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Top News Stories for Saturday, November 15th 2025
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
INDIANAPOLIS — President Donald Trump's effort to force mid-decade redistricting suffered a major setback Friday, after Indiana's GOP state Senate leader declared the chamber will not convene in December to redraw maps. In response, Trump's team has begun summoning Indiana lawmakers to meet with the president in the Oval Office as early as next week, according to two sources familiar with the request, ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
A Chinese nation-state threat group abused Anthropic's Claude AI model in a series of cyberespionage attacks that the AI company said can serve as a blueprint for how AI and AI agents will be used by bad actors in the future. The unnamed group used Claude Code – an agentic AI coding tool that runs such tasks as analyzing code bases, modifies code, and runs commands – to target more than two dozen ...
Source: securityboulevard.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It's part of a response to pressure from consumers who complain prices are too high . The move comes after voters in off-year elections earlier this month cited economic concerns as their top issue, resulting in big wins for Democrats in races in Virginia and New ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
In Brooklyn, workers walked off the job in search of fair pay and conditions – and said many customers were in support A t a popular Starbucks in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill, hundreds of people – including workers, union allies and community supporters – filled the sidewalks. In 40F (4.4C) weather, picketers held signs, marched, and chanted "What's disgusting? Union-busting!" and "No contract, no ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second time on Nov. 13, 2025. Although the second launch is never as flashy as the first, this mission is still significant in several ways. For one, it launched a pair of NASA spacecraft named ESCAPADE , which are headed to Mars orbit to study that planet's magnetic environment and atmosphere. The twin spacecraft will first travel to a ...
Source: theconversation.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Data centers must be the most boring buildings in the world to look at, but it's hard to keep our eyes off them these days. Anthropic said this week it's going to spend $50 billion on data centers just in the U.S. Meta just did a $3 billion deal with Nebius — and the only reason it wasn't much bigger being that Nebius doesn't have the capacity yet. Microsoft brought its multibillion-dollar "super ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Reading time 3 minutes A bizarre condition caused by tick bites appears to have claimed its first known human. Scientists have just linked a 47-year-old New Jersey man's death last year to alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine detailed the tragic incident in a case report released this week. The man experienced a severe allergic ...
Source: gizmodo.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 -
An adjustable-rate mortgage, or ARM, can seem like an enticing offer, as they often offer initially lower rates than the more standard fixed-rate mortgage. But later on, the rate is subject to change based on wherever mortgage rates head — and that certainly can be upward, leaving borrowers with higher payments as a result. current housing market that has left some "desperate for affordable monthly payments ...
Source: theweek.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
The Democratic governor of Kentucky says the hemp industry is an "important" part of the economy that deserves to be regulated at the state level—rather than federally prohibited, as Congress has moved to do under During a press briefing on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) was asked whether he agrees with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that the hemp language that advanced through the appropriations legislation poses an ...
Source: marijuanamoment.net
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Reading time 2 minutes Three astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after being stranded due to a rare space debris incident. The Chinese crew was transported on board a different vessel than the one they were originally assigned, leaving another three astronauts with no return spacecraft. The Shenzhou-20 astronauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Over the 2022, 2023 and 2024 NFL seasons, the New York Jets had more wins than the New England Patriots. They were battling to stay out of last place in the AFC East each season. You would have never known, watching Thursday night, that the Jets and Patriots were practically on the same plane for the past three seasons. The Patriots are now light years ahead of the Jets, and that was clear during an easy 27-14 win ...
Source: aol.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 -
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a speculative frontier. It is embedded in the operational core of modern enterprises, ranging from customer service bots to predictive analytics. However, as AI systems scale, so do the risks. The challenge is no longer whether AI poses legal exposure but rather how to govern AI effectively before it becomes a liability. A strategic AI governance blueprint can assist ...
