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Lawmakers demand audio and video of boat attack as follow-up strike raises concern on Capitol Hill
- The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed to him there was a second US strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September — an attack that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny on Capitol Hill. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said he expects his committee to have full access to the audio and video of the strikes as part of its ...

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No Time to Snooze. This Is Your Last Chance at 45+ Cyber Monday TV Deals
- Cyber Monday has officially ended, but plenty of great TV discounts are still hanging on today, as Amazon , Best Buy and Walmart continue their extended Cyber Monday sales . Right now, you can still save hundreds -- or even thousands -- of dollars on some of the best TVs of 2025 from brands including Sony, Hisense, and TCL. Plus, there's no better time to add a  heavily discounted soundbar  to your TV ...

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US   POLITICS  
Want to Know How the 2026 Midterms Will Go? Look at Tennessee Today.
- Want to Know if Democrats Can Retake the House Next Year? Look At What's Happening In Tennessee Today. On paper, Republicans should win this race in a blowout. On the ground, things look a lot more complicated. to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The White House doesn't often call White House, Tennessee. But on Monday morning at the Colorado ...

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WORLD   POLITICS  
Putin and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, after the White House said it was "very optimistic" about reaching a deal to end the Ukraine war. US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has acted as an outside adviser in diplomatic talks, is also expected to attend. The summit comes after two days of negotiations in Florida between Ukrainian and US ...

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Trump's Federal Prosecutor Picks Keep Backfiring on Him
- It's been a rough week for a particular group of lawyers—specifically, those who served as President Donald Trump's personal attorneys while he was out of office, only to be rewarded with legally dubious appointments to top jobs as federal prosecutors earlier this year without Senate approval. Yes, there is somehow more than one such attorney walking the earth. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on ...

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BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Sumo Logic Expands Dojo AI to Transform Security Investigations with New Agentic AI Capabilities
- New agents accelerate investigations through external AI integrations and analyst-centric automation , the leading Intelligent Operations Platform, announced new advancements to Sumo Logic Dojo AI, its agentic AI platform for security operations. This expansion of Dojo AI introduces new agents, including SOC Analyst Agent, Knowledge Agent, and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. These new agents help security ...

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US  
Eastern U.S. braces for winter's first blast of snow and ice
- The storm is expected to bring snow to northwestern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania, as well as New York and into New England. New Jersey's governor declared an emergency for some counties. After winter weather caused crashes and closed schools in Missouri, dumped more than a foot of snow in Iowa and left drivers struggling to see in Buffalo, New York, the East Coast is bracing for its own dangerous winter weather ...

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BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Apple's AI chief steps down as company falls behind in tech race | Science, Climate & Tech News
- John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya. Apple's head of artificial intelligence and machine learning has stepped down from the company.  John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya. Mr ...

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US  
Luigi Mangione due in court as fight continues over evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case
- NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione is due back in court on Tuesday for in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using evidence that they say links him to last year's killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The pretrial hearing in Mangione's state murder case kicked off Monday with prosecutors playing surveillance videos of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing and security footage of his at a McDonald's in ...

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Legendary cartel boss was ambushed, drugged and flown to U.S., according to plea deal with "El Chapo" son
- Armed men entered through a window to ambush Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada , the most elusive of the Sinaloa cartel's leaders, who was then loaded onto a plane, drugged and spirited across the border to the United States, according to details revealed Monday in the plea hearing of the drug trafficker who abducted him. Joaquín Guzmán López, the 39-year-old son of former Sinaloa cartel kingpin ...

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SCIENCE  
'Cold Supermoon' 2025: Why the final full moon of the year also towers highest
- It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science news. Skywatchers are in for a stunning spectacle this week when the second-biggest full moon of 2025, the Cold Supermoon, rises in the east at dusk and appears higher in the night sky than any other full moon of the ...

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Costco sues Trump for refunds if Supreme Court strikes down tariffs
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Other companies which have sued for refunds include motorbike maker Kawasaki and cosmetics titan Revlon Costco has sued the Trump administration over its flagship tariffs policy , joining a growing list of companies vying in court to ensure they are refunded if the Supreme Court ...

