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Trump calls for an Epstein investigation into everyone but him
- Trump Calls for an Epstein Investigation Into Everyone But Him The Department of Justice has launched a probe targeting prominent Democrats. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. For months, President Donald Trump begged America to forget about Jeffrey Epstein. But this week a House committee released a trove of the late sex offender's emails, and Trump's name was all over them . ...

Source: motherjones.com
BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Google Brain founder Andrew Ng thinks you should still learn to code - here's why
- ZDNET sat down with Andrew Ng at AI Dev 25 in New York to talk about developer futures, responsible AI, and why AGI is overhyped. Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways  AI Dev, DeepLearning.ai's AI conference, made its NYC debut.  Ng recommends that everyone learn to code.  The second annual AI Dev , a summit on all things AI and software hosted by ...

Source: zdnet.com
POLITICS  
Trump finally admits his tariffs raise prices
- Trump Finally Admits His Tariffs Raise Prices With grocery costs spiking, Trump drops import taxes on more than one hundred products. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. President Donald Trump, who ran in 2024 on the promise to bring down prices "on day one," has finally admitted that his tariffs do the opposite. On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it would ...

Source: motherjones.com
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What next as Donald Trump says he will take legal action against the BBC
- Anyone who thought the BBC's apology to Donald Trump was going to stop his threat of a lawsuit was, quite frankly, deluded. The BBC chairman Samir Shah perhaps summed it up in the interview he gave me the day after the director general and the CEO of News resigned. He called the president "a litigious fellow". That's an understatement, evident in the number of legal cases Trump has taken out against various US ...

Source: bbc.com
DIGITAL   BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
ESPN And Other Disney Channels Return To YouTube TV
- . YouTube TV announced the deal in an email to subscribers on Friday evening, noting that channels like ABC and ESPN are once again available to watch. Additionally, any previously recorded programs from Disney-owned channels on YouTube TV's cloud-based DVR are accessible once again. Because many YouTube TV subscribers signed up specifically for ESPN, YouTube TV early last week announced that all subscribers are ...

Source: bgr.com
US   MARKETS  
The 50-year mortgage makes no sense to anyone
- By We hate to be the killjoy, but if you've heard about the idea of a 50-year mortgage, start right now by taking a deep breath. There are many, many questions about the idea and problems that need to be overcome. And for many would-be borrowers the idea makes no sense. President Trump over the weekend floated the idea after Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, tossed the idea at him on ...

Source: miamiherald.com
WORLD  
At least 9 killed and 32 injured in an explosion at an Indian-controlled Kashmir police station
- SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir , killing at least nine people and injuring 32 others, police said on Saturday. The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region's main city, late Friday when a team of forensic experts and police were examining the explosive material, said Nalin Prabhat, the region's police ...

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Trump issues second pardons for crimes related to Jan. 6
- Nov. 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has issued second pardons to supporters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, this time on separate related offenses. The clemancy for Dan Wilson and Suzanne Kaye were announced online on Saturday by Ed Martin, a longtime supporter of the Jan. 6 rioters who is the Justice Department's pardon attorney. They were signed Friday by Trump. "Thank you: Post! Danny Wilson ...

Source: upi.com
POLITICS  
Charlotte latest Democratic-run city targeted by Trump's anti-immigration offensive
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Agents were spotted making arrests across the city as the Homeland Security announced the action The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, has become the latest Democratic-run city to be targeted by President Donald Trump's anti-immigration offensive. Federal law enforcement agents ...

Source: independent.co.uk
MEDICINE  
Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks
- Researchers have reported what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy that can be triggered by tick bites. A 47-year-old New Jersey man died last year from alpha-gal syndrome, which in 2011 was first linked to bites from the Lone Star tick. More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of the syndrome, according to one estimate. Some outside experts ...

Source: medicalxpress.com
Single ticket sold in Georgia captures $980M Mega Millions jackpot
- Prize won in Georgia is the eighth largest in Mega Millions history A single ticket sold in Georgia won the estimated $980 million Mega Millions jackpot, which is the eighth largest in its history, the lottery announced Saturday.  The last time someone took home such a lofty prize was in December 2024, when a California player nabbed a $1.269 billion prize.  "After growing since the end of June, the Mega ...

