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After midterm sweep, Democrats split over Trump, cost-cutting agenda

Fresh from a midterm election landslide, Democrats met in Denver this week united in wanting to deliver voters relief from high costs, but split over how to achieve that, what lessons to draw from their victory and how combative they should be toward President Donald Trump.Despite the celebratory mood after the November 3 rout of Republicans, tensions between moderates and a restive progressive wing surfaced at the party's first major gathering since its victory, along with anxiety that the party could squander the opportunity voters had handed it.The gathering offered an early glimpse of the

As Democrats seek changes to bill on energy permits, divisions emerge

US aviation shutdown blamed on L3 Harris installed router

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Meta fined $887 million in Italy over Android gallery photos and videos on Facebook

Italy announced an €805 million ($887 million) fine against Meta on Saturday for using photos and videos from Android users’ galleries on Facebook without specific consent or adequate disclosure. The Italian Data Protection Authority said the feature, called “Get suggestions from gallery when browsing Facebook,” violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law. The directive protects smartphones as part of a person’s private sphere and requires “free and informed consent” for such access, the authority said. Investigators found that

National ground stop response highlights critical errors in public reassurance – saying ‘nothing nefarious’ did the opposite of quelling public concern

Tens of thousands march in Portuguese cities against surging home prices

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Kosovo fans boo and whistle Israeli national anthem before 0-0 Nations League draw

Kosovo supporters booed and whistled Israel's national anthem before the 0-0 Nations League draw in Pristina on Saturday as the visitors were given another hostile reception because of their country’s actions in Gaza. Some of the Kosovan players also bowed their heads while the anthem was played, while Israel’s players and coaching staff sang passionately, apparently in defiance of the home fans. The supporters continued to boo and whistle the Israel players during the game, which ended in a draw despite Kosovo midfielder Veldin Hodža’s sending-off in the 67

Alaska elects first Democratic governor since 1998, US media project

Fed's Collins says gradual rate hikes best to manage economic risks

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Survivors of the deadly Brooklyn building collapse recall shock, terror and grief

One man's pregnant wife was pulled alive from the rubble, while two of his roommates perished. A woman living next door woke from a nap to bright daylight flooding her bedroom because her apartment wall was suddenly gone. Survivors of the Brooklyn apartment building collapse that killed eight people wept as they recounted their terror and grief during a news conference Friday. New York officials, from building inspectors to prosecutors, say they're investigating what caused the three-story building to come crashing down as workers were digging at an adjacent constr

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Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaska

Alaska voters have elected a Democrat for governor for the first time since 1998, part of a national midterm elections wave that gave the party sweeping wins in state governments across the country. Former state lawmaker Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republicans, including one endorsed by President Donald Trump. His victory means Democrats will control the governor's office in 30 states, including several they flipped after years of Republican control in places such as Iowa, Georgia, Ohio and Texas. Kreiss-Tomkins, often referred to as JKT, completed a pol

Rubio says more work to do and downplays election losses amid speculation about political future

Wall St gives up early gains as tech stocks slide on Nvidia turmoil

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Republican Lauren Boebert, a colorful conservative, loses reelection bid in Colorado, according to US media

US Representative Lauren Boebert, an outspoken Republican whose colorful behavior on and off Capitol Hill made her a household name far beyond her Colorado district, lost her reelection bid, US media outlets projected on Friday.Boebert was narrowly defeated by Democrat Eileen Laubacher, a retired US Navy rear admiral, in a district that President Donald Trump had carried by 18 points in 2024.Her campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Her race was one of a handful of House of Representatives races that remained undecided more than a week after the November 3 election, i

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Incoming House Speaker Jeffries heckled at Democratic conference

