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Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article President has avoided taking questions from reporters since the bombshell emails dropped on Wednesday President Donald Trump has broken his silence after days of dodging reporter questions over the bombshell emails where deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein said the president "knew ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Anthropic says Chinese nation-state hackers hijacked its AI model Claude to carry out a cyberattack without "substantial" human involvement. In a Thursday blog post, the startup said Claude handled about "80-90%" of the cyberattack against about 30 global targets and that it had "high confidence" that a Chinese state-sponsored group was behind it. Targets included large tech firms, financial institutions, ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
President Trump signed an executive order Friday cutting tariffs on scores of products in a bid to lower some grocery prices following frustration from voters over exceedingly higher costs. The products that are no longer subject to tariffs, include coffee, tea, beef, bananas, tropical fruit, wood and iron. The removal of this batch of tariffs marks somewhat of a reversal to Trump's sweeping global ...
Source: wfla.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
The No Kings Alliance on Friday announced that it was mobilizing in support of Starbucks workers who went on strike this week to demand a fair contract. The alliance, which organized one of the largest demonstrations in US history last month with nationwide "No Kings" protests against the President Donald Trump's administration, pledged solidarity with the striking workers, while highlighting the massive disparity ...
Source: commondreams.org
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
"Never before in history has a booster this large nailed the landing on the second try." The rocket company founded a quarter-century ago by billionaire Jeff Bezos made history Thursday with the pinpoint landing of an 18-story-tall rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. The on-target touchdown came nine minutes after the New Glenn rocket, built and operated by Bezos' company Blue Origin, lifted off ...
Source: arstechnica.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 -
It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science news. A New Jersey man has died in the first documented fatal case of alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites. In September 2024, the 47-year-old man collapsed and fell unconscious around four hours ...
Source: livescience.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Workers 50 and older get bigger catch-up contribution increases under new rules The IRS unveiled contribution limit changes for popular retirement plans, including 401(k) plans and IRAs. Americans who contribute to 401(k) and 403(b) plans, as well as governmental 457 plans and the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan, will see their contribution limit rise to $24,500 in 2026 – an increase from ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Homebuying during the holiday season may be a bit unconventional, but this year it may actually make sense. With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, many prospective buyers may understandably want to delay their house hunt until 2026 and maybe even into the traditional spring homebuying season . But that could actually be a mistake now. Mortgage interest rates have been largely declining for much of 2025 , ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Roger Stone, a longtime advisor to President Donald Trump, is joining the chorus of voices criticizing the passage of , calling the move a "cheap cop-out." After Trump signed the broader appropriations legislation into law on Wednesday, Stone published a blog post slamming the abrupt process through which the hemp language was attached to the bill and ultimately enacted into law, calling it an example of how ...
Source: marijuanamoment.net
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Three Chinese astronauts who had been stranded for days in space after a suspected piece of space junk hit their spacecraft are back on Earth, the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSE) announced on Friday. The agency also revealed that it had found tiny cracks in one of the windows of the crew's Shenzou 20 return capsule— rendering it unusable . The astronauts instead returned onboard the Shenzhou 21 ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Welcome to the Unconventional Review, an instant reaction to standouts, stats, and story lines from the Patriots' most recent game … The final 27-14 score suggests the Patriots' victory over the Jets Thursday night — their eighth straight in this unexpected marvel of a season — was more workmanlike than spectacular. But the score doesn't tell the entire story, just its conclusion. There was ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Eating ultra-processed foods could lead to an increased risk of being diagnosed with precancerous colorectal growths for women under 50, according to new research. A study , published Thursday in JAMA Oncology, looked at health outcomes for 29,105 nurses under 50 who underwent at least one colonoscopy. Participants were followed from June 1991 until June 2015 and filled out questionnaires about their eating ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
More than 200 Catholic bishops joined in condemning the Trump administration's attacks on immigrants in an extraordinary statement on Wednesday. The "special message" was issued at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) annual fall plenary, at which a majority of the nation's bishops were in attendance. They denounced the administration's "indiscriminate mass deportation" campaign, and called for ...
Source: commondreams.org
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Confident AI starts in the IT department. If your inbox looks anything like mine, AI has gone from "my group wants to explore this interesting pilot" to "red alert, board-level priority." Nearly 70% of Fortune 500 companies use Microsoft Copilot . Of those that partner with Integreon, many are still primarily using the browser-based version. What that tells me is the interest is real, but the comfort level isn't ...
Source: cio.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 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? OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Laney College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U", has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arrested. Beam's death a day after he was shot ...
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Mammoth RNA sequenced for the first time, marking a giant leap toward understanding prehistoric life
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science news. For the first time, scientists have successfully sequenced woolly mammoth RNA, shattering the assumption that this fragile genetic molecule couldn't survive from so long ago. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, carries ...
