Pakistan probes suicide bombing that killed 12 outside Islamabad court

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Lead Pakistani authorities opened a formal investigation Wednesday into a suicide bombing outside a district court on the edge of Islamabad that killed 12 people and wounded 27 the previous day. Forensic teams sealed the scene and combed debris as grieving families collected bodies at a city hospital and funeral prayers began. Government officials immediately … Read more

The sharks are circling UK PM Keir Starmer’s leadership, with crunch points coming – CNBC

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Lead Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces intensifying speculation over his tenure as his government prepares for the Autumn Budget on Nov. 26, 2025 in Westminster. Economists and political insiders say Chancellor Rachel Reeves may be forced to break Labour manifesto pledges on worker taxes to plug a fiscal shortfall. That potential tax move, coupled with … Read more

JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, announces 2026 run for Nadler’s seat in Congress

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Lead: On Nov. 12, 2025, Jack Schlossberg, the 32-year-old grandson of President John F. Kennedy, declared he will run for New York’s 12th Congressional District in the 2026 elections. Schlossberg announced his campaign after Rep. Jerry Nadler said in September he would not seek reelection for the seat. He framed his bid as a response … Read more

Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion—Here’s What The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes – Forbes

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Lead: The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $965 million after no ticket matched all six numbers on Tuesday night, creating the second-largest U.S. lottery prize so far this year. The winning combination drawn was 10, 13, 40, 42, 46 and Mega Ball 1, and the next drawing is scheduled for Friday. A single winner would … Read more

How SSRIs May Be Altering Teen Sexual Development

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Lead: In recent years clinicians have prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (S.S.R.I.s) to increasing numbers of adolescents to treat depression, anxiety and related disorders. Emerging patient accounts and regulatory statements suggest these drugs can blunt sexual desire and function in adults, and clinicians and researchers are asking what that could mean when exposure begins during … Read more

US House to vote on bill that could end longest-ever government shutdown

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Lawmakers returned to Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, for a House floor vote on a Senate-negotiated continuing resolution intended to end what has been described as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The measure would fund the federal government through Jan. 2026 but does not extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, a … Read more

Google sues cybercriminal group behind E-ZPass, USPS text phishing scams

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Lead: Google filed a civil suit on Wednesday targeting a foreign cybercriminal syndicate responsible for a sprawling SMS phishing, or smishing, campaign that impersonated brands including E-ZPass and the U.S. Postal Service. The company says the group used a phishing-as-a-service toolkit called Lighthouse to deliver malicious texts and host fake sign-in pages, impacting more than … Read more

IEA Says Global Oil Demand Could Rise Through 2050

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November 12, 2025 — 05:00 UTC (updated 10:15 UTC) The International Energy Agency revised its outlook on oil demand in a report published on November 12, 2025, reintroducing a “Current Policies Scenario” in which global oil consumption rises about 13% by 2050. The agency contrasted that path with last year’s projections, which showed demand plateauing … Read more

Julianne Hough Tears Up as Tom Bergeron Returns to DWTS Ballroom Five Years After Exit

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Lead Tom Bergeron made a surprise return to the Dancing With the Stars ballroom for the show’s 20th-anniversary live special, rejoining the franchise five years after his departure in July 2020. He walked onstage arm in arm with cohosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro as a live performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With … Read more

Two popular gay dating platforms removed from app stores in China

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Lead: Apple has removed two widely used gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, from its China App Store after an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China. The move, confirmed by an Apple spokesperson, was limited to Apple’s China storefront and follows a broader regulatory tightening on apps serving domestic users. The step has alarmed … Read more

Fog Aids Russian Advance Toward Strategic Pokrovsk, Ukrainian Officials Say

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Lead Dense morning fog has allowed Russian units to press deeper into the strategic eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian officials say. Forces from Moscow are using low visibility to move columns and small groups into southern sectors of the town, and Kyiv’s military reports several hundred Russian personnel are now inside or near the … Read more

Space Forecasters Warn Severe Solar Storms Could Trigger Widespread Auroras

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Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, warning that a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ejected in recent days could arrive late Tuesday night into early Wednesday and spark severe geomagnetic storms. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said those storms may produce bright auroras visible across much of … Read more

Speaker Johnson to Swear In Adelita Grijalva 50 Days After Election

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Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, that he will swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, ending a 50-day delay that followed her Sept. 23 special-election victory. The move comes after public pressure, legal action by Ms. Grijalva and the Arizona attorney general, and weeks of dispute over the Speaker’s authority. During … Read more