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Lead: On Nov. 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a challenge from a Tampa-area Christian school that sought to broadcast a short pregame prayer over a stadium loudspeaker at a high school state championship in Florida. By refusing the appeal, the Court left intact a 2000 precedent barring school-sponsored prayer at football … Read more

On Nov. 17, 2025, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced that the Costume Institute’s 2026 exhibition will be titled “Costume Art” and will open May 10, 2026. The show will put nearly 200 works of fine art alongside roughly 200 garments and accessories to trace connections between dress and visual art. Curator … Read more

Lead When Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel left Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens at halftime with a concussion, Cleveland held a 16-10 advantage. Rookie Shedeur Sanders entered in the second half, and the Ravens outscored the Browns 13-0 across the final two quarters to take the game. Sanders finished 4-of-16 for 47 yards with one … Read more

Lead: NASA is poised to release exceptionally sharp images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS taken by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter following the U.S. government shutdown’s end. Meanwhile, China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts remain aboard the Tiangong space station after the Shenzhou-20 crew returned in their capsule; an uncrewed replacement ship is being prepared. In … Read more

On November 17, 2025, Los Angeles hosted the 2025 Governors Awards, an early-season industry event whose carpet often previews the trends that will dominate the awards calendar through the Oscars on March 15. This year’s gathering balanced archival discoveries with current-house ambassadorships, producing a mix of understated tailoring and statement moments. Standouts included Jessie Buckley … Read more

Lead: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R‑Ga.) said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s recent attacks against her amounted to “unwarranted and vicious” rhetoric that may have helped spur a pipe‑bomb threat against her construction company and a string of hoax pizza deliveries. Greene posted her warning on X and said private security firms had contacted … Read more

On November 17, 2025, four armed, masked men entered the Florida residence of rapper Daniel Hernandez (known as Tekashi 6ix9ine), holding his 60-year-old mother outside while they searched the house for cash and car keys. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched for a reported home invasion/robbery and made contact with several … Read more

Foreign student numbers on U.S. campuses remained largely intact this fall, even as federal visa screening tightened under the Trump administration and universities reported administrative strain. A new Institute of International Education survey finds overall international enrollment down 1% year-over-year, while first-time arrivals plunged 17% — the sharpest decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. The drop … Read more

Since May, when Valve opened SteamOS to a broader range of PCs, a longtime TV‑PC tinkerer has been living with a homebrew “Steam Machine” under the living‑room TV. What began as experiments with a compact Ryzen‑based desktop built in December 2018 for $504.51 evolved into a Ryzen 8700G‑powered box running SteamOS repair images from Valve. … Read more

Lead Jeep has launched a concerted effort to recover U.S. ground after several years of falling sales and shrinking market share. At a recent media event in Auburn Hills, Michigan, CEO Bob Broderdorf framed a pricing reset, a wave of new mainstream products and a high-profile marketing push as the core of the turnaround. The … Read more

Lead On Nov. 17, 2025, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal convicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia and handed her a death sentence for crimes against humanity, including murder and ordering lethal force during a student uprising that toppled her government. The conviction is the first major legal move by the interim administration led by … Read more

November 17, 2025 — New international student starts at U.S. colleges dropped sharply this fall, according to Open Doors data from the Institute of International Education. First-time enrollments declined 17% this semester after the Trump administration tightened rules and enforcement around foreign student visas. The fall decline follows a 7% decrease for the 2024–25 academic … Read more

Lead Chile’s presidential contest will be decided in a run-off on 14 December after no candidate secured an absolute majority in Sunday’s first round. Jeannette Jara, from the Communist Party within the governing coalition, placed first by a narrow margin; far-right former congressman José Antonio Kast finished second. The campaign was dominated by crime and … Read more

Lead The UK home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is set to unveil sweeping changes to the asylum system that ministers and tabloids describe as the most significant in a generation. Announced today, the package includes targeted visa bans on countries judged not to cooperate with returns, with Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo named … Read more

Lead For Monday, November 17, 2025, the day begins under a moon alert: avoid shopping (except food and gas) and postpone major decisions from 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time. After 4:00 p.m. the moon moves from Libra into Scorpio, shifting the mood from deliberative to intense. Planetary support from Jupiter to the Sun … Read more