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Lead Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced on X on Nov. 21, 2025 that she will resign from the U.S. House of Representatives with her final day set for Jan. 5, 2026. The decision follows a weekslong public rupture with former President Donald Trump and mounting friction with Republican congressional leaders over policy priorities. Greene … Read more

Lead: Tyson Foods announced on Nov. 21, 2025 that it will close its large beef processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska, a facility that employs more than 3,000 people. The company said the plant is expected to shut in January and that its Amarillo, Texas beef plant will drop to one shift. Tyson framed the move … Read more

Lead: The San Francisco 49ers have voided the $26.15 million in guarantees owed to wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk for 2026, according to reporting by The Athletic cited by NBC Sports. Aiyuk, who signed a four-year, $120 million extension that with a fifth-year option kept him under contract through 2028, has not played since tearing his … Read more

Lead Google has pushed back against viral posts and some articles that say Gmail messages and attachments are now being used to train its AI models. A Google spokesperson told reporters the claims are misleading, that Gmail Smart Features predate the reports, and that Gmail content is not used to train the Gemini model. The … Read more

Lead U.S. influenza activity is low at the start of the season, but CDC data posted Friday shows a new H3N2 subclade — a K variant — is now driving most infections, prompting concern among health experts. Early United Kingdom analyses indicate this season’s vaccines may offer at least partial protection against the new variant, … Read more

Lead Fifteen months after agreeing to a four-year, $120 million extension, the San Francisco 49ers and wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk appear poised to part ways. Aiyuk, who tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus on Oct. 20, 2024 and had reconstructive surgery in mid-November, remains on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and has not … Read more

Lead On Nov. 21, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a temporary administrative stay allowing Texas to use a newly redrawn, Republican-leaning congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. The order, issued by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., pauses a federal-court injunction that had blocked the map after judges in El Paso found evidence of racial … Read more

Lead: Noah Centineo is in negotiations to join Sydney Sweeney as a lead in Legendary Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Gundam, according to reporting on Nov. 21, 2025. The sci‑fi feature is being directed and scripted by Jim Mickle, known for creating Netflix’s Sweet Tooth, and remains untitled. If the deal closes Centineo would reteam with … Read more

Lead: A Washington State resident in their later years with underlying health conditions died this week from complications of an H5N5 avian influenza infection, the Washington State Department of Health said on Friday. The individual had been hospitalized and treated for the virus after exposure linked to a backyard flock. Federal health agencies say this … Read more

Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will resign from the US House of Representatives effective 5 January 2026, in a move that follows a public split with former President Donald Trump over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files. Greene posted a short video message on social media saying she looked forward to a “new … Read more

Who: President Donald Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani; When: Friday, 21 November 2025; Where: the Oval Office. The highly anticipated meeting between two New Yorkers surprised observers by taking a conciliatory tone rather than reigniting campaign rancor. Both men traded compliments, emphasized New York City priorities and signaled willingness to cooperate on … Read more

Lead: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, that she will resign her House seat with her final day in office set for Jan. 5. The decision follows a public falling-out with former President Donald Trump after Greene backed a bill seeking release of Department of Justice files related to … Read more

On November 21, 2025, in Alexandria, Virginia, former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal court to dismiss the two-count indictment against him, saying the grand-jury process contained “fundamental errors.” The filing alleges procedural defects in how an interim U.S. attorney presented and handled the case before the grand jury and argues those defects violated … Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Kyiv could lose crucial US backing if it accepts a widely leaked White House peace proposal that would force territorial concessions and limits on its military. Speaking on Ukraine’s Dignity and Freedom Day, Zelensky framed the choice as between preserving national dignity or risking a key partner, … Read more

Lead On Nov. 21, 2025, Tyson Foods announced it will end operations at its beef processing facility in Lexington, Nebraska, and change its Amarillo, Texas, beef plant to a single, full-capacity shift. The company said the moves are intended to optimize production volumes across its beef network and strengthen long-term competitiveness. Tyson also said it … Read more