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November 2
- Hackers raise temperatures in Dutch supermarket cooling systems at 17 companies
Cooling and freezer systems at supermarkets in Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden were hacked on Monday, along with several systems in the Netherlands. Temperatures in the affected installations rose sharply, in some cases by as much as 50 degrees Celsius.
- Democrats take both chambers of Congress as Trump accepts midterm results
Democrats won majorities in both the House and the Senate in the US midterm elections, a result Dutch outlets described as a blue tsunami. President Trump said after the results came in that the Democrats had done well.
- Dutch Council of State advises delay to cabinet's box 3 wealth-gains tax plan
The Council of State has issued a damning opinion on the cabinet's plan to introduce a new wealth-gains tax through box 3. The cabinet's adviser recommends not proceeding with the plan because it is moving too fast and without due care. Implementation would also suffer, the Council said, with consequences for the Tax Administration and banks.
- Woudenberg couple sentenced to 20 and 12 years plus psychiatric detention for abusing five children
A court in the Netherlands sentenced a couple from Woudenberg to 20 and 12 years in prison with psychiatric detention (tbs) for sexually abusing five children they had cared for as babysitters over a period of years. The sentences were handed down on Tuesday, with the court's own announcement and Dutch outlets reporting the terms the same day.
- Dutch court opens nine-day trial over Tarwekamp blast that killed six
The trial over the explosion at the Tarwekamp in The Hague opened with the main suspect heard on the first of nine hearing days. Six people died in the blast. Prosecutors say the attack was carried out for revenge.