(In paragraph 9, corrects Van Hollen's state to Maryland, not Massachusetts)By Tim ReidDENVER, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Hakeem Jeffries, set to become US House Speaker when Democrats take control of Congress in January, was heckled by protesters on Friday who accused him of being too timid to address the high cost of living that fueled voter frustration in the midterm elections.Jeffries was speaking at a gathering of Democrats in Denver to debate the future direction of the party after it routed President Donald Trump's Republicans in the November 3 elections. About 10 hecklers shouted at Jeffries,

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How the Nvidia scandal lifted the curtain on a loophole that’s giving China access to US chips

Headquartered in a curved glass skyscraper that boasts commanding views over Singapore’s Marina Bay district, Megaspeed International is just the type of fast-growing tech start-up that Asia’s wealthy city-state has been keen to attract.In three years, the corporate entity has gone from an inactive Chinese gaming subsidiary to one of Asia’s biggest buyers of cutting-edge semiconductors from the US.But its rapid rise has also propelled it to the center of an alleged spy scandal that’s now engulfing Nvidia, the $4 trillion company behind the world’s most advanced chips.At the same time

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SEC moves No. 19 Ole Miss-Oklahoma game to Sunday, Sooners' AD rips decision by Sankey

The Southeastern Conference has announced that No. 19 Mississippi's game at Oklahoma will be delayed a full day to Sunday in the aftermath of the FAA's deicision to ground all flights. The SEC said the Ole Miss football team was unable to leave Oxford on Friday night. “After the stoppage was lifted, a late-night departure could not be accommodated by the charter company with which Ole Miss was contracted,” the SEC said. The Rebels (6-3) will now leave for Oklahoma (5-4) on Saturday afternoon. The game originally scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Eastern wi

Russian ambassador to US dies suddenly after suffering chronic illness, foreign ministry says

Trump to meet with China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin at historic trilateral sit-down on nuclear non-proliferation

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Hours-long halt to US flights leaves travelers frustrated, anxious

By Kanishka Singh, Maria Tsvetkova, Elizabeth Mendez and Doyinsola OladipoWASHINGTON/NEW YORK/SAN JOSE, California, Nov 13 (Reuters) - David Johnson had his cross-country flight delayed twice. Barbara Steinberg expected to miss her high-school reunion. And Grissel Francis could not help but think of the September 11, 2001 hijackings."It was kind of scary," Francis said on Friday during the largest halt to US air travel since the 2001 attacks. "You have these flashbacks from 9/11, you know." They were among tens of thousands of fliers forced to change their plans when the FAA issued a grou

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US Air Force responds to suspected drone activity over UK airbase

US Air Force personnel at the RAF Lakenheath base in Britain responded to "suspected unauthorised drone activity" on Friday evening, although no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, a US Air Force spokesperson said."We continue to work closely with our host nation counterparts to ensure the safety and security of our US service members, US and host nation civilians, contractors, and all of our families," the spokesperson said by email.Britain's Ministry of Defence said US Air Force Security Forces personnel had responded to reports of unauthorised drone activity and that the

Iran targets US military site in Gulf for first time in two months as hopes for a deal fade

Pope Leo thanks God as 1.5 million cheer in Peru city he served as bishop

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‘Separating wants and needs’: Milwaukee couple reconsider their financial habits

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Old air traffic control equipment regularly disrupts US flights

The grounding of all departing flights across the United States on Friday was only the second such shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks.

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Inside Stephen Miller’s aggressive first week as Trump’s chief of staff

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The world’s highest bridge is so much more than just an engineering marvel

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Trump administration blames ‘overloaded’ systems for ground stop after FAA lets flights resume

The Federal Aviation Administration says airplane departures can resume after the agency lifted a nationwide ground stop caused by communications problems

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The Latest: FAA lifts nationwide ground stop on flights that halted travel across the US

The Federal Aviation Administration says airplane departures can resume after the agency lifted a nationwide ground stop caused by communications problems

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Who’s who in the Nvidia scandal and what we know about what’s happened

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US to resume flights after air traffic network failure sparks chaos

The FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls