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Lead The Dallas Mavericks dismissed general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous nine‑month run that followed the franchise‑shocking trade sending Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. Owner Patrick Dumont cited a need to repair relations with a frustrated fanbase after an unpopular stretch of roster moves, even as Dallas later landed top … Read more
Asia-Pacific equity markets mostly climbed on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill on Nov. 13, 2025, ending the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The news removed a near-term political overhang for global risk assets and helped push Japan’s Nikkei 225 higher, while other regional benchmarks posted mixed gains. … Read more
Paul Skenes was named the 2025 National League Cy Young on Nov. 12, 2025, and celebrated the honor alongside girlfriend Olivia “Livvy” Dunne in a subdued, polished moment that played out on social media. The unanimous vote capped a season in which Skenes posted a 1.97 ERA with 216 strikeouts, 11 homers allowed and 42 … Read more
Lead Mel Owens and Peg Munson, the couple who closed out The Golden Bachelor on November 12, 2025, are reported to be experiencing early friction in their engagement. A production source speaking to a tabloid described ongoing personality differences after the finale that producers and the couple have kept private. The pairing — celebrated on … Read more
Lead Thursday, November 13, 2025 brings a practical lunar tone: the moon sits in Virgo and the Chicago Sun-Times astrology column notes there are no Moon Alert restrictions on shopping or important decisions. The day begins with a tendency toward impatience for many signs, but most charts show a clear easing by afternoon. Several signs—Taurus, … Read more
Lead: Eric T. Gillespie, 57, the founder and executive chairman of Govini (Poplicus Inc.), was arrested in November 2025 and charged with four felonies, including multiple counts of unlawful contact with a minor. Pennsylvania authorities allege Gillespie used an online chat platform to try to arrange sexual contact with a pre‑teen in Lebanon County. At … Read more
In a new episode broadcast Wednesday, South Park used shocking, explicit satire to dramatize the risks of generative AI. The episode centers on a fictional app called Sora that students use to create graphic deepfakes of classmates and public figures; concurrently, tech billionaire Peter Thiel abducts Eric Cartman and weaponizes the same tool. A separate … Read more
Lead: The Dallas Mavericks faced the immediate fallout of a front-office shakeup this week after general manager Nico Harrison was dismissed by Patrick Dumont, the franchise’s representative to the NBA Board of Governors. Coach Jason Kidd and the team arrived in Phoenix on Wednesday night seeking to move past fan unrest that boiled over during … Read more
Lead: On October 24, X (formerly Twitter) told users who rely on passkeys or hardware security keys to re-enroll under the x.com domain; a November 10 deadline followed. After the cutover, many people reported getting stuck in loops or outright locked out when attempting to re-enroll keys tied to the old twitter.com domain. Authenticator-app users … Read more
Former president Donald Trump is engaged in a high-stakes struggle to retain influence over the MAGA grassroots as newly surfaced Jeffrey Epstein-related emails intensify divisions within the movement. The correspondence, made public amid litigation and reporting, has prompted some conservative figures to distance themselves while others rally behind Trump’s leadership. The clash has unfolded across … Read more
Lead Nov. 12, 2025 — In South Bend, Notre Dame junior guard Hannah Hidalgo produced an unprecedented performance, posting an NCAA single-game record 16 steals and a school-record 44 points in the No. 18 Fighting Irish’s 85-58 victory over Akron. Hidalgo played 28 minutes, shooting 16-of-25 from the floor, 3-of-6 from three and 9-of-11 at … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has floated a string of striking policy ideas in recent months, from 50‑year mortgages and tariff “dividends” to renaming the Washington NFL team and reasserting control over foreign bases. Some concepts have gathered official interest and remain under study, while others have been dismissed by experts, quietly faded or proven … Read more
Lead: The Walt Disney Company will report fiscal fourth-quarter results Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, with Wall Street focused on streaming and the company’s legacy TV businesses. Analysts surveyed by LSEG expect $1.05 in earnings per share and $22.75 billion in revenue. Investors will also get the company’s final published subscriber and ARPU figures for Disney+ … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 12, 2025 in Sacramento, former Gov. Gavin Newsom chief of staff Dana Williamson, 53, was federally indicted on allegations she helped steal $225,000 from a dormant campaign account tied to Xavier Becerra, who served as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary. A federal grand jury returned a 23‑count indictment alleging a scheme … Read more
Lead: On Wednesday, Season 28 of South Park aired an episode titled “Unholy Birth” that lampooned OpenAI’s Sora and included a brief homoerotic gag involving former President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. Viewers on X reacted with shock and disgust, tying the episode to a week already charged by the recent Epstein-email disclosures. … Read more
