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• Pok�mon Go Trainer Profile Backgrounds explained

  13-11-2026 13:45 via WN.com - World News
  Trainer Profile Backgrounds are a way to jazz up your personal...
  
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• The best time to buy a car, according to Edmunds data

  13-11-2026 19:08 via WN.com - World News
  Edmunds reports the best time to buy a car is late year, especially December. ......
  
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• Meet Dulcey Hunter, the University of Chicago’s first banned books scholar

  13-11-2026 19:08 via WN.com - World News
  CHICAGO — Already well known as a sanctuary city for refugees and immigrants, Chicago became, in 2022, a different kind of refuge — one for banned books. It was then that the city and Chicago Public Library officials established “Book ......
  
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• Is Outlook still down? Updates on the worldwide Microsoft outage

  13-11-2026 19:08 via WN.com - World News
  Microsoft stated that while it is seeing improvement, its "capacity has not yet fully returned to baseline." ......
  
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• Debt consolidation trends: How borrowers are managing and paying down debt

  13-11-2026 19:08 via WN.com - World News
  SoFi reports that 87% of U.S. borrowers have credit card debt, with many considering consolidation to reduce high monthly payments and improve financial resilience. ......
  
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• Can a walkable downtown thrive in the heart of suburban sprawl? This city is putting ...

  13-11-2026 19:08 via WN.com - World News
  The Salt Lake Tribune reports on Utah City's development within Vineyard, focusing on its walkable downtown amidst skepticism from new city leaders about density and costs. ......
  
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• Who is Chris Van Hollen, the senator challenging Chuck Schumer to be majority leader?

  13-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who became an early face of Democratic resistance to President Donald Trump in the Republican’s second term in the White House, has emerged as a challenger to New York Sen. Chuck Schumer as their party picks a Senate majority leader. Van Hollen, a two-term incumbent who previously represented the state in the House and in the legislature, launched his bid Thursday,...
  
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• 'TrumpCare' and commemorative plaques - how Democrats are pitching deal-making with the president

  13-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed has proposed “TrumpCare,” a golden insurance card providing universal healthcare, dangling the president’s name on the ambitious Democratic plan. James Talarico has suggested Donald Trump could become a man of history like Lyndon B. Johnson, who was seen as a master of congressional dealmaking. And even Hakeem Jeffries, in line to become the House speaker in January, has left the door open to working with the other side of the aisle “wherever and whenev
  
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• Spain’s leader wanted a campaign focused on housing. A deadly train crash has complicated that

  13-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hoped to leverage widespread discontent over unaffordable housing when he called snap elections in October. Then a high-speed train rammed into another, killing 69 people and casting a pall over the nation. It was Spain’s second deadly rail collision this year and couldn’t have come at a worse time for Sánchez. With the campaign officially underway, the 54-year-old progressive is working to keep the tragedy from derailing his message t
  
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• Napping driver whose truck accelerated on Kansas soccer field, killing 2, won't be charged

  13-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  A sleeping woman whose pickup truck accelerated onto the field of a Kansas youth soccer game, killing two people, will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor said, concluding that even one negligent act is not enough under state law to pursue a case of vehicular manslaughter. Investigators believe the 34-year-old woman...
  
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• International Criminal Court limits Afghanistan investigation to Taliban crimes

  13-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the International Criminal Court have ended the part of the global tribunal’s investigation into Afghanistan that could have involved U.S. military personnel, instead limiting the probe to crimes committed by the Taliban, according to court filings released Friday. The ruling comes as the court and 13 current and...
  
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• Brother of slain Mexican cartel leader is sentenced to 22 years in prison for drug trafficking plot

  13-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man whose slain brother led one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels was sentenced Friday to more than 22 years in U.S. prison for his part in a sprawling drug trafficking conspiracy that brought cocaine and methamphetamine to American streets. Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, the brother of the Jalisco New Generation co-founder known as El Mencho, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in July after the Mexican...
  
