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Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
GENEVA — Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace that has sparked concerns among many of Washington's European allies that the plan is too conciliatory to Moscow. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said high-stakes talks in Geneva were "very worthwhile" and ...
Source: npr.org
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
Israel has attacked the Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, killing five people, including Hezbollah's highest ranking military official. Sunday's attack, which took place amid an uptick in Israeli attacks across Lebanon, was the first on Beirut's southern suburbs in several months and the first without warning since last year's ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
( NewsNation ) — Police in Wisconsin said more than eight hours passed before they were notified a former student convicted of stabbing a classmate in the infamous "Slender Man" case had cut off an electronic monitoring bracelet and fled a group home Saturday. Local authorities did not alert the public until Sunday morning that Morgan Geyser , 23, was missing. Police in Posen, Illinois, captured Geyser around ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a signature initiative of US President Donald Trump , has reportedly been disbanded with eight months remaining on its charter, drawing attention to the early closure of a programme launched to streamline federal operations by "modernizing federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity." However, its guiding principles remain ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
Disqualifications of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri bring unnecessary stress for McLaren in the final two F1 races of the season As misjudgments go, McLaren's error in calculations that led to the disqualification of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday could barely have been more cataclysmic nor more poorly timed. Quite how they got it wrong just when they wanted to close out the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
I talked with nine creators about economic pressures and fan backlash. In 2016, the legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki was shown a bizarre AI-generated video of a misshapen human body crawling across a floor. Miyazaki declared himself "utterly disgusted" by the technology demo, which he considered an "insult to life itself." "If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it," ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Some users were based in places like Nigeria, Eastern Europe, and India despite posting U.S.-focused right-wing content Changes at Elon Musk's X may have unwittingly revealed that many MAGA accounts are actually foreign actors profiting from the sowing of division in the U.S. On ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
Here are the notable performances from high school football players in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues. Dominic Funke , Xaverian — The BC-bound senior defensive end wrecked Springfield Central's offensive game plan with relentless pressure, forcing a late fumble and interception to seal a 36-22 state semifinals win. Funke helped hold Springfield's star tailback, Isaiah Rogers, to 43 rushing yards. Maxwell ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
A far-right Australian lawmaker has prompted angry accusations of racism after wearing a burqa in parliament to draw attention to her push to ban the garment in public. Pauline Hanson, the leader of the populist anti-immigration One Nation party, carried out the stunt on Monday after she was prevented from tabling a Senate bill to ban the traditional Muslim garment and other face coverings from Australian public ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Nov 24th, 2025 -
JOHANNESBURG — The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest and top developing economies. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit in Johannesburg closed by banging a wooden gavel on a ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Shedeur Sanders productive, Browns defense dominating vs. Raiders – Terry Pluto's Halftime Scribbles
Sunday, Nov 23rd, 2025 -
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Scribbles in my notebook as the Browns lead the Raiders 14-3 at halftime: 1. It was a strong first half for rookie Shedeur Sanders, who completed 7 of 11 passes for 127 yards. Sanders gave the Browns something they've needed this season – some big gains on passing plays. The Browns defense dominated the Raiders with five first-half sacks. 2. The first quarter was a coach's dream for ...
Source: cleveland.com
50 of 303 abducted Nigerian students escape captivity; remaining children and teachers still missing
Sunday, Nov 23rd, 2025 -
Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria's Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, bringing relief to some distraught families after one of the largest school abductions in Nigeria's history. The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according to the Most ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Nov 23rd, 2025 -
By The Miami Hurricanes' win streak has now reached three games as it continues its push toward a hopeful College Football Playoff berth, with the latest win a 34-17 road victory at the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday at Lane Stadium. And UM as a result continued to inch up in the poll, which the Hurricanes hope is a precursor for what will continue to happen in the College Football Playoff rankings, which ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Nov 23rd, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Kash Patel has previously been criticized for using the FBI's $60 million plane to visit his girlfriend after a report claimed that his country music star girlfriend has been assigned an FBI SWAT team for protection. The elite agents assigned to protect Alexis Wilkins, Patel's ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Nov 23rd, 2025 -
A football player at the University of Alabama was arrested after allegedly stabbing two teammates Saturday morning, hours before the team's game against the University of South Florida, university officials said. The two wounded players were in stable condition, interim head coach Alex Mortensen said at the postgame news conference. He said the team decided to play to honor graduating seniors in the last home game ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Nov 23rd, 2025 -
Even as the Titanic slipped beneath the icy North Atlantic, one story of devotion survived the disaster — and now it has made history at auction. A gold pocket watch that once ticked for first-class passenger Isidor Straus, who drowned alongside his wife Ida, has sold for a record-breaking £1.78 million ($2.32 million). It is the highest price ever paid for Titanic memorabilia, auctioneers said. The ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Nov 22nd, 2025 -
BELÉM, Brazil -- Global climate negotiations ended Saturday in Brazil with a watered-down resolution that made no direct mention of fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming. The final statement, roundly criticized by diplomats as insufficient, was a victory for oil producers like Saudi Arabia and Russia. It included plenty of warnings about the cost of inaction but few provisions for how the world ...
Source: bostonglobe.com