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We found the 70+ best Black Friday TV deals, and we're updating them live
- : Live Black Friday and Cyber Monday We found the 70+ best Black Friday TV deals, and we're updating them live We're following great Black Friday deals live on TVs, streaming bundles, and home theater equipment from Samsung, Sony, and more. Show more (35 items) Black Friday  has finally arrived, and if you want to upgrade your TV or get a jump on your holiday shopping list, you can find excellent markdowns on ...

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POLITICS  
Suspect in Shooting of National Guard Members Now Facing a First-Degree Murder Charge
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced Friday that charges against a man who authorities say shot two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder. The announcement comes after the death of one of the soldiers. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were hospitalized in critical condition after Wednesday ...

Source: military.com
Hong Kong tower blocks fire death toll rises to 128
- At least 128 people are now known to have died in a devastating fire that engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of corruption over the renovation works the blocks had been undergoing before the fire. Three others were detained earlier on manslaughter charges. The cause of the fire remains unclear, though officials said that polystyrene and protective ...

Source: bbc.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump says he plans to cancel most of Biden's executive orders
- Trump baselessly claims his predecessor didn't sign off on directives himself due to use of autopen machine Donald Trump has declared he intends to cancel most of the executive orders signed by Joe Biden , his predecessor as president of the United States. In a post on social media, Trump claimed baselessly that Biden had not signed off on the orders himself, saying that "the radical left lunatics circling Biden ...

Source: theguardian.com
Best Black Friday Deals 2025: 130+ Best Offers So Far - Forbes Vetted
- Forbes writers and editors independently select all products and services. If you click through links we provide, we may earn a commission. I'm Live Tracking The 170 Best Deals From Black Friday 2025 The biggest shopping holiday of the year has arrived, and the internet is teeming with millions of Black Friday deals. As a deals writer, I've spent the past four weeks tracking the best Black Friday deals as they go ...

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WORLD   BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch
- Air passengers have been warned of potential travel disruptions following an Airbus alert on Friday that up to 6,000 operational A320 aircraft may require upgrades. The European plane-maker instructed its clients to take "immediate precautionary action" after evaluating a technical malfunction onboard a JetBlue flight in October. "Intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight ...

Source: digitaljournal.com
WORLD  
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender
- Israeli security forces shot and killed two Palestinian men who appeared to be unarmed and surrendering in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to video filmed by Palestine TV that was distributed by Reuters, and video shot by the news agency itself. The shooting comes amid mounting settler violence and ramped up operations by the IDF in the West Bank in recent weeks. The U.N. human rights rights office ...

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WORLD  
Pope joins patriarchs at historic Christian site in Turkey to commemorate creed and pray for unity
- Leo paid tribute to the country's tiny Catholic community and also visited a group of nuns, the Little Sisters of the Poor, who run a nursing home in Istanbul. IZNIK, Turkey — Pope Leo XIV joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders Friday in commemorating an important moment in Christian history, gathering at the site in Turkey of an unprecedented A.D. 325 meeting of bishops to pray that Christians ...

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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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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 ...

Source: news.sky.com
DIGITAL   TECHNOLOGY  
OpenAI Suspends Mixpanel Use After Analytics Data Breach
- ChatGPT Maker Probes Third-Party Data Breach; OpenAI API Users' Information Exposed Artificial intelligence research and development giant OpenAI has paused using analytics provider Mixpanel after it reported suffering a data breach that exposed profile information. The third-party service provider's breach affects developers and organizations that use OpenAI's API services. "The incident occurred within Mixpanel's ...

Source: databreachtoday.com
Eagles fans leave loss early and rightfully so, as their team puts on another putrid performance
- You know the Philadelphia Eagles are down bad when even the tush push results in failure. The Eagles made everything look easy last season. Especially the tush push, which was so effective that there was a league-wide vote to ban it. One play in an ugly Black Friday performance illustrated the difference between last season's Eagles and this season's version, which is frustrating everyone in Philadelphia. In the ...

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POLITICS  
Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns after anti-corruption investigators search home
- – Ukrainian President announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country's lead negotiator in , after Yermak's residence was searched by at the heart of Ukraine's government was that risked disrupting his negotiating strategy at a time when Kyiv is under intense U.S. pressure to sign a peace deal nearly four years after Yermak has long been a trusted ...

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US  
Winter storm warnings stretch across the northern US, bringing snow, cold and risky conditions
- A lot of snow, rain and cold weather await travelers for the rest of the , with winter storm warnings posted Friday across the northern part of the country and more snow falling over the Great Lakes region. Storm warnings and advisories extended from Montana to New York, the National Weather Service said. Snow was expected to start Friday and last well into the weekend in some areas with Iowa and Illinois getting ...

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WORLD  
South Africa Rips 'Vindictive' Trump For 'Misinformation' Amid G20 Spat
- Unlock more this Holiday Season while supporting the journalism you rely on. For a limited time, new Platinum members can unlock one month free. Support the newsroom that works every day to bring clarity and accountability to the headlines. Already a member? South Africa hit back at President Donald Trump for spreading "misinformation" after Trump said the country would to attend the G20 summit next year at his ...

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Shark kills woman, seriously injures man with her at beach in Australia
- A shark killed a woman and seriously wounded a man taking an early morning swim with her at a national park beach on Australia's east coast Thursday, police said.  Experts say a shark rarely attacks more than one person. The attack occurred at Crowdy Bay National Park, which is known for beach camping, fishing spots and hiking tracks 224 miles north of Sydney. The incident occurred just weeks after a ...

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WORLD  
Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey in his first foreign trip which highlights religious, political ties
- 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 ...

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Judge in Epstein case demands more protections of victim privacy
- Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A federal judge who oversaw the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday demanded prosecutors explain how they are protecting victims' privacy after the release of unredacted documents. New York-based Judge Richard Berman issued the order in response to a letter raising alarm about how the names of some of Epstein's victims were included in a trove of documents released by Congress ...

Source: upi.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US
- President Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his core demands for ending the war in Ukraine, saying Russia will lay down arms only if Kyiv's troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow. Putin has long pushed for legal recognition of the Ukrainian territories Russia has seized by force. They include the southern Crimean peninsula, annexed in 2014, and the eastern Donbas region, which Moscow now occupies for the ...

Source: bbc.com