Source: jdsupra.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 ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Some 39,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth died in present-day Siberia, destined to be blanketed by ice and permafrost that would end up preserving its body — even down to the hair and muscle. Now, that mammoth, known as Yuka, is offering scientists a fresh perspective on the flow of genetic information in ancient creatures. For the first time, scientists were able to extract and sequence woolly mammoth RNA from ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
KYIV — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people, leaving gaping holes in apartment buildings and starting fires as the sound of explosions boomed across the city and lit up the night sky. A pregnant woman was among at least 35 people wounded, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia used at least 430 drones and 18 missiles in the nighttime attack, Ukrainian ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
Will Trump's Georgia Criminal Case Move Forward? What To Know As New Prosecutor Appointed A new prosecutor has been appointed to take over the Georgia criminal case against President Donald Trump and his allies, replacing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, potentially allowing the only remaining criminal case against the president to move forward toward a trial—though it still remains to be seen how ...
Source: forbes.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday halved the number of flights that U.S. airlines must cut from their schedules at 40 airports as the country's aviation system recovers from a shortage of air traffic controllers during the record government shutdown. The agency said airlines will only have to cancel 3% of their flights beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday instead of 6%. Citing safety concerns, the FAA first ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Nov 14th, 2025 -
By Walmart CEO Doug McMillon will step down Jan. 31, completing a 12-year run that moved the company from a staid brick-and-mortar retailer to a formidable challenger to Amazon, making the big-box store the envy of many in the retail industry. McMillon, 59, will retire in early 2026 but remain on the board through the next annual shareholders meeting, the company said Friday. John Furner, 51, who has been president ...
Source: miamiherald.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 kissed Jenni Hermoso against her wishes during the 2023 Women's World Cup medal ceremony. She later said in court that he had 'stained one of the happiest days' of her life. The former head of Spain's football federation was pelted with eggs thrown by his own uncle as he released a memoir detailing his fall from grace after kissing a female player. Luis Rubiales was forced to quickly spin away to ...
Source: news.sky.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 -
Most of the senators whose data was requested as part of the investigation that led to special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 probe have now distanced themselves from a provision included in the shutdown-ending bill , signed into law by President Donald Trump, that would let them sue the government for potentially millions of dollars for not notifying them when accessing their records. "I have no plans at this time" ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
who taunted police by writing a message in blood after murdering three men in a week has become the by firing squad in the state this year. Stephen Corey Bryant, who once scrawled "catch me if u can" on a wall using the blood of 62-year-old victim Willard "T.J." Tietjen, was executed on Friday, Nov. 14, for the 2004 murder. He was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. Bryant's executioners strapped him to a chair and placed ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A federal judge Thursday showed skepticism about the credentials of a federal prosecutor selected by Donald Trump to bring criminal cases against his political rivals. U.S. District Curt Judge Cameron Currie concerns over the qualifications could affect cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Leticia James. Currie did not issue a ruling after the hour-long ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON ( The Hill ) — The BBC has issued an apology to the White House over the way it edited a clip of President Trump speaking to his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021 before the attack on the Capitol. The apology came just days after President Trump's attorneys threatened to sue the British broadcaster for $1 billion over the clip, which was shown as part of a documentary on the network. "Lawyers for the BBC ...
Source: wfla.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump Wednesday night, ending that caused who went without paychecks, at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate had already passed the measure Monday. The shutdown magnified partisan divisions in Washington as Trump took unprecedented unilateral actions — ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and army chief Eyal Zamir have condemned burgeoning Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in a rare public rebuke of what has become a daily cycle of violence often backed by the Israeli military. Herzog on Wednesday described the attacks as "shocking and serious," adding a rare and powerful voice to what has been heavily muted criticism by top Israeli ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Most times, my standard shampoo and conditioner aren't enough to get the soft and smooth hair I want. Incorporating a leave-in conditioner into my routine not only adds necessary hydration and moisture to my hair, but it can also reduce tangles , tame frizz and protect hair from pollution or heat damage , says hairstylist Tom D'Antuono . To help you find the best leave-in conditioner for your specific hair type, I ...
Source: nbcnews.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