Source: foxbusiness.com
US   SCIENCE  
7 Signs Your Dog is Mentally Exhausted and How to Help
- By As humans, we can easily become mentally exhausted from tasks like spreadsheets, life-changing decisions, or other activities that demand sustained focus and cognitive effort. But what about our pets? Can dogs get stressed or mentally exhausted too? While they don't have to file taxes or invest in cryptocurrency, their brains still burn energy during activities that require focus, self-control and ...

Source: miamiherald.com
US  
Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism
- A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from imposing a $1.2-billion fine on UCLA along with stipulations for deep campus changes in exchange for being eligible for federal grants. The decision is a major win for universities that have struggled to resist President Trump's attempt to discipline "very bad" universities that he claims have mistreated Jewish students, forcing the schools to pay ...

Source: latimes.com
SCIENCE  
Space Junk Strikes Chinese Spacecraft and Strands Astronauts
- China has created more space debris than any other country. But as its space program grows, it has more to lose from a collision than ever before. China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early November 2025. In addition to stranding the three Chinese astronauts – ...

Source: zmescience.com
MEDICINE   SCIENCE  
Oldest RNA Ever Recovered Captures a Woolly Mammoth's Dying Moments
- Reading time 3 minutes Extraction and sequencing of ancient DNA has revolutionized scientists' understanding of numerous extinct species, but DNA can only tell us so much. RNA, however, can tell us which genes were actually "turned on," offering unprecedented insight into the final moments of a deceased animal's life. The recent recovery of surprisingly ancient mammoth RNA does exactly that. The long-held belief ...

Source: gizmodo.com
College football coach John Beam from 'Last Chance U' has died after being shot
- OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland's celebrated former football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U" that showcased his success with players others wouldn't gamble on, died Friday, a day after being shot on the college campus where he worked. Police arrested the 27-year-old suspect Friday. Authorities said he knew the 66-year-old coach, and it was a targeted attack. The shooting ...

Source: apnews.com
US   BUSINESS  
Outgoing Walmart CEO leaves behind a company at the top of American retail
- Everyone knows Walmart. But not everyone outside Wall Street and corporate America knows of its CEO, Doug McMillon, the same way they know of Tesla's Elon Musk, Disney's Bob Iger or JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon. Yet, McMillon's impact on the American consumer over the past 12 years is arguably as big, if not bigger, than any of those three. With affordability top of mind from Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, he ...

Source: nbcnews.com
U.K. judge finds global mining giant BHP Group liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster
- A London judge has ruled that global mining giant BHP Group is liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse 10 years ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream. 2015 dam collapse unleashed tons of toxic waste into major river killing 19, devastating villages Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this ...

Source: cbc.ca
23M under flood watch in Southern California
- Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Rainstorms that are forecast to bring up to 8 inches of rain to Southern California through Saturday have triggered flood watches in fire-ravaged locales in Los Angeles, San Diego and nearby areas. Two bouts of rainstorms are predicted to bring between 1 inch and 3 inches of rain on Friday to areas that are still affected by wildfires in January, NBC News reported. More than 23 million people live ...

Source: upi.com
US  
South Carolina executes killer who left bloody message, marking third firing-squad execution this year
- A South Carolina man convicted of killing three people over five days more than 20 years ago was executed by a firing squad on Friday evening. Stephen Bryant , 44, was executed for killing a man in his home and writing "catch me if u can" on the wall with the victim's blood. He was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. following a firing squad. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, volunteered to carry out the ...

Source: cbsnews.com
Former Spanish soccer boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation
- – Luis Rubiales was pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle when the former head of Spain's soccer federation was presenting a memoir late Thursday relating his downfall after Rubiales was seated on a stool on a low stage when he jumped up and spun quickly trying to avoid three eggs hurled his way. One impacted on the back of his dark jacket, and another splattered against a screen behind him as he charged ...

Source: news4jax.com
US  
Government will release September jobs report next week, ending data drought from federal shutdown
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a half late, marking the beginning of the end of a data drought caused by the 43-day federal government shutdown . The statistical blackout meant that the Federal Reserve, businesses, policymakers and investors have largely been in the dark about inflation, job creation, GDP growth ...

Source: apnews.com