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Top News Stories for Friday, November 14th 2025
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Economist Larry Summers, a former president of Harvard University and top economic policy official under Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama , is facing increased scrutiny after emails released this week showed he maintained a friendly relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein even after he served a term in prison for soliciting a minor. The emails , which were released by investigators in the ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
T he penny has died. At the age of 232, the iconic coin's final batch was minted in Philadelphia on Wednesday. But while the copper-plated-zinc currency is dead, it is not yet gone: the estimated 250 billion pennies already in circulation will persist as legal tender, leaving customers and businesses to navigate a newly limited economy of cents. Federal officials have spent months winding down penny production ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The BBC was accused of a misleading edit of Donald Trump's 6 January 2021 speech two years before the Panorama sequence that led to the resignation of the director general. The clip aired on Newsnight in 2022, and a guest on the live programme challenged the way it had been cut together, the Daily Telegraph reported . On Monday the BBC apologised for an "error of judgement" over an edited portion of the same speech ...
Source: bbc.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed a bill that reopened the government after 43 days, paving the way for airlines to restore regular flight schedules and air traffic controllers, who have not been receiving pay as they worked through the shutdown, to return to work. But it remains unclear when full flight schedules and paychecks will be restored after the Federal Aviation Administration was forced to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Valve's new Steam hardware announcements—a revived Steam Machine desktop-slash-console , a standalone Steam Frame VR headset, and a refreshed Steam Controller—are all anyone's talking about right now. But none of them would have such high profiles without the Steam Deck, Valve's smash hit handheld. So then, where's the Steam Deck 2? Still coming but not any time soon, says a Valve representative. That's ...
Source: pcworld.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org A provision significantly limiting the sale of intoxicating hemp products made its way into legislation to reopen the federal government just a day before the Senate approved the bill. Its inclusion follows years of pressure from states and the marijuana industry. While states continue to expand access to legal marijuana, a separate market of hemp-derived intoxicants has blossomed. The ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The jobs report, normally released on the first Friday of the month, is based on data from two big surveys: a survey of employers, which produces nonfarm payroll changes and wage changes; and a survey of households, which produces the unemployment rates, labor force data, participation rates, the number of unemployed, etc. The first, the Establishment Survey, is based largely on electronic submissions by employers, ...
Source: wolfstreet.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James will ask a federal judge on Thursday to drop the criminal charges against them, arguing that President Donald Trump's hand-picked U.S. attorney, who obtained the indictments against them, was unlawfully appointed. The hearing at the federal courthouse in ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff was arrested and indicted on federal corruption charges this week, roughly a year after she disclosed the investigation to Newsom's office and was placed on leave. Dana Williamson is accused of helping in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, filling fraudulent tax forms for personal ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
A coalition of 26 U.S. senators and 82 members of the House of Representatives has formally urged Starbucks Corporation's Chief Executive Officer, Brian Niccol, to resume and engage in meaningful contract negotiations with the union representing Starbucks workers. The bipartisan letter, spearheaded by Senator Bernie Sanders, was made public on November 10, 2025, reflecting escalating concern in Congress over what ...
Source: jdjournal.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The IRS has announced higher 401(k) contribution limits for 2026. Starting in 2026, employees can defer $24,500 into workplace plans, up from $23,500 in 2025. Only 14% of participants maxed out 401(k) plans in 2024, according to Vanguard's 2025 How America Saves report. The IRS has announced new 401(k) contribution limits for 2026. In its release Thursday, the agency increased the employee deferral ...
Source: cnbc.com
Israeli Settlers Torch A Mosque And Scrawl Hateful Messages After Condemnation From Military Leaders
Thursday, Nov 13th, 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? DEIR ISTIYA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance a day ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition Three songs generated by artificial intelligence topped music charts this week, reaching the highest spots on Spotify and Billboard charts. Walk My Walk and Livin' on Borrowed Time by the outfit Breaking Rust topped Spotify's "Viral 50" songs in the US, which documents the "most viral tracks right now" on a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Jeff Bezos' space company just hit a major milestone. On Thursday afternoon, just before 4 p.m. ET, Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket dazzled the Florida sky and sent a pair of NASA spacecraft bound for Mars. The 321-foot rocket roared off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after several days of weather delays. On board the New Glenn is NASA's Escapade mission, twin orbiters designed to study Mars' ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
With the longest US government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take up to a week for some to receive their delayed aid. A back-and-forth series of court rulings and shifting policies from President Trump's administration has led to a patchwork distribution of November benefits under the ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — For each of the past several years, scientists, analysts and officials have been hoping that it would be the year when emissions from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas would stop going up. They'll have to wait another year. For the second straight year, emissions from fossil fuels rose 1.1% in 2025, scientists reported Wednesday at United Nations climate negotiations. It's not a ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
A federal judge ordered the release of hundreds of people arrested as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to a court ruling, dealing a blow to federal efforts to detain and deport as many undocumented people as possible. US District Judge Jeffrey Cummings on Wednesday morning sided with attorneys from the National Immigrant Justice Center and the ACLU. The plaintiffs ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Reviewers with gray hair love this deep conditioning keratin hair mask from Marée, get it on sale. If your hair texture has changed with aging or your strands have been damaged from coloring and hot tools, you may wonder what you can do to upgrade your haircare routine for repairs. And if you've tried " almost everything on the market " and spent " thousands " looking for the right products, you're in good ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has been hospitalized for a long-term neurodegenerative condition, according to the organization he founded. Jackson, 84, "was admitted to the hospital today and is currently under observation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)," the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said in a statement late Wednesday, adding that he had been managing the ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet's ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from wolf to sofa-hogging furball began in the Middle Stone Age, much earlier than we previously thought. "When you see a Chihuahua - it's a wolf that's been living with humans for so long that it's ...
