Trump announced Audi plans a $4.2 billion factory near Macon, Georgia at a campaign rally.

Audi, the German luxury car brand owned by Volkswagen, says the factory will make its largest and most premium SUVs.

The plant is expected to produce 200,000 cars a year once it is operating.

Audi says it will create about 4,500 jobs, with construction scheduled to begin in 2027 and production in the early 2030s.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth barred Pentagon personnel from using nonpublic information to bet on U.S. military operations.

The order covers classified and unclassified information and names prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi.

Hegseth said betting activity could signal sensitive movements to foreign adversaries, helping them anticipate U.S. targets and the timing of operations.

The directive applies to Defense Department personnel, including military members and civilian staff.

Philippine police are investigating Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle’s estranged father, after material reported to be images of child abuse was found at his former home in Cebu.

Police said they found a laptop during an inspection prompted by a report from his son, Thomas Markle Jr. The laptop is undergoing forensic examination, and the Philippines’ interior minister said the full results are expected in a week.

Markle, who has returned to the United States, denies the allegations.

Officials say legal action could follow if investigators find enough evidence to charge him.

Tesla beat Wall Street’s third-quarter earnings estimates, reporting $28.05 billion in revenue and earnings of 48 cents per share.

Elon Musk said Tesla and SpaceX are exploring a merger, but gave no new details on Tesla’s earnings call.

Special committees of directors at both companies are discussing the idea, and no terms have been agreed.

Musk says combining the companies could support work on AI, chips, robotics and self-driving vehicles.

Ukraine says its Starlink connection is stable again after several days of reduced speeds.

The country relies on SpaceX’s Starlink and military-grade Starshield systems for communications and military operations.

Speed limits disrupted Ukrainian drone missions, including efforts to intercept Russian drones, and affected some other military activity.

Ukraine’s Defence Minister Yevgeniy Khmara said monitoring systems recorded speeds above 400 km/h, compared with restrictions that interrupted signals when terminals moved faster than about 160 km/h.

Wisconsin beat No.

16 Southern California 24-7 on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Badgers improved to 5-2, while USC fell to 5-2.

Former USC running back Bryan Jackson scored against his old team on a five-yard run late in the first half, putting Wisconsin ahead 10-7.

Chef Damu, whose full name was K. Damodharan, has died at 72 after health problems.

He was treated at a private hospital in Chennai, according to one account.

He became widely known through Tamil television cooking shows, including appearances on Jaya TV and Vijay TV.

Many viewers also knew him as a judge on Cooku with Comali and called him “Damu appa.”

Researchers at Kyoto University followed 29 cats and their 19 owners for one month to study how daily interactions relate to owners’ moods.

Owners who spent more time physically close to their cats tended to report more positive feelings.

The accounts differ on whether time spent owning a cat was linked to mood: one says it was not linked to positive moods, while the other says longer ownership was associated with more negative moods.

Urine tests found that cats’ oxytocin levels were associated with their owners’ hormone levels and moods.