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Lead On Nov. 8, 2025, sources told ESPN that No. 7 BYU is expected to start wide receiver Jojo Phillips in the upcoming game against No. 8 Texas Tech. Phillips had not played since the Sept. 6 victory over Stanford after undergoing surgery for an upper-body injury, a procedure he described as successful on social … Read more
Lead: On 8 November 2025 at 04:10 UT, observers reported a complex, multi‑jet pattern emerging from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS shortly after perihelion. Stacked RGB images taken at 29° solar elongation show a glowing halo stretching roughly 500,000 km (about 5 arcminutes) and at least seven discrete jets, some appearing as sunward anti‑tails. Observations were made … Read more
At least six people were killed after a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes hit energy facilities and residential areas across Ukraine overnight. The attacks — reported across 25 locations including Kyiv — damaged major power infrastructure and left many communities without electricity and heat as restoration teams mobilised. Ukrainian officials said apartment blocks … Read more
Lead: In January 2017 in Maine, Diane Davis was found to have advanced ovarian cancer after months of unexplained illness. Standard surgery and chemotherapy failed when a new pelvic mass and lymph node spread appeared midway through treatment. Molecular testing identified Lynch syndrome, a hereditary DNA-repair disorder, which opened the option of immunotherapy. After receiving … Read more
Lead United Parcel Service and FedEx temporarily removed MD-11 cargo jets from service late Friday after a UPS-operated MD-11 crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, in a disaster that authorities say killed at least 14 people. UPS said the grounding was a precaution taken after consultation with the aircraft manufacturer. FedEx also paused MD-11 operations while carriers … Read more
Lead Hundreds of flights at some of the busiest U.S. airports were canceled this weekend after airlines began trimming schedules under a government-ordered slowdown tied to the federal shutdown. The industrywide pacing began Friday and, while initial disruptions were limited, the impact is expected to grow if the shutdown persists and more controllers miss work. … Read more
Lead: A new Long Angle survey of 114 people with at least $2 million in net worth, conducted in 2025, found that many wealthy individuals express greater satisfaction with personal trainers, therapists and child-related services than with wealth advisors and tax professionals. Only about one third of respondents use a dedicated wealth advisor for financial … Read more
Paulo Costa, 29, was promoted to managing director at Goldman Sachs in November 2025, becoming the youngest member of this year’s MD cohort in the bank’s London office. The promotion — announced on a Thursday — crowned a year in which Costa led dividend trading across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and navigated volatile … Read more
NASA and the University of California, Berkeley are launching a pair of small orbiters this Sunday at 2:45 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to study how Mars lost its thick atmosphere billions of years ago. The twin spacecraft, part of the ESCAPADE mission, will take an unusual route … Read more
On November 7, 2025, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a permanent injunction finding that former President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he federalized Oregon National Guard members and sent them to Portland. The move, first halted temporarily last month, concerned an order that federalized 200 Guard members to protect a federal Immigration and … Read more
Lead: When water is heated on a stove, the first visible sign of approaching a boil is a swarm of small bubbles that grow and merge until a rolling boil at 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius). In a microwave, however, that familiar sequence often vanishes: water can heat above its nominal boiling point without … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 8, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled a six-page memo proposing to overhaul how the Pentagon buys weapons, seeking to expand fast, commercial-style procurement across Defense. The plan borrows techniques pioneered by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) but faces entrenched resistance from large contractors, career acquisition officials, and skeptical lawmakers. Hegseth argues … Read more
Lead: A powerful tornado struck the state of Paraná in southern Brazil late on Nov. 8, 2025, killing at least five people and injuring dozens, officials said. The storm, with winds reported above 150 miles per hour, tore through several towns, leaving widespread structural damage and overturned vehicles. Emergency crews in Curitiba and across the … Read more
Former President Joe Biden told a gathering of Omaha Democrats Friday evening that “Tuesday was a good start,” praising recent Democratic victories nationwide while urging local organizers to prepare for 2026. Speaking at the Nebraska Democratic Party’s annual Ben Nelson Gala, Biden referenced wins in the New York City mayoral contest and gubernatorial races in … Read more
Lead On November 8, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla told Rappler he had been informed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa over alleged crimes tied to the Duterte-era drug war. The Department of Justice said it was still verifying the claim and had not received … Read more
