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Lead The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it will remove the 22-year-old boxed warning from more than 20 estrogen- and progestin-containing pills, patches and creams used to treat menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. Officials said new analyses show lower cardiovascular and cognitive risks when hormone therapy is begun before age … Read more

Apple is facing renewed rumors that it may remove the Dynamic Island cutout and hide the front-facing camera beneath the display for a cleaner, all-screen look. The speculation, reported by MacRumors on Monday, centers on a potential 20th‑anniversary iPhone slated for 2027. Sources cited by the report are anonymous leakers, leaving the claim unverified and … Read more

A new open-source effort led by developer WinterSnowfall is bringing markedly better Linux support to older Windows games that use the Direct3D 7 (D3D7) API. The work builds on the dxvk framework and aims to make dozens—if not hundreds—of late-1990s and early-2000s PC titles playable on Linux with fewer graphical problems. The project’s recent tuning … Read more

Lead: Eight Senate Democrats voted this week to advance a funding measure that ends a 40-day government shutdown, setting off sharp criticism from progressives and some party leaders. The agreement—announced as negotiations led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan and Angus King produced a path forward—restores pay for federal workers, raises SNAP funding temporarily and … Read more

In a late Sunday session, the Senate voted 60 to 40 to advance a House passed continuing resolution, a key step toward ending the 40 day federal shutdown. Eight Democrats joined the Republican majority to move the measure forward, setting up amendments intended to attach three full year appropriations bills and a short term funding … Read more

Lead: On November 10, 2025, Siddhant Awasthi—who led development and the production ramp of Tesla’s Cybertruck as program manager for three years—confirmed he has left the company in a LinkedIn post. His departure follows a series of senior exits across Tesla’s Cybertruck, Model 3 and Model Y programs amid volatile sales and an uncertain outlook … Read more

Lead: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Monday tapped 74-year-old Dean Fuleihan, a longtime city and state budget official and former Bill de Blasio deputy, to serve as his first deputy mayor and chief City Hall adviser. The appointment comes as Mamdani seeks to advance more than $10 billion in campaign proposals while confronting a near $5 … Read more

On Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it will request drug makers remove the long-standing “black box” (boxed) warning on many estrogen-containing hormone therapies used for menopausal symptoms. The agency said the change follows a reappraisal of the evidence and is intended to expand safe treatment options for women, particularly … Read more

Lead: In Riyadh, in the summer heat that can reach about 110 degrees Fahrenheit, Kenyan women and their newborns are living on medians and near a city gas station after giving birth outside marriage. Police, shelter operators and diplomats repeatedly turned many away; some mothers — unable to secure birth documents for their children — … Read more

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from La Santé prison on Monday under judicial supervision, less than three weeks after beginning a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy tied to alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 campaign. The 70-year-old left custody by car and returned quickly to his home in western Paris, after a Paris … Read more

On Nov. 10, 2025, Visa and Mastercard announced a revised settlement with U.S. merchants that have accused the card networks and issuing banks of charging excessive “swipe” (interchange) fees. The accord, which must be approved by U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie in Brooklyn, follows the rejection in June 2024 of a prior $30 billion deal … Read more

Lead — On Nov. 10, Amazon listed the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen, GPS, 44mm) for $189.99, a limited-time price that represents a 32% discount off the $279 list price and a $89.01 saving. The offer applies to several color and band combinations in the 44mm GPS model. The reduction brings Apple’s midrange smartwatch into … Read more

Lead: Former President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC after the broadcaster aired an edited segment of his January 6 speech that his team says changed its meaning. The dispute, raised publicly by Trump’s legal representatives this week, centers on how a short excerpt was cut and presented in a news package. … Read more

Lead On Nov. 10, 2025, eight senators from the Democratic caucus voted with Republicans in the Senate to advance a stopgap spending measure aimed at ending the government shutdown. The procedural motion passed 60–40, clearing a hurdle toward a final vote while drawing sharp objections from many in the Democratic conference. Senate Majority Leader John … Read more

Lead: Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major U.S. indexes rose in premarket trading Monday after a late-Sunday vote advanced a measure to end the federal government shutdown. The market reaction reflected relief that a funding agreement may be imminent, though trading stayed cautious ahead of the open. UnitedHealth Group shares fell … Read more