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POLITICS  
'Not a good sign' for FBI as report on infighting 'shows up in Trump's favorite newspaper'
- U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and other authorities about the shooting of two National Guard members on November 26, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard. Displayed on the right pictures of two National Guard members who were shot, along with a picture of the Afghan suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal. TPX IMAGES OF THE ...

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MEDICINE  
WHO releases first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for treating obesity
- To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for treating obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease. Obesity affects people in every country and was associated with 3.7 million deaths worldwide in 2024. Without decisive action, ...

Source: news-medical.net
POLITICS  
'Franklin' Publisher Condemns Hegseth Meme Featuring Beloved Turtle
- This newsroom tells stories that reflect real lives and real stakes. Your support ensures that work continues. Join as a member today and close the year by strengthening independent reporting for all. Already a member? The Canadian-owned publisher of Paulette Bourgeois' "Franklin the Turtle" children's book series condemned Defense Secretary "unauthorized" use of the fictional reptile to . Hegseth has faced ...

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Northeast prepares for first major snowstorm of season
- PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Northeast was getting ready Tuesday for its first major snowstorm of the season, just as the Midwest began to escape snow and ice that snarled travel after the Thanksgiving holiday. Some parts of northern New England were expecting up to 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of snow. A windy, potentially icy storm was headed to the region and could soak some parts of the area's six states ...

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Anti-abortion 'crisis pregnancy centers' case goes to US Supreme Court
- By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case from New Jersey involving the state attorney general's investigation into the ​operator of Christian faith-based "crisis pregnancy centers," facilities that seek to steer women away from having abortions. The justices will ‌consider whether to revive a bid by First Choice ...

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White House said Trump underwent MRI on heart and abdomen in October, with his physician saying all was 'normal'
- The White House on Monday released a summary of the results of a magnetic resonance imaging scan President Donald Trump underwent in what had been described as a "routine" physical in October, with the president's doctor saying he's in "excellent" health. The White House physician, Sean P. Barbabella, wrote in a memo that the MRI was of Trump's cardiovascular system and abdomen, and said all of the imaging was ...

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Conservatives ahead of governing party in Honduras presidential vote, early results show
- TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Two conservative challengers were practically tied for the lead in Honduras' with votes from about 55% of polling places counted early Monday, according to preliminary and partial results. The previous day's vote had come just days after U.S. President The National Electoral Council said that fewer than 5,000 votes separated Nasry "Tito" Asfura of the National Party who had 40% of ...

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TSA Will Start Charging $45 to Travelers Without Real ID
- Reading time 3 minutes Are you an American looking to board a domestic flight but still don't have a Real ID-compliant form of identification? Pretty soon, it's going to cost you. The Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) announced on Monday that travelers who don't have a Real ID form of identification will be need to pay $45 to use a " modernized alternative identity verification system" that's called ...

Source: gizmodo.com
WORLD  
Southeast Asia floods and landslides kill more than 1,000 as climate change turbocharges monsoon season
- Padang, Indonesia —  The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,000 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors. Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week. Much of the region ...

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Lane Kiffin laments circumstances of his Ole Miss exit but says he couldn't pass up LSU
- BATON ROUGE, La. — Lane Kiffin called his past six years at Ole Miss "the best six years" of his life, and then tried to explain why he felt compelled to leave Oxford, Mississippi, behind and take over an LSU football program that he's always admired from afar. "Having watched this place for a long time, having been on the other sideline in this stadium, this place is different, and that's why we're here," ...

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US   DIGITAL   TECHNOLOGY  
Netflix quietly drops support for casting to most TVs
- Netflix will only support Google Cast on older devices without remotes. Have you been trying to cast Stranger Things from your phone, only to find that your TV isn't cooperating? It's not the TV—Netflix is to blame for this one, and it's intentional. The streaming app has recently updated its support for Google Cast to disable the feature in most situations. You'll need to pay for one of the company's more ...

