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Lead: The U.S. State Department has instructed staff and grant recipients not to use government funds to commemorate World AIDS Day on 1 December and to avoid public promotion of the observance, reports say. According to reporting first published by Emily Bass and an email reviewed by the New York Times, employees may still discuss … Read more
Lead: A new analysis of gamma-ray data has reignited the nine-decade hunt for dark matter. In work led by Professor Tomonori Totani of the University of Tokyo, patterns in NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope data are reported to match the expected gamma-ray signature from annihilating dark matter. The result, published in the Journal of Cosmology … Read more
Lead Scientists report that a distinctive fossil foot from northeastern Ethiopia belongs to a previously unrecognized early hominin that lived about 3.4 million years ago alongside the famed specimen Lucy. Found at the Burtele site in 2009, the foot has an opposable big toe unlike Lucy’s, suggesting a lifestyle more adapted to climbing. New material … Read more
Lead Thousands lined Manhattan streets Thursday as Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade moved from the Upper West Side to the store’s flagship at Herald Square, featuring giant balloons of Buzz Lightyear and Pac‑Man alongside new Shrek and Lego floats. The procession included dozens of balloons, marching bands, clown units and celebrity performers, while temperatures sat in … Read more
DETROIT — On Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, the Green Bay Packers announced linebacker Quay Walker will miss his second consecutive game versus the Detroit Lions with a neck/stinger issue, while cornerback Keisean Nixon is active after exiting last week’s contest with a similar neck/stinger. Wide receiver Matthew Golden (wrist) and cornerback Nate Hobbs (knee) are … Read more
Nov. 27, 2025 — An overnight rocket strike on the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq knocked out production shortly after midnight and left most of the semiautonomous Kurdistan region without power, local officials said. The attack is the latest in a series of drone and rocket assaults on Kurdish-run oil and gas infrastructure … Read more
Lead: U.S. authorities on Nov. 27, 2025 identified a suspect in the National Guard shooting who reportedly had ties to so‑called Afghan “Zero Units,” an elite set of Afghan partner forces active during the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. An ID badge shared online links the suspect to the Kandahar Strike Force (often referenced as “03”) … Read more
November 27, 2025 — TikTok creator Tini Younger announced in an Instagram post that she lost one of her twin daughters this week after reaching nearly 36 weeks of pregnancy. She said the pregnancy was complicated by a placental abruption that led to the loss of the baby now named Arya, while the surviving twin … Read more
Black Friday Week deals are live across major retailers and manufacturer stores, offering steep discounts on Google Pixel phones, Pixel Watch 4, Nest smart home devices and Samsung Galaxy kit. This roundup highlights price cuts active today, including up to $300 off Pixel 10 models, the lowest Pixel Watch 4 prices to date, and new … Read more
Lead This Thanksgiving period (late November 2025) brings an expanded Black Friday slate of online discounts, with major tech, consoles and streaming bundles discounted even while many physical stores remain closed. Retailers and platforms have already posted standout offers — from Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 to PlayStation 5 price cuts and streaming bundles for Disney+ … Read more
Lead Costco has rolled out early Black Friday markdowns this week, giving members access to discounted appliances, cookware and holiday gifts ahead of Thanksgiving. Shoppers can find 11 standout bargains — from the Ninja Crispi air fryer to the Vitamix Alta Pro — with discounts ranging from about $10 to $100 off. These reductions are … Read more
Lead Researchers report evidence that tryptophan — an essential, protein-building amino acid linked to the Thanksgiving turkey myth — has been identified in material returned from the asteroid Bennu. The finding derives from analysis of a pristine sample collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, which touched Bennu in 2020 and returned 4.3 ounces (121.6 grams) of … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump announced that South Africa will not be invited to G20 events in the United States when it assumes the forum’s presidency in 2026, a decision Pretoria described on 27 November 2025 as “punitive.” The announcement followed the US diplomatic boycott of the G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg and a dispute over … Read more
Lead On Nov. 27, 2025, New York City’s 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade unfolded along Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, drawing bundled crowds as new, pop-culture–driven attractions replaced some long-standing characters. Giant inflatables and floats this year included a Labubu plush balloon, a Demogorgon from Netflix’s Stranger Things and figures tied to the viral … Read more
Two National Guard members were shot in Washington, DC, on Wednesday; authorities say the alleged shooter, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, had worked with CIA-backed units in Afghanistan and entered the United States in September 2021 under the Operation Allies Welcome program. The CIA connection was confirmed to media on Wednesday evening by agency leadership, while The … Read more
