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Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
US president says he backs efforts to release documents related to late sex offender because 'we have nothing to hide' Donald Trump has told his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , in a sudden reversal of his earlier position. The US president's post on his Truth Social website came after the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. "may be having some discussions" with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a potential diplomatic avenue as the U.S. further builds up its military presence near the South American country with the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Trump didn't offer details about the possible discussions with Maduro, but he said ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
Sheikh Hasina, who is exiled in India, was tried in absentia after the United Nations said up to 1,400 people may have been killed in a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising. Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, has been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes against humanity. It follows a months-long trial in the country that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
Here are the notable performances from high school football players in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues. Cole DiPersio and Brad Perry , Saint John's (S) — A 5-foot-11-inch sophomore quarterback, Perry (16-of-27 passing, 247 yards, 4 TDs) targeted his senior receiver consistently, with DiPersio accounting for 9 receptions, 175 yards, and 3 touchdowns in a thrilling 36-35 nonplayoff win over Wachusett Brandon ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
Georgia inches up to No. 4, Oklahoma rises to No. 8 and Alabama drops to No. 9 as the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 grapples with several key results in the SEC . After , the Bulldogs take over as the team to beat in a conference that still has one unbeaten in No. 3 Texas A&M, which . Oklahoma rises on the back of a 23-21 win at Alabama . Thanks to what is by far the best win of the Brent Venables era, the ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
China warns citizens not to travel to Japan amid escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by PM Sanae Takaichi Shares in Japanese tourism and retail firms have fallen sharply after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan , while a senior Japanese diplomat was due to travel to Beijing amid an escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Relations ...
Source: theguardian.com
FAA has lifted emergency flight reductions used to ease staffing pressure during government shutdown
Monday, Nov 17th, 2025 -
The Federal Aviation Administration has ended its flight-reduction emergency order, allowing air travel to resume normal operations. The emergency order was officially lifted Monday at 6 a.m. ET, ending the reductions that caused mass cancellations and delays at airports. The cuts, which started with a 4% reduction in flights at 40 major airports on Nov. 7 , were designed to address fatigue and staffing issues ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 -
Britain's interior minister on Sunday defended plans to drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers, insisting that irregular migration was "tearing our country apart". The measures, modelled on Denmark's strict asylum system, aim to stop thousands of migrants from arriving in England from northern France on small boats — crossings that are fuelling support for ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 -
Hundreds of National Guard troops that were dispatched to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois, from California and Texas in response to protests over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown will return to their home states, a Defense Department official confirmed to CBS News Saturday. Last month, about 200 federalized California National Guard soldiers were sent to Portland, while another 200 ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 -
( The Hill ) — President Trump over the weekend pardoned two individuals charged in connection with the investigation into the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. The president issued pardons for Suzanne Ellen Kaye, who served an 18-month sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents amid an investigation into her involvement in the riots, and Daniel Edwin Wilson, who remained imprisoned, despite Trump's ...
Source: wfla.com
Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 -
100 police officers injured in Mexico City as demonstrators attack National Palace following death of Michoacan mayor who fought drug trafficking At least 120 people, mostly police officers, were injured as thousands marched through Mexico City to protest against the government of Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum . The demonstration on Saturday was organised by members of generation Z, but ended with strong ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Nov 15th, 2025 -
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
Saturday, Nov 15th, 2025 -
A former Federal Reserve governor who retired in August listed several stock trades in her financial disclosure documents for 2024 that violated the central bank's ethics rules. The transactions are outlined in a report released Saturday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, which reviewed Adriana Kugler's financial disclosures after the Fed referred them to its inspector general earlier this year. Kugler, who ...
Source: apnews.com