agency list now tops 150 players.
Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama, has died. He was 73. Cook had Parkinson’s disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017.
Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane as it churns toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline. A range of warnings and watches remained in place Tuesday throughout the region.
A Tyrannosaurus rex skull is expected to sell for $15 million or more at auction in New York next month. Officials with Sotheby's said Tuesday that the 200-pound skull fossil is being sold Dec. 9 by an owner who wishes to remain anonymous.
The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s planned takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, fearing the $69 billion deal would distort fair competition to popular titles like Call of Duty.
“Captain America” star Chris Evans has a new title — he's been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.
An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a “damage in the mind” in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the soccer tournament in the Gulf state.
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it plans to buy its rival FTX Trading, in the latest example of how fortunes can change rapidly in the crypto world.

—The Associated Press

On the latest episode of Hot off the Wire:
<ul>
<li>For election coverage, please listen to the special <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/hot-off-the-wire/voters-head-to-the-polls-to-decide-balance-of-powe">midterm election bonus episode</a>.</li>
<li>
Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 employees, 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes.
</li>
<li>
American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession.
</li>
<li>
A surge in COVID-19 cases has spurred lockdowns in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou.
</li>
<li>In sports, Georgia led a major poll on Election Day, the Golden Knights and Devils extended their long winning streaks, the Blues lost again and baseball's free agency list now tops 150 players.</li>
<li>Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama, has died. He was 73. Cook had Parkinson’s disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017.</li>
<li>Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane as it churns toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline. A range of warnings and watches remained in place Tuesday throughout the region.</li>
<li>A Tyrannosaurus rex skull is expected to sell for $15 million or more at auction in New York next month. Officials with Sotheby's said Tuesday that the 200-pound skull fossil is being sold Dec. 9 by an owner who wishes to remain anonymous.</li>
<li>The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s planned takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, fearing the $69 billion deal would distort fair competition to popular titles like Call of Duty.</li>
<li>“Captain America” star Chris Evans has a new title — he's been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.</li>
<li>An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a “damage in the mind” in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the soccer tournament in the Gulf state.</li>
<li>The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it plans to buy its rival FTX Trading, in the latest example of how fortunes can change rapidly in the crypto world.</li>
</ul>
—The Associated Press

Hot Off The Wire is a collection of news, sports and entertainment reports. The program is produced by Lee Enterprises with audio provided by The Associated Press. 

Hot Off The Wire is a collection of news, sports and entertainment reports. The program is produced by Lee Enterprises with audio provided by The Associated Press.&nbsp;

Hot Off The Wire

Welcome to Hot Off The Wire, a collection of news, sports and entertainment reports. The program is produced by Lee Enterprises with audio provided by The Associated Press. Music is by Skilsel and provided through Pixabay.

Welcome to Hot Off The Wire, a collection of news, sports and entertainment reports. The program is produced by Lee Enterprises with audio provided by The Associated Press. Music is by Skilsel and provided through Pixabay.

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