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President Donald Trump is under fire from members of both major parties after he used social media to elevate a post urging that six Democratic lawmakers be executed for “seditious behavior.” The dispute centers on a recently circulated video in which those legislators encourage military personnel to reject any “illegal orders.” Trump’s response, posted online […]
A growing number of consumers and companies are keeping smartphones, computers and other electronics far beyond traditional replacement cycles, a trend that economists say is beginning to weigh on national productivity. According to a recent survey by Reviews.org, the average American now holds onto a smartphone for 29 months, compared with roughly 22 months in 2016. The […]
College Station, Texas — An internal review committee at Texas A&M University has concluded that the institution did not have sufficient grounds to terminate senior English lecturer Melissa McCoul, whose contract was abruptly ended earlier this year following controversy around a classroom discussion of gender identity. The panel, convened under university rules to examine contested […]
Mountain View, Calif., Nov. 22, 2025 – Intuit Inc. has entered a partnership with OpenAI valued at more than $100 million, aiming to integrate the software firm’s flagship financial applications directly into the ChatGPT platform. The agreement combines OpenAI’s large language model technology with Intuit’s suite of consumer and business products, including TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit […]
British perfumer Jo Malone, who created the Jo Malone London fragrance label in 1990 and sold it to the Estée Lauder Companies nine years later, says the agreement that made her a millionaire also left her unable to use her own surname in future ventures. Speaking on CNBC’s “Executive Decisions” podcast, the 62-year-old entrepreneur described […]
Senior American, Ukrainian and European representatives are gathering in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a U.S.-drafted peace framework that would end Russia’s war in Ukraine but demand sweeping concessions from Kyiv. The meeting comes as Ukrainian cities continue to endure nightly drone and missile attacks launched by Moscow. The U.S. delegation is led by Secretary […]
Toronto — Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ: HUT) disclosed on 17 November 2025 that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its 310-megawatt portfolio of four natural gas power plants in Ontario to Canadian utility TransAlta. The transaction transfers full ownership of the generating assets, completing Hut 8’s previously announced plan to monetize non-core infrastructure […]
At lunchtime in midtown Manhattan, Chipotle, Cava and Sweetgreen still attract sidewalk lines that stretch past their doors. Yet behind the visible crowds, all three fast-casual chains are contending with a different reality: fewer overall visits, especially among younger customers whose budgets are under pressure. The companies’ most recent quarterly reports point to softer traffic […]
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a sharp rebuke of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene one day after the Georgia Republican said she will leave Congress early next year. In posts on his social media platform and in a subsequent interview, Trump accused Greene of disloyalty, criticized her political standing and suggested he would back […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has again asked a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida to release grand jury transcripts from the early stages of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, arguing that a new federal law compels public disclosure. In a filing submitted on November 21, government attorneys requested authorization to unseal grand jury […]
Shares of companies tied to residential construction rallied sharply on Friday as market participants increased bets that the Federal Reserve will reverse course and start cutting interest rates. The move lifted two widely followed exchange-traded funds that track the sector to their strongest single-day performance since midsummer. In afternoon trading, the iShares U.S. Home Construction […]
NEW YORK — Tatiana Schlossberg, the 35-year-old journalist who is the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, has disclosed that she is living with terminal cancer. The announcement was made in a personal essay published on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in The New Yorker. Diagnosis Followed the Birth of Second […]