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British government bond yields rose sharply on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, after media reports said Chancellor Rachel Reeves no longer intends to raise income tax rates in the Autumn Budget due later this month. The market move followed the circulating accounts that the government is set to abandon a planned income-tax increase, prompting investors to … Read more
Lead On Nov. 14, 2025, the U.S. government announced framework agreements that will remove certain tariffs on foods and other imports from Ecuador, Argentina, Guatemala and El Salvador. The White House and Treasury officials said the steps are intended to expand U.S. market access in those countries and to help lower prices for goods such … Read more
President Donald Trump this week proposed a 50-year mortgage as a fix for housing affordability, a suggestion that quickly drew local and national attention. Utah lenders, university experts and young buyers weighed the trade-offs: lower monthly payments versus far higher lifetime interest and slower equity accumulation. Industry rules and investor appetite mean broad availability would … Read more
Lead: In Las Vegas on Thursday night the Baseball Writers’ Association of America awarded New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge his third American League Most Valuable Player award, narrowly edging Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh. Judge received 17 first-place votes and 355 points to Raleigh’s 13 first-place votes and 335 points, with Cleveland’s José Ramírez third … Read more
Lead Blue Origin’s New Glenn successfully launched NASA’s ESCAPADE twin-spacecraft mission on Nov. 13 from Cape Canaveral, and the rocket’s first stage made the first successful recovery for the vehicle family. Liftoff occurred at 3:55 p.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 36 after an earlier, minute-long scrub and an aborted attempt about an hour before the … Read more
Lead: Meghan Trainor, 31, spoke publicly on Nov. 12 about the backlash she’s received after revealing a 60-pound weight loss and a breast augmentation. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight published Nov. 12, the singer said she feels healthier and stronger since becoming more intentional about her post-pregnancy care. Trainor acknowledged that negative comments about … Read more
Nov 14, 2025 — At Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, the New England Patriots closed a short week with a 27-14 victory over the New York Jets on Thursday night, improving to 9-2 on the season. The win extended New England’s current streak to eight straight and guaranteed the franchise its first winning season since … Read more
Lead Michael Duarte, the California-born food creator known online as FoodWithBearHands, died Sunday after a confrontation with law enforcement in Castroville, Texas. Medina County deputies responded to a 911 report of a man acting erratically and allegedly armed with a knife; the encounter escalated and Duarte was transported to a San Antonio hospital where he … Read more
Lead: Oklahoma death-row prisoner Tremane Wood, 46, was found unresponsive in a cell on Thursday hours after Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted his death sentence to life without parole at the request of the Pardon and Parole Board. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) says Wood was moved off death row following a long meeting with … Read more
Lead On Thursday night at Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots defeated the New York Jets 27-14 to extend their winning streak to eight games. Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson accounted for three touchdowns, finishing with 19 carries for 62 yards and five catches for 31 yards. The victory improved New England to 9-2 and … Read more
A provision tucked into a federal spending bill signed by President Trump would bar many hemp-derived THC products sold today, including gummies, beverages, topicals and some vapes. The language sets a 0.4 milligram THC limit per container, a threshold industry groups say would remove most retail products from the market. Supporters in Congress and a … Read more
Lead The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower-court dismissal and ordered the prosecution of six Nevada Republicans accused of submitting a false 2020 electoral certificate to return to Clark County. The move keeps criminal allegations tied to the 2020 presidential contest alive in a county that includes Las Vegas and leans Democratic. Prosecutors … Read more
Israeli authorities on Thursday identified remains handed over by Hamas as those of 73-year-old Manny Godard, a resident of a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip who was killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Godard and his wife Ayelet were overtaken during the assault on communities near Gaza and their bodies were taken into the … Read more
Lead: Cardi B, 33, has welcomed her fourth child and her first with NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs, announcing the news on Instagram after revealing the pregnancy in September. Sources told TMZ the couple welcomed a baby boy last week and that Diggs was present at the birth. The singer-rapper, who shares three children with … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 13, 2025, as Congress approved legislation to end a brief government shutdown, lawmakers inserted a provision that bans many intoxicating hemp products containing THC. The change closes a loophole from the 2018 Farm Bill and will directly affect retailers and patients in the Pittsburgh region. Small businesses such as Lawrenceville Hemp Co., … Read more
