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An empty elementary school desk with a child's backpack in a San Diego classroom, illustrating the case of an 8-year-old boy taken into federal custody.

ICE Takes 8-Year-Old Haitian Boy Into Custody at San Diego Check-In, Separating Him From Family

An 8-year-old Haitian boy was taken into federal custody during a scheduled immigration check-in in downtown San Diego on November 4, 2026, […]

November 13, 2026

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Ukraine Launches Mass Overnight Drone Attack on Moscow as Volgograd Refinery Fire Kills Four

Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks of the war overnight, sending waves of unmanned aircraft toward Moscow that grounded flights […]

November 13, 2026

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China Stages Unannounced Pacific Drills in ‘Silent Intimidation’ of Taiwan, Officials Say

China carried out a large, unannounced military exercise across the western Pacific and around Taiwan in early November, massing more than 100 […]

November 13, 2026

Illustration of a Pakistan fast bowler in green delivering a ball at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium during the first Test against Sri Lanka.

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Saqib Khan Takes Seven Wickets on Test Debut as Pakistan Fight Back Against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi

Pakistan debutant Saqib Khan took seven wickets on Thursday, November 12, 2026, to drag his team back into the first Test against […]

November 13, 2026

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Epstein Files Fight Escalates as Petition Hits 218 and Democrats Release Emails Mentioning Trump

The fight over the Jeffrey Epstein files reached a new pitch in the House this week, as a bipartisan discharge petition secured […]

November 13, 2026

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India’s Retail Inflation Hits 6.09% in October, Breaching Central Bank’s 6% Limit

India’s retail inflation surged to 6.09% in October, crossing the Reserve Bank of India’s 6% upper tolerance limit for the first time […]

November 13, 2026

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Taylor Swift to Receive Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala

Taylor Swift will receive The Hollywood Reporter’s Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at the publication’s annual Women in Entertainment breakfast gala in Los […]

November 13, 2026

Kaliningrad Cathedral in Kaliningrad, Russia, where human rights lawyer Maria Bontsler was sentenced to 12 years in prison on treason charges.

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Russian Court Jails Rights Lawyer Maria Bontsler for 12 Years on Treason Charge

A court in Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has sentenced human rights lawyer Maria Bontsler to 12 years in prison on treason […]

November 13, 2026

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Trump Says Gulf Allies Asked Him to Hold Off Iran Strikes, Claims He Could “End It” in Three Days

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia and four other Gulf states asked him not to resume large-scale strikes against […]

November 13, 2026

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Six More Women Accuse Russell Brand of Sexual Misconduct After Rape Conviction

Six more women have accused Russell Brand of sexual misconduct in a new investigation by The Times and The Sunday Times, published […]

November 13, 2026

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ICE Takes 8-Year-Old Haitian Boy Into Custody at San Diego Check-In, Separating Him From Family

Ukraine Launches Mass Overnight Drone Attack on Moscow as Volgograd Refinery Fire Kills Four

China Stages Unannounced Pacific Drills in ‘Silent Intimidation’ of Taiwan, Officials Say

Saqib Khan Takes Seven Wickets on Test Debut as Pakistan Fight Back Against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi

Epstein Files Fight Escalates as Petition Hits 218 and Democrats Release Emails Mentioning Trump

India’s Retail Inflation Hits 6.09% in October, Breaching Central Bank’s 6% Limit

Taylor Swift to Receive Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala

Russian Court Jails Rights Lawyer Maria Bontsler for 12 Years on Treason Charge

Trump Says Gulf Allies Asked Him to Hold Off Iran Strikes, Claims He Could “End It” in Three Days

Six More Women Accuse Russell Brand of Sexual Misconduct After Rape Conviction

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Ukraine Launches Mass Overnight Drone Attack on Moscow as Volgograd Refinery Fire Kills Four

China Stages Unannounced Pacific Drills in ‘Silent Intimidation’ of Taiwan, Officials Say

Russian Court Jails Rights Lawyer Maria Bontsler for 12 Years on Treason Charge

UN Security Council Extends Yemen Sanctions to 2027 as Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Escalate

Trump Says Gulf Allies Asked Him to Hold Off Iran Strikes, Claims He Could “End It” in Three Days

