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The UK has announced a £45 million partnership between the Fleming Initiative and GSK to apply artificial intelligence to the accelerating global threat of drug‑resistant infections. Launched in 2025, the programme targets six research areas, with an early focus on hard‑to‑treat Gram‑negative bacteria and emerging fungal threats such as Aspergillus. Project leaders say the aim … Read more

At a food-allergy foundation event today, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioned the widely discussed idea that reduced early peanut exposure caused the rise in peanut allergies. Kennedy said he finds the exposure hypothesis unconvincing and suggested investigators should instead examine aluminum used in vaccines, noting a temporal overlap between the … Read more

On Nov. 18, 2025, President Trump unexpectedly urged House Republicans to support a bill directing the Justice Department to release its investigative files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The turnabout followed months in which the administration resisted disclosure, prompting late-night television hosts to lampoon the reversal. Comedians seized on newly released emails tied to … Read more

Lead Flydubai has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to acquire up to 150 A321neo family aircraft — an agreement expected to include 115 firm commitments and 35 options. The MoU, announced while the carrier readies network growth and a planned move to Dubai World Central (DWC), represents Flydubai’s first non‑Boeing narrow‑body procurement. The … Read more

Lead Pinkfong Co., the studio behind the viral “Baby Shark” jingle, made a dramatic stock-market entrance on Nov. 17–18, 2025 in Seoul after a small initial public offering (IPO). Shares popped to an intraday high of 61,500 won before settling at 41,550 won, leaving the firm with a market value of 596.3 billion won (about … Read more

Lead On the night of Nov. 17, 2025, Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued an injunction that blocks the use of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis under a crimefighting operation ordered by President Donald Trump, while she paused enforcement for five days to allow an appeal. The ruling responds to a lawsuit by … Read more

Lead: For decades Washington has cautioned allies and developing countries against accepting loans from Chinese state-owned banks, citing strategic risks. A new AidData analysis shows an unexpected reversal: the United States has received far more such financing than any other country, receiving roughly $200 billion over the past 25 years. Much of that credit was … Read more

Christopher Renstrom’s horoscope for Tuesday, November 18, 2025, blends daily sign guidance with dating-site trend data to point readers toward relationship choices and short-term priorities. The piece references a PlentyOfFish analysis of 150,000 users to highlight compatibility patterns while offering sign-by-sign counsel. Planetary notes — notably Mercury’s motion into Scorpio — frame advice about revisiting … Read more

Lead James Franklin, newly hired as Virginia Tech’s head coach, contacted linebacker recruit Mathieu Lamah on Monday night after the Hokies completed the hiring. Lamah, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound linebacker from Nokesville (Va.) Patriot, remains committed to Penn State, the program Franklin led through six games this season. The phone call adds a fresh twist to … Read more

Lead On Nov. 18, 2025 at Allegiant Stadium, the Dallas Cowboys beat the Las Vegas Raiders 33-16 in a game that served as both a competitive victory and a tribute to defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died on Nov. 6. The team held memorials and grief-counseling sessions during the bye week and displayed visible remembrances … Read more

Lead: A new AidData analysis shows that over the past quarter-century Chinese state-owned banks have directed roughly $200 billion into U.S. businesses, making the United States by far the largest single recipient. Much of that financing was obscured through offshore shell companies in places such as the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Delaware, hiding the true … Read more

Lead: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to visit the United States on Nov. 18–19, 2025, marking his first trip since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The White House meeting with President Donald Trump is expected to focus on deepening defense, trade and technology ties, including cooperation on artificial intelligence, security … Read more

Lead Between 15 and 17 November, analysts estimate roughly 500,000 flight bookings by Chinese travellers to Japan were cancelled as a diplomatic dispute intensified over comments by Japan’s prime minister on Taiwan. The wave of cancellations followed Chinese government warnings aimed at visitors and students, and airline policies offering free refunds. Japan has dispatched a … Read more

Lead: A new AidData analysis published after Nov. 18, 2025, finds that Chinese state-owned firms have deployed roughly $2.2 trillion in loans and grants worldwide from 2000 through 2023, far larger than earlier tallies. Much of more than $1 trillion in lending went to developing countries for infrastructure projects, but the single largest country recipient … Read more

On Monday the United Nations Security Council adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution that endorses a blueprint to stabilize and govern Gaza after two years of war. The measure authorizes an international stabilization force, approves a transitional Board of Peace envisioned to be overseen by President Donald Trump, and sets out a conditional pathway that could eventually … Read more