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Thursday, November 12, 2026

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Breaking · PoliticsWaPo reports Rubio used military aircraft to attend son's football games
Fox News
PoliticsU.S. envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Moscow after Ukraine peace talks
Kyiv Independent
PoliticsMississippi elects first Democratic senator in 44 years as Dems gain Senate seat
Fortune
At least one dead after Brooklyn apartment building collapses
Washington Examiner
PoliticsWhite House threatens criminal investigation if Democrats oversee Trump administration
The Guardian
EIGHTH FLIPPoliticsDemocrat Scott Colom defeats GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate upset
CBS News
WarUS Treasury Secretary moved to military base over Iranian threats
Daily Mail
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WHEELS OF MISFORTUNEChinese automaker BYD apologizes after delivering SUVs with rear wheels on front, front wheels on back
'I CAN'T DO IT'Man surrenders 76 cats crammed in car to rescue charity: 'I can't do it'
Hundreds of Chicagoans gathered to move the Bean sculpture 7 inches left to rescue a man trapped inside—who doesn't exist
BAD ADVICE.AIMan sues OpenAI after ChatGPT convinced him to stop paying rent, leaving him homeless
FOUL PLAYParent upset over football blowout defecates in opposing school's hallway
Woman scoops council worker onto car bonnet over traffic cones; he needs titanium screws for fracture
19 runners fall ill at Santa Barbara half-marathon; police investigate possible ketamine poisoning
Pharmacists warn women not to put allergy tablets in their vaginas amid viral trend
Ohio State suspends fraternity while probing video of men engulfed in flames
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Nvidia board meets on CEO Jensen Huang's future after affair with alleged Chinese spy
NBC News
FAST TRACK DERAILEDFDA shelves Trump-era drug fast-track program amid agency chaos reports
FEUD REIGNITEDRick Scott takes swipe at Ron DeSantis after midterm victory lap in Florida
CRIME & CONSEQUENCESMinnesota woman convicted of felony burglary elected to city council
ROBE REBELLIONTrump's judge nominees face resistance from Republican senators Cornyn and Tillis
Democrat Senator's Internship Lists 'Identify as Muslim' As QualificationTrump bolsters Mar-a-Lago security against drone threatsTrump posts 5:50 a.m. tirade against Democrats over planned congressional investigationsICE deportations and arrests hit record high in fiscal 2026

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RENT SQUEEZEMap shows where US renters face worst rent burdens as costs outpace earnings
Business Insider
70% SPIKE WARNINGHeating oil prices could spike 70% this winter due to Iran tensions
$22B IN THE REDCredit card debt surges $22B in Q3 as Democrats push interest rate caps
$22.48 SHOCKCalifornia city proposes 8.6% utility rate hike, raising bills by $22 monthly
13M IN THE RED13 million UK adults unable to pay essential bills this Christmas
Inflation hotter than expected in October as energy, food prices surgeHotter-than-expected inflation raises chances of Fed rate hikeNearly a quarter of Americans have debt in collections, study findsTrump's USDA could cut off food stamps to millions more Americans

Celebrity Crashouts

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White University of Mississippi students make monkey noises outside Black women's apartment; Ring footage goes viral
OK! Magazine
Footage of Gérard Depardieu allegedly sexually assaulting extra on film set revealed
Jimmy Kimmel responds to Trump's memorial arch proposal
Robbie Williams spots former 90s fling in Melbourne crowd during concert
Kylie Jenner seeks to identify Jane Doe chef in miscarriage lawsuit
Sombr pauses Ohio concert to ask fan to stop flipping him off
'Vampire Diaries' star accuses co-star of blacklisting him from fan events over pro-Israel views
Keanu Reeves' 'Constantine 2' Gets 'Renewed Hope' After James Gunn's DC Exit, Says Director
Ariana Grande makes red carpet debut with Ricky Alvarez after rekindling romance
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  1. 1    Russia sentences man to 14 years for photographing war graves as Putin cracks down on casualty evidence
  2. 2    Zelensky warns of 'systematic' restrictions on Starshield military satellite network
  3. 3    Zelensky slams US suggestion to give up territory to end Ukraine war
  4. 4    Russian colonel killed in St. Petersburg blast, latest in apparent assassination campaign
  5. 5    Starshield speed restrictions hampering Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian drones, Zelensky says