Kushner Says Europe Will Join Next Round of Russia-Ukraine Talks as US Works Toward Largest Prisoner Exchange of the War

US Handled $12.26 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Revenue in 2026, State Department Report Reveals

Trump Pulls Vance Off Iran Talks, Says U.S. ‘Does Not Need a Deal’

India’s Retail Inflation Hits 6.09% in October, Breaching Central Bank’s 6% Limit

Germany Agrees 2027 Budget With Near-Record €210 Billion in New Borrowing

US October Budget Deficit Hits Record $404 Billion as Spending Surges and Tariff Revenue Falls

Oil Jumps $3 as Houthi Attacks on Saudi Sites and Hormuz Disruptions Rattle Markets

US Seizes $1.2 Billion in Crypto Stolen From Binance in Crackdown on North Korean Hackers

DOJ Wins Court Authority to Seize $1.2 Billion Stolen in Binance Hack as FBI Disrupts North Korean FaceStealer Scam

Hackers Stole AI Keys From 100,000 Railway Workspaces and Ran Up $740,000 in Fraudulent Charges

Hackers Let an AI Agent Steal 2,000 Tajik Government Documents, Researchers Say

Nebius Plans $40 Billion AI Buildout for 2027 as Shares Slide 17% on Data-Center Delays

Anthropic IPO Draws Six Times More Orders Than Shares on Offer in Race to Become the Largest Listing Ever

Google Launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Calling It the Biggest Search Upgrade Yet

Cerebras Raises 2026 Revenue Forecast to $960 Million as OpenAI Deal Fuels 70% Sales Jump

SpaceX Plans $74 Billion in AI Supercomputing Campuses in Texas and Arizona

Microsoft 365 Outage Knocks Out Outlook, Teams and Copilot for Millions Worldwide

Zelenskyy Says Starshield Speed Cap Is Back, Hampering Ukraine’s Drone Defenses

GTA 6 Becomes the Most Pre-Ordered Game Ever on PlayStation and Xbox

Taylor Swift to Receive Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala

Six More Women Accuse Russell Brand of Sexual Misconduct After Rape Conviction

Patrick Stewart’s Widow Sunny Ozell Breaks Her Silence in Emotional Tribute Two Weeks After His Death

Lisa Maxwell’s Daughter Beau Jessup Dies at 27 While Studying Journalism at Columbia

Kenya Discharges Last Ebola Patient as 42-Day Countdown to Ebola-Free Status Begins

DRC Ebola Outbreak Passes 11,000 Cases, Deadliest in Congo’s History

FDA Approves Sunharbo, the First Factor XIa Blood Thinner to Prevent Repeat Strokes

Newborn Bleeding Cases Nearly Doubled in 2025 as More Parents Skip the Vitamin K Shot, Studies Show

Cristiano Ronaldo Begins Production on First TV Show ‘Day 1s,’ a Football Drama Starring Damian Lewis

Johnny Depp’s ‘Ebenezer’ Debuts at 51% on Rotten Tomatoes as Critics Call Him Miscast

Pixar’s Gatto Trailer Drops: Mark Ruffalo Voices a Cat Mobster in Venice

Coachella 2027 Lineup: Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA Headline as Madonna Takes the Dance Tent

Saqib Khan Takes Seven Wickets on Test Debut as Pakistan Fight Back Against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi

Dan Hicks, NBC’s Voice of Golf for 26 Years, Dies at 64

Jessica Pegula Saves Match Point to Beat Linda Noskova and Reach WTA Finals Semifinals as Coco Gauff Is Eliminated

Fat Perez, Riggs and Bobby Ray Win the 2026 Internet Invitational, Splitting $4 Million

Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000 for the First Time Since August as ETF Outflows and Rate Fears Mount

Zcash Crashes Below $1,000 Despite Grayscale’s $1 Million Pledge

MSCI Drops Strategy From Global Indexes, Putting Billions in Fund Flows at Risk

MSCI to Remove Strategy From Global Indexes, Forcing Billions in Passive Selling

Trump Threatens to Double Tariffs on Mexico Over Migrant Caravan Heading North

China’s Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion in Just 10 Months as AI Boom Powers Record Exports

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