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Lead: Since the 1980s, U.S. federal guidance has advised choosing low-fat dairy, but recent public debate — including comments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and allies in the Make America Healthy Again movement — has pushed whole milk back into the spotlight ahead of the Dietary Guidelines update. Nutrition researchers note that older studies linking … Read more
Lead: Tokyo — On Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, Japan said it scrambled military aircraft after detecting a suspected Chinese drone close to the southern island of Yonaguni, which lies about 60 miles from Taiwan. The move came as Chinese coast guard vessels spent hours in waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands on Sunday, prompting high-level … Read more
Lead On Nov. 17, 2025, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that a nearly 11,500‑square‑foot ground‑floor space off the Great Hall will be named the Condé M. Nast Galleries and will host the museum’s annual Costume Institute spring exhibition. The naming recognizes an undisclosed lead gift from the Condé Nast organization and follows fundraising efforts … Read more
Lead: Sony and Nintendo have released the first images from their live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda, posted on Nintendo’s Today app on Monday. The photos show young actors Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link, both in full costume with Hylian ears; Zelda is pictured with a bow and … Read more
On Nov. 17, 2025, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced that the Costume Institute’s 2026 exhibition will be titled “Costume Art” and will open May 10, 2026. The show will put nearly 200 works of fine art alongside roughly 200 garments and accessories to trace connections between dress and visual art. Curator … Read more
Lead When Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel left Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens at halftime with a concussion, Cleveland held a 16-10 advantage. Rookie Shedeur Sanders entered in the second half, and the Ravens outscored the Browns 13-0 across the final two quarters to take the game. Sanders finished 4-of-16 for 47 yards with one … Read more
Lead: NASA is poised to release exceptionally sharp images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS taken by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter following the U.S. government shutdown’s end. Meanwhile, China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts remain aboard the Tiangong space station after the Shenzhou-20 crew returned in their capsule; an uncrewed replacement ship is being prepared. In … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a challenge from a Tampa-area Christian school that sought to broadcast a short pregame prayer over a stadium loudspeaker at a high school state championship in Florida. By refusing the appeal, the Court left intact a 2000 precedent barring school-sponsored prayer at football … Read more
On November 17, 2025, Los Angeles hosted the 2025 Governors Awards, an early-season industry event whose carpet often previews the trends that will dominate the awards calendar through the Oscars on March 15. This year’s gathering balanced archival discoveries with current-house ambassadorships, producing a mix of understated tailoring and statement moments. Standouts included Jessie Buckley … Read more
Lead: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R‑Ga.) said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s recent attacks against her amounted to “unwarranted and vicious” rhetoric that may have helped spur a pipe‑bomb threat against her construction company and a string of hoax pizza deliveries. Greene posted her warning on X and said private security firms had contacted … Read more
On November 17, 2025, four armed, masked men entered the Florida residence of rapper Daniel Hernandez (known as Tekashi 6ix9ine), holding his 60-year-old mother outside while they searched the house for cash and car keys. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched for a reported home invasion/robbery and made contact with several … Read more
Foreign student numbers on U.S. campuses remained largely intact this fall, even as federal visa screening tightened under the Trump administration and universities reported administrative strain. A new Institute of International Education survey finds overall international enrollment down 1% year-over-year, while first-time arrivals plunged 17% — the sharpest decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. The drop … Read more
Since May, when Valve opened SteamOS to a broader range of PCs, a longtime TV‑PC tinkerer has been living with a homebrew “Steam Machine” under the living‑room TV. What began as experiments with a compact Ryzen‑based desktop built in December 2018 for $504.51 evolved into a Ryzen 8700G‑powered box running SteamOS repair images from Valve. … Read more
Lead Jeep has launched a concerted effort to recover U.S. ground after several years of falling sales and shrinking market share. At a recent media event in Auburn Hills, Michigan, CEO Bob Broderdorf framed a pricing reset, a wave of new mainstream products and a high-profile marketing push as the core of the turnaround. The … Read more
Lead On Nov. 17, 2025, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal convicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia and handed her a death sentence for crimes against humanity, including murder and ordering lethal force during a student uprising that toppled her government. The conviction is the first major legal move by the interim administration led by … Read more
