Blue Origin to Launch NASA’s ESCAPADE to Mars — How to Watch

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is set for its second orbital flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars on Nov. 9, 2025. Liftoff is scheduled within an 88‑minute window opening at 2:45 p.m. Eastern and closing at 4:13 p.m.; Blue Origin says live coverage will begin 45 minutes before launch. … Read more

Trump Administration Orders States to ‘Undo’ Efforts to Send Full Food Stamps

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Lead: On Nov. 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued late-night guidance instructing states to “immediately undo” any actions taken to deliver full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits after a federal judge briefly ordered such payments amid the government shutdown. The memo warned that states that do not quickly comply could face financial … Read more

Coffee May Reduce Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation, Trial Finds

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Lead: A four-year randomized clinical trial led by Dr. Gregory Marcus and presented at the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans found that continuing to drink caffeinated coffee appears safe for people with a history of atrial fibrillation (A-fib) and was associated with fewer recurrences over six months. The DECAF trial enrolled 200 older … Read more

NFL week 10 live: Indianapolis Colts v Atlanta Falcons in Berlin – live – The Guardian

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Lead: In a Week 10 showdown played at Berlin’s Olympiastadion on 9 November 2025, the Atlanta Falcons held a 14-13 lead over the Indianapolis Colts at half-time after a sequence of four first-half touchdowns and a late interception. The game followed a high-profile offseason move in which the Colts acquired cornerback Sauce Gardner; Gardner was … Read more

Kyiv targets Russia’s energy supply after massive attack on Ukraine power grid

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November 9, 2025 — Ukraine reported a wave of Russian strikes on its power infrastructure from Friday into Saturday that left national generation capacity at “zero” on Saturday and forced rolling outages across several regions. Kyiv responded overnight into Sunday with drone attacks on Russian energy facilities, cutting power in the city of Voronezh and … Read more

Promising Alzheimer’s prevention trials

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On November 9, 2025, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported early results from international studies testing whether treatment begun before symptoms can slow or prevent Alzheimer s dementia. The trials focus on people with rare, early-onset genetic mutations that make disease almost certain, and use antibodies that clear amyloid plaques … Read more

Ikea just took over your smart home

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Ikea just took over your smart home Lead: This week Ikea unveiled a broad lineup of Matter-compatible smart‑home gear — described by the company and early coverage as nearly two dozen new items — aimed at making connected homes simpler and cheaper. The range spans lights, sensors, controllers and a highly customizable set of new … Read more

More than 1,100 flights canceled Sunday amid nationwide air travel disruption

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Lead On Sunday morning, U.S. air travel continued to be heavily disrupted as more than 1,100 flights were canceled nationwide, according to FlightAware data at 5:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 9, 2025. The cancellations followed two days of severe disruption after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposed capacity limits at 40 major airports amid the … Read more

NFL Week 10 predictions, best bets: Picks against the spread for every game – New York Post

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On Tuesday the New York Jets completed two blockbuster trades that sent cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for three first-round picks and a second-round pick spread across the next two drafts, plus WR Adonai Mitchell and DT Mazi Smith and notable salary-cap … Read more

6.9 Magnitude Quake Off Iwate Coast; Tsunami Advisory Lifted

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On the evening of 9 November 2025, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, at roughly 5:00 p.m. JST, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred about 10 kilometres below the sea surface and was followed by multiple smaller quakes. Authorities briefly issued a tsunami advisory that … Read more

Watch Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket launch a NASA ‘ESCAPADE’ to Mars today – Space

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Lead Blue Origin’s second New Glenn rocket is slated to launch NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, Nov. 9, within a 2.5-hour window opening at 2:45 p.m. EDT (1945 GMT). The pair—named Blue and Gold and built by Rocket Lab for UC Berkeley to operate for NASA—will first travel to the Earth–Sun … Read more

Flight cuts from government shutdown strain a supply chain that’s already stretched thin

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Lead: The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a 10% cut in scheduled domestic flights at 40 major U.S. airports amid a government shutdown, and carriers face additional disruption after UPS and FedEx temporarily grounded their McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters following a deadly cargo crash at UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed 14 people. The combined … Read more

6.8 Magnitude Earthquake 126 km East of Yamada, Japan — Nov 9, 2025

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Lead: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 126 km east of Yamada, Japan, on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at 08:03 UTC, according to preliminary seismic reports. The tremor was recorded offshore in the Pacific Ocean and prompted monitoring by Japanese and international agencies. Early assessments focused on aftershock probabilities and any tsunami potential; no consolidated national … Read more