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Top News Stories for Saturday, November 22nd 2025
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
United States President Donald Trump lavishly praised New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after surprisingly cordial talks in the White House on Friday, defying expectations of a potentially tense meeting between the Republican billionaire and the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist. The warmth displayed came in stark contrast to the barbs the pair have exchanged in recent months. Trump has caricatured ...
Source: aljazeera.com
European leaders to meet in South Africa to counter US plan on Russia's war. Kyiv prepares for talks
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European leaders are set to meet in South Africa on Saturday to hash out alternatives to a U.S. plan to halt Russia's war in Ukraine seen as favoring Moscow, while a top Ukrainian delegation prepares for direct talks with Washington. The 28-point blueprint to end the Kremlin's aggression sparked alarm in Kyiv and European capitals, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
The rewriting of a page on the CDC's website to assert the false claim that vaccines may cause autism sparked a torrent of anger and anguish from doctors, scientists, and parents who say Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrecking the credibility of an agency they've long relied on for unbiased scientific evidence. Many scientists and public health officials fear that the Centers for ...
Source: news-medical.net
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene became a household name in the run up to the 2020 election for divisive rhetoric, political stunts and enthusiastic support of President Trump. But after growing disagreements with Trump during his second term, Greene announced she will leave Congress in January before her term is up. Greene said it would not be fair to her northwest Georgia district, one of the most ...
Source: npr.org
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers have been abducted by gunmen during Friday's attack on St Mary's Catholic School in north-central Nigeria's Niger State, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said, as security fears accelerate in Africa's most populous nation. The update from an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren was announced on Saturday and was changed "after a verification exercise and a ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
A grizzly bear is on the loose after attacking a school group in Canada, leaving 11 people injured, two of them critically. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon on a walking trail in the town of Bella Coola, in the province of British Columbia (BC). Residents have been warned to remain indoors while armed officers try to track down the animal. Four of the injured remained in hospital as of Friday afternoon, ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
Mae Kuykendall is a retired professor of law at Michigan State University College of Law. She is coauthor of the forthcoming "Votes of No Confidence: Theory and Practice." Harry Lewis is professor emeritus of computer science at Harvard University, where he served as dean of Harvard College and interim dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He is author of "Excellence Without a Soul." Universities ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
The first Group of 20 summit to be held in Africa opened on Saturday with an ambitious agenda to make progress on solving some of the long-standing problems that have afflicted the world's poorest nations. Leaders and top government officials from the richest and leading emerging economies came together at an exhibition center near the famous Soweto township in South Africa, once home to Nelson Mandela, to try and ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation's capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, the president or local leaders in the contentious duel over the federal district. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put her order on hold for 21 days to allow the Trump administration time to either remove ...
Source: military.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
Born in Mexico and brought to the U.S. by her parents when she was 1, Sara has lived in California nearly all her life. As an undocumented immigrant, she pays in-state tuition rates at East Los Angeles College — $619 per semester, a fraction of the $5,286 charged to out-of-state students. Because of her immigration status, Sara is not eligible for Pell Grants and other federal student aid. Under a 2001 state ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
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Source: cnet.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
By Miami-Dade and Broward real estate had a second consecutive "robust month" in October, with growth in both condo and single-family sales in year-over-year comparisons, according to statistics released by the Miami Association of Realtors. The growth was fueled in Miami-Dade by $1 million-and-up transactions, which increased nearly 20% in comparing October 2025 and 2024 sales. South Florida is on pace to post the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
A driver in North Carolina told a dispatcher that a cat carcass crashed into her windshield along a highway after the feline was dropped from the sky by a bald eagle. The woman called 911 on Wednesday morning to report the incident, saying that a bald eagle dropped the cat into the passenger side of her front windshield on U.S. Route 74 in Swain County, near Bryson City, which is located about 65 miles southwest of ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The president suggested a video encouraging members of the military to refuse unlawful orders was "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH" Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Democratic lawmakers in Congress should be arrested, put on trial, and potentially executed for acts of "sedition." The outrageous call was not met with universal condemnation by members of the president's own party, which responded ...
Source: rollingstone.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
President Donald Trump is considering pressuring states to stop regulating artificial intelligence in a draft executive order obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, as some in Congress also consider whether to temporarily block states from regulating AI. Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by states, and others that might follow, will dampen innovation and growth for ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
We'll keep digging -- no matter who wants the truth buried. Become a HuffPost member and fuel reporting they can't silence. Already a member? The U.S. Coast Guard has again classified swastikas and nooses as hate symbols ― and prohibited them. On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that under new guidelines, these items were no longer classified as hate symbols and were instead considered merely ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with local congressional representatives, state officials and supporters, speaks as he announces the redrawing of California's congressional maps, calling on voters to approve a ballot measure, in response to a similar move in Texas being supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake Gavin Newsom has slammed ...
