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Lead Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said on Thursday that former president Donald Trump again urged ABC to remove his show, posting that Kimmel has ‘NO TALENT’ and ‘VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS’ on Truth Social that morning. Kimmel responded on his program the same night, noting an earlier attempt in September to have him pulled and … Read more
Lead: Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, is scheduled to visit the White House on Friday, November 21, 2025, for a first meeting with federal leaders amid heightened local and national attention. At the same time, the U.S. Coast Guard has announced a policy change clarifying that displays of swastikas and nooses will … Read more
Canadian actor Spencer Lofranco, known for leading roles in Jamesy Boy and a supporting role in Gotti, died on Tuesday at age 33, his brother announced on Thursday. Santino Lofranco posted a social media tribute that included Spencer’s birth and death dates and then set the account to private. Officials are investigating the death and … Read more
Lead In 2025 Stoke Space is racing to make rapid, full reuse practical by building a Nova launcher powered by a full‑flow staged‑combustion first stage and a novel multi‑thruster upper stage. Founders Andy Lapsa and Tom Feldman began the company around 2020 and have since secured a lease at Cape Canaveral’s historic Launch Complex 14, … Read more
Lead Former cabinet minister Lord Michael Gove has issued an apology on behalf of the government and the Conservative Party after Baroness Hallett’s long-awaited 800-page Covid inquiry described a “toxic and chaotic” culture inside No 10 during the pandemic. The inquiry, published on the date of the report release, argues that delayed action — including … Read more
U.S. equity futures turned lower on Nov. 20, 2025, as selling pressure in Nvidia and other AI-linked names weighed on market sentiment. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 slipped about 0.4% while Nasdaq-100 futures fell roughly 0.7%; Dow futures were up modestly. The moves followed a volatile session in which a strong Nvidia report briefly … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 21, 2025, the Trump administration circulated a 28-point framework aimed at ending the Russia–Ukraine war by freezing front lines, recognizing Russian control over Crimea and large parts of Donbas, and barring Ukraine from NATO membership. The draft, shared publicly by a Ukrainian opposition politician and confirmed by a White House official, reflects … Read more
Lead At the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego on November 2025, neuroscientists from several U.S. universities described new laboratory work aimed at reducing the nausea and vomiting that many patients experience on GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs. Researchers reported progress in rodents showing ways to steer drug action to appetite‑suppressing circuits and away from brainstem … Read more
Lead: Between Nov. 19–21, 2025, three major science stories converged: former CDC leaders publicly described organizational upheaval after leadership changes at HHS and the agency, a moss species (Physcomitrium patens) endured nine months in an exposure capsule on the International Space Station, and NASA released higher-resolution observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — including HiRISE images … Read more
Lead Former Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill will be sentenced at the Old Bailey after pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery linked to pro‑Russian influence operations while he served as an MEP. The offences, dated between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019, were revealed through WhatsApp exchanges recovered from a phone seized … Read more
Lead On Nov. 21, 2025, Bitcoin extended a sudden November collapse, briefly touching $81,600 before stabilizing near $84,000 as a wave of leveraged liquidations pummeled crypto markets. Nearly $2 billion of positions were wiped out in 24 hours, with Bitcoin accounting for roughly $964 million and about 396,000 traders liquidated. The rout erased year-to-date BTC … Read more
Moon alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. On Friday, November 21, 2025 the Moon travels through Sagittarius, encouraging spontaneity and broad-minded responses. Readers across the zodiac may encounter sudden shifts that touch money, relationships, travel plans or daily routines. This forecast outlines sign-by-sign prompts and precautionary notes to help you … Read more
Lead On November 21, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly rejected a demand from Beijing to withdraw remarks she made linking a Taiwan Strait crisis to the possible deployment of Japanese forces. The exchange has heightened tensions between Tokyo and Beijing and prompted economic retaliation from China. Takaichi said Tokyo’s policy on responding to … Read more
Thursday night in Houston ended badly for the Buffalo Bills. Quarterback Josh Allen was sacked a career-high eight times and was hit 12 times overall as the Bills fell 23-19 to the Houston Texans. Buffalo mounted a late drive that covered 44 yards on a short pass and lateral, but Calen Bullock intercepted Allen at … Read more
Lead U.S. markets experienced one of the sharpest intraday reversals in months on Thursday as technology names led by Nvidia swung from solid gains to steep losses. The Nasdaq Composite closed down 2.16% after an earlier intraday gain of about 2.6%, while the S&P 500 fell 1.56% from a morning high near 1.9% and the … Read more
