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Lead: U.S. equities climbed on Friday as the S&P 500 notched a fourth consecutive winning session, drawing nearer to its recent high after September’s core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index came in slightly below economists’ forecasts. The lighter-than-expected inflation reading reduced near-term pressure on the Federal Reserve and increased market odds of a rate cut … Read more
On July 4, emergency call recordings from the catastrophic flash flooding that swept through Kerr County and the Texas Hill Country have been made public, revealing frantic pleas for rescue as the Guadalupe River surged. Authorities released recordings of at least 579 911 calls linked to the storm that killed more than 130 people, including … Read more
Lead: On December 5, 2025, Netflix Inc. agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a transaction valued at $72 billion, paid in a combination of cash and stock. The deal, announced on December 5, 2025, brings together a streaming pioneer and one of Hollywood’s oldest studios, reshaping the global entertainment landscape. Both companies described … Read more
Lead: On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted to roll back a decades‑long recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine dose within 24 hours of birth. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) now advises that women who test negative for hepatitis B may choose, in consultation … Read more
Lead: U.S. equities extended gains on Friday as the S&P 500 rose for a fourth consecutive session, trading within roughly 0.4% of its recent high after a softer-than-expected inflation print. Traders digested a delayed September core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) reading showing a 2.8% annual rate, and markets priced a strong probability of a Fed … Read more
In 2025 television returned sharper and more purposeful, producing a compact slate of series that combined formal daring with emotional heft. From intimate British limited dramas to oversized genre experiments and smart workplace comedies, these 15 shows stood out for craft, performances and cultural resonance. The list surveys titles that dominated awards conversation and streaming … Read more
Lead On Dec. 5, 2025, IndiGo, India’s largest carrier, canceled more than 1,000 flights, halting over half of its scheduled departures and leaving thousands of passengers stranded across the country. The disruption, centered on New Delhi and rippling to airports from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad, followed days of increasing cancellations that began on Dec. 2. IndiGo … Read more
President Donald J. Trump on Dec. 4, 2025, replaced the architecture team overseeing a planned White House ballroom, the administration announced, after months of disagreement over design, size and a compressed timetable. The White House named Shalom Baranes Associates to lead the next design phase, departing from McCrery Architects, whose principal had presented plans meant … Read more
Today’s World Cup 2026 draw took place at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on 5 December 2025, as 48 qualified nations and several playoff hopefuls learned group allocations. The ceremony combined spectacle — hosts, pop performances and celebrity presenters — with procedural detail: FIFA confirmed the four pots of 12 and the basic constraints … Read more
Lead: On 5 December 2025, the White House published a 33-page National Security Strategy that warns Europe could face “civilisational erasure” within two decades because of migration and EU policy trends. Signed with an introduction by President Donald Trump, the document calls for the United States to “cultivate resistance” inside European countries and signals explicit … Read more
On Friday morning a short-lived Cloudflare outage knocked a range of sites offline worldwide, including LinkedIn and Zoom. Cloudflare said the disruption began after it changed firewall settings to shield customers from a newly disclosed software vulnerability and that the incident was not the result of a cyberattack. The company reported the problem lasted about … Read more
In a landmark enforcement action on [today], the European Commission fined Elon Musk’s platform X €120 million (£105 million) for what regulators called a deceptive verification scheme. The Commission concluded that allowing paid blue checkmarks without meaningful identity verification misleads users and raises the risk of impersonation and scams across the EU. The decision, issued … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first trip to India since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine for a one-day Delhi visit that combined ceremony, business talks and bilateral signings. Meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Putin attended a state banquet, inspected a guard of honour and spoke at a business forum where multiple memorandums were signed. … Read more
Lead Who: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). When: A multi-day meeting that began Thursday, with a vote expected Friday. Where: Atlanta, Georgia; the process advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). What: Members debated whether to alter the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours … Read more
The European Union has imposed a €120 million fine on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, in a move that has heightened tensions with the United States. The penalty stems from EU enforcement of bloc-wide digital rules and marks one of the more visible instances of post‑regulatory pressure on a major U.S. … Read more
