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Top News Stories for Tuesday, November 18th 2025
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
With enhanced health care subsidies set to expire, Trump again wants to replace Obamacare. He still doesn't have a plan. WASHINGTON — Now that the government shutdown is over , the clock is ticking on the issue that helped spark it: the expiration of enhanced tax credits for Obamacare health insurance on Dec. 31 that will trigger massive increases in premiums for millions of Americans . But that effort is ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. "may be having some discussions" with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a potential diplomatic avenue as the U.S. further builds up its military presence near the South American country with the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Trump didn't offer details about the possible discussions with Maduro, but he said ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, with cheers breaking out in the packed court as the judge read out the verdict. Hasina, 78, defied court orders that she return from India to attend her trial about whether she ordered a deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising that ousted her. The highly anticipated ruling, which was ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
Here are the notable performances from high school football players in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues. Cole DiPersio and Brad Perry , Saint John's (S) — A 5-foot-11-inch sophomore quarterback, Perry (16-of-27 passing, 247 yards, 4 TDs) targeted his senior receiver consistently, with DiPersio accounting for 9 receptions, 175 yards, and 3 touchdowns in a thrilling 36-35 nonplayoff win over Wachusett Brandon ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
Georgia inches up to No. 4, Oklahoma rises to No. 8 and Alabama drops to No. 9 as the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 grapples with several key results in the SEC . After , the Bulldogs take over as the team to beat in a conference that still has one unbeaten in No. 3 Texas A&M, which . Oklahoma rises on the back of a 23-21 win at Alabama . Thanks to what is by far the best win of the Brent Venables era, the ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
China warns citizens not to travel to Japan amid escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by PM Sanae Takaichi Shares in Japanese tourism and retail firms have fallen sharply after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan , while a senior Japanese diplomat was due to travel to Beijing amid an escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Relations ...
Source: theguardian.com
FAA has lifted emergency flight reductions used to ease staffing pressure during government shutdown
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
The Federal Aviation Administration has ended its flight-reduction emergency order, allowing air travel to resume normal operations. The emergency order was officially lifted Monday at 6 a.m. ET, ending the reductions that caused mass cancellations and delays at airports. The cuts, which started with a 4% reduction in flights at 40 major airports on Nov. 7 , were designed to address fatigue and staffing issues ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 -
Britain has announced plans to carry out the most significant reform of its asylum seeker policies in years, overhauling immigration rules in response to surging anti-immigrant sentiment and challenges from right-wing parties. The new policy, which will be unveiled by the ruling Labour government in full on Monday, is partially modeled on Denmark's approach, which has one of Europe's toughest rules for refugees. ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 -
Hundreds of National Guard troops that were dispatched to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois, from California and Texas in response to protests over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown will return to their home states, a Defense Department official confirmed to CBS News Saturday. Last month, about 200 federalized California National Guard soldiers were sent to Portland, while another 200 ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 -
( The Hill ) — President Trump over the weekend pardoned two individuals charged in connection with the investigation into the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. The president issued pardons for Suzanne Ellen Kaye, who served an 18-month sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents amid an investigation into her involvement in the riots, and Daniel Edwin Wilson, who remained imprisoned, despite Trump's ...
Source: wfla.com
Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 -
100 police officers injured in Mexico City as demonstrators attack National Palace following death of Michoacan mayor who fought drug trafficking At least 120 people, mostly police officers, were injured as thousands marched through Mexico City to protest against the government of Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum . The demonstration on Saturday was organised by members of generation Z, but ended with strong ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Nov 15th, 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? CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina's largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations. "Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal ...
Source: huffpost.com
Saturday, Nov 15th, 2025 -
Now we know. abruptly resigned in August on a "personal matter" and returned to academia. And there's more. Fed Chair Jerome Powell refused to grant Kugler's request for a waiver from the central bank's beefed-up ethics rules, according to Kugler, a Biden appointee, joined the central bank in September 2023. She announced on Aug. 1 that she would effective Aug. 8, without citing a reason. The surprise resignation ...
Source: bradenton.com