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US appeals court to rule if Trump can ban AP from Oval Office
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Monday will hear oral arguments in the Associated Press's battle ​with President Donald Trump over access to presidential events, a major press-freedom ‌case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is considering the Trump administration's ‌appeal of an April ruling that it unlawfully retaliated against the AP because it refused to call the Gulf ...

Source: news.yahoo.com
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Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah official killed by Israel?
- Israel has attacked the Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, killing five people, including Hezbollah's highest ranking military official. Sunday's attack, which took place amid an uptick in Israeli attacks across Lebanon, was the first on Beirut's southern suburbs in several months and the first without warning since last year's ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was ...

Source: aljazeera.com
Hours elapsed before cops learned Slender Man attacker was missing
- ( NewsNation ) — Police in Wisconsin said more than eight hours passed before they were notified a former student convicted of stabbing a classmate in the infamous "Slender Man" case had cut off an electronic monitoring bracelet and fled a group home Saturday. Local authorities did not alert the public until Sunday morning that Morgan Geyser , 23, was missing. Police in Posen, Illinois, captured Geyser around ...

Source: wfla.com
US  
'That doesn't exist': DOGE, earlier led by Elon Musk, shut down ahead of schedule; employees move into new roles - The
- The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a signature initiative of US President Donald Trump , has reportedly been disbanded with eight months remaining on its charter, drawing attention to the early closure of a programme launched to streamline federal operations by "modernizing federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity." However, its guiding principles remain ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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How did McLaren get it so wrong with their cars in Las Vegas?
- Disqualifications of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri bring unnecessary stress for McLaren in the final two F1 races of the season As misjudgments go, McLaren's error in calculations that led to the disqualification of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday could barely have been more cataclysmic nor more poorly timed. Quite how they got it wrong just when they wanted to close out the ...

Source: theguardian.com
BUSINESS  
What's Next for APAC Developers: 3 Shifts To Shape Human-AI Collaboration in 2026
- I have a son in university, and watching him pursue his studies in an AI-driven world often makes me question how people can truly learn when AI can take on so much of their work. This is not a uniquely parental thought; it's the same question technology leaders across Asia Pacific are asking about their own teams. How do we build critical thinking skills that AI cannot replace? The question feels even more urgent ...

Source: cdotrends.com
POLITICS  
Elon Musk unwittingly exposes MAGA influencers as foreign trolls
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Some users were based in places like Nigeria, Eastern Europe, and India despite posting U.S.-focused right-wing content Changes at Elon Musk's X may have unwittingly revealed that many MAGA accounts are actually foreign actors profiting from the sowing of division in the U.S. On ...

Source: independent.co.uk
High school football players of the week: 28 standouts from the semifinals
- Here are the notable performances from high school football players in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues. Dominic Funke , Xaverian — The BC-bound senior defensive end wrecked Springfield Central's offensive game plan with relentless pressure, forcing a late fumble and interception to seal a 36-22 state semifinals win. Funke helped hold Springfield's star tailback, Isaiah Rogers, to 43 rushing yards. Maxwell ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson slammed for wearing burqa to parliament to demand ban
- Sydney  — A far-right Australian politician sparked outrage Monday after donning a burqa at the country's parliament, in a display that other lawmakers condemned as racist, unsafe and disrespectful. Pauline Hanson of the anti-immigration One Nation party was seeking to introduce a bill in the Senate that would ban full face coverings in Australia — a policy she has campaigned on for decades. Just ...

Source: cbsnews.com
WORLD  
The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump's boycott
- JOHANNESBURG — The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest and top developing economies. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit in Johannesburg closed by banging a wooden gavel on a ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
Shedeur Sanders does something no Browns QB has since 1999 with win over Raiders in first start
- The Shedeur era is fully underway in Cleveland, and it was jump-started with a win on Sunday.  Sanders and Browns toppled the Raiders 24-10 as the former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback threw his first NFL touchdown and helped Cleveland snap a three-game losing streak. Sanders finished the game with 209 passing yards on 11 completed passes, along with a TD pass and an interception.  "Being a backup and ...

Source: nypost.com
Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
- Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger State on Friday have escaped. The Christian Association of Nigeria says they have been reunited with their families. A major military-led search and rescue operation is under way for the remaining 265 children and 12 teachers who were taken with them. Authorities in several Nigerian states ordered schools to shut following the ...

Source: bbc.com
AP Top 25 rankings: Where Ohio State, Michigan football rank before The Game
- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football will enter this year's edition of The Game as the nation's top-ranked team. The Buckeyes, for the 13th straight week, are the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25. Michigan checked in at No. 15 before hosting its biggest game of the season. Ohio State has opened its season with 11 straight wins, capped by Saturday's victory against Rutgers. The Buckeyes will likely also be the ...

Source: cleveland.com
Kash Patel pictured in Las Vegas amid concerns over his spending
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article FBI director recently received backlash for assigning SWAT agents to act as protective services for his girlfriend FBI Director Kash Patel was pictured in a pink Lego Cadillac ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, amidst growing criticism over his personal trips and ...

Source: independent.co.uk
UAB football player, accused of stabbing 2 teammates, remains in custody
- A football player at the University of Alabama was arrested after allegedly stabbing two teammates Saturday morning, hours before the team's game against the University of South Florida, university officials said. The two wounded players were in stable condition, interim head coach Alex Mortensen said at the postgame news conference. He said the team decided to play to honor graduating seniors in the last home game ...

Source: cbsnews.com
Pocket watch owned by Titanic victim sells for $2.3M at auction
- Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A gold pocket watch owned by Isidor Straus, a first-class passenger who died with his wife when the famed ship sank, has sold for $2.3 million at auction. Straus, a German-born American businessman and politician who co-owned the department store Macy's, had been offered a seat on a lifeboat because of his age but chose to let others go first as his wife, Ida, stayed arm-in-arm by his side. The ...

Source: upi.com
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End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
- Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal The world edged a small step closer to the end of the fossil fuel era on Saturday, but not by nearly enough to stave off the ravages of climate breakdown. Countries meeting in Brazil for two weeks could manage only a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to ...

Source: theguardian.com