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70+ Must-Haves From Best Buy's Black Friday Deals That You Can Still Snag
- Shop deals curated by our expert deal finders Black Friday is over, but the savings are still live at Best Buy as we cruise through the weekend toward Cyber Monday. Now is your best chance to finally make those big purchases you've been putting off. Best Buy, like other big retailers, is offering discounts on a huge selection of products, whether you're looking for something nice for your home or a gift for a loved ...

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POLITICS  
US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. Investigators continued Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting, in which the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, now faces charges including first-degree ...

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WORLD   TECHNOLOGY  
Global Flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus jet hit by recall
- (Bloomberg) -- Airlines across the world canceled hundreds of flights and scrambled to adjust schedules, as a major Airbus SE software glitch threatened to derail a crucial holiday travel season. More than 6,500 jets in total may be impacted by the required fix, the European planemaker said Friday. A directive from Europe's aviation safety regulator said software upgrades must happen before the affected aircrafts' ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades
- Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died. An intense fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court complex in Hong Kong's northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon, with flames covering seven of eight of the towers. The complex was home to some 4,800 residents, some of whom had raised safety concerns about the ...

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Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo will keep his job after Hurts, Barkley struggle again
- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The chants started early from fed-up Eagles fans, and they were booming as the inept offensive plays piled up in yet another loss. "Fire Kevin! Fire Kevin!" Eagles fans made their vote to dump offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo heard throughout Friday's 24-15 loss to the Chicago Bears. Coach Nick Sirianni made yet another call the fans won't like: Patullo is staying. "We're not changing ...

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POLITICS  
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
- President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking  and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision on social media by posting that "according to many people that I greatly respect," Hernandez was "treated very harshly and unfairly." In March of ...

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MEDICINE   POLITICS  
Measles deaths plummet but infections surge worldwide
- Global immunization efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly 59 million lives have been saved by the measles vaccine since 2000. However, an estimated 95 000 people, mostly children younger than 5 years of age, died due to measles in 2024. While this is among the lowest annual tolls recorded since 2000, ...

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Northwestern University agrees to pay $75 million as part of deal with Trump administration that restores frozen funds
- Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million as part of a settlement with the Trump administration which restores previously frozen federal funding and ends a monthslong investigation over government allegations of "unlawful discrimination," including "race-based admissions" and a "hostile" environment for Jewish students, the Department of Justice announced Friday. The agreement requires Northwestern to ...

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US   POLITICS  
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say
- The US military carried out a follow - up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. That September strike was the first in what became a regular series of attacks on alleged drug boats. While the first strike appeared to disable the boat and cause deaths, the military assessed there ...

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Everything We've Written About That's On Sale for Black Friday
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WORLD  
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
- Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying 'terrorists must die' Video of an Israeli military raid in the West Bank shows soldiers summarily executing two Palestinians they had detained seconds earlier. The shooting on Thursday evening, which was also witnessed by journalists close to the scene, is under justice ministry review, but has already been defended by ...

Source: theguardian.com
Two-time major champion Fuzzy Zoeller, haunted by racist joke, dies aged 74 | World News
- The golf star finished his career with 10 PGA Tour wins but his legacy was marked by comments he made about Tiger Woods. Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion, has died at the age of 74. The American, who became embroiled in a racism controversy for a joke he made about Tiger Woods , finished his career with 10 PGA Tour wins and two titles on the PGA Tour Champions. He is still the last golfer to win the Masters ...

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WORLD  
Pope Leo XIV begins Turkiye visit with prayers and unity message
- In Pictures Shouts of "Papa Leo" and "Viva il Papa" (Long live the pope ) have reverberated throughout Istanbul's Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, accompanied by enthusiastic cheering and applause, as Pope Leo XIV arrived to commence his first trip in Turkiye. The pope led a prayer service with Turkish Catholic clergy and religious sisters before turning to the primary purpose of his visit—the first of his ...

Source: aljazeera.com
POLITICS  
Top Zelenskyy aide at heart of U.S. peace talks is raided in corruption probe
- A top Ukrainian official at the heart of peace talks was thrust Friday into the center of a massive corruption scandal, threatening to further weaken President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a crucial moment in negotiations to end Russia's war . The home of Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy's powerful chief of staff, was searched early Friday by investigators with Ukraine's National Anticorruption Bureau, the NABU, which is leading ...

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POLITICS  
Trump administration halts all asylum decisions in wake of DC National Guard shooting
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article An Afghan national has been accused of carrying out the deadly shooting near the White House Wednesday The Trump administration has halted all decisions regarding migrants seeking asylum in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members. The suspected shooter, Rahmanullah ...

Source: independent.co.uk
SCIENCE  
The Story of Cat Domestication Just Got a Major Twist
- Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. . D espite oodles of data on dog domestication, the exact origins of our feline friends have long remained fuzzy. We do know that pet cats retained many of their wild cat ancestors' characteristics. This—perhaps not surprising many cat caretakers—makes pet cats technically "semidomesticated." But scientists have squabbled over precisely where and when such ...

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