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CLEAN SWEEPMirra Andreeva defeats Aryna Sabalenka 6-0 at WTA Finals
Yahoo Sports
UFC star attacked by rival at hotel during interview, days before fight
Houston Rockets' Marcus Smart ejected for throwing punch at Warriors' Charles Bassey
NC State hires Philip Rivers as next football coach
Rockets beat Warriors in wild game as Marcus Smart throws punch
Miami University football team's prank on rival kicker backfires, draws criticism
Charles Barkley rips comparisons of Austin Reaves to Larry Bird: 'They're both white. That's it.'
Katseye member performs in chair with concussion during Austin concert
Colts QB Daniel Jones says he's 'not happy' as Indy trades away key teammates
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1Chinese automaker BYD apologizes after delivering SUVs with rear wheels on front, front wheels on back2Man surrenders 76 cats crammed in car to rescue charity: 'I can't do it'3Hundreds of Chicagoans gathered to move the Bean sculpture 7 inches left to rescue a man trapped inside—who doesn't exist

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'HELP US'Florida man arrested after children rescued holding 'Help us' note at window
Us Weekly
EMU-BARRASSED DEPUTIESSouth Carolina deputies struggle to capture loose emu
Florida mushroom found to contain both psychedelic drugs and deadly toxins
3X THE LIMITFlorida woman with 3X legal BAC crashes into guardrail in front of trooper
DEEP SIXFamed ocean liner bigger than Titanic sunk as artificial reef in Gulf of Mexico
Man spotted driving red convertible piled high with hot dogs in Tampa
Florida couple found passed out in U-Haul van with 2 kids and drugs inside, cops say
Florida woman arrested after refusing to leave Mini Cooper during traffic stop
Florida woman arrested after destroying ex's Pokemon card collection in dispute
Florida woman arrested after breaking into ex's home for Pokémon cards, then returns for bong

Travel Gone Wrong

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'DELIBERATELY SUNK'Historic ship that carried JFK and Walt Disney deliberately sunk off Florida coast
Daily Mail
GOING DOWN IN HISTORYGiant cruise liner SS United States sunk off Florida to create world's largest artificial reef
BATHROOM BREAK DOWNFrontier flight makes emergency landing after leaky bathroom floods cabin
Unruly passenger and cabin flooding reported on 2 separate flights that landed in Chicago
Airbnb worker evicts guest who dumped mouldy food and bacon in toilet
ICE issues detainer for Honduran man arrested after alleged cockpit rush on United flight
Family abandons £1.8k TUI holiday after finding ants in room, broken toilet
Twice-deported man accused of bomb threat, cockpit breach attempt on United flight
Miami condo becomes 'animal house' as Airbnb chaos sparks HOA scandal, president ousted
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SPIKED SWEETSMinnesota's Largest Candy Store owner charged with selling booze-filled candy without license
NY Post
SQUATTER'S RIGHTSWoman arrested after months squatting in $5M San Francisco home
LIVE AND LET ARRESTEDBaltimore man wanted by police reveals his location by going live on Instagram
1,000 MILES AWAYAlleged serial rapist arrested at Burger King, 1,000 miles from crime scenes
DOWNRIGHT TURNESPN analyst Rex Ryan arrested after allegedly hitting pedestrians with truck in Nashville
Man arrested after claiming he had bomb on flight to New Orleans
LA pizzeria fights back against AI-generated photo scam on DoorDash
Male model charged with $1M luxury clothing heist turns courthouse into photoshoot
Meghan Markle's father arrested after cutting off ankle monitor

