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Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
United States President Donald Trump lavishly praised New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after surprisingly cordial talks in the White House on Friday, defying expectations of a potentially tense meeting between the Republican billionaire and the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist. The warmth displayed came in stark contrast to the barbs the pair have exchanged in recent months. Trump has caricatured ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
Ideas Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace Who would benefit from the White House's 28-point proposal for Ukraine? Sergei Gapon / AFP / Getty Save The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe is misnamed. It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
The rewriting of a page on the CDC's website to assert the false claim that vaccines may cause autism sparked a torrent of anger and anguish from doctors, scientists, and parents who say Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrecking the credibility of an agency they've long relied on for unbiased scientific evidence. Many scientists and public health officials fear that the Centers for ...
Source: news-medical.net
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene became a household name in the run up to the 2020 election for divisive rhetoric, political stunts and enthusiastic support of President Trump. But after growing disagreements with Trump during his second term, Greene announced she will leave Congress in January before her term is up. Greene said it would not be fair to her northwest Georgia district, one of the most ...
Source: npr.org
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers have been abducted by gunmen during Friday's attack on St Mary's Catholic School in north-central Nigeria's Niger State, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said, as security fears accelerate in Africa's most populous nation. The update from an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren was announced on Saturday and was changed "after a verification exercise and a ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
A grizzly bear is on the loose after attacking a school group in Canada, leaving 11 people injured, two of them critically. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon on a walking trail in the town of Bella Coola, in the province of British Columbia (BC). Residents have been warned to remain indoors while armed officers try to track down the animal. Four of the injured remained in hospital as of Friday afternoon, ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
Mae Kuykendall is a retired professor of law at Michigan State University College of Law. She is coauthor of the forthcoming "Votes of No Confidence: Theory and Practice." Harry Lewis is professor emeritus of computer science at Harvard University, where he served as dean of Harvard College and interim dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He is author of "Excellence Without a Soul." Universities ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
A Group of 20 leaders' summit in South Africa adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges on Saturday, after it was drafted without U.S. input, a move a White House official called "shameful." The declaration, using language to which Washington has been opposed, "can't be renegotiated," South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson told reporters, reflecting strains ...
Source: cnbc.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation's capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, the president or local leaders in the contentious duel over the federal district. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put her order on hold for 21 days to allow the Trump administration time to either remove ...
Source: military.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
Born in Mexico and brought to the U.S. by her parents when she was 1, Sara has lived in California nearly all her life. As an undocumented immigrant, she pays in-state tuition rates at East Los Angeles College — $619 per semester, a fraction of the $5,286 charged to out-of-state students. Because of her immigration status, Sara is not eligible for Pell Grants and other federal student aid. Under a 2001 state ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
Shop deals curated by our expert deal finders One of the most essential things I do when testing new AI image and video generators is to try to find out whether the claims a company makes are true or marketing fluff. Google promised that nano banana pro would bring Gemini 3's world understanding and the informational power of Google Search to your AI images. I jumped into the new model as soon as it was released, ...
Source: cnet.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
By Miami-Dade and Broward real estate had a second consecutive "robust month" in October, with growth in both condo and single-family sales in year-over-year comparisons, according to statistics released by the Miami Association of Realtors. The growth was fueled in Miami-Dade by $1 million-and-up transactions, which increased nearly 20% in comparing October 2025 and 2024 sales. South Florida is on pace to post the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
A driver in North Carolina told a dispatcher that a cat carcass crashed into her windshield along a highway after the feline was dropped from the sky by a bald eagle. The woman called 911 on Wednesday morning to report the incident, saying that a bald eagle dropped the cat into the passenger side of her front windshield on U.S. Route 74 in Swain County, near Bryson City, which is located about 65 miles southwest of ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Democrat Senate minority leader says president's remarks are 'outright threat' as other leading Democrats warn 'political violence has no place in America' From Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I'm Tom Ambrose and I'll be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours. We start with the news that Donald Trump has been accused of calling for the "execution" of elected Democratic ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
This push is for a moratorium on state AI laws either in the annual defense policy bill or through an executive order directing the Justice Department to challenge the state-level laws. (TNS) — The White House is pushing for a moratorium on state artificial intelligence laws either in the annual defense policy bill or through an executive order directing the Justice Department to challenge state laws as ...
Source: govtech.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
– Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force said Friday they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about how it will investigate or other hate symbols being displayed in its ranks. The Coast Guard late Thursday released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of such hate symbols, just hours after it was publicly revealed that an emerging policy would have loosened the language ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with local congressional representatives, state officials and supporters, speaks as he announces the redrawing of California's congressional maps, calling on voters to approve a ballot measure, in response to a similar move in Texas being supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake Gavin Newsom has slammed ...
