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• Go away with Patrick Wolf

  03-11-2026 08:34 via WN.com - World News
  Veteran goth-folk-pop rocker Patrick Wolf released his first EP at the age of 19. Now 43 and finishing up the U.S. leg of his tour, the musician said he still has a few goals for the future. “My childhood dream ......
  
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• Green beneath the glare

  12-11-2026 09:32 via WN.com - World News
  The UN Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, scheduled for November 9-20, brings negotiations and consultations on numerous issues related to implementing the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the landmark Paris Agreement, covering mitigation, adaptation, climate finance and just transitions. As global warming escalates and desertification expands, the twin challenges of reversing...
  
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• Top Democrats seek records on Nvidia's China sales, CEO Jensen Huang's alleged affair

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  US Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons have urged President Donald Trump's administration to preserve all documents related to Nvidia's chip exports to China and CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a woman suspected of...
  
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• Rejected by his mother, bullied by older monkeys and raised with a stuffed toy, Punch is now showing a softer side of care towards a younger macaque

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  It is not often that the internet collectively roots for anything. But Punch, the Japanese macaque whose early life was marked by rejection, loneliness and a stuffed orangutan he rarely let go of, managed to do just that. The tiny monkey who once seemed to find safety only in the arms of a toy is growing up, and his latest appearance at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan has offered fans a heartwarming glimpse of a new chapter. Punch has been spotted taking an interest in a younger
  
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• LaGuardia’s 1934–36 crackdown drove nearly all New York slot machines from the city; a 1937 photo showed confiscated machines, pinball games and guns being taken out to sea

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  Imagine a tugboat leaving New York filled with guns and slot machines, on its way to dump the lot at sea. It might sound like something straight out of a movie, but it really did happen. David Blankenhorn, in a 2013 report for the Institute for American Values, wrote that Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ordered police to seize slot machines in January 1934, just days after taking office. His crackdown quickly turned into a very public campaign.A city packed with slot machines A walk around New York in
  
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• Israel strikes another hospital in Gaza; 6 killed, over a dozen injured

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  An Israeli airstrike targeting Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people, including a doctor, and wounded at least a dozen others, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The strike hit the hospital's surgery department early Thursday, damaging parts of the building and raising...
  
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• India-born Praneet Menon wins Vermont state House seat in US election

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  Indian-origin candidate Praneeth Menon has been elected to the Vermont house of representatives from the Orleans-Lamoille district in the United States, contesting as a joint nominee backed by both the Republican and Democratic parties.The district elects two representatives,...
  
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• In Oregon’s 1993–95 trial across 21 sites, crews sprayed liquid magnesium chloride before freezing rain to keep ice from bonding; two applications cost $24 per lane-mile, 75% less than sand

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  A hazard of frozen precipitation on highways has long bedevilled highway maintenance crews, especially in areas where a sudden plunging temperature can turn a wet highway into a sheet of ice. But Oregon Highway managers considered a different approach to wintertime highway treatment in a test from 1993 to 1995. Instead of using mostly sand to coat icy roads, highway crews pretreated roads with liquid magnesium chloride before the snow and ice arrived. The solution was supposed to keep the ice fr
  
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• In 1984, Paul Newman gave his Rolex to his daughter’s boyfriend, saying it “tells pretty good time”; 33 years later, it sold for $17.75 million

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  A casual question about the time on a Connecticut riverbank led to one of the best-known watch sales in history. In the summer of 1984, Paul Newman asked his daughter Nell’s boyfriend, James Cox, what time it was. Cox said he did not own a watch, so Newman handed him the Rolex on his own wrist. Cox kept the watch for roughly 33 years. In October 2017, he and Nell Newman consigned it to Phillips in New York, where it set a world record for a wristwatch at auction. Newman had died in 2008 and ne
  
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• Between 1942 and 1977, Shenandoah National Park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times and survived each one, a feat that earned him a Guinness World Record for most lightning strikes survived

