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New survey finds rising pessimism among U.S. Hispanics
- As the first year of President Donald Trump's second term comes to a close, two new polls from the Pew Research Center find that Hispanic adults are increasingly unhappy with the way his administration is handling the economy and immigration, issues that were key for voters during last year's election. in the U.S., conducted in October and September, found that a year after Trump eroded the Democrats' traditional ...

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Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
- A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, finding the prosecutor who brought the cases, former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan, was not lawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said he that agreed with Comey, who moved to dismiss the case on the grounds that Halligan's appointment was illegal. ...

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Illinois police capture 'Slender Man' attacker after leaving group home
- Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Illinois said they captured Morgan Geyser, one of the two people who pleaded guilty to stabbing a friend to appease an imaginary creature called Slender Man, 165 miles from the Wisconsin group home where she was staying. Geyser, 23, allegedly cut off her monitoring bracelet Saturday night before leaving the residence in Madison and meeting up with an acquaintance. In an incident report , ...

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Winners and losers from the Browns' 24-10 win over the Raiders
- CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns dominated the Raiders in a 24-10 win on Sunday , but that's just what the scoreboard said. Here are the real winners and losers from the game: Winner: Lessons It was a long week. Shedeur Sanders' long-awaited NFL debut against the Ravens last week was underwhelming; his home was robbed while he was at the game; and the doubters were loud. His response? A life perspective that's ...

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WORLD   POLITICS  
Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah official killed by Israel?
- Israel has attacked the Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, killing five people, including Hezbollah's highest ranking military official. Sunday's attack, which took place amid an uptick in Israeli attacks across Lebanon, was the first on Beirut's southern suburbs in several months and the first without warning since last year's ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was ...

Source: aljazeera.com
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
- A new transparency feature on X has stirred confusion, anger and a wave of online sleuthing after users discovered that the platform was suddenly displaying the surprising locations where certain accounts are based. Over the weekend, users noticed that clicking an account's join date now opens a tab that shows the country or region in which the account is located. X's head of product, Nikita Bier, teased the ...

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POLITICS  
MTG Snuffs Out Political Rumor With Rant About 'Political Industrial Complex
- Unlock more this Holiday Season while supporting the journalism you rely on. For a limited time, new Platinum members can unlock one month free. Support the newsroom that works every day to bring clarity and accountability to the headlines. Already a member? Not only does Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) swear she's not going to run for president after announcing she will resign from Congress ― she also ...

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Pentagon investigating US senator over call for troops to refuse illegal orders
- Investigation of Mark Kelly after Trump accused Democrats in video of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death' The Pentagon says it is investigating the Arizona senator Mark Kelly for possible breaches of military law after the federal lawmaker joined a handful of other Democrats in a video calling for US troops to refuse unlawful orders. It is extraordinary for the Pentagon to directly threaten a sitting member ...

Source: theguardian.com
BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Amazon to invest up to $50B to build AI infrastructure for US government agencies
- AWS CEO says investment will remove technology barriers holding back federal agencies EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday announced a plan to build and deploy purpose-built artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing for the U.S. government for the first time. AWS' announcement includes a commitment to invest up to $50 billion to expand the  AI and supercomputing abilities available ...

Source: foxbusiness.com
US  
'That doesn't exist': Elon Musk's DOGE quietly dumped by Trump administration
- Elon Musk reacts during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Elon Musk's government body, DOGE, has been quietly dumped by the Trump administration, eight months before it was set to close. The Tesla CEO had initially headed up a directive in the president's administration to cut government spending. But ...

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Pauline Hanson faces widespread condemnation after repeating 'disgraceful' burqa stunt in Senate
- Nationals senator Matt Canavan says One Nation leader 'debased' parliament while independent Fatima Payman says she is 'disrespecting Muslim Australians' Pauline Hanson has worn a burqa in the Senate, repeating a widely condemned stunt as she sought to ban the Muslim face covering on national security grounds – despite being unable to name a single safety incident linked to the burqa. The special envoy for ...

Source: theguardian.com
Arizona jumps to No. 2 behind Purdue in AP Top 25, Alabama into top 10; Kansas falls out of rankings
- Purdue remained at No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll , while Arizona jumped to No. 2 to continue its opening-month rise after another impressive win against a ranked opponent. The Boilermakers (6-0) earned 46 of 61 first-place votes in Monday's poll to remain at the top after beating then-No. 15 Texas Tech by 30 to win the Baha Mar Championship in the Bahamas. The Wildcats (5-0) earned 11 ...

