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Lead: Salesforce updated its Thanksgiving-day sales snapshot, saying it now expects global digital purchases to hit $36.0 billion and $8.6 billion in the U.S. The company reported that, as of 2:00 p.m. Eastern, global online spending was up 7.9% year‑over‑year to $13.1 billion. The snapshot ties unusually strong early-day digital traffic to continued automation and … Read more
Lead Newly unsealed court filings say Ryan Reynolds confronted Justin Baldoni at Blake Lively and Reynolds’ New York City apartment on April 25, 2023, after Baldoni allegedly asked about Lively’s weight. According to a timeline submitted by Wayfarer Studios associates in July 2024, Reynolds told Baldoni it was “horrible” to raise a woman’s weight and … Read more
Lead: JPMorgan Chase announced plans to build a 3 million-square-foot tower at Riverside South in Canary Wharf, London, unveiling the project on Thursday. The bank says the development will cost several billion pounds to construct and is expected to contribute about £9.9 billion ($13.1 billion) to the local economy over six years while creating roughly … Read more
Lead: Singer and actor Ray J (Willie Norwood), 44, was arrested by Los Angeles Police on Thursday morning, Nov. 27, 2025, after a 911 call reporting a possible custody dispute that officers say involved a potential weapon. He was booked at the LAPD’s Van Nuys Station with bail set at $50,000. Reports from celebrity outlets … Read more
Lead Black Friday 2025 arrives on November 28, and major retailers and platform holders are rolling out steep discounts across consumer tech. Sales have been active since early November, but the biggest price drops and final doorbusters are concentrated over the Black Friday weekend and into Cyber Monday. Shoppers can find record-low prices on headphones, … Read more
Lead: On 27 November 2025, preliminary results indicated the New Democratic Party (NDP) has defeated the long-ruling United Labour Party (ULP) in St Vincent and the Grenadines, with the NDP leading in 12 of the territory’s 15 constituencies by 8:00 p.m. local time. The party’s leader, Dr Godwin Friday, is set to become the nation’s … Read more
Nov. 27, 2025 — Baltimore hosts Cincinnati at M&T Bank Stadium in the final game of the NFL Thanksgiving triple‑header. The Ravens (6-5) aim for a sixth straight victory and to hold first place in the AFC North; the Bengals enter at 3-8 with Joe Burrow back after a turf‑toe absence. Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. … Read more
Social media feeds filled with hyper-realistic Thanksgiving photos this week as public figures and influencers shared AI‑generated holiday images. Posts ranged from playful parodies—RFK Jr. reworking his McDonald’s photo into a family dinner—to more polished composites of tech executives dining together. The surge followed the mid‑November rollout of Google Gemini’s Nano Banana Pro, which users … Read more
On November 27, 2025, Christie’s announced that the rare 1913 Winter Fabergé egg—crafted for Russia’s last imperial family—will be offered at auction in London, with an estimate above £20 million (about $26.4 million). The 10-centimeter rock-crystal egg, set with roughly 4,500 diamonds and a platinum snowflake motif, opens to reveal a removable basket of jewelled … Read more
November 27, 2025 — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Susitna at 8:11 a.m. local time, roughly 30 miles northwest of Anchorage, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The National Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was not expected. Alaska State Troopers and state transportation officials reported no immediate reports of deaths or major structural damage … Read more
Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old member of the West Virginia National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., has died after being shot near the White House on Wednesday, former president Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Beckstrom was one of two guardsmen shot in what officials described as a targeted attack; the other, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, remains critically … Read more
Lead Dr. Godwin Friday has been elected prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines following the 2025 national election, marking the New Democratic Party’s return to central government after roughly 25 years outside leadership. The NDP secured 11 parliamentary seats in a closely fought contest that unseated long-serving former prime minister Ralph Gonsalves. Friday … Read more
Lead Federal investigators say the Afghan refugee accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 27, 2025, previously fought with a CIA-supported paramilitary force in Kandahar. The suspect, identified by officials as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was among Afghans relocated to the United States after the U.S. withdrawal in August 2021 and … Read more
Lead In a pivotal late-season meeting, the Dallas Cowboys edged the Kansas City Chiefs 31-28 to keep their playoff hopes alive. The game featured an early Jaylen Watson interception, a dominant passing night from Dak Prescott and a key pass-interference call late that allowed Dallas to run out the clock. The victory was Dallas’s third … Read more
Lead: On Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin after video shows them leaving a building with their hands raised, drawing accusations from Palestinian officials that the pair were executed after surrendering. The Israeli military and national police said they have opened … Read more
