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Lead: On Thursday, Nov. 21, 2025, co-teachers at Harvard confronted students about the abrupt absence of former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers after he stepped back from teaching amid scrutiny over his email exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein. In one classroom, Harvard Kennedy School professor Jeffrey Liebman condemned Summers’ conduct as “inexcusable” … Read more

Lead: The U.S. stock market experienced a sharp intraday reversal Thursday after Nvidia surrendered early post-earnings gains, dragging many leading names lower. Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures ticked modestly higher overnight as markets tried to stabilize. Several large-cap and AI-related names — including AMD, GE Vernova, Vertiv and Sandisk — showed visibly weak … Read more

Lead On November 20, 2025, Alphabet Inc.’s Google disclosed that its latest Pixel smartphones can now exchange photos and other files with iPhones by using Apple’s AirDrop protocol, a move reported and timed at 7:40 PM UTC and updated at 10:43 PM UTC. The capability bridges a long-standing interoperability gap between the two ecosystems and … Read more

Lead On Thursday in Owings Mills, Md., Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice and reacted to a startling statistic: he has already been sacked 23 times in seven starts this season, matching his total from all of 2024. Jackson said he plans to address the issue directly with his offensive line after learning the … Read more

Lead: The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a sweeping proposal to open new federal waters to oil leasing off the coasts of California and Florida, advancing a five-year plan that would be the first major expansion of offshore drilling in decades. The proposal includes six lease sales off California between 2027 and 2030 and new … Read more

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ordered a halt to the months-long National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., finding the use of those forces “unlawful.” The ruling sided with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, who argued the mobilization infringed the city’s autonomy and risked public safety. Judge Cobb paused enforcement of her … Read more

Lead: In 2024, Brooklyn resident Kara Goodwin, 39, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer after months of arm pain that doctors first attributed to overuse injuries. Her cancer had already spread to bone by the time an MRI revealed a large tumor. Current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening guidance — for adults 50–80 … Read more

Lead: U.S. stock indexes gave back large morning gains and finished sharply lower on Nov. 20, 2025, a day after chipmaker Nvidia reported fiscal 2026 third-quarter results that exceeded analysts’ expectations. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.2%, the S&P 500 declined 1.6% and the Dow slipped 0.8% after losing a roughly 700-point intraday advance to end … Read more

On Nov. 20, 2025, a federal appeals panel issued a temporary administrative stay that blocks a U.S. district judge’s order to free most of a group of 615 immigration detainees arrested in the Chicago area. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted the stay at the request of the federal government while … Read more

President Donald Trump on Thursday publicly accused several Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior” and said they should be “arrested and put on trial,” adding in social posts that the conduct could be “punishable by death.” The comments followed a Tuesday video, posted by Sen. Elissa Slotkin, in which multiple veterans and former intelligence officials urged … Read more

Lead Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold a conversation with former US President Donald Trump after Washington circulated a draft peace plan intended to end the war with Russia. The proposal was reportedly prepared by US special envoy Steve Witkoff together with Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev, without Kyiv’s direct involvement. Zelensky’s office said Ukraine will … Read more

Lead: Fox News Media announced on Wednesday that its faith vertical, Fox Faith, will premiere The Life of Jesus Podcast, a 52-episode series led by Ainsley Earhardt that traces the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The rollout named more than 100 celebrity contributors, including Kristen Bell as the voice of Mary Magdalene — a … Read more

Lead A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, is probing how the Justice Department handled its criminal inquiry into Senator Adam Schiff, according to law enforcement sources and a subpoena reviewed by NBC News. The subpoena, served on conservative activist Christine Bish, sought records of her communications with people identifying themselves as William Pulte and … Read more

Lead Researchers report that spores of the moss Physcomitrella patens survived at least nine months attached to the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS) and germinated after return to Earth. The samples were mounted on the Cygnus NG-17 spacecraft and exposed to ultraviolet radiation, vacuum and temperature extremes before retrieval. Space-exposed spores showed an … Read more

Lead: The UN climate summit COP30 in Belém, Brazil was evacuated after a fire broke out inside the conference pavilion, forcing thousands of attendees outside as emergency services responded. Brazilian authorities said the blaze is now under control and reported no injuries. The incident occurred in the closing hours of negotiations when nearly 200 countries … Read more