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Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
The Trump Administration has claimed that it's nearing a deal to end the war, but, for now, the conflict's essential impasse still holds: Moscow won't accept what Kyiv can stomach. For all the turns in U.S. policy during the nearly four years of the war in Ukraine—from Joe Biden's " as long as it takes " to Donald Trump's " you don't have the cards "—the fundamental nature of the conflict has remained ...
Source: newyorker.com
Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
In Pictures Firefighters are battling for a second day against one of Hong Kong's deadliest modern fires , which engulfed multiple high-rise towers at Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po in the New Territories region. Authorities arrested three construction company executives on suspicion of manslaughter as the death toll reached 65, including one firefighter, with hundreds more missing. By Thursday at midday, thick ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
Rachel Reeves announced 43 tax rises at Wednesday's budget as well as a stealth tax as she froze income tax thresholds for another three years. Sir Keir Starmer has insisted Labour "kept to our manifesto" promises despite raising taxes in the budget - as he asked "everybody to contribute". The morning after the chancellor announced her record-breaking tax-raising budget, the prime minister told Sky News political ...
Source: news.sky.com
Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
The Trump administration's plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they will pay for graduate degrees. Previously, graduate students could borrow federal loans up to the cost of their degree, but under the new proposal, there would be caps on loans based ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
South Africa denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to bar it from the 2026 G20 summit, calling the move punitive and driven by distortions that erode global cooperation. The two countries are at odds over a range of domestic and foreign policies — a standoff that came to a head after Washington skipped the G20 summit in Johannesburg last week. Trump said South Africa would not be invited ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation's capital and other cities around the country has become a political flashpoint. FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the guard members were hospitalized in critical ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
A court in Thailand said Wednesday that it has issued an arrest warrant for a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization in connection with a fraud case. Jakkaphong "Anne" Jakrajutatip was charged with fraud then released on bail in 2023. She failed to appear as required in a Bangkok court on Tuesday. Since she did not notify the court about her absence, she was deemed to be a flight risk, according to a statement ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
ANKARA (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis' plans to mark an important Christian anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions. Leo was welcomed on the tarmac of Ankara's Esenboga Airport by a military guard of honor. Strolling along a turquoise carpet, he ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025 -
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies, and when possible survivors, after on Indonesia's Sumatra island left 49 people dead and 67 missing. Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province Tuesday. The deluge tore through mountainside village, swept away people and submerged more than 2,000 houses and ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
A judge in Georgia dismissed the historic racketeering case brought against President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn his loss to former President Joe Biden in the state's 2020 election. State prosecutor Peter Skandalakis moved to drop the case against Trump and his remaining co-defendants, and Judge Scott McAfee quickly granted the request. The case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
The government will debut digital versions of its popular park pass series next year, as well as new designs for the passes, some of which will now feature photos of President Donald Trump, the Interior Department announced Tuesday. Interior also previewed a "new resident-focused fee structure" that will charge international tourists more to visit the most popular national parks or to purchase park ...
Source: nextgov.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his and will stop all payments and subsidies to the country over its treatment of a U.S. government representative at this year's Trump chose not to have an American delegation attend the recent summit hosted by South Africa, saying he did so because that ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
The Trump administration's negotiation with Novo Nordisk A/S that slashes 71% off the list price of its blockbusters Ozempic and Wegovy for Medicare patients is running up against another government deal over the obesity and diabetes treatments. The US government announced Tuesday the negotiated prices for the 15 drugs selected for the second round of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program—a Biden-era ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy "illegal orders" say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter. It would mark the second investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the Pentagon said it was reviewing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over potential ...
Source: wfla.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump is the oldest person to be elected president and his aides have pushed the idea that he is the picture of vitality President Donald Trump has appeared in public almost 40 percent less than he did during his first term and the time he begins the day on average is getting ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
For nearly a century, astronomers have been convinced that most of the universe is made of something we can't see. This invisible "stuff" seems to glue galaxies together and shape the cosmos, yet it doesn't shine, reflect, or block light. Now, fresh analysis of data from a NASA space telescope suggests we may have caught our first real glimpse of it, not directly, but through a very specific kind of high-energy ...
