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On Nov. 12, 2025 (updated Nov. 13, 2025), global equities extended a three-day advance that pushed markets close to an all-time high as President Donald Trump signed legislation ending the longest US government shutdown. Asian stock markets traded with restraint, reflecting a scarcity of fresh economic data that left investors uncertain about the Federal Reserve’s … Read more
Lead Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was named the National League Cy Young Award winner on the final ballot of the 2025 regular season, receiving all 30 first-place votes. The 2023 first overall pick followed his 2024 Rookie of the Year campaign with an MLB-best 1.97 ERA in his first full season and 216 … Read more
FX’s hit series Shōgun will begin principal photography for Season 2 in Vancouver in January, the studio confirmed, with a mix of new and returning performers joining leads Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis. The announced additions include Asami Kizukawa (Aya), Masataka Kubota (Hyūga), Sho Kaneta (Hidenobu), Takaaki Enoki (Lord Ito) and Jun Kunimura (Gōda), while … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump signed a congressionally approved funding bill on the evening after a 43-day federal funding lapse that began on 1 October, formally ending the longest US government shutdown on record. The signing in the Oval Office restores funding to agencies, guarantees back pay to furloughed and unpaid federal employees, and allows many … Read more
Lead On Nov. 11, comedian Amy Schumer told her roughly 12 million Instagram followers that she had removed earlier posts and posted two new images, calling the change a fresh start. The 44-year-old said the deletions were not motivated solely by shifts in her appearance and emphasized she feels “good and happy.” Schumer has been … Read more
Lead: NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center posted geomagnetic storm watches for 11–13 November 2025 after multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed on 9–10 November. The agency issued a G2 (Moderate) watch for 11 November, a G3 (Strong) watch for 12 November and a G1 (Minor) watch for 13 November. Forecasting remains cautious because a … Read more
Lead: U.S. stock futures slipped Wednesday evening after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record above 48,000, extending a broadening market rally. Futures tied to the Dow dropped roughly 26 points (about 0.1%), while S&P futures fell 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures were down about 0.3%. The move followed a rotation away from … Read more
Lead: The House on Wednesday approved legislation to end a 43-day federal funding lapse that left thousands of workers unpaid, passengers delayed and families seeking food assistance. Using its narrow Republican majority, the chamber backed the package 222-209 and sent the measure to President Donald Trump for his expected signature. The Senate had already approved … Read more
On Nov. 12, 2025, Representative Adelita Grijalva of Arizona was sworn into the House and immediately provided the 218th signature required to force a floor vote on a discharge petition demanding release of Justice Department files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The signature ended weeks of delay in seating Ms. Grijalva, which she … Read more
Nov. 12, 2025 — A Global Carbon Project analysis projects that global fossil carbon dioxide emissions will hit about 38.1 billion tonnes in 2025, roughly 1.1 percent higher than 2024. The increase, driven by rises in the United States and other regions, comes even as researchers detect a possible recent flattening of emissions in China. … Read more
Lead: Boudylam “Lam” Simmavanh, a 48-year-old welder and father of four who arrived in the United States as a child refugee from Laos in 1986, was detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement appointment on Oct. 28 after roughly 18 years of regular check-ins. His family and the small Orrville, Ohio community mounted a campaign … Read more
Lead: On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia struck the final circulating penny after a presidential directive earlier this year asked the Treasury to stop producing new one-cent coins. Major U.S. chains told CBS News they are already adapting: some stores are rounding cash totals to the nearest five cents, others are asking … Read more
Lead: Federal prosecutors unsealed a 23-count indictment on Nov. 12, 2025, accusing former Gov. Gavin Newsom aide Dana Williamson and associates of funneling money from Xavier Becerra’s dormant 2026 campaign account and falsely claiming luxury items and travel as business expenses. The charges allege roughly $225,000 was diverted from the campaign account and that about … Read more
Lead Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers has been named the 2025 American League Cy Young Award winner for the second consecutive season, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) announced. Ballots were submitted before postseason play and Skubal finished with 26 first-place votes and 198 points under the BBWAA 7-4-3-2-1 scoring system. Garrett Crochet … Read more
Congress returned to the Capitol on Nov. 12, 2025, for the final House floor debate and an expected late-evening vote on a Senate-passed funding package that could end a 43-day federal government shutdown. Lawmakers traded blame during the final hours as Republicans pushed to adopt the Senate measure and Democrats pressed to extend expiring Affordable … Read more
