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'Cheering for him': Key takeaways from Trump-Mamdani White House meeting
- 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
POLITICS  
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
- Ideas Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace Who would benefit from the White House's 28-point proposal for Ukraine? Sergei Gapon / AFP / Getty Save The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe is misnamed. It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In ...

Source: theatlantic.com
US  
What to know about the CDC's baseless new guidance on autism
- 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
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Trump calls Marjorie Taylor Greene resignation 'great news for the country'
- President says 'I think she should be happy' while Democratic colleague praises her for stance on Epstein files Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican Georgia congresswoman who had a dramatic blow-up with Donald Trump despite being his longtime ally, announced on Friday she would be resigning – which the president called "great news". "Loyalty should be a two-way street," Greene said in a lengthy resignation ...

Source: theguardian.com
WORLD  
Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300
- ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren. The tally was changed "after a verification exercise and a final census was carried out," according to a statement ...

Source: apnews.com
Grizzly bear on loose after attacking school group in Canada, injuring 11
- 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
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Opinion | Harvard's Summers problem began long before the emails
- 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
WORLD  
G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite U.S. boycott, opposition
- A Group of 20 leaders' summit in South Africa adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges on Saturday, after it was drafted without U.S. input, a move a White House official called "shameful." The declaration, using language to which Washington has been opposed, "can't be renegotiated," South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson told reporters, reflecting strains ...

Source: cnbc.com
POLITICS  
A Federal Judge Blocked Trump's National Guard Deployment to DC But Troops Aren't Leaving Just Yet
- 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
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The college dreams of 80,000 undocumented California students threatened by Trump suit
- 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
DIGITAL   TECHNOLOGY  
Google's Nano Banana Pro Makes Ultrarealistic AI Images. It Scares the Hell Out of Me
- Shop deals curated by our expert deal finders One of the most essential things I do when testing new AI image and video generators is to try to find out whether the claims a company makes are true or marketing fluff. Google promised that nano banana pro would bring Gemini 3's world understanding and the informational power of Google Search to your AI images. I jumped into the new model as soon as it was released, ...

Source: cnet.com
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Home sales are up and some big names are moving in. What South Florida data says
- 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
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North Carolina driver says bald eagle dropped cat through her windshield: 'You may not believe me'
- 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
POLITICS  
Trump's threats amount to calls for 'execution of elected officials', says Chuck Schumer – US politics live
- Democrat Senate minority leader says president's remarks are 'outright threat' as other leading Democrats warn 'political violence has no place in America' From Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I'm Tom Ambrose and I'll be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours. We start with the news that Donald Trump has been accused of calling for the "execution" of elected Democratic ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Report: How the public sector can help drive AI innovation
- A new report offers strategies for government leaders to encourage AI innovation that prepares their communities for an AI-ready future. As the world heads toward a digital future, the public sector plays a critical role in preparing government and business organizations to adopt and implement artificial intelligence through strategic investments, partnerships and workforce development efforts, a new report ...

Source: route-fifty.com
POLITICS  
Coast Guard scrambles to clarify its guidance on nooses, swastikas, hate symbols
- The U.S. Coast Guard is scrambling to clarify proposed internal policy changes that appeared to loosen how the service branch handles the conduct within its ranks involving hate symbols including nooses, swastikas, and other extremist symbols — touching off a political firestorm inside the nation's smallest military branch after the Space Force. The controversy centers on a little-noticed personnel directive ...

Source: cbsnews.com
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'Dead in the water': Gavin Newsom slams Trump on 'reckless' oil drilling plan
- 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
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Comey seeks to dismiss charges over alleged "fundamental errors" before grand jury
- Washington — Former FBI Director James Comey is seeking to dismiss the criminal case against him because of what he claims were "fundamental errors" in the grand-jury process and interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan's handling of the indictment. Comey's filing, submitted to the federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday, reflects information revealed during a court proceeding earlier this week, during ...

Source: aol.com
Fiery UPS plane crash could spell the end for MD-11 fleet if the repairs prove too costly
- The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the 109 remaining MD-11 airliners that have been exclusively hauling cargo for more than a decade. The fate of the planes won't be determined until after UPS, FedEx and Western Global see how expensive the repairs the Federal Aviation Administration orders will be and learn ...

