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Lead: Lando Norris claimed pole position in a rain-affected qualifying session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, outpacing championship rival Max Verstappen by 0.323 seconds. The session took place on a sodden, newly laid street circuit that required extreme wet tyres for the early runs; Norris moved to intermediates in Q3 to set … Read more
State health officials said Friday that a Washington state resident from Grays Harbor County is believed to be the first person to die after infection with the H5N5 strain of avian influenza. The individual, described as an older adult with underlying health conditions, had been treated for H5N5 after exposure tied to a backyard flock … Read more
Lead: On Friday night (Nov. 21, 2025) in Washington, President Donald Trump announced he would “immediately” terminate temporary legal protections that cover Somali migrants connected to Minnesota, the U.S. state with the largest Somali population. The announcement targeted a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation that Congress created in 1990 to block deportations to countries facing … Read more
Lead: On the evening of November 21, 2025, four people were wounded during Concord, North Carolina’s 28th annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, officials said. The incident occurred at about 11:10 PM EST in Concord, roughly 19 miles northeast of Charlotte; three victims were reported in critical condition and one in stable condition. City officials said … Read more
Lead Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The New York Times he directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to alter long-standing language on its vaccine-and-autism guidance, saying existing phrasing overstated the completeness of evidence. The agency’s online guidance was revised to signal greater uncertainty about whether some infant vaccines could be fully … Read more
On Nov. 22, 2025, analytics firm 10x Research reported that its proprietary Greed & Fear Index plunged into extreme pessimism, signaling a potential tactical or interim low for Bitcoin. The gauge fell to a record reading below 5 points and its 21-day simple moving average dropped to 10%, a level that historically has coincided with … Read more
President Donald Trump met New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday in a visit billed by some as a political showdown but that instead unfolded as an unexpectedly amicable encounter. Both men repeatedly highlighted a shared priority — easing New York’s cost-of-living pressures — and traded praise rather than renewed … Read more
Western leaders meeting at the G20 summit in South Africa will discuss a leaked US proposal to end the war in Ukraine, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said, as Kyiv warns of heavy pressure to accept terms seen as favourable to Moscow. The summit opens after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine faces one of … Read more
Lead: Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia first elected in 2020, announced in late November 2025 that she will resign from the U.S. House in January. The announcement followed a highly public split with former President Donald Trump after she pressed for the Justice Department to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Ms. … Read more
Health officials in Washington state announced on Nov. 21, 2025, that a resident of Grays Harbor County has died after infection with a novel H5N5 avian influenza virus. The patient, described by local officials as an older person with underlying health conditions, was hospitalized earlier in November in Kings County, which includes Seattle. Testing linked … Read more
Trump moves to end temporary protections for Somalis in Minnesota Lead: On Friday night President Donald Trump announced he was immediately terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals living in Minnesota, the U.S. state with the largest Somali community. The announcement, posted on his social media account, called for deportations and accused local actors … Read more
In an internal all-hands this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told employees the company has been pushed into a ‘no-win’ position by rising talk of an AI bubble, despite reporting record results on Nov 20–21, 2025. Audio reviewed by Business Insider shows Huang responding to investor reactions after Nvidia said it had ‘visibility’ into roughly … Read more
Four people were taken to hospital after gunfire erupted during the Christmas tree lighting in downtown Concord on the evening of Nov. 22, 2025. A WCNC Charlotte photojournalist filming the event reported shots near 7:40 p.m., while the Concord Police Department gave the time as about 7:30 p.m. Three victims sustained serious injuries and a … Read more
Lead Armed assailants seized more than 220 pupils and staff from St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Agwara, Niger State, in the early hours of Friday, local officials said. The Christian Association of Nigeria put the total at 227 people — 215 students and 12 teachers — and said some pupils escaped while a security … Read more
Nov. 21, 2025 Lead On Nov. 21, 2025, an eight-member Texas A&M appeals panel ruled unanimously that the university was “not justified” in dismissing lecturer Melissa McCoul after a classroom lesson on gender identity. The decision follows a student-recorded exchange in a College Station undergraduate course and a subsequent political outcry after the video circulated … Read more
