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Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
The longest shutdown in American history is over , but another one might be just around the bend. Democrats are fuming that the bipartisan Senate deal to reopen the government after 43 days did nothing to address the expiring ObamaCare subsidies that stood as their key demand throughout the impasse. Now, with funding for large parts of the government set to expire on Jan. 30, a growing chorus of ...
Source: wfla.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
By When President Donald Trump signed a spending bill Tuesday night to reopen the federal government, he also signed a broad ban on hemp products into law. As Congress hurried to end the government shutdown, lawmakers OK'd a provision that prohibits the sale of hemp products with more than just trace levels of THC. Supporters of the ban say it closes a loophole created in 2018 when lawmakers authorized the sale of ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Valve launched the Steam Controller a decade ago. It was designed to make traditional PC games playable on TVs in tandem with the original Steam Machine, which never took off. Now, Valve has announced a second-generation Steam Controller alongside the newly revived Steam Machine living room console-mini-PC-system . I bought the original Steam Controller at release and never liked it that much. But later I got a ...
Source: pcworld.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
FOXBOROUGH — Instant analysis from the Patriots' 27-14 win over the Jets: ⋅ Thursday night's game felt like a trip in a time machine. With 7:34 left in the fourth quarter, The Outfield's " Your Love " blared on the Gillette Stadium sound system while Rob Gronkowski danced with Robert Kraft in the owners suite, the fans chanted "MVP" for Drake Maye, and the Patriots put the Jets away on national TV with ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Blue Origin successfully launches its huge New Glenn rocket on Thursday with a pair of Nasa spacecraft destined for Mars. It is only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos's company and Nasa are counting on to ferry people and supplies to the moon. The 321ft (98-meter) New Glenn blasts into the afternoon sky from the Cape Canaveral space force station, sending Nasa's twin Mars orbiters on a long journey to ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Executives may debate AI strategy, but many of the advances are happening at the employee level. A recent Moveworks study shows that AI adoption is being led from the ground up, with employees, not senior leaders, driving the change. The research found that large companies are ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
KYIV, Ukraine — Four people were killed after Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv early Friday, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, Ukrainian authorities said. At least 29 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration. At least 430 drones and 18 missiles were used in the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Google has taken legal action to dismantle a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) network likely operated from China as SMS phishing (smishing) attacks surge. On November 12, the US tech giant filed a civil lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against 25 unnamed individuals described as "foreign cybercriminals who have engaged in relentless phishing attacks against millions of innocent victims, including Google ...
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — One of humanity's most common viruses is behind the autoimmune disorder known as , according to a new study. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) resides silently in the bodies of 19 out of 20 Americans, most commonly causing mononucleosis among teens and young adults, researchers said. But the virus can cause a minuscule number of immune cells to go rogue, starting a cascade that ...
Source: insidenova.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
The men landed in a remote site in the Gobi Desert in Asia on Friday after their journey home from a six-month rotation at the Tiangong space station was delayed due to a possible collision with tiny particles of space debris. Three Chinese astronauts have successfully returned to Earth from their nation's space station after their capsule was damaged. The team deployed a red and white striped parachute as they ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Justice Department is suing California over its recently voter-approved congressional maps, alleging they are an unconstitutional "power grab." Earlier this month, Californians approved Gov. Gavin Newsom 's redistricting initiative, introduced in direct response to Texas' effort to create new congressional maps that favor Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. While Texas Republican ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a speculative frontier. It is embedded in the operational core of modern enterprises, ranging from customer service bots to predictive analytics. However, as AI systems scale, so do the risks. The challenge is no longer whether AI poses legal exposure but rather how to govern AI effectively before it becomes a liability. A strategic AI governance blueprint can assist ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Kelly claimed that a close friend, with an inside track on the case, believes that Epstein was 'not a pedophile' and that he was instead 'into the barely legal type' is being slammed for questioning whether Jeffrey Epstein was even a pedophile, even though the disgraced financier ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James will ask a federal judge on Thursday to drop the criminal charges against them, arguing that President Donald Trump's hand-picked U.S. attorney, who obtained the indictments against them, was unlawfully appointed. The hearing at the federal courthouse in ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia Wednesday stamped what the Treasury Department said were the final pennies, ending production of the one-cent coin after 232 years. President Donald Trump had ordered the Treasury to stop producing pennies in February, but the government provided no guidance on how to handle the phaseout, leaving stores and banks scrambling as supplies ran low over the summer. "When it was introduced ...