Source: arstechnica.com
POLITICS  
El sábado fue el día de noviembre con más nieve en la historia de Chicago con casi 9 pulgadas
- El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Si la tormenta de nieve del fin de semana pareció inusual para esta época del año, es porque lo fue. El sábado fue el día de noviembre más nevado jamás registrado en Chicago, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS). La Voz Chicago WhatsApp Encuentra más noticias en ...

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POLITICS  
Netanyahu Requests Presidential Pardon From Corruption Case, Citing Trump Plea
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested that President Isaac Herzog pardon him of corruption charges in his five-year-long case, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's recent request for the favor and saying that it's necessary to advance the two leaders' joint interests as they ravage the Middle East. The prime minister made the request on Sunday, framing the trial as a "witch hunt" and a pardon as a ...

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Michigan climbs to 3 in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll as Purdue and Arizona hold top spots
- Michigan jumped to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll on Monday as rival Michigan State and Iowa State both climbed into the top 10. No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Arizona remained atop the rankings. The Boilermakers received 40 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel, Arizona got six and Michigan got 15 after its dominating run through the Players Era Championship. Duke and UConn held their ...

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Asia's arms race shift: India climbs, China slides on PLA graft charges | India News - The
- Global arms revenues surged to an all-time high of $679 billion in 2024, up 5.9% in real terms, according to the latest SIPRI Top 100 ranking. While Europe and the US drove most of the increase, Asia and Oceania stood out as the only region to post a decline—largely due to a dramatic drop in Chinese arms company revenues, the SIPRI report said. India, though still far from being a global arms giant, posted a ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
'Rage bait' named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025
- LONDON (AP) — Oxford University Press has named "rage bait'' as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is "deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive," with the aim of driving traffic to a particular social media account, Oxford said in a statement. "The person producing it will bask in the ...

Source: apnews.com
US  
Denny Hamlin breaks down in tears as the first witness testifying at NASCAR antitrust trial
- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The landmark federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin breaking down in tears minutes into his testimony as the first witness in a case that could upend the venerable stock car series. Hamlin's 23XI Racing, which he co-owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports claim the series is a monopolistic bully that leaves its ...

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BUSINESS  
Supreme Court hears copyright battle over online music piracy
- WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with the practical implications of a closely watched copyright clash testing whether internet providers can be held liable for the piracy of thousands of songs online. Leading music labels and publishers who represent artists ranging from Bob Dylan to Beyoncé sued Cox Communications in 2018, saying it had failed to terminate the internet connections of ...

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Australia charges four men over 'satanic' child sex abuse material
- Police in Australia have charged four men following an investigation into what they called an "international satanic child sex abuse material ring" in the city of Sydney. The New South Wales (NSW) police said on Monday they had charged the four with dozens of criminal offences after executing six search warrants at several addresses in Sydney last week. The men – aged 26, 39, 42 and 46 – were arrested ...

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WORLD  
Painstaking search for victims of Hong Kong fire continues but some may never be found, official says
- The remains of some of those killed in last week's inferno at a Hong Kong apartment complex may never be recovered, a city official said Monday, as a painstaking search effort continues at the site. The death toll has risen to 151 people and at least 30 remain missing, officials said Monday, after the city's worst fire in decades, which tore through seven high-rise towers of the Wang Fuk Court complex. The housing ...

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Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm'
- Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m for leaving thousands of customers without access to lifesaving telecare alarms during the digital switchover. Communications watchdog Ofcom fined the telecoms giant after ruling it failed to protect vulnerable users of the devices, typically elderly and disabled people, during the transition from analogue to digital. The industry is currently changing landline services from ...

Source: bbc.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump commutes 7-year prison sentence of former private equity CEO David Gentile days after his sentence began
- Gentile, who was the CEO and a co-founder of GPB Capital Holdings, was convicted of wire and security fraud charges brought by the Justice Department during the Biden administration. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has commuted the seven-year sentence of former private equity CEO David Gentile days after he reported to prison, a White House official confirmed. Gentile was sentenced in May to seven years ...

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