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Ozempic-maker's shares plunge after failed Alzheimer's trial | Money News
- Investors take the value of the company's shares back to where they stood in July 2021 following Novo Nordisk's announcement. Shares in Novo Nordisk, the Danish firm best known for its Wegovy and Ozempic weight loss drugs, have plunged after it called a halt to closely-watched trials on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The company had been testing whether a key ingredient in the drugs could slow progression of ...

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BUSINESS  
What's Next for APAC Developers: 3 Shifts To Shape Human-AI Collaboration in 2026
- I have a son in university, and watching him pursue his studies in an AI-driven world often makes me question how people can truly learn when AI can take on so much of their work. This is not a uniquely parental thought; it's the same question technology leaders across Asia Pacific are asking about their own teams. How do we build critical thinking skills that AI cannot replace? The question feels even more urgent ...

Source: cdotrends.com
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Justice Department renews bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials
- MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER 4 min read NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday renewed its request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking cases, arguing they should be made public under a new law requiring the government to open its files on the late financier and his longtime confidante. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton cited the Epstein ...

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High school football players of the week: 28 standouts from the semifinals
- Here are the notable performances from high school football players in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues. Dominic Funke , Xaverian — The BC-bound senior defensive end wrecked Springfield Central's offensive game plan with relentless pressure, forcing a late fumble and interception to seal a 36-22 state semifinals win. Funke helped hold Springfield's star tailback, Isaiah Rogers, to 43 rushing yards. Maxwell ...

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Trump administration plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups
- WASHINGTON — A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases. Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields would face tighter federal student loan limits under the plan because it doesn't consider them professional programs. The revamp is part of ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
POLITICS  
What is Cartel de los Soles, which the US is labelling a terrorist organisation?
- The United States has designated the Cartel de los Soles (Spanish for Cartel of the Suns) - a group it alleges is headed by Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, and senior figures in his government - as a foreign terrorist organisation. Labelling an organisation as a terrorist group gives US law enforcement and military agencies broader powers to target and dismantle it. In recent months, the US has been ...

Source: bbc.com
BUSINESS  
Rad Power Bikes' e-bike batteries pose a serious fire risk and shouldn't be used, agency warns
- Batteries that power a popular brand of e-bike pose a fire hazard that can cause serious injury or death and shouldn't be used, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in a  notice Monday.  The commission is warning customers to immediately stop using lithium-ion batteries that power e-bikes made by Seattle, Washington-based Rad Power Bikes. The batteries can ignite and explode, causing serious ...

Source: cbsnews.com
Former British PM David Cameron treated for prostate cancer
- Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he has early-stage prostate cancer, and called for more screenings in the country. Cameron, 59, took a prostate-specific antigen blood test, which screens for proteins that show up with prostate cancer. Because his PSA was high, he had a biopsy, which showed he had cancer. The United Kingdom doesn't have a regular prostate cancer screening ...

Source: upi.com
Gold watch belonging to couple who died together on the Titanic sells for $2.3 million
- A pocket watch that once belonged to one of the Titanic's most renowned passengers has sold at an auction for $2.3 million — a record price for memorabilia related to the historic shipwreck, according to the auction house. The 18-carat gold watch was gifted to its original owner, Isidor Straus, by his wife, Ida Straus, for his 43rd birthday, said Henry Aldridge and Son, the auction house that sold it on ...

Source: cbsnews.com
SCIENCE  
NASA cuts missions for Boeing Starliner contract, next flight will have no crew
- Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The next trip to space for Boeing's beleaguered Starliner spacecraft won't have a crew on board after NASA announced changes to the commercial crew contract that also slashes the total number of missions to the International Space Station. NASA on Monday announced the update to the 2014 contract that originally called for six operational crewed flights to the station after ...

Source: orlandosentinel.com
Kash Patel pictured in Las Vegas amid concerns over his spending
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article FBI director recently received backlash for assigning SWAT agents to act as protective services for his girlfriend FBI Director Kash Patel was pictured in a pink Lego Cadillac ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, amidst growing criticism over his personal trips and ...

Source: independent.co.uk
WORLD  
50 children in Nigeria escape after kidnapping as 38 worshippers rescued
- At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian group said on Sunday, as the president announced the rescue of 38 worshippers seized in a separate attack last week. Gunmen on Friday raided St Mary's co-education school in Niger state, taking 303 children and 12 teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria.  The ...

Source: digitaljournal.com