The World Is Ending

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CROSSING THE LINEEl Niño could push global temperatures above 1.5°C threshold permanently
Scientific American
Nor'easter threatens millions with heavy rain and first major snow of season
World heading for 'irrevocable overshoot' of global temperature thresholds, analysis warns
Mysterious rabies hotspot emerges on US East Coast as cases double
Evidence found that vital warm ocean currents are weakening
Iranians selling organs, blood as economic crisis deepens; flyers line Tehran streets
Farm workers claim bird flu infections in Washington vastly underreportedScientists warn underwater fault building toward massive earthquake, potential tsunami for US West Coast27 half-marathon runners hospitalized with hallucinations, memory loss in 'suspicious' incident
☢ Doom Score34Mild unease
Doomsday Clock85 secDEFCON (unofficial)DEFCON 3People who died today92,038Armed conflicts worldwide61All 20 meters →

Artificial Intelligence

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AI STRIKES A CHORDElvis Presley's and Eminem's music owners sue AI music generator Suno
The Next Web
New Zealand workers say AI tracking of toilet breaks forces them to defecate in warehouse aisles
Anthropic says key AI safety alarm triggered days before IPO
WATCHING YOUR GAMETencent launches AI gaming companion that watches your screen and gives advice
FEWER THAN 10Microsoft researchers find AI models can be backdoored by editing fewer than 10 neurons
Instagram expands AI system to catch teens lying about their ageLinus Torvalds: AI fixes drove most progress in latest Linux kernelClaude AI builds working OS with 1,000 agents in eight daysStudy: AI agents leak secrets when offered help by other programs
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Robot Uprising

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AI PILOT ONLYRing confirms camera drone won't have manual controls after CBS News crash
The Verge
TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUTFour-metre-tall Transformer-like robot unveiled for dangerous tasks
LASER FOCUSNorway deploys 2,000 underwater AI laser robots to kill salmon lice on farms
DRONE SWEET DRONEAmazon unveils $250 Ring security drone that patrols homes and flies between rooms
BUILDING IN ORBITDARPA robot assembles structure in space for first time
Waymo taxis won't stop for stopped school buses, feds investigateTesla launches Robotaxi in San Antonio with 274 sq mi geofence, but much may be unbookableGeorgia Tech student's homemade 'Reaper' drone hits 491 mph, claims world recordJapan's JR East deploys towering chainsaw robot to trim branches along railway

Alien Invasion

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Scientists discover source of mysterious radio signal flashing every eight minutes
Daily Mail
'Jellyfish UFO' spotted hovering near Alaska military base before vanishing
Object heading toward Earth mysteriously accelerating; scientist claims it's a lost spacecraft
EARTH'S NEW GIFTAstronomers discover new mini-moon captured by Earth's gravity
MYSTERY OVER KAIKŌURA1978 New Zealand TV crew captured UFOs on camera during Kaikōura sightings
Fireball traveling 47,000 mph spotted over North Carolina, Tennessee
Meteor lights up Tennessee sky with blue, white and orange fireball, NASA confirms
Airline captain claims UFOs flew in front of plane over Brussels multiple times
Earth captures new temporary moon as asteroid 2026 QQ8 enters orbit
Pilot claims he spotted UFOs during seven flights

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WarRussia, Ukraine, US conclude talks with prisoner exchange agreement, little progress on peaceWashington Examiner
WarZelensky arrives in Dublin for U.S.-backed Ukraine peace talks in Abu DhabiNewsweek
PoliticsItaly's far-right figure backs bill to reinstate anti-vax doctors struck off during pandemicThe Guardian
WarTen police officers, 18 fighters killed in northwest Pakistan attackAl Jazeera
WarXi Jinping says Taiwan 'reunification' with China must happenAl Jazeera
PoliticsDemocrats considering rule requiring government permission to train AI modelsFuturism
PoliticsMore than a dozen ICE recruits had violent and criminal histories before joining DHSJezebel
PoliticsMarco Rubio spent $1.2M on government jets to attend college football gamesJezebel
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PoliticsTrump admin accused of violating FOIA over Social Security data accessed by DOGE staffLaw&Crime
PoliticsFederal court rules law banning noncitizen voting unconstitutional, dismisses case against immigrantLaw&Crime
PoliticsHegseth and group admonished by Army sentinel for breaking decorum at Tomb of Unknown SoldierThe Daily Beast
PoliticsDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race over Cindy Hyde-Smith after week of countingThe Daily Beast

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