Source: rawstory.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey on Friday moved to dismiss the criminal case against him, arguing that "fundamental errors in the grand jury process" make the indictment "legally flawed." The motion comes days after Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan told a judge that the full grand jury who heard evidence against Comey never reviewed the final two-count indictment in the case . Instead, she said ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
A federal investigation into the crash of a UPS cargo jet that killed 14 people in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this month found that the engine of the plane came off its wing because of metal fatigue and hardware stress. A preliminary accident report published by the National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday showed frame-by-frame images of the General Electric-made engine completely coming off and then ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Bonuses of $10,000 will be awarded to 776 air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the 43-day government shutdown. The extra money was announced Thursday by Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford. The FAA is part of the Transportation Department. "These patriotic men and women never missed a ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times Travelers who attempt to fly without a Real ID or a passport could be subject to a new airport security screening program that carries an $18 fee. On Thursday, the TSA announced another option for travelers who have yet to get their Real ID or are flying without their passport: the modernized alternative identity-verification program. The ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
A new cyber incident could have affected Salesforce customer data three months after the Salesloft Drift hack . On November 20, customer support platform provider Gainsight said it identified connection failures resulting from Salesforce revoking active access for Gainsight SFDC Connector, which allows Gainsight applications to connect to Salesforce. In a Salesforce security advisory , also published on November ...
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The sale at Sotheby's in New York also topped Kahlo's own auction record for a work by a Latin American artist Reading Time: 2 minutes A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for US$54.7 million and became the top-selling work by any female artist at an auction. The painting of Kahlo asleep in a bed — titled "El sueno (La cama)" or in English, "The Dream (The Bed)" ...
Source: scmp.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The Indian HAL Tejas jet crashed during a demonstration flight, killing the pilot. An Indian jet fighter crashed during a demonstration flight in front of a crowd of spectators at the Dubai Air Show. The Indian HAL Tejas, a combat plane used by the Indian Air Force, crashed at around 2.10pm local time (10.10am UK time), at Al Maktoum International Airport. The lone pilot was killed. Video footage of the aftermath ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Reading time 2 minutes OpenAI has launched a new feature that is destined to leave some users scratching their heads. This week, the company announced a pilot of a new "group chats" feature in ChatGPT that allows users to get their buddies together and hang out with the company's flagship chatbot. That's what everybody's been wanting, right? "Group chats in ChatGPT are now rolling out globally," the company tweeted ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
VERO BEACH, Fla. – A Florida sheriff's deputy was killed while attempting to serve an eviction notice Friday in a beachside residence on the state's Atlantic coast, a county sheriff said. The accused shooter, another deputy and a locksmith working for law enforcement were all wounded, Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said at a news conference. The other deputy was hit in the shoulder and was ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a higher injury risk in car crashes than men. The U.S. government has used a dummy model for decades that is based almost entirely on male proportions. The new dummy, known as THOR-05F, is more human-like and contains female-specific proportions, according to the Transportation ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
By A series of proposals aimed at eliminating or reducing non-school homestead property taxes advanced out of a House committee on Thursday, as local-government officials warned about having to decrease services because of potentially billions of dollars in lost revenue. The Republican-dominated House Select Committee on Property Taxes voted along party lines to back seven proposed constitutional amendments that, ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him. In April ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Newly identified sound is distinct from 'full-throated roar' of the predators Lions have two types of roar, scientists have found. The newly identified sound is an "intermediary roar" that is mixed in with the recognisable "full-throated roar" of the predators . Researchers from the University of Exeter used artificial intelligence to analyse the roars of animals to determine if there was more than one kind of ...
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
By Queenie Wong and Nilesh Christopher The artificial intelligence boom seems unstoppable, but a growing number of investors and other observers worry it could be a bubble about to burst. After skyrocketing more than 50% from April lows, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite experienced a decline of close to 5% this month. Investors are concerned it could take longer than expected to see big profits from the trillions of ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Jimmy Kimmel arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo Jimmy Kimmel has hit back at Donald Trump after the president called for the talk show host to be taken off the air. In a furious post made to Truth Social on November 20, Trump wrote, "Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR ...
Source: rawstory.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
The scene at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday boasted bipartisanship amid remembrance at the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney. In attendance were pews full of former presidents and vice presidents — but neither of the men occupying those offices today. Why? Neither were on the list for the invitation-only event. In his later years, Cheney had ramped up criticism for President Donald Trump ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
The Department of Justice asked the judge to drop the charges. A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the indictment against two people accused last month of "ambushing" federal agents conducting an immigration sweep in Chicago, including a woman who was shot five times in the incident. U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis dismissed the charges against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz after the Department of ...
Source: abcnews.go.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
Inquiry centers on whether two Trump allies influenced the Schiff mortgage investigation as prosecutors struggle to build the case The justice department is investigating how two Trump allies handled the investigation into whether California senator, Adam Schiff , committed mortgage fraud, according to a copy of a subpoena obtained by the Guardian and a person familiar with the matter. The office of the deputy ...
Source: theguardian.com