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Top News Stories for Tuesday, November 11th 2025
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington "right now" after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with legislation that would end the government shutdown . It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the legislation. But Johnson ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
By Travel was disrupted at South Florida's two largest airports over the weekend and Monday as airlines cut back flights to comply with a federal order due to the government shutdown. The situation led to some delays and some cancellations, but the terminals were not as chaotic as some travelers feared. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring a 10% reduction of domestic flights at 40 high-volume airports ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
States administering a federal food aid program serving about 42 million Americans faced uncertainty Monday over whether they can — and should — provide full monthly benefits during an ongoing legal battle involving the U.S. government shutdown . President Donald Trump's administration over the weekend demanded that states "undo" full benefits that were paid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
LONDON — President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, his legal team told NBC News on Monday, accusing the British public broadcaster of trying to "interfere in the presidential election" last year by editing one of his speeches . Trump was already performing a victory lap after the BBC's top official, Director General Tim Davie, and news CEO Deborah Turness resigned Sunday over mounting ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Trump's Pardon List: Here Are The Big-Time Donors And Allies He's Sprung Free dozens of Republicans late Sunday who helped his efforts to overturn the 2020 election—many of whom also worked for him or gave money to his campaign—the latest pardons and commutations in Trump's second term granted to people with direct political or financial ties to the president. November 9 Trump issued pardons to nearly ...
Source: forbes.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
By Kate Sullivan, Bloomberg News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump's suggestion that Americans may receive a tariff "dividend" of at least $2,000 could come via the tax cuts passed in his signature economic policy bill earlier this year. Bessent was asked on ABC's "This Week" about a social media post by Trump earlier Sunday that derided people who oppose tariffs and said a "dividend of ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Major League Baseball said Monday that authorized sportsbooks will limit the amount of money that can be wagered on pitches, a day after charges were announced against two players accused of pitch-rigging. The changes "cap wagers on pitch-level markets at $200 and exclude those bets from parlays," and it will affect 98% of the U.S. betting market, the league said in a statement . On Sunday, a federal indictment was ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
The Federal Reserve's consecutive rate cuts in September and October have brought welcome relief to the mortgage market. While the Fed's rate shifts don't directly drive mortgage rates, they still tend to have an impact on where these (and other) rates head next. For example, in late October, just prior to the official Fed rate announcement, mortgage rates briefly touched three-year lows as lenders shifted to align ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
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 ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her federal prison sentence , which is set to run through 2037, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee and seen by CBS News. In a letter to President Trump on Monday, also seen by CBS News, Judiciary Committee Democrats wrote that Maxwell "is preparing a ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Thirteen infants in 10 states have been hospitalized for botulism type A infections that the FDA and CDC linked to a brand of infant formula. According to an FDA alert, cases have been reported in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington. All 13 infants were reported to have consumed ByHeart powdered infant formula between August and November of ...
Source: healio.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a bid from anti-LGBTQ activist Kim Davis to challenge its landmark 2015 decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide. The High Court dismissed Davis's petition without comment on Monday. The decision means that the Obergefell v. Hodges decision will stand for now, after the Court struck fear into the LGBTQ community last week when it privately met to discuss the appeal on ...
Source: truthout.org
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia and other serious risks, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. U.S. health officials said they will remove the boxed warning from more than 20 pills, patches and creams ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Canada has lost its measles elimination status, health officials said Monday, a major setback caused by a year-long resurgence of the disease. Canada has lost its measles elimination status, health officials said Monday, a major setback caused by a year-long resurgence of the disease largely among unvaccinated groups. Canada was formally declared measles-free in 1998, an achievement credited to years of ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
The Oval Office is a long way from Abu Ghraib. When he's greeted by President Donald Trump on Monday, Ahmad al-Sharaa will have completed his journey from jihadist leader to head of state receiving a warm White House welcome. Since toppling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria 's interim leader has spent the past year transforming his global image while tackling deep divisions at home. Now, al-Sharaa , ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — Though Congress appears to have a deal to end the government shutdown , a vote on that agreement is being held up by an unexpected issue: hemp. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is objecting to speedy consideration of the bill that would end the longest shutdown in U.S. history over a hemp provision tucked into funding for the Agriculture Department, three people familiar with conversations but not ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
The Supreme Court announced Monday it would decide whether laws that allow states to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day are constitutional, a major case that could upend how elections are run in dozens of states before the midterm elections next year. The state of Mississippi asked the justices to overturn a ruling by the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that invalidated a ...