Source: livescience.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Friday, killing four people, starting fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, Ukrainian authorities said. At least 27 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes during the night, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration. At least 430 drones and 18 ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
The head of a Georgia prosecutors board assigned himself Friday to oversee a sprawling racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies over their attempts to overturn the 2020 election, keeping alive for now litigation that has long faced trouble. The board faced a Friday deadline to find a new prosecutor after courts found Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis could not participate in the ...
Source: abajournal.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
The video in this story is from a previous report. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to roll back some of the restrictions on commercial flights it implemented at 40 major U.S. airports during the shutdown. The agency says the current mandatory 6% flight cuts are being downgraded to 3% even though the record 43-day shutdown ended Nov. 12. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has repeatedly ...
Source: wfla.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Doug McMillon's career at Walmart started when he was in high school, picking up orders and unloading trailers at a warehouse. It'll end with a successful 12-year run as the retail giant's CEO. McMillon will retire from the role on Jan. 31, 2026 , after almost 12 years at the retail giant's helm, Walmart announced on Friday. The 59-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, became Walmart's fifth CEO in February 2014, ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Life with humans changed dogs in some dramatic ways, and it didn't take long. Our best friends come in a fantastic array of shapes and sizes; a Borzoi looks nothing like a Boston terrier, except for a certain fundamental, ineffable (except to taxonomists) doggyness about them. And it's been that way almost from the beginning. A recent study of dog and wolf skulls from the last 50,000 years found that dogs living ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
A judge in the United Kingdom has ruled that global mining giant BHP Group is liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster, in a lawsuit the claimants' lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48bn). High Court Justice Finola O'Farrell said on Friday that Australia-based BHP was responsible despite not owning the dam at the time. A dam collapse 10 years ago unleashed tonnes of toxic waste into a ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Luis Rubiales was pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle when the former head of Spain's soccer federation was presenting a memoir late Thursday relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women's World Cup . Rubiales was seated on a stool on a low stage when he jumped up and spun quickly trying to avoid three eggs hurled his way. One impacted on the back of his dark jacket, and another splattered ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Officials urge vaccination against mutated strain of virus that may be more transmissible than usual Hospitals are bracing for a once-in-a-decade flu season, with a mutated version of the virus that is spreading widely in younger people expected to drive a wave of admissions when it reaches the elderly. The threat has prompted NHS managers to redouble efforts to vaccinate staff and communities, expand same-day ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Some Cheetos and Doritos will look a little different soon. Starting in December, stores will sell Simply NKD versions of the popular snacks that have no artificial flavors or dyes — meaning no bright orange color, PepsiCo announced Thursday. The move comes following a push by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to get rid of synthetic food dyes in the nation's food supply. The ...
Source: cbsnews.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 -
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 -
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
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The House is expected to vote next week on repealing a controversial measure in the bill that ended the government shutdown . It caused heartburn for House Republicans in the final days of the shutdown and provided fresh ammo for Democrats hoping to delay their federal funding legislation in its final hours. The provision, tucked into the Legislative Branch ...
Source: foxnews.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Stock indexes were mixed Friday as a lack of economic data muddied the waters for investors. And analysts preparing their outlooks for 2026 are doing so without key economic information due to the government shutdown. The Nasdaq closed higher Friday with a gain of 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average trimmed its loss to 309 points after being down nearly 600 points earlier in the day. This slight recovery follows ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
A South Carolina man convicted of killing three people over five days more than 20 years ago was executed by a firing squad on Friday evening. Stephen Bryant , 44, was executed for killing a man in his home and writing "catch me if u can" on the wall with the victim's blood. He was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. following a firing squad. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, volunteered to carry out the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
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 -
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 -
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | November 13, 2025 Today's live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The Palestinian Authority said Thursday that Israeli soldiers had killed two 15-year-olds in the occupied West Bank, while Israel called them "terrorists" attempting to carry out an attack. Settler violence has surged in recent weeks across the West Bank, drawing international condemnation and even rare criticism from within the Israeli military and government. "A short while ago, IDF soldiers who were operating ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
We have come a long way in our search for straight hair. While the first straightener was invented in 1909 , there were days of using an ironing board to smooth out frizz . Now we have nearly any tool and product promising sleeker strands whenever we want. But if you're looking for a more permanent solution, a break from using a hot flatiron regularly, there's one chemical treatment you can turn to: ...
Source: vogue.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Florida on Thursday executed Bryan Jennings for the brutal 1979 rape and murder of a 6-year-old girl, a record 16th death row inmate to be killed in the Sunshine State this year. Jennings, 66, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke, located just southwest of Jacksonville. He was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. EST, the Florida Department of Corrections said in a statement . ...
Source: upi.com