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Five months after U.S. regulators approved lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention injection, the U.S. State Department announced on Nov. 18, 2025 that Eswatini and Zambia have each received 500 doses. The drug, produced by Gilead Sciences and described in scientific coverage as a major innovation, can protect against HIV with just two injections per year. … Read more
Lead A new HBO documentary, Thoughts and Prayers, directed by Zackary Canepari and Jessica Dimmock, documents how American schools have adopted emergency plans and hardware aimed at active shooters. The film, released on HBO on 18 November 2025, shows lockdown drills, bulletproof backpacks, in-class shelters and realistic simulations that many children now experience regularly. Directors … Read more
Major web services experienced widespread errors on Tuesday after Cloudflare, a dominant internet infrastructure provider, reported an abrupt surge in traffic beginning at 11:20 UTC that disrupted requests flowing through its network. Users started reporting problems on outage-monitoring site Downdetector shortly after 11:30 GMT, with a number of high-profile destinations — including X and ChatGPT … Read more
Lead: Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez arrived at the wrong Indianapolis-area house on Wednesday and was fatally shot as she tried to enter, authorities say. The shooting has renewed scrutiny of stand-your-ground and castle-doctrine rules that allow use of deadly force in some self-defense situations. Indiana law allows reasonable force, including deadly force, to … Read more
The UK has announced a £45 million partnership between the Fleming Initiative and GSK to apply artificial intelligence to the accelerating global threat of drug‑resistant infections. Launched in 2025, the programme targets six research areas, with an early focus on hard‑to‑treat Gram‑negative bacteria and emerging fungal threats such as Aspergillus. Project leaders say the aim … Read more
At a food-allergy foundation event today, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioned the widely discussed idea that reduced early peanut exposure caused the rise in peanut allergies. Kennedy said he finds the exposure hypothesis unconvincing and suggested investigators should instead examine aluminum used in vaccines, noting a temporal overlap between the … Read more
On Nov. 18, 2025, President Trump unexpectedly urged House Republicans to support a bill directing the Justice Department to release its investigative files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The turnabout followed months in which the administration resisted disclosure, prompting late-night television hosts to lampoon the reversal. Comedians seized on newly released emails tied to … Read more
Lead Flydubai has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to acquire up to 150 A321neo family aircraft — an agreement expected to include 115 firm commitments and 35 options. The MoU, announced while the carrier readies network growth and a planned move to Dubai World Central (DWC), represents Flydubai’s first non‑Boeing narrow‑body procurement. The … Read more
Lead Pinkfong Co., the studio behind the viral “Baby Shark” jingle, made a dramatic stock-market entrance on Nov. 17–18, 2025 in Seoul after a small initial public offering (IPO). Shares popped to an intraday high of 61,500 won before settling at 41,550 won, leaving the firm with a market value of 596.3 billion won (about … Read more
Lead On the night of Nov. 17, 2025, Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued an injunction that blocks the use of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis under a crimefighting operation ordered by President Donald Trump, while she paused enforcement for five days to allow an appeal. The ruling responds to a lawsuit by … Read more
Lead: For decades Washington has cautioned allies and developing countries against accepting loans from Chinese state-owned banks, citing strategic risks. A new AidData analysis shows an unexpected reversal: the United States has received far more such financing than any other country, receiving roughly $200 billion over the past 25 years. Much of that credit was … Read more
Christopher Renstrom’s horoscope for Tuesday, November 18, 2025, blends daily sign guidance with dating-site trend data to point readers toward relationship choices and short-term priorities. The piece references a PlentyOfFish analysis of 150,000 users to highlight compatibility patterns while offering sign-by-sign counsel. Planetary notes — notably Mercury’s motion into Scorpio — frame advice about revisiting … Read more
Lead James Franklin, newly hired as Virginia Tech’s head coach, contacted linebacker recruit Mathieu Lamah on Monday night after the Hokies completed the hiring. Lamah, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound linebacker from Nokesville (Va.) Patriot, remains committed to Penn State, the program Franklin led through six games this season. The phone call adds a fresh twist to … Read more
Lead Between 15 and 17 November, analysts estimate roughly 500,000 flight bookings by Chinese travellers to Japan were cancelled as a diplomatic dispute intensified over comments by Japan’s prime minister on Taiwan. The wave of cancellations followed Chinese government warnings aimed at visitors and students, and airline policies offering free refunds. Japan has dispatched a … Read more
Lead On Nov. 18, 2025 at Allegiant Stadium, the Dallas Cowboys beat the Las Vegas Raiders 33-16 in a game that served as both a competitive victory and a tribute to defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died on Nov. 6. The team held memorials and grief-counseling sessions during the bye week and displayed visible remembrances … Read more