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• Watch: CCTV captures chilling moment Brooklyn apartment building collapses, killing 8

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  A home surveillance camera has captured the terrifying moment a three-storey apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, collapsed, killing eight people and injuring 18 others.The six-second video shows a family inside their third-floor apartment just moments before the walls give way and debris engulfs the room.The footage, obtained by Gothamist and CBS News, was recorded inside the apartment of resident Anderson Velez...
  
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• Ukraine launches nearly 1,200 drones at Russia as peace talks widen to include European security

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  Ukraine launched nearly 1,200 drones at Russian targets overnight in one of its largest aerial attacks since Moscow began its full-scale invasion nearly five years ago.The strikes came as US and Russian negotiators agreed to discuss wider European security arrangements as part of efforts to end the war, raising concerns among European leaders about the future role of NATO.After two days of talks with Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi this week, US envoys travelled to Moscow to brief
  
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• Two Australian reality TV judges bought two abandoned Sicilian houses for €1 each; they discovered that part of a centuries-old building was structurally unsafe and transformed the properties into a four-level home, now listed for €195,000

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer, the two judges and interior designers on The Block, have listed the Sicilian house they rebuilt for Channel Nine’s 1 Euro House. The fully furnished property in Castronovo di Sicilia has an asking price of €195,000 (A$316,000), according to a report by the Herald Sun.The €1 Sicilian housesBlaze and Palmer each bought a derelict house for €1 in the hill town, both of which had stood empty for decades. They didn’t really get the chance to see the properti
  
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• Trump’s visa restrictions hit Miss Universe: 2 African contestants withdraw, 2 others face uncertainty

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  Two African contestants have withdrawn from this year's Miss Universe competition in Puerto Rico after failing to secure US visas due to travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration. Two other contestants from the continent are also facing uncertainty over their participation as they await visa approvals.According to...
  
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• Three Pakistani-origin men convicted of child rape in UK, 2 escape before verdict

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
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• Meet Lucas Marshall, 17, and Jonah Marshall, 15, of Palm Bay, Florida, who used a paddleboard and kayak after 911 could not reach their flooded neighbours, rescuing a mother, her 11-year-old son and 3 dogs

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  When Brittany Grant realised the water outside her Palm Bay, Florida, home was no longer staying outside, she and her 11-year-old son Nikoa climbed onto the kitchen counter and waited for help. Emergency services could not reach them, so Grant posted a plea for assistance online. That message was seen by neighbour Stephanie Fanguy, who sent her teenage sons, 17-year-old Lucas Marshall and 15-year-old Jonah Marshall, into the floodwaters with an inflatable paddleboard and a borrowed kayak, accord
  
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• Medical helicopter carrying 3 crew members crashes in Oklahoma; one injured

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  A medical helicopter carrying three crew members crashed in southwestern Oklahoma early Friday morning, leaving one person injured, officials said. The crash occurred north of the town of Lone Wolf in Kiowa County, with state and federal agencies launching an...
  
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• Fort Worth Zoo hatched a record eight critically endangered gharial crocodiles in one season, increasing its juvenile population from 5 to 13

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  Fort Worth Zoo in Texas has recorded a major milestone in its conservation efforts after successfully hatching 8 critically endangered gharial crocodiles in a single season. The achievement has increased the zoo’s juvenile gharial population from 5 to 13, marking its most successful breeding season for the species so far. According to the zoo’s September 9, 2026, announcement, the hatchings also represent the fourth consecutive year of successful reproduction, highlighting the institution’
  
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• A 92-year-old Florida woman was still working at a clothing store because she could not afford to retire; a stranger's fundraiser raised $120,000, and neighbours helped repair her home

  13-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  Muriel Connick, a 92-year-old Florida woman, continued working at a clothing store because she could not afford to retire, even as the demands of the job became increasingly difficult. Her circumstances changed after a chance encounter with April Steele, a shopper who learnt about Connick’s financial struggles and decided to help. What began as a small fundraising effort grew into a campaign attracting more than $120,000 in donations. The support did not stop at helping Connick leave work, wit
  
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• US agency urges owners of 7.2 lakh BMW cars to park vehicles away from buildings over fire risk

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  BMW has recalled 720,796 vehicles in the US due to a fire risk and urged owners to park their cars outside, away from buildings and other vehicles, until repairs are completed, Reuters reported.The National Highway Traffic Safety...
  