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  A lightning strike is usually a terrifying, potentially fatal encounter. For Roy Sullivan, it became an extraordinary recurring experience. The Virginia park ranger was struck by lightning seven times between 1942 and 1977, surviving every incident and earning a place in Guinness World Records as the person who survived the most lightning strikes. His encounters left him with burns, singed hair and injuries, and eventually earned him the nickname “Spark Ranger”, according to Guinness World R
  
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• A Colorado delivery driver who cares for her 82-year-old mother apologised at a door for a mixed-up pizza order, the family came out and prayed with her, and strangers have since donated over $76,000 to help her

  12-11-2026 09:31 via WN.com - World News
  More than $76,000 has been raised for a Colorado woman who works as a pizza delivery driver while looking after her 82-year-old mother. The fundraising campaign began after a family she delivered an order to learnt about her responsibilities and decided to help her.Suzanna Metcalf's situation came to public attention after a brief interaction at the home of Pastor Neal Seiwert in Castle Rock, Colorado, Good...
  
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• Veeraswamy: UK’s oldest Indian restaurant, which served Churchill, Chaplin and Brando, forced to shut down; ...

  12-11-2026 09:29 via WN.com - World News
  Veeraswamy, the UK’s oldest Indian restaurant, faces losing its Regent Street home after the Crown Estate declined to renew its lease, citing building renovations. ......
  
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• Supreme Court Weighs DOL's Power to Impose H-2A Fines Without Article III Courts

  12-11-2026 09:29 via WN.com - World News
  The U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case that tests the constitutional limits of federal agencies' power to impose civil penalties outside of traditional judicial courts. The dispute centers on Sun Valley Orchards, a New Jersey-based employer, and its...
  
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• Microsoft's Quincy, Washington data center anchors local economy two decades after opening

  12-11-2026 09:29 via WN.com - World News
  In Quincy, Washington, a data center built by Microsoft twenty years ago stands as a...
  
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• India Department of Telecommunications blocks 129 websites based on forged court orders

  12-11-2026 09:29 via WN.com - World News
  India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) blocked 129 betting websites based on two forged court orders, according to a Reuters investigation. The incident reveals a critical failure...
  
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• House Oversight Report Details Decades of Federal Inaction in Epstein Case

  12-11-2026 09:29 via WN.com - World News
  The U. S. House Oversight Committee released a report concluding that federal authorities failed to intervene against Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for decades, despite accumulating evidence of their abuse of young women and...
  
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• DOJ Moves to Dismiss Bannon and January 6 Leader Convictions Citing Interests of Justice

  12-11-2026 09:29 via WN.com - World News
  The U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed motions to dismiss criminal convictions against former presidential adviser Steve Bannon and senior members of...
  
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• DOJ Charges Man With Plotting Van Attack on U.K. Base Housing U.S. Troops

  12-11-2026 09:29 via WN.com - World News
  The U.S. Department of Justice made public an eight-count superseding indictment on Tuesday, formally charging Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi with conspiracy to provide material support to Iran-backed terrorist organizations, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata'ib Hizballah. The legal action specifically alleges that Al-Saadi...
  
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• Democrats Face Veto Wall After Securing 2026 Midterm Victory

  12-11-2026 09:29 via WN.com - World News
  Democrats secured control of both houses of Congress in the November 2026 midterms, a victory largely driven by voter frustration over the high cost of living and rising gas prices. However, the party now faces a significant structural limitation: they lack the supermajority...
  
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• Housing protests sweep Madrid and Barcelona after Spain’s workers' strike, with clashes erupting

  12-11-2026 09:24 via WN.com - World News
  Millions of Spanish workers have shut down businesses and disrupted transportation in a protest over housing costs Protestors block Madrid's Gran Via main avenue during a nationwide general strike in Spain on Wednesday. Read moreFrancisco Seco / AP / AP by Joseph Wilson and Teresa Medrano, Associated Press Published Nov. 11, 2026, 5:01 p.m. ET Listen to article • 0:00 min BARCELONA, Spain — Millions of Spanish workers shut down businesses and public transportation across the eurozone’s fou
  
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• A very, very slow and final bon voyage for the SS United States along the Florida Panhandle

