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Warren, Markey vote 'no' on Senate bill to end shutdown
- A tentative deal to end the longest government shutdown in US history passed the Senate late Sunday night, but without the support of the two Democratic senators from Massachusetts. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey issued statements criticizing the agreement which does not guarantee the Affordable Care Act subsidies will be extended, as Democrats have demanded for almost six weeks. "I will not support ...

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Here are the 20 airports with the most canceled flights since Friday, when government shutdown reductions began
- Airlines across the United States are canceling flights to comply with the Federal Aviation Administration's mandate to reduce flight capacity. The FAA ordered flight capacity to be reduced by 10% in 40 busy markets starting on Friday. The cuts are intended to maintain safe skies as the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controller shortages persist, causing continued delays. According to data from ...

Source: businessinsider.com
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Trump Administration Cannot Withhold Full Funding For SNAP Benefits, Appeals Court Rules
- Cut through the chaos. Americans just sent Trump a clear message — and Dems are calling it "a 5-alarm fire" for the president. Our reporters are here to keep you informed and make sense of Washington's chaos. Join HuffPost and be part of what happens next. Already a member? BOSTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court late on Sunday allowed a judge's order to stand that directs U.S. President Donald ...

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2 MLB pitchers indicted, accused of taking bribes
- CLEVELAND ( WJW ) — Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers have been indicted, according to court documents. Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are accused of conspiring with bettors to rig pitches in professional baseball games so that the bettors would profit from illegal wagers, according to the documents. Clase, 27, and Ortiz, 26, were both charged with wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, ...

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WORLD  
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet with Netanyahu to push Gaza ceasefire forward
- Israel on Monday returned the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza in the latest step forward for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as a top White House envoy met with Israeli leaders to discuss the next stages of the fragile agreement . Israel returned the bodies after Palestinian militants released the remains of a hostage Sunday. With the latest exchange, only four bodies of hostages remained in Gaza. As the first stage ...

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Trump says Americans will receive $2,000 tariff dividend
- President Trump said Sunday that most Americans would receive a $2,000 dividend payment as a result of his administration's tariffs levied against foreign countries. Trump announced the potential payments on his Truth Social platform, calling opponents of his tariffs "FOOLS" in a post. "We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion," the president wrote. ...

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WORLD  
Eight dead and more than a million displaced after super typhoon Fung-wong slams the Philippines
- About 1.4 million people evacuated as storm sparks flash floods and landslides and leaves millions without power The super-typhoon Fung-wong has blown through the Philippines, leaving at least eight dead, 1.4 million people displaced and widespread damage in its wake. More than 1.4 million people were evacuated across the country as the storm triggered flash flooding, storm surges, landslides and gale-force winds, ...

Source: theguardian.com
POLITICS  
Donald Trump becomes first president to attend regular-season NFL game since 1978
- President Donald Trump on Sunday became the first sitting president to attend a regular-season NFL game since Jimmy Carter in 1978, appearing at the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders matchup. In the third quarter, Trump appeared on the Fox broadcast, answering questions about his time as a football player at New York Military Academy, opining on quarterbacks and more. "Drew Brees, he threw a ball you could ...

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MEDICINE  
Drinking coffee can protect against atrial fibrillation
- Doctors typically recommend that people with heart issues like A-Fib avoid caffeine out of fear that it will trigger symptoms. But a study by UC San Francisco and the University of Adelaid has concluded that drinking a cup of caffeinated coffee a day reduced A-Fib by 39%. "Coffee increases physical activity which is known to reduce atrial fibrillation," said Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS, who holds the Endowed ...

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Trump pardons Giuliani, others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election
- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a Justice Department official. Ed Martin, the government's pardon attorney, posted on social media a signed proclamation of the "full, complete, and unconditional" pardon, which also ...

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Boston Globe football players of the week for Nov. 10
- Here are the notable performances from high school football players in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues. Caden Chase , Central Catholic — The junior tailback and linebacker rushed 15 times for 136 yards and three touchdowns, and had an interception in a 39-7 win over Saint John's Shrewsbury. Collin Christiansen , Lowell — The 6-foot-3-inch junior receiver paced Lowell to a 14-0 halftime lead with five ...

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BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
When is the Right Time to Deploy AI Agents?
- Matt Jones at EvaluAgent explores how businesses can avoid the pitfalls of rushing into AI by first understanding customer contact drivers, analysing intent, and choosing the right type of AI agent for the job. Many businesses are rushing to deploy AI – in fact, we've seen it already with Klarna and Duolingo missteps. The problem is, they're often in a race to be the first to make efficiency (and cost) gains, ...

