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Death Valley Shrub Shows Record Heat Tolerance, Offers Clues for Hardier Crops Lead: Researchers led by Michigan State University report in Current Biology on Nov 7, 2025, that a native Death Valley shrub, Tidestromia oblongifolia, photosynthesizes most efficiently at about 113°F and continued rapid growth under simulated Death Valley summer conditions. The team collected seeds … Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared onstage in Houston on Saturday to celebrate California’s Proposition 50 victory and to sharply criticize former President Donald Trump, saying the measure’s approval was a national rebuke. Newsom, who helped put the special election on the ballot, told a cheering crowd of Texas Democrats that the proposition was a direct response … Read more

Lead On Nov. 8, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol agents were fired upon in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago during a high-profile immigration enforcement operation, federal officials said. No agents were injured and the alleged shooter fled the scene, authorities reported. The episode came amid a two-month federal enforcement campaign in the city that has … Read more

Omar Cooper Jr. leapt to pull down Fernando Mendoza’s pass in the back corner of the end zone and swept his inside foot in bounds to give No. 2 Indiana a 27-24 lead with 36 seconds left, preserving the Hoosiers’ unbeaten season in State College on Saturday. The score denied Penn State a rare upset … Read more

Federal and state health authorities announced on November 8, 2025, that they are investigating 13 cases of infant botulism across 10 U.S. states tied to a voluntary recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. The Food and Drug Administration said ByHeart agreed to recall two production lots after all 13 infants were hospitalized but no … Read more

Lead Gran Turismo 7’s upcoming Spec III update will add the Polestar brand and immediately place the new Polestar 5 into an online Time Trial event called the Polestar 5 Time Trial Challenge 2025. The challenge is a hot-lap competition using the 870 hp Polestar 5 EV sedan at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit. The fastest … Read more

Lead Erich Richter of the New York Post releases his Week 10 NFL betting card, covering Sunday and Monday matchups across the league. The column blends a statistical model with injury updates and roster moves to justify spreads and upset alerts. Picks include favorites such as Buffalo and Baltimore, plus several lean-against calls where personnel … Read more

Since the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of el-Fasher on Oct. 26, tens of thousands of residents have fled toward Tawila and other makeshift safe points, aid groups say. Many arrive in a barren area about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the city where tents are scarce and improvised shelters abound, and medical teams … Read more

Lead The U.S. government shutdown entered its 40th day on Sunday as senators remained in Washington for a tense weekend of negotiations aimed at restoring funding. The stalemate, which began Oct. 1, has disrupted flights nationwide, jeopardized food assistance programs and left many federal employees without pay. Lawmakers debated a package of stopgap measures to … Read more

Lead Ukrainian grid operator Ukrenergo said on Sunday that power would be cut for between eight and 16 hours across most regions after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure reduced national generating capacity to “zero.” The attacks, launched from Friday into Saturday, included hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles and killed at least seven people, Ukrainian … Read more

Lead: After his victory speech this week, mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani laid out an ambitious agenda promising expanded transit, food assistance and broader public services across New York City. His proposals face immediate institutional limits: the city operates a roughly $119 billion budget and is governed by fiscal safeguards created after the 1970s crisis. Chief among … Read more

On Saturday, Minnesota began issuing full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments to low-income residents after a week of legal and federal dispute. The state Department of Children, Youth and Families said it started distributing full November benefits on Friday, and roughly 440,000 Minnesotans who rely on SNAP should see funds posted to EBT … Read more

Lead At about 6:15 a.m. ET on Nov. 8, 2025, observers from Merritt Island Wildlife Preserve in Titusville and communities along the Space Coast saw a bright fireball re-entering the atmosphere. Reports stretched from Cape Canaveral through Daytona Beach to Palm Coast, and photographers captured streaking, fragmenting lights over Volusia and Flagler counties. Early assessments … Read more

Lead: Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris left Friday night’s game against No. 15 Wake Forest in Charlottesville in the second quarter after a play that left him down on the field. He did not return and his availability for next weekend’s game at Duke remains uncertain as the team schedules tests early this week. Morris initially … Read more

Lead On November 8–9, 2025, ByHeart Inc. agreed to recall some of its powdered infant formula after 13 infants were diagnosed with botulism following consumption of the product. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have opened an investigation into the cluster, which includes hospitalizations reported … Read more