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Top News Stories for Monday, November 25th 2024
Sunday, Nov 24th, 2024 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Here is who Donald Trump has chosen to fill key cabinet positions in his second administration Your support makes all the difference. President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration , rewarding longtime loyalists, aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Nov 24th, 2024 -
Rich countries have pledged to contribute $300bn a year by 2035 to help poorer nations combat the effects of climate change after two weeks of intense negotiations at the United Nations climate summit (COP29) in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. While this marks a significant increase from the previous $100bn pledge, the deal has been sharply criticised by developing nations as woefully insufficient to address the scale ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Nov 24th, 2024 -
Republicans avoided a confirmation firestorm when former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration as attorney general, but lawmakers on Capitol Hill are already bracing for how they'll navigate the next slew of unorthodox Donald Trump picks — and they have warned the president-elect's choice to lead the Pentagon, who faces controversy over his past comments and history, that the confirmation process is a ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Nov 24th, 2024 -
WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters through the US issued warnings that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Nov 24th, 2024 -
More than 80 people have been killed in renewed sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Another156 are said to have been wounded in three days of fighting in the tribal district of Kurram, near the Afghan border. The violence began on Thursday, when gunmen attacked convoys of Shia Muslims travelling through the area under police escort. More than 40 died in that incident, which triggered revenge ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Nov 24th, 2024 -
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what it described as a "heinous antisemitic terror incident." The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel "will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death." Israeli ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score, and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana, 38-15, on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
While Putin conducts his missile diplomacy, restrictions around the use of long-range weapons may help Kyiv In Kyiv, as autumn turns fast turns to winter, Ukrainians in the government describe a vacuum before the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House on 20 January that will be filled by more war as both sides jockey for advantage. "Trump has said he wants to end the war within 24 hours. Nobody is more ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
With his new pick for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has found not only a powerhouse media strategist and loyal ally, but a tenacious litigator known for her battles in court for conservative causes. And while little about Trump is conventional, Pam Bondi is a far more conventional selection to lead the US Justice Department than Matt Gaetz, who stepped aside after a week of nonstop scrutiny from ...
Source: cnn.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a surgeon and author who gained national attention for opposing vaccine mandates and some other public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Makary, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, is the latest in a string of Trump nominees who have ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has recalled more than 72,000 pounds of meat and poultry products tied to the outbreak, ...
Source: medicalxpress.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
President-elect Donald Trump has and pledged to let him "go wild on health," putting health care high on the agenda for his second term. While we don't know what the policies will be, one thing Kennedy has signaled he would look at is fluoridation of water across the United States. He won't be able to take any action until nominated and then confirmed by the Senate in 2025. But on social media site X , he said that ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday if she is killed, she has contracted an assassin to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos and House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez. The Presidential Security Command referred the "active threat" by the 46-year-old Duterte to the Presidential Security Command. "Acting on the Vice President's clear ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
A man's leg was amputated and he is fighting for his life after he was trapped between rocks of a raging river during a kayaking trip in Tasmania. Officials said the man, an international tourist in his 60s, was kayaking with friends in the Franklin River when he slipped and became trapped between rocks in the river rapids on Friday afternoon. Doug Oosterloo, the acting assistant police commissioner for Tasmania ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary. "As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country," Trump said in a statement. If confirmed by the Senate, Rollins would lead a 100,000-person agency with offices in every county in the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
A California kid is the US' first reported case of bird flu in a minor. The child experienced mild symptoms and was treated with antiviral medication and is recovering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Friday. There is no evidence of spread of the virus to other people and those in the child's household who reported similar symptoms tested negative. The child and household members ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
During Andy Murray's emotional retirement ceremony this summer at Wimbledon, his interviewer, Sue Barker, wondered whether Murray would be keen to return purely as a spectator. She noted he had many options; a spot among the club members, an invitation into the royal box or even the commentary booth. Murray, however, had other thoughts: "I'd probably be more comfortable sitting up there in a coaching box ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
Israeli airstrikes Saturday killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in central Beirut as diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah . Lebanon's Health Ministry said the death toll in the country's capital could rise as emergency responders dig through the rubble looking for survivors. DNA tests are being used to identify the victims, it said, adding that 66 people were wounded. The ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who prosecutors say went by the alias "Dirty Harry," and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida, were part of a ...
Source: cnn.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
Canada's top military official, General Jennie Carignan, on Saturday called out US Senator Jim Risch's comments about the role of women in combat during a panel at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia. She expressed concerns about the need to justify the "contribution of women to defense and service in their countries." Donald Trump 's nominee for defense secretary, should retract his remarks ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
A Dartmouth College sorority and two members of a fraternity were charged in connection with the drowning death of Won Jang, whose body was found over the summer in the Connecticut Ri ver following an off-campus party, police said. New Hampshire police found probable cause to charge Matthew Catrambone and Samuel Terry with one misdemeanor each for providing alcohol to a person under 21 years of age, the Hanover ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday to discuss global security issues facing the alliance, a spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday. Only few details were released. The meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach was the first between the two leaders since Trump's election victory earlier this month. A photo released by NATO on Saturday showed Rutte and Trump smiling ...
Source: bnonews.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
US rapper Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise new album called GNX. The 12-track album, which is the performer's sixth studio release, dropped on his social media pages at around 17:00 GMT on Friday. It features contributions from American R&B star SZA as well as Kamasi Washington, among others. GNX is Lamar's first album since 2022's Mr Morale & The Big Steppers, and comes ahead of his headlining performance at ...
Source: bbc.com
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2024 -
X on Friday, November 22, writing, "there yall go. next topic please lol." When someone responded with, "Wait hope Mr Khalid isn't GEHHH!" the 26-year-old Grammy-nominated musician answered, "I am! And that's okay." post , he wrote, "I got outed and the world still continues to turn. Let's get this straight (lmao) I am not ashamed of my sexuality! In reality it ain't nobodies business! But I am okay with me love ...
Source: bradenton.com
Friday, Nov 22nd, 2024 -
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of a congressionally authorized fund operated by the Federal Communications Commission to expand access to telecommunications services in a challenge accusing Congress of unlawfully delegating its authority to an independent federal agency. The justices took up an appeal by the FCC and a coalition of interest groups ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Nov 22nd, 2024 -
Sean Combs Will Remain Jailed Until Judge Rules on Third Bail Request A federal judge is still weighing the music mogul's arguments that he should be freed while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Sean Combs, the embattled music mogul who has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering , will remain in jail after a federal judge on Friday said he would continue to weigh arguments ...
Source: nytimes.com
Friday, Nov 22nd, 2024 -
Parents, teachers, and other critics of Christian nationalism were outraged by a Texas board's Friday vote to approve a " Bible-infused " curriculum for elementary school students—part of a broader right-wing push to force Christianity into public education. "They chose politics over what's best for students, promoting an evangelical Christian religious perspective and undermining the freedom of families to ...
Source: commondreams.org
Friday, Nov 22nd, 2024 -
Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor has been found liable for a 2018 sexual assault in a civil lawsuit filed in Ireland. A jury on Friday in Dublin found that McGregor sexually assaulted Nikita Hand in December 2018. Hand filed a civil suit in early 2021 alleging that while intoxicated, McGregor and another man, James Lawrence, had sex with her without her consent. Full criminal charges were ...
Source: usatoday.com
Friday, Nov 22nd, 2024 -
The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of piling 190 bodies inside a room-temperature building and giving the grieving relatives fake ashes pleaded guilty Friday to corpse abuse as aggrieved families looked on in court. Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home, began storing bodies in a decrepit building near Colorado Springs as far back as 2019 and gave families dry concrete in ...
Source: aol.com