Source: theweek.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed a bill that reopened the government after 43 days, paving the way for airlines to restore regular flight schedules and air traffic controllers, who have not been receiving pay as they worked through the shutdown, to return to work. But it remains unclear when full flight schedules and paychecks will be restored after the Federal Aviation Administration was forced to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt warns October CPI and jobs reports might not be published 's administration has said it is unlikely that October's Consumer Price Index and jobs report will be released, blaming the record 43-day government shutdown for preventing data collectors ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Workers demand better staffing, higher pay and resolution to hundreds of labor practice cases More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks baristas went on strike at 65 stores in major U.S. cities Thursday, protesting stalled labor negotiations with the company. The strike aimed to disrupt Starbucks' Red Cup Day — one of its busiest days — when the company hands out free reusable cups to holiday drink buyers. ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
BBC show accused of editing speech to make it appear as if Trump made a more explicit call for violence from his supporters BBC's Newsnight has been accused of editing a Donald Trump speech in a way that made it appear that he made a more explicit call for violent protest ahead of the Capitol riots. The corporation is already reeling from the resignation of the director general, Tim Davie , and the head of BBC ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff was arrested and indicted on federal corruption charges this week, roughly a year after she disclosed the investigation to Newsom's office and was placed on leave. Dana Williamson is accused of helping in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, filling fraudulent tax forms for personal ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The IRS has announced higher 401(k) contribution limits for 2026. Starting in 2026, employees can defer $24,500 into workplace plans, up from $23,500 in 2025. Only 14% of participants maxed out 401(k) plans in 2024, according to Vanguard's 2025 How America Saves report. The IRS has announced new 401(k) contribution limits for 2026. In its release Thursday, the agency increased the employee deferral ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Israeli settlers torched a mosque, defacing it with hateful graffiti, prompting rare condemnations from officials amid rising tensions Reading Time: 3 minutes Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians. One wall ...
Source: scmp.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
As the government reopens, efforts to return the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to full funding across the country will face its own challenges. SNAP benefits have been put through the ringer since expiring at the start of November, with back-to-back court rulings going all the way up to the Supreme Court alternately reinstating and then blocking full issuance of benefits. Most recently, the ...
Source: wfla.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — For each of the past several years, scientists, analysts and officials have been hoping that it would be the year when emissions from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas would stop going up. They'll have to wait another year. For the second straight year, emissions from fossil fuels rose 1.1% in 2025, scientists reported Wednesday at United Nations climate negotiations. It's not a ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
A former Marine convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl more than four decades ago is scheduled for execution in Florida, which would be the record 16th death sentence carried out under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis STARKE, Fla. -- A former Marine convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl more than four decades ago is scheduled Thursday to be executed in Florida, which would be the record 16th death sentence carried out ...
Source: abcnews.go.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Reviewers with gray hair love this deep conditioning keratin hair mask from Marée, get it on sale. If your hair texture has changed with aging or your strands have been damaged from coloring and hot tools, you may wonder what you can do to upgrade your haircare routine for repairs. And if you've tried " almost everything on the market " and spent " thousands " looking for the right products, you're in good ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Nov. 13 (UPI) -- America's Catholic bishops sent sharp criticism of rising fear in the United States and ongoing mass deportations in a rebuke of Trump administration immigration policy. On Wednesday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said its some 273 active bishops were "disturbed" to see that "among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement." "We are ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
A federal judge ordered the release of hundreds of people arrested as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to a court ruling, dealing a blow to federal efforts to detain and deport as many undocumented people as possible. US District Judge Jeffrey Cummings on Wednesday morning sided with attorneys from the National Immigrant Justice Center and the ACLU. The plaintiffs ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has been hospitalized for a long-term neurodegenerative condition, according to the organization he founded. Jackson, 84, "was admitted to the hospital today and is currently under observation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)," the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said in a statement late Wednesday, adding that he had been managing the ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet's ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from wolf to sofa-hogging furball began in the Middle Stone Age, much earlier than we previously thought. "When you see a Chihuahua - it's a wolf that's been living with humans for so long that it's ...
Source: bbc.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Shapewear brand on track to exceed $1B in net sales this year Skims said Wednesday it has raised $225 million in new funding, boosting the shapewear and apparel company's valuation to $5 billion. Founded in 2019 by Kim Kardashian and business partner Jens Grede, Skims plans to use the new funding to drive product innovation and expand into new categories, according to an announcement from Goldman Sachs. "Today's ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The MLS board of governors have voted to change the league's schedule to more closely align with the European calendar, with seasons beginning in the late summer and ending in the spring. The league announced the change after a board meeting in Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday. The league will begin its season in mid-July, take a winter break starting in mid-December, then restart games in the first or third week of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
A group of 40 Democratic lawmakers have sent a letter to 19 state governors warning that they may be "inadvertently sharing drivers' data with federal immigration authorities." According to the letter, the states "are providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies 'with frictionless, self-service access to the personal data of all of your residents,'" through the nonprofit National ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Colorectal cancer used to be associated with old age, but diagnoses have become increasingly common in adults aged 50 or younger particularly in high-income countries like the United States. The reason for this trend is unclear, but a new study led by Mass General Brigham researchers, as part of the Cancer Grand Challenges PROSPECT team, suggests an important link to ultra-processed foods that merits closer ...
Source: news-medical.net
Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2025 -
OpenAI Group PBC has announced the first major upgrade to its flagship GPT‑5 large language model, following mixed reviews when it launched in August. The update is intended to make ChatGPT "smarter and more enjoyable" to converse with, the company said today. The release introduces two variants called GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking . The former, which will replace GPT-5 as the default in ChatGPT, ...
Source: siliconangle.com