Source: abajournal.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
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
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
The U.S. military has killed six more people in strikes on what it claims were drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the total death toll in the series of attacks to 76. Hegseth said in a post on X that the U.S. carried out two strikes on Sunday in international waters in the eastern Pacific, targeting two boats that were "carrying narcotics" with three "male ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
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 ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Sarkozy, who told court his three weeks in jail had been a 'nightmare', will serve rest of sentence at home pending appeal The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be released from prison after a judge ruled he could serve the rest of his sentence at home. Sarkozy had told the court his three weeks in prison had been "gruelling" and a "nightmare" as he appeared by video link from prison. Sarkozy entered ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of allowing prisoners to sue government officials for damages in their personal capacities during oral arguments Monday. The case at hand involves Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian who vowed never to cut his hair as a part of his faith -- a promise known as the Nazarite vow. Landor was serving a five-month sentence at a Louisiana prison on a ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Join HuffPost. The shutdown may be ending, but the story isn't. A deal's been struck, but serious questions remain. Your membership powers the reporting that digs deeper and follows what happens next. Already a member? BELEM, Brazil, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The COP30 climate summit opened on Monday with the U.N. climate chief urging countries to cooperate rather than battle over priorities, as efforts to limit global ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
, in which voters in the New Jersey and Virginia governor races flocked to Democrats in large part over concerns about the cost of living. The White House has recognized that it needs to But Trump — who is investing significant time in his second term on foreign policy — defended his approach. The president has been claiming that he's already beaten the problem of high prices. "I don't know what ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
After a flurry of initial investments in artificial intelligence (AI) projects, including generative and agentic AI implementations, many organizations are facing mixed results and coming to hasty conclusions about AI's utility. The harsh reality of early experimentation has blunted expected productivity gains and new revenue streams. A recent MIT report suggests that despite investments of $30 billion to $40 ...
Source: sei.cmu.edu
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. reached a deal with retailers to reduce some of their fees and give merchants more leeway to reject customers who use certain credit cards, including the premium ones that have been surging in popularity. The proposed settlement — which is meant to bring more than 20 years of litigation to an end — could ultimately save merchants more than $200 billion, according to Joseph ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed Monday morning into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said. The Coral Springs Police Department confirmed the deaths in a statement Monday afternoon. But police did not provide further ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Several fire engines rushed to the scene after blast reported near the historic Red Fort, fire services said A car explosion outside the historic Red Fort monument in Delhi has killed at least eight people and started a fire in the surrounding area, according to police. The cause of the explosion, which took place just before 7pm local time (1330 GMT) on Monday night, is being investigated. The registered owner of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Trial's findings go against common beliefs that people with atrial fibrillation should avoid caffeinated coffee Drinking coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, despite the conventional wisdom to the contrary, according to a new study. The Does Eliminating Coffee Avoid Fibrillation (Decaf) clinical trial found 200 patients with persistent irregular heartbeats had a "significantly" lower risk of the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
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 ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
Reading time 3 minutes More experts are throwing cold water on the Trump administration's efforts to pin autism on Tylenol. A study out today finds no clear link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and a higher risk of either autism or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Researchers in the UK examined the medical literature on acetaminophen and autism/ADHD. Though some studies showed a possible ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
At least 31 inmates have been found dead in a prison in southern Ecuador, including 27 who had been hanged, officials say. Four prisoners were killed and more than 30 injured in clashes between rival gang members in El Oro prison in the city of Machala in the early hours of on Sunday. Hours later, security guards who had been alerted to a fresh outbreak of gang violence found the others who had been hanged on the ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Nov 10th, 2025 -
In a Thanksgiving letter that will become an annual tradition, Buffett said he needs to accelerate the disbursement of his Berkshire stock to his three children's foundations. He also intends to keep a significant amount of shares for a short window until shareholders gain confidence in incoming CEO Greg Abel. In one of the most personal passages of the letter, Buffett gave a rare update on his health. In this ...
Source: cnbc.com
Sunday, Nov 9th, 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 mysterious Inca-era monument consisting of roughly 5,200 holes high up in the Andes may have been a site for barter and accounting hundreds of years ago, a new study suggests. The holes are laid out in ordered ...
Source: livescience.com
Sunday, Nov 9th, 2025 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian strikes disrupted power and heating to two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, local Russian officials reported Sunday. The report comes as Russia and Ukraine have traded almost daily assaults on each other's energy infrastructure and U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to stop the nearly four-year war have not advanced. Elsewhere, Ukraine's top diplomat accused Moscow of ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Nov 9th, 2025 -
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