  12-11-2026 09:24 via WN.com - World News
  That sinking feeling took quite a bit longer than expected, but it finally submerged. A boat tries to get into position for the sinking of the SS United States outside Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. The ship will become the world’s largest artificial reef.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer by Ximena Conde Updated Nov. 11, 2026, 10:31 p.m. ET | Published Nov. 11, 2026, 8:49 p.m. ET Listen to article • 0:00 min DESTIN, Fla. — The SS United States broke
  
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• TIMELINE: Trump's ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the spotlight

  12-11-2026 09:15 via WN.com - World News
  FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump stands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Washington on Oct. 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's close ties with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ​have come under renewed scrutiny after revelations about the billionaire executive's affair with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing. Trump said on Monday he was "amazed" after the revelations concerning one of his closest allies in Silicon Valley, who also faces an FBI pr
  
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• H.K. denies entry to nearly 30 Japanese AV stars ahead of fan expo

  12-11-2026 09:15 via WN.com - World News
  HONG KONG - Nearly 30 adult video actresses from Japan were denied entry to Hong Kong on Wednesday, with some facing immediate repatriation by the city's immigration authorities, forcing the cancellation of a...
  
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• China's Singles' Day shopping festival struggles to shake off weak consumer spending

  12-11-2026 09:15 via WN.com - World News
  HONG KONG - Early signs suggest China ’s biggest online shopping event is struggling to persuade anxious consumers to spend more, despite discounts. The Singles’ Day festival, a major discount campaign comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U.S., centers on Nov. 11. But it begins weeks earlier and is seen as a barometer of the broader economy. Retail data platform Syntun said cumulative sales as of Oct. 31 totaled just over 1 trillion yuan ($154 billion), broadly in line with the
  
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• Alleged Chinese spy at center of Nvidia scandal remains mysterious

  12-11-2026 09:15 via WN.com - World News
  BEIJING - The background of an alleged Chinese spy at the center of a scandal engulfing U.S. chip giant Nvidia remains a mystery, with reports indicating she formerly worked for Chinese state-run media and major financial institutions. Major business news outlet Caixin said the Chinese name of Alice Huang, who allegedly had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, is Huang Le. She is about 42...
  
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• Nvidia: A Coup by the China Hawks?

  12-11-2026 09:13 via WN.com - World News
  The real effect is unmistakable: China hawks finally have the opening they have wanted for years to remove the most prominent executive who refused to treat engagement with China as a threat. This is not so much about accountability than a power play that trades contested claims and personal scandal for evidence, at staggering cost to U.S. shareholders and technological leadership. Huang has acknowledged an extramarital relationship. Intelligence agencies assessed that Alice Huang may have had t
  
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• Iran threatens retaliation on military bases if US attacks again

  12-11-2026 09:13 via WN.com - World News
  Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's powerful Supreme National Security Council, has warned that military bases involved in any new US attacks on Iran will be targets for retaliation ......
  
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• Death toll in Senegal migrant shipwreck climbs to 42

  12-11-2026 09:13 via WN.com - World News
  The death toll from one of the deadliest migration tragedies in Senegal's recent history rose to 42 on Wednesday, as officials announced three new deaths.The migrants shipwrecked ......
  
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• Congo Ebola outbreak still out of control after six months

  12-11-2026 09:13 via WN.com - World News
  Six months into Congo's Ebola outbreak, ​many cases are likely being missed, transmission in hospitals in some areas is rife and the virus is still spreading out of control, Médeci ......
  
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• Chinese AI firms rush to secure Nvidia chip capacity as spy scandal stirs fear of US curbs

  12-11-2026 09:12 via WN.com - World News
  Chinese AI companies are trying to rent Nvidia-powered computing capacity at data centres outside China, concerned a scandal involving the US chipmaker’s CEO Jensen Huang could spur Washington to tighten restrictions on their remote use of advanced processors, three people familiar with the matter said. The moves underline concern among Chinese technology companies over the potential closing of a gap in US export controls. Seeking to protect US dominance of the critical sector, Washington rest
  
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