Source: aol.com
US  
FAA pays $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during 43-day shutdown
- 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
Flying without a Real ID? It could cost you $18 and a trip through a new screening process
- Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times Travelers who attempt to fly without a Real ID or a passport could be subject to a new airport security screening program that carries an $18 fee. On Thursday, the TSA announced another option for travelers who have yet to get their Real ID or are flying without their passport: the modernized alternative identity-verification program. The ...

Source: orlandosentinel.com
Salesforce Disables Connections to Gainsight-Published Applications Amid Investigation of Data Breach | PYMNTS.com
- Salesforce told customers Friday (Nov. 21) that it detected unusual activity involving applications published by Gainsight and installed and managed directly by customers. "Our investigation indicates this activity may have enabled unauthorized access to certain customers' Salesforce data through the app's connection," the company said in a help article published Friday. Salesforce disabled the connection between ...

Source: pymnts.com
US  
Frida Kahlo painting sells for $54.7 mn in record for female artist
- A self-portrait by celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said. The sale of Kahlo's 1940 artwork, titled "El sueno (La cama)" — which translates to "The dream (The bed)" — broke the previous record set by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, whose 1932 painting "Jimson ...

Source: digitaljournal.com
Pilot killed in Indian fighter jet crash during a demo flight at Dubai Air Show
- 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
OpenAI Launches Baffling 'Group Chats,' So You and Your Friends Can Hang Out with ChatGPT
- 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
US  
Florida deputy killed, others injured in shooting
- A longtime Florida deputy was fatally shot Friday and another was wounded while trying to serve an eviction notice at an upscale gated community, the local sheriff said. The locksmith who was with them was also wounded when the suspected gunman began "indiscriminately firing" at them, Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said at a news conference. Flowers said the suspect, whom he identified as Michael ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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Transportation Department introduces new female crash test dummies
- Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Department of Transportation has introduced new crash test dummies that have a specifically small female design, to "address the trend of higher injury rates for women than men in certain car crash scenarios." Crash testing has used the Hybrid III dummy in the past, but now it will adopt the THOR-05F for women, the department said in a press release . "The Left doesn't want to hear it, but the ...

Source: upi.com
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Florida House moves tax-cut bills forward despite barbs from the left and right
- By A series of proposals aimed at eliminating or reducing non-school homestead property taxes advanced out of a House committee on Thursday, as local-government officials warned about having to decrease services because of potentially billions of dollars in lost revenue. The Republican-dominated House Select Committee on Property Taxes voted along party lines to back seven proposed constitutional amendments that, ...

Source: miamiherald.com
POLITICS  
Fugees Rapper Pras Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison After Illegal Political Donations
- 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
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Lions have a secret roar that was just uncovered by AI
- 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
BUSINESS  
Inside the AI Bubble
- 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
US  
'Quiet, Piggy!': Jimmy Kimmel Hits Back Hard After Trump's New Attack On His Show
- As the year ends, our reporting does not slow down. Support the journalists who continue asking questions and telling stories with depth and care. Your membership today helps ensure we start the new year strong. Already a member? Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night fired back at President Donald Trump , who on Wednesday and urged ABC to "get the bum off the air." "A special hello to those of you who are watching from ...

Source: huffpost.com
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Trump and Vance not invited to Dick Cheney's funeral
- 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
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Federal prosecutors move to dismiss charges against Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol
- Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez, a woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent multiple times after allegedly using her car to assault and impede federal law enforcement six weeks ago in Chicago. Martinez and co-defendant Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz pleaded not guilty last month to Justice Department charges that they used "their vehicles to assault, impede, and interfere ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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A federal grand jury is investigating the handling of the Adam Schiff criminal probe
- GREENBELT, Md. —A federal grand jury is investigating the handling of the Justice Department's criminal investigation into Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff , according to a law enforcement source and a subpoena to a witness requesting information about her communications with individuals purporting to be involved in the probe. The subpoena obtained by NBC News was sent to conservative activist Christine Bish, who ...

Source: nbcnews.com