THE SHORT LIST

GEORGIA RUNOFF: The Senate race is headed to a Dec. 6 runoff after neither Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock nor GOP challenger Herschel Walker could capture an outright majority of votes.

GEN Z IN THE HOUSE: The House will have its first Gen Z member, 25-year-old Democrat Maxwell Frost. The social justice advocate will represent Florida’s 10th Congressional District.

HURRICANE WATCH: After making landfall over the northwestern Bahamas, a strengthening Tropical Storm Nicole was expected to slam Florida’s east coast as a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday night.

WINTER IS COMING: The first blizzard of the 202223 winter season is headed to the north-central United States, and forecasters warned of more than a foot of heavy snow, howling winds and whiteout conditions by Thursday.

META LAYOFFS: Facebook parent company Meta will lay off more than 11,000 employees, about 13% of its workforce, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday.