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Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
Nothing like the Epstein-files loss has ever happened to him. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account's 'Saved for Later' section. As Donald Trump steamrolled his agenda through Congress this year, there was usually just one Republican dissenter, Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky. A gadfly libertarian, he constantly opposed Trump on both foreign and domestic policy, and ...
Source: nymag.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
The Trump administration announced a rapid acceleration of its efforts to dismantle the U.S. Education Department on Tuesday, farming out several of its major grants and functions to other federal agencies. that were signed right before the government shutdown began, the department will begin to outsource much of the work of six offices to the Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State. ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
Google AI Mode Changes the Customer Journey — Your Content Strategy Must Too AI-powered results reshape how customers search, evaluate and click. Marketers who adapt early will own the next era of organic visibility. Now, months later, the dust has settled — and it's the right moment to take stock of what this feature actually means for marketers, publishers and SEO teams. Early reactions focused on the ...
Source: cmswire.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
infrastructure. The approach reflects broader enterprise concerns about agent sprawl, where teams deploy autonomous systems without coordination, creating duplicated workflows, untracked resource consumption and fragmented security policies. Microsoft is positioning Agent 365 as the control plane of agents deployed within an organization. Five Capabilities Form Agent 365 Governance Framework 1) The registry ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
In Charlotte, North Carolina, federal agents smashed the window of a U.S. citizen's truck before pulling him to the ground. Tens of thousands of public school students have been reported absent. And businesses in immigrant communities shuttered as border agents patrolled the streets. North Carolina has become the latest focus of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, as federal agents surge ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
SIDON, Lebanon — An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 13 people and wounded several others, state media and government officials said. It was the deadliest strike on Lebanon since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war a year ago. The drone strike hit a car in the parking lot of a mosque in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp on the outskirts of the coastal city ...
Source: npr.org
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
Its sale price beat the previous record, set by an Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe, which went for $195m in 2022 and puts it second in the all-time list, behind Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi. A painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust has become the most expensive piece of modern art and the second most expensive painting ever sold at auction. The Portrait of ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 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. The act of kissing may have started long before modern humans existed, a new modeling study suggests. Kissing stretches back roughly 21 million years, to the shared ancestor of humans and other large apes, ...
Source: livescience.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Congressional Picnic at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Democrats are hoping to introduce a bill that would bring transparency to Donald Trump's White House renovation project. The "Stop Ballroom Bribery Act" has been sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Robert Garcia, the latter from the House Oversight Committee. The bill ...
Source: rawstory.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
You need only scan the corporate landscape to see a horizon littered with scrapped AI initiatives. And the scrapheap keeps growing. According to Fortune, 17% of companies scrapped most or all of their in-house AI initiatives in 2024. One year later, in the summer of 2025, this number had In short, the rush toward AI adoption has been fast and furious, but now, just a few years into the AI revolution, doubts are ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article This legislation prohibits federal immigration officials from arresting individuals attending or leaving New York courthouses A US District Judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by the Trump administration against New York policies that prevent immigration officials from ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Large parts of the internet aren't working after a technical outage at web infrastructure firm Cloudflare. Websites including ChatGPT, X and Zoom are among those affected by the outage. DownDetector system status page Cloudflare offers network and security services that many websites rely on to operate — which means if it goes down, these sites will fail to work. unusable for hours Cloudflare Issues Statement ...
Source: forbes.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
People are "bored" by their friends' content, judge ruled, siding with Meta. After years of pushback from the Federal Trade Commission over Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, Meta has defeated the FTC's monopoly claims. In a Tuesday ruling , US District Judge James Boasberg said the FTC failed to show that Meta has a monopoly in a market dubbed "personal social networking." In that narrowly defined ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday applauded the United Nations' approval of the Trump administration's blueprint to secure and govern Gaza, while Hamas rejected the plan as a foreign instrument of control. The resolution that passed the U.N. Security Council on Monday authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in war-devastated Gaza, approves a ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Donald Trump welcomed Mohamad bin Salman, the Saudi Arabian crown prince with a highly-criticized human rights record, to the White House on Nov. 18 for a glowing meeting brimming with promises of military and economic deals. But ignoring the urgings of human rights advocates, Trump dismissed concerns about bin Salman's alleged role in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump is also holding ...
Source: aol.com
US Justice Department scolded by judge for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey case | US News
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
James Comey is alleged to have made a false statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020 by denying he had authorised the disclosure of information to the media. The US Justice Department engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI director James Comey, a judge has said. Magistrate Judge William ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Environmental justice campaigners on Monday said the Trump administration's latest rollback of wetland protections was "a gift to developers and polluters at the expense of communities" and demanded permanent protections for waterways. "Clean water protections shouldn't change with each administration," said Betsy Southerland, former director of the Office of Science and Technology in the US Environmental ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Every company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of Google's parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC. Speaking exclusively to BBC News, Sundar Pichai said while the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) investment had been an "extraordinary moment", there was some "irrationality" in the current AI boom. It comes amid fears in Silicon Valley and beyond of a bubble as the value of AI tech ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
The U.S. Department of Justice sued California on Monday to block newly passed laws that prohibit law enforcement officials, including federal immigration agents, from wearing masks and that require them to identify themselves. The laws, passed by the California Legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, came in the wake of the Trump administration's immigration raids in California, when masked, unidentified ...
Source: latimes.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Certain ultraprocessed foods , or UPFs, are contributing to worldwide obesity, chronic health conditions and premature death , yet the food industry continues to aggressively market new and existing products in this category for massive profits, according to an unprecedented three-part series authored by 43 global experts in nutrition and supported by the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, and the World ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
By Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times Roblox, a popular gaming platform that's faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will require users to verify their age if they want to chat with other players. To do so, people will provide an ID or take a selfie through the Roblox app to prove they're as young or old as they say they are. The verification feature estimates a person's age, allowing the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Using AI and advanced chemistry, scientists uncovered 3.3-billion-year-old chemical traces that mark the earliest evidence of life on Earth. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science used a powerful combination of cutting-edge chemistry and artificial intelligence to peer through the geological fog of time in search of the very first signs of life. They found the earliest and most confident chemical ...
Source: zmescience.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
David Richardson resigned Monday saying he'd agreed to serve as acting administrator through the 2025 hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30. He was widely criticized for the agency's response to the Texas flooding in July. Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency David Richardson testifies before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, ...
Source: govtech.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Mexico's president responds to Trump's latest warning that he could authorize strikes against drug cartels in country Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum , has again dismissed Donald Trump 's threat of military action against drug cartels inside her country, telling reporters: "It's not going to happen." Sheinbaum made the comments on Tuesday morning in response to the US president's latest warning that he could ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
By JANIE HAR, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 27-year-old man charged with shooting former Oakland community college football coach John Beam made an initial court appearance Tuesday and will continue to be held without bail. Cedric Irving Jr. has been charged with murder and several enhancements in Beam's death, and he could face 50 years to life in prison if convicted, Alameda County District ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Hate shopping for a new car at a dealership? Dealing with haggling, upsells and test drives is hard work. Fortunately, you might not have to buy your next car from a dealership in person. Ford has partnered with Amazon to offer certified preowned vehicles on Amazon Autos , letting customers browse, finance and schedule pickup of secondhand Fords from their local dealer -- all without leaving home. Through Amazon ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Honda is recalling 256,603 vehicles because of a software flaw that can cause drivers to lose power, increasing the risk of a crash, according to federal regulators. The recall affects Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles with model years 2023-2025, according to a Nov. 17 notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall stems from an issue with the vehicles' internal ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
The U.K. government plans to ban resale of concert, sports, and theater tickets at prices above face value, according to multiple reports in the British press over the past day. The nation's Labor Party is making good on a promise to curb bots and bulk buyers as part of consumer protection measures it campaigned on, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer facing additional pressure in recent days from popular artists ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
Joseph Emerson tried to cut the engines mid-flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco in October 2023. An off-duty pilot who tried to cut a plane's engines mid-flight won't serve any more time in prison, a US federal judge has ruled. Joseph Emerson, a former Alaska Airlines pilot, was sentenced to time served and three years' supervised release by Judge Amy Baggio in the US District Court in Portland, ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025 -
CHICAGO ( WGN ) — A person of interest is in custody after a woman was set on fire during a fight on a Chicago Transit Authority train on Monday night, Chicago police say. Police said the attack unfolded on a Blue Line train as it approached the Clark and Lake CTA stop in the Loop, just before 9:30 p.m. Monday. Officers said the victim, a 26-year-old woman, was on the train when she got into an argument with ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump has announced US embassies will give visa appointment priority to travellers with tickets to the 2026 World Cup. The Fifa Prioritised Appointment Scheduling System (Pass) will "allow World Cup ticket-holders with long wait times to opt with Fifa for a prioritised interview," Trump said at the White House on Monday. Ticket-holders for the tournament - set for next June and July in the US, ...
Source: bbc.com