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POLITICS  
Paris court is deciding whether to release former President Sarkozy from prison
- PARIS (AP) — A Paris court is deciding Monday whether to release former French President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison, less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. Sarkozy, 70, became the first former French head of state in modern times to be sent behind bars after his conviction on Sept. 25. ...

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BBC leaders resign amid scandal over misleading edit of Trump speech
- Two top leaders at the BBC resigned on Sunday amid an escalating scandal over impartiality and bias that plunged Britain's public broadcaster into one of its biggest crises in recent years. The BBC's most senior executive, director general Tim Davie, and the chief executive of the news division, Deborah Turness, both quit after the leak of a deeply critical memo that, among other things, revealed that the BBC had ...

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US   HEALTH  
Preliminary tests find germ that causes botulism in ByHeart baby formula
- Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak , California health officials said. The outbreak has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states. No deaths have been reported. "Consumers in possession of this product should stop using it immediately," the California Department of Public Health said in a statement late Saturday. ...

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US   MARKETS  
A 50-year mortgage could double your interest payment
- 842,242 14,459 Market yield on U.S. treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity. Updated daily. Welcome, + Article Summary The proposed 50-year mortgage aims to improve affordability but would come with higher interest rates and regulatory challenges. Current rules limit qualified mortgages to 30 years, making 50-year loans non-QM ,with higher rates and limited market liquidity.  AI Summary In a social ...

Source: housingwire.com
Can Donald Trump really make an NFL team name its stadium after him?
- The president reportedly wants the new home of the Washington Commanders to bear his name. There are reasons to think he will succeed Wait, Donald Trump is naming a stadium after himself? That's if a well-sourced report from ESPN is to be believed. The US president has apparently let it be known to the ownership group of the Washington Commanders that he wants the team's new stadium, which is scheduled to open in ...

Source: theguardian.com
Iconic Andean monument may have been used for Indigenous accounting
- Sediment analysis and drone photography of the iconic South American monument of Monte Sierpe (aka "Band of Holes") support a new interpretation of this mysterious landscape feature as part of an Indigenous system of accounting and exchange. Stretching 1.5 km across the Pisco Valley of the southern Peruvian Andes, Monte Sierpe (meaning serpent mountain) is a large row of approximately 5,200 precisely aligned holes ...

Source: phys.org
Four killed and 11 injured after car fleeing police smashes into Florida bar | US News
- The driver lost control and hit more than a dozen people outside a bar, police say. The force says the crash was not targeted. Four people have been killed and 11 injured after a speeding car fleeing police slammed into a crowded bar in Tampa, Florida. An air patrol unit spotted the silver sedan driving recklessly on a motorway around 12.40am on Saturday after it was seen racing in another neighbourhood, the Tampa ...

Source: news.sky.com
Ukrainian strikes leave Russian cities in dark: Drone attacks disrupt power; thousands face blackout - The
- Ukrainian strikes carried out on the late Saturday nights disrupted power and heating in two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, local officials said on Sunday, as Moscow and Kyiv continued to target each other's energy infrastructure amid stalled diplomatic efforts to end the war, reported AP. In the Voronezh region, a drone strike triggered temporary blackouts and cut heating to several districts, ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Where the Miami Hurricanes rank in the AP poll after their win over Syracuse
- By The Miami Hurricanes took care of needed business on Saturday, beating the Syracuse Orange 38-10 at Hard Rock Stadium to rebound from an overtime loss to SMU the week prior. It helped Miami inch up in the AP top 25 poll, which they hope will be a precursor for what happens when the latest round of College Football Playoff rankings are unveiled on Tuesday. The Hurricanes checked at No. 16 in the latest AP poll, ...

Source: miamiherald.com
US   POLITICS  
Week in Insights: US Tax Law's Deference to Churches Has a Limit
- Churches under US tax law benefit from tax-exempt status, minimal reporting obligations, and broad latitude in how they define their missions. The policy rationale is that religious organizations serve a public good that warrants public support. But that doesn't hold water when the presumed public good turns out to be obvious private luxury . In Community Worship Fellowship v. United States , the US Court of ...

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Shots fired at Border Patrol agents on Chicago's West Side, DHS says
- A driver fired shots at Customs and Border Patrol agents in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security. DHS said the border patrol agents were "conducting immigration enforcement operations" near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue when a man driving a black Jeep fired shots.  DHS also said people nearby threw a paint can and bricks at the agents' ...

Source: cbsnews.com