Source: bbc.co.uk
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Good news, soccer fans: You'll be paying a lot less for your Major League Soccer habit next year. Apple has announced that starting next year, it will do away with the add-on paywall for Apple TV's Major League Soccer coverage, meaning all Apple TV subscribers will get to stream MLS regular season and playoff action for no extra charge. For this past regular season of MLS Season Pass , ...
Source: pcworld.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Conference of Catholic Bishops aligned itself with Pope Leo in calling for better treatment of immigrants in the United States The Catholic Bishops of the United States issued a rare statement Thursday rejecting the harsh immigration policies occurring throughout the nation at ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
It sounds handy, but there are a few limitations to the latest iOS feature. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A physical passport is an unwieldy document to carry around when you need to prove your identity to someone. Now, Apple has officially launched a way to store your passport information directly on your iPhone. Available now, the new Digital ID allows you to ...
Source: zdnet.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
World Labs has introduced Marble , a commercial world model designed to give artificial intelligence (AI) the ability to perceive, predict and interact with the physical world. The launch signals a shift in the AI landscape as companies move beyond language and image models toward systems that can generate and reason over 3D environments. Marble is the first product released by World Labs started by Fei Fei Li , ...
Source: pymnts.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
A group of 40 Democratic lawmakers have sent a letter to 19 state governors warning that they may be "inadvertently sharing drivers' data with federal immigration authorities." According to the letter, the states "are providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies 'with frictionless, self-service access to the personal data of all of your residents,'" through the nonprofit ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
A new YouGov/Udemy survey from four countries shows that even though workers see AI as a transformative force, they often view their own jobs as safe. AI is rapidly transforming the shape of businesses around the world and has explicitly been named by executives as a reason for layoffs . But most people don't think it will come for their jobs. According to a new poll released Thursday morning , many workers in ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
One of the most common viruses in the world could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with wide-ranging symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday. Until now, lupus was somewhat mysterious: No single root cause of the disease had been found, and there is no designated treatment for it. The research, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine , suggests that Epstein-Barr virus — ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
A proposal touting 50-year mortgages could double interest payments and worsen inequality W ould you like to buy a crumbling shack for $2m? Well then, you're in luck, because that just about sums up the state of the housing market right now. Housing, particularly in places with a decent job market, has become increasingly unaffordable in the US. That's partly thanks to quantitative easing during the pandemic, which ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
Research among women finds those who eat more UPFs have greater risk of early onset of polyp that can lead to cancer Women under 50 who have a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stand a greater risk of having abnormal growths in their bowel that can lead to cancer, research suggests. Ultra-processed foods are typically defined as industrially produced products that are often ready-to-eat, contain little in ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A man who denies stabbing a migrant farmworker to death during a 2002 robbery was scheduled for execution Thursday in Oklahoma. A state panel recommended that his life be spared. Tremane Wood, 46, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. The Pardon and Parole Board issued an uncommon clemency If Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt takes no ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 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? WASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) signed off on a potential payday for Republican senators whose phone records were obtained in a Justice Department investigation. The ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Nov 13th, 2025 -
The best feature of the latest Even Realities glasses might be their limitations. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Even Realities unveiled its new smart glasses with several surprises and key upgrades to advance the product. The biggest surprise was that not only did the company unveil the Even G2 Display Smart Glasses but it also announced the Even R1 Smart Ring that doubles as a ...
Source: zdnet.com
Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2025 -
The US president has written a formal letter to his Israeli counterpart saying "it is time to let Bibi [Benjamin Netanyahu] unite Israel by pardoning him" of corruption charges. Mr Netanyahu has been on trial since 2020 for bribery, fraud and breach of trust — all charges he denies. Experts have described Mr Trump's letter as "unprecedented" but some Israeli politicians have said Mr Netanyahu would not be ...
Source: abc.net.au
Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2025 -
New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming. On Wednesday, OpenAI released GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking, two updated versions of its flagship AI models now available in ChatGPT. The company is wrapping the models in the language of anthropomorphism, claiming that they're warmer, more conversational, and better at following instructions. The release ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2025 -
Google LLC today outlined details on how it's stepping up its strategy to fight the rapid expansion of global scam operations through a combination of legal action with support for several U.S. legislative proposals aimed at curbing large-scale fraud. In a blog post , Google provided details of how it was taking action against "Lighthouse," a phishing-as-a-service network the company says has enabled ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2025 -
By (DealBook) Kim Kardashian's apparel giant, Skims, has gotten significantly more valuable. The company has raised $225 million in new financing, at a $5 billion valuation. It's the latest sign of success for Skims, which has grown significantly beyond its shapewear and underwear roots -- and signals what lies ahead. The news: The round was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from BDT & MSD ...
Source: miamiherald.com