Source: universal-sci.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Donald Trump has called a female reporter "ugly, both inside and out" less than two weeks after his "Piggy" remarks while aboard Air Force One. Trump, 79, made the comment on his Truth Social media platform on Wednesday, Nov. 26, while slamming The New York Times and its White House correspondent Katie Rogers. In his post, Trump appeared to reference a story that Rogers contributed to, which implied that he was ...
Source: people.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Campbell's said Wednesday that Martin Bally, an executive who allegedly made comments to a former employee that disparaged Indian workers and said the company's products were for "poor people ," has left the company. In a statement , Campbell's said it determined that a recording that captured the purported conversation involving Bally is authentic. The company said Bally, a vice president in ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Bruna Ferreira, who has a child with the White House press secretary's brother, is now in custody at an ICE facility Karoline Leavitt's nephew's mother has been detained by US immigration agents in Revere, Massachusetts, as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Bruna Ferreira, a Boston-area resident who migrated with her family to the US from Brazil as a child, is now in custody at an ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here . The Black Friday sales are in full effect, and they're actually good. Sephora just launched its Cyber Week event, and if there was ever a perfect time to stock up on all your beauty favorites, it's ...
Source: popsugar.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Hakyung Lee, born in South Korea, was convicted in September after admitting using anti-depressant medication to kill her children, aged six and eight, in 2018. A woman has been jailed for life in New Zealand for murdering her two children, whose bodies were found in suitcases in an abandoned storage unit more than three years ago. Hakyung Lee, born in South Korea, was convicted in September after admitting using ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ended a three-week streak of increases, reflecting a pullback in long-term U.S. Treasury bond yields. The average long-term mortgage rate fell to 6.23% from 6.26% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Wednesday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.81%. Just four weeks ago, the average rate was ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The flights, this past March, have become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's mass deportation strategy, and his administration's pattern of apparently defying court orders. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was behind a decision not to turn deportation flights around ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Researchers document 55 instances of what they describe as "mini lightning" - but some scientists express caution over findings. Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by analysing the swirling winds picked up by a NASA robotic spacecraft. A microphone aboard the Perseverance rover captured the crackling of electrical discharges, a French-led research team reported on Wednesday. The ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A basketball player at a junior college in Oklahoma who was injured during a game has died, school officials said. Connors State College sophomore Ethan Dietz died Tuesday after he was injured during the second half of a game Saturday in Texas, the school said in a statement posted to its Facebook page. A spokesperson for the college, Shannon Rigsby, said initial reports indicate Dietz ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Apple is reportedly set to overtake Samsung as the world's top seller of smartphones and hold that title through 2029. Global market research firm Counterpoint Research made these forecasts in a Wednesday (Nov. 26) press release , adding that Samsung has been the top seller of smartphones since 2012, when it surpassed Apple. Counterpoint attributed Apple's gains to the popularity of its new iPhone 17 series. During ...
Source: pymnts.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
When teams do not really understand how AI works, confidence in the technology drops, and it can slow down AI adoption. A new joint study by Cybernews and nexos.ai reveals a surprising shift in AI anxiety: Americans are more worried about losing control of AI than losing their jobs to it. The key findings are: "Control and regulation" ranks as the top AI anxiety category, outpacing concerns about job displacement ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country's president says. Armed assailants stormed the school in Nigeria's Kebbi State on 17 November, killing two members of staff and abducting 25 students. One was able to escape soon after. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu praised security forces for their "swift response" to the kidnapping - although ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation's highest court, with two teenagers alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication. From 10 December, social media firms - including Meta, TikTok and YouTube - must ensure that Australians aged under 16 cannot hold accounts on their platforms. The law, which is being watched closely around ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself The maker of ChatGPT has said the suicide of a 16-year-old was down to his "misuse" of its system and was "not caused" by the chatbot. The comments came in OpenAI's response to a lawsuit filed against the San Francisco company and its chief executive, Sam Altman, by the family of California teenager Adam Raine. Raine ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
The criminal cases against former FBI director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James may be over for now. But a federal judge's ruling Monday disqualifying the U.S. attorney overseeing their prosecutions and dismissing the charges left a number of questions unresolved. Most significantly: What happens next? The Justice Department spent Tuesday mulling options, including a possible appeal of ...