Source: rawstory.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey on Friday moved to dismiss the criminal case against him, arguing that "fundamental errors in the grand jury process" make the indictment "legally flawed." The motion comes days after Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan told a judge that the full grand jury who heard evidence against Comey never reviewed the final two-count indictment in the case . Instead, she said ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
A federal investigation into the crash of a UPS cargo jet that killed 14 people in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this month found that the engine of the plane came off its wing because of metal fatigue and hardware stress. A preliminary accident report published by the National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday showed frame-by-frame images of the General Electric-made engine completely coming off and then ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday. A number of controllers started calling out of work as the shutdown dragged on longer than a month and they dealt with the financial pressure of working without a paycheck. ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
What's the cost of showing up at airport security without a Real ID, besides annoying TSA and possibly missing your flight? Soon, it could be $18 per person, nonrefundable. The Transportation Security Administration is proposing the fee for travelers who show up at airport security without a valid Real ID, which could include an enhanced driver's license or a passport. States began issuing driver's licenses ...
Source: cnet.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Attackers leveraged stolen secrets to hijack integrations and access customer data, highlighting the need for enterprises to audit connected apps and enforce token hygiene. Salesforce has disclosed yet another security incident involving unauthorized access to customer data through compromised third-party applications, this time implicating Gainsight-published apps connected to its platform through OAuth ...
Source: csoonline.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The sale at Sotheby's in New York also topped Kahlo's own auction record for a work by a Latin American artist Reading Time: 2 minutes A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for US$54.7 million and became the top-selling work by any female artist at an auction. The painting of Kahlo asleep in a bed — titled "El sueno (La cama)" or in English, "The Dream (The Bed)" ...
Source: scmp.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The pilot of an Indian combat plane died after the aircraft crashed during a demonstration flight for spectators at the Dubai Air Show, the Indian Air Force said Friday. The Indian HAL Tejas, a combat aircraft used in the Indian Air Force, crashed around 2:10 p.m. local time after the pilot had flown across the site of the biennial air show in Dubai several times. Eyewitness social media footage ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Reading time 2 minutes OpenAI has launched a new feature that is destined to leave some users scratching their heads. This week, the company announced a pilot of a new "group chats" feature in ChatGPT that allows users to get their buddies together and hang out with the company's flagship chatbot. That's what everybody's been wanting, right? "Group chats in ChatGPT are now rolling out globally," the company tweeted ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. ( WWSB ) — A deputy was killed and another was wounded during an eviction service on Friday morning in Indian River County. Sheriff Eric Flowers said suspect Michael Halberstam, born in 1988, opened fire as deputies and a locksmith entered to serve court paperwork. Sheriff's office says confrontation led to fatal shooting early Saturday morning A 47-year-old deputy with 25 years of ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a higher injury risk in car crashes than men. The U.S. government has used a dummy model for decades that is based almost entirely on male proportions. The new dummy, known as THOR-05F, is more human-like and contains female-specific proportions, according to the Transportation ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter urged Chicago City Council members on Friday to not rule out a property tax increase, arguing there are ways to protect Black homeowners hit hardest by what he called "out of whack assessments." Reiter acknowledged that he urged alderpersons before Mayor Brandon Johnson's Oct. 16 budget address to avoid layoffs and furlough days that would impact his members, and ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Fugees rapper Prakazrel Pras Michel has been sentenced to a hefty 14 years in prison, per reporting by . He was convicted of illegally funneling several millions of dollars toward President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. This sentencing comes on the heels of a federal jury convicting him of ten criminal counts revolving around conspiracy and acting as an agent for a foreign government in 2023. Set in Washington, ...
Source: vice.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Follow Earth on Google Across the savanna, a lion's roar breaks the night silence. The sound is unmistakable, yet the deeper structure behind it has gone unnoticed for decades. A new study now reveals clear layers within each roaring sequence. The research arrives at an important moment, as conservation teams search for better ways to track a species under pressure. How lions roar The researchers identified four ...
Source: earth.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
On Wednesday evening, Nvidia, the chip firm at the center of the world, reported its quarterly earnings. It was by any measure a blowout for the world's largest company: the company made 65 percent more profits than in the same quarter last year, sales were even higher than analysts expected, and leadership is forecasting at least $500 billion in AI chip sales by the end of 2026. Permanently pumped CEO Jensen Huang ...
Source: nymag.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Kimmel Mocks Trump's Approval Rating After President Says He Should Be Fired Kimmel began his opening monologue by mentioning Trump's Truth Social post, describing the comedian as "a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS," accusing him of "totally biased coverage" and telling ABC to "Get the bum off the air!!!" Kimmel welcomed his viewers from across the country and offered a "special hello to those ...
Source: forbes.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The two-term vice president – who was one of the architects of the War on Terror – died this month from complications related to pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He was 84 Former President George W. Bush remembered his Vice President, Dick Cheney, as being ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
The Feds Suddenly Want to Drop Their Charges Against a Woman Shot by a Border Patrol Agent The move avoids the release of more messages from a Border Patrol agent whose previous texts showed he had bragged about shooting her. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Remember the horrifying text messages that caught a Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting someone in Chicago ...
Source: motherjones.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
Inquiry centers on whether two Trump allies influenced the Schiff mortgage investigation as prosecutors struggle to build the case The justice department is investigating how two Trump allies handled the investigation into whether California senator, Adam Schiff , committed mortgage fraud, according to a copy of a subpoena obtained by the Guardian and a person familiar with the matter. The office of the deputy ...
Source: theguardian.com