Wyoming dinosaur mummies reveal new view of duck‑billed Edmontosaurus

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Lead In a revisit of the site where C.H. Sternberg first unearthed an Edmontosaurus in 1908, a University of Chicago–led team led by Paul C. Sereno recovered two exquisitely preserved Edmontosaurus annectens “mummies” in east-central Wyoming. The discoveries, published in Science (2025; DOI: 10.1126/science.adw3536), preserve sub-millimeter clay masks of skin and soft tissues and provide … Read more

Viral Beyoncé ‘Homecoming’ Fan Sydney Hardeman Dead at 25 – TMZ

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Lead: Sydney Hardeman, who became widely known after her stunned reaction to Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance was shown in the 2019 Netflix film “Beyoncé: Homecoming,” has died at age 25, her family told TMZ on November 15, 2025. Her mother, Jamie Hardeman, said Sydney died by suicide; family members report the death occurred the prior … Read more

Mild Back Pain Led to a Stage IV Lung Cancer Diagnosis — Father Makes Ironman Comeback

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In January 2024 a persistent back ache and a lingering cough led 36-year-old endurance athlete and father Kevin Humphrey to medical testing that culminated in a May 2024 diagnosis of Stage IV non-small cell adenocarcinoma. After targeted genomic testing identified a driver mutation, physicians combined immunotherapy and chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, making surgery possible … Read more

Louisiana inmate captured after allegedly escaping by spraying officer with chemical

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Lead: Cecil Michael Stratton, 46, was taken into custody at 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, after a multi-day manhunt in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Authorities say Stratton fled the Berwick Police Department Jail during a lockdown by throwing a chemical substance into an officer’s face, enabling his escape alongside another inmate. The other … Read more

Officer critically injured in crash while escorting Vice President Vance’s motorcade

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Updated November 15, 2025 Lead: On the night of Friday, November 14, 2025, two law-enforcement vehicles supporting Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade collided in Maryville, Tennessee, about 17 miles south of Knoxville. The crash involved a Tennessee state trooper vehicle and a Maryville Police Department motorcycle officer; the officer was taken to the University of … Read more

Seven ejected as depleted West Virginia downs No. 15 Duke after bench melee

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Lead: On Friday night, November 15, 2025, at The Greenbrier Tip-Off, West Virginia defeated No. 15 Duke 57-49 after a bench-clearing melee at the end of the first half resulted in seven total ejections. Officials ruled that six Mountaineers were among those tossed — including multiple starters — leaving WVU with only five players to … Read more

It’s 2025: The Running Man Finally Catches Up to King

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Lead Edgar Wright’s 2025 film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novella The Running Man, starring Glen Powell as Ben Richards, returns the story to its bleaker roots. The movie follows Richards as he enters a deadly televised hunt to pay for his daughter’s medical care, joining a fictional media empire known as The Network. Wright’s … Read more

Kim and Khloé Kardashian Hang Out with Britney Spears

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Lead: On the evening of Friday, November 15, 2025, Kim Kardashian posted Instagram Story photos showing her and sister Khloé Kardashian spending time with Britney Spears and Spears’ longtime manager, Cade Hudson. The images—two selfies shared by Kim—show the group in casual, pajama-like attire and conveyed a relaxed, private reunion. The meeting was widely circulated … Read more

Iran Confirms Seizure of Tanker Talara in Strait of Hormuz

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On November 15, 2025, Iran confirmed it seized the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Talara after intercepting the ship in the narrow Strait of Hormuz, state media reported. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the vessel was taken into Iranian waters on a court order over alleged violations, including an unspecified “illegal consignment,” and that the … Read more

If Trump Ousts Maduro, Experts Warn of Long Military Commitment and Chaos

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Lead: President Donald Trump has signaled that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s hold on power may end soon and has not ruled out strikes on Venezuelan soil. CNN reported on Nov. 15, 2025, that Trump received a briefing this week and has approved some covert measures, while the Pentagon announced Operation Southern Spear and moved more … Read more

Right-wing media shrugs off latest Epstein document release – NPR

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Lead: Thousands of pages of newly released Jeffrey Epstein files were circulated this week after a federal disclosure, prompting fresh debate over the late financier’s ties to powerful figures. Right-leaning hosts and influencers largely dismissed the material or framed it as exculpatory for former President Donald Trump, while others called for further probes. The disclosures … Read more

At least 9 killed and 32 injured in an explosion at an Indian-controlled Kashmir police station

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Late Friday in Nowgam, a neighborhood of Srinagar, an explosion inside a police station killed at least nine people and injured 32 others while a forensic team examined seized explosives, police said. The region’s director-general of police, Nalin Prabhat, described the incident as an accidental detonation of confiscated material brought from Faridabad, and he dismissed … Read more

Iran confirms seizure of tanker carrying petrochemical cargo

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Lead On Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, Iran confirmed that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intercepted and took control of a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in Gulf waters after alleging violations related to an unauthorized petrochemical cargo bound for Singapore. U.S. and maritime security sources said the vessel, identified as the Talara, was diverted into Iranian territorial … Read more

Accidental explosion at Nowgam police station kills nine in Kashmir

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On Friday evening a cache of confiscated explosives detonated at Nowgam police station in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, killing nine people and injuring 32, police said. The explosives had been seized earlier in the week in Faridabad, Haryana and were being prepared for forensic examination when the blast occurred at about 23:20 local time (17:50 GMT). … Read more