Source: abajournal.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Music company representing Coldplay and Ed Sheeran had sued tech platform alleging mass copyright infringement Warner Music has signed a licensing deal with the artificial intelligence song generator Suno after settling a copyright infringement lawsuit it launched against the service a year ago Warner, the world's third-largest music company and home to acts including Coldplay, Charli XCX and Ed Sheeran, is the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating claims that area theme parks are violating disabled persons' rights by banning certain rolling walkers. The probe will determine whether it violates Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act by discriminating against guests with disabilities. The investigation names United Parks & Resorts Inc., which owns Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, SeaWorld in ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
The rankings were changed after the UN used new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacities Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo as the world's most populous city, according to a UN study that uses new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacities. The Indonesian capital is home to 42 million people, according to an ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
More than three dozen babies have been sickened in an infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula, federal health officials say. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday reported 37 cases of confirmed or suspected illness in babies who consumed ByHeart formula since August. The most recent case was reported on Nov. 19. No deaths have been reported in the outbreak, which was announced Nov. 8. ByHeart, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Sixteen years ago a group of anthropologists discovered 3.4-million-year-old fossilized foot bones in Ethiopia. While they suspected the foot belonged to an ancient human that likely lived alongside the species we know as "Lucy," , without a skull or teeth to analyze, they couldn't be sure. What they did know is that unlike Lucy, which walked upright on arched feet like our own, the mystery foot had a grasping toe ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Members of Congress and state lawmakers are urging congressional Republicans to drop their plans to add language to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would place a moratorium on state-level laws regulating artificial intelligence (AI). As Republican members of Congress consider a pause on state AI laws, Democrats and more than 280 state ...
Source: meritalk.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by law enforcement agencies and municipalities across the country, has been permanently shut down in the wake of a ransomware attack. Crisis24, the company behind the service, said it decommissioned the platform after the cyberattack damaged the OnSolve CodeRED environment earlier this month. "Current forensic analysis indicates that the ...
Source: cyberscoop.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Security researchers have discovered a new indirect prompt injection vulnerability that tricks AI browsers into performing malicious actions. Cato Networks claimed that "HashJack" is the first vulnerability of its kind able to weaponize any legitimate website in order to manipulate browsers like Comet, Copilot for Edge and Gemini for Chrome. The malicious prompts are hidden in the text that comes after the "#" ...
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Joan Templeman, the wife of billionaire Virgin Records founder Richard Branson , died this week. She was 80 years old. Branson, 75, revealed his wife's death Tuesday in an Instagram post. The cause of her death was not listed. "Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away," Branson wrote attached with a photo of him and his late wife. The couple reportedly met ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of COVID-19 vaccines, has been named second-in-command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While there has not been an official announcement about Abraham's role, a CDC spokesperson confirmed with CBS News Atlanta that he was listed in the Atlanta-based agency's address book as principal deputy director. A Health and Human Services spokesperson has ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Big Stone Gap, Va. — A Virginia high school football coach who disappeared days before his undefeated team's playoff game is being sought on charges of possessing child pornography and using a computer to solicit a minor, Virginia State Police said Tuesday. Police said Travis L. Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, is wanted on warrants obtained Monday for five counts of each charge, adding that additional ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 -
Pa. joins states suing Trump administration, with $17M in Pittsburgh funding on the line Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday joined several states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over policy changes and proposed cuts in federal housing that state officials say jeopardize $100 million that helps provide housing and prevents across Pennsylvania, including $17 million in Pittsburgh. After previously fighting ...
Source: post-gazette.com