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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
Lead In the months after Nov. 9, 2025, a widening network of conservative activists and influencers has amplified fertility-awareness, promoting it as an alternative to hormonal contraception. Virtual instructors and new cycle-tracking apps are teaching women to read physical signs of fertility as a way to avoid pregnancy without pills or IUDs. The movement is … Read more
Lead: Federal restrictions on operations at the nation’s busiest airports, imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration beginning Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, produced contained cancellations over the weekend but are scheduled to deepen this week. The FAA ordered a 4 percent cut at 40 major airports initially, with limits set to climb to 10 percent by … Read more
Falcons vs Colts Week 10 Preview and Pick Who: Atlanta Falcons (3-5) at Indianapolis Colts (7-2). When: Sunday, Nov. 9, kickoff 9:30 a.m. ET. Where: Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany — the NFL’s international slot that opens the Week 10 slate. What: The Colts enter as 6.5-point favorites with an over/under of 48.5; moneyline odds list Indianapolis … Read more
Lead: In a new retrospective book, Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe says Nintendo and Retro Studios pushed to complete Metroid Prime 2: Echoes within roughly two years after the original Metroid Prime, which launched in 2002. The GameCube sequel shipped in 2004, and Tanabe describes an intense final stretch in which schedule extensions were not allowed … Read more
Lead High home prices and elevated mortgage rates have pushed many prospective buyers out of the market, according to a new National Association of Realtors report released this year. In the 12 months ending in June, first-time buyers purchased roughly one in five homes — a record low and about half the share seen a … Read more
Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, ahead of a scheduled White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday, Nov. 10. The visit follows a Friday decision by the U.S. State Department to remove al-Sharaa from a global terrorism blacklist — a move U.S. officials said … Read more
Lead Sunday, November 9, 2025, brings a Moon in Cancer and a clear Moon Alert: no restrictions on shopping or important decisions today. Mercury is retrograde for the remainder of the month, a theme that shapes many signs’ forecasts with potential delays, return encounters and opportunities to finish old business. Across the zodiac the emphasis … Read more
Lead This weekend, federally funded SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits reached recipients in a number of U.S. states while millions elsewhere remained uncertain after a legal fight over funding tied to the federal government shutdown. A federal judge ordered full November payments, prompting several states to move quickly to load Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) … Read more
Lead: A small human trial presented at the American Heart Association meeting on November 8, 2025, reports that a single CRISPR-based intervention targeting the liver gene ANGPTL3 cut low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides by about 50% within weeks. The trial enrolled adults whose cholesterol remained high despite existing therapies and used an in‑vivo gene … Read more
Death Valley Shrub Shows Record Heat Tolerance, Offers Clues for Hardier Crops Lead: Researchers led by Michigan State University report in Current Biology on Nov 7, 2025, that a native Death Valley shrub, Tidestromia oblongifolia, photosynthesizes most efficiently at about 113°F and continued rapid growth under simulated Death Valley summer conditions. The team collected seeds … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared onstage in Houston on Saturday to celebrate California’s Proposition 50 victory and to sharply criticize former President Donald Trump, saying the measure’s approval was a national rebuke. Newsom, who helped put the special election on the ballot, told a cheering crowd of Texas Democrats that the proposition was a direct response … Read more
Lead On Nov. 8, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol agents were fired upon in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago during a high-profile immigration enforcement operation, federal officials said. No agents were injured and the alleged shooter fled the scene, authorities reported. The episode came amid a two-month federal enforcement campaign in the city that has … Read more
Omar Cooper Jr. leapt to pull down Fernando Mendoza’s pass in the back corner of the end zone and swept his inside foot in bounds to give No. 2 Indiana a 27-24 lead with 36 seconds left, preserving the Hoosiers’ unbeaten season in State College on Saturday. The score denied Penn State a rare upset … Read more
Federal and state health authorities announced on November 8, 2025, that they are investigating 13 cases of infant botulism across 10 U.S. states tied to a voluntary recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. The Food and Drug Administration said ByHeart agreed to recall two production lots after all 13 infants were hospitalized but no … Read more