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• Piddington villagers vow ‘war isn’t over yet’ after Angela Rayner approves plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at former military site MoD Bicester; residents threaten legal challenge

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  Residents of Piddington have vowed to continue their fight against plans to accommodate 1,256 male asylum seekers at a former military site near their village, insisting that their battle is far from over. The development received full planning permission from Communities Secretary Angela Rayner on Thursday, November 12, despite strong opposition from local residents.The decision concerns the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) site at Bicester in Oxfordshire, which is located close to Piddington.
  
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• ‘Operate solely in English’: Trump admin asks US agencies to ditch foreign-language materials; over 27 million could be affected

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  The Trump administration has directed US federal agencies to prioritise English in government operations and restrict the use of foreign-language materials, in a move that could affect more than 27 million people with limited English proficiency in the country.“Agencies should strive to operate solely in English,” the Justice Department said in fresh guidance issued on Thursday, according to a New York Post report. The directive...
  
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• Mossad chief holds Iran war talks in Washington as Trump resists Netanyahu - Report

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  Israel’s Mossad chief Roman Gofman is reported to be in Washington for talks with senior Trump administration officials on the war in Iran, an Axios report, citing three sources familiar with the visit, revealed on Friday.Gofman, one of Netanyahu's closest confidants, is meeting CIA Director John Ratcliffe and is also expected to travel to Miami for discussions with...
  
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• Moscow car bombing: Former aide to Ukraine's ex-PM Azarov injured; Russia opens murder probe

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  A former aide to ex-Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov was seriously injured after a car exploded in southern Moscow on Friday, with Russian investigators opening a criminal case on suspicion of attempted murder.Sergey Zavorotny, who served as Azarov’s press secretary,...
  
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• In 2022, Kansas backed a $160 million lagoon resort and sold $35.3 million in bonds; four years later, with no buildings on the site, the state is suing to block further public spending

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  State officials in Kansas have filed a lawsuit to stop more public bond money from going to Derby Shores, a planned $160 million lagoon resort. The project still has no buildings above ground, four years after it was approved. The Kansas Department of Commerce filed the lawsuit this month in Sedgwick County District Court. It is asking the court to block any more bond payments and require a full account of the $35,285,000 in bonds already sold for the project. 'More than four years after the pro
  
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• In 2014, Bill Belichick paid $2.45 million for a two-bedroom Nantucket beach cottage; 11 years later it sold for $3.795 million, about $100,000 under his asking price

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  Bill Belichick’s connection to Nantucket, Massachusetts, has included several real estate investments over the years. According to Nantucket property records, the former New England Patriots head coach owned a small beach cottage on the island for more than a decade before deciding to sell it in 2025. The property, which offered direct access to the beach, had been part of his real estate holdings since 2014. According to the Nantucket property records, Belichick bought the two-bedroom cottage
  
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• In 1957, Tulsa sealed a brand-new Plymouth in a concrete vault; 50 years later, it emerged waterlogged and rusted after water flooded its underground tomb

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  Most of us have probably put something away somewhere safe only to find it spoiled years later. Now imagine that idea stretching across half a century. In 1957, Tulsa, Oklahoma, residents buried a brand-new Plymouth Belvedere and planted a big reveal for 50 years down the road. CBS News wrote in June 2007, citing an Associated Press report, that hundreds watched as a crane lifted the car out of a 12-by-20-foot concrete vault. However, the car that came out was not the dream machine that they had
  
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• In 1949, 12-year-old Billy Gilbert hid a Mason jar in his Colorado home’s wall; a contractor found it 67 years later and returned his letter, penny and family photo

  13-11-2026 19:05 via WN.com - World News
  In 1949, a 12-year-old boy named Billy Gilbert folded up a typewritten letter and put it in a Mason jar along with a few small treasures. He then hid the jar in a basement wall of his family home in Pueblo, Colorado, where it remained for 67 years. According to ABC News, it was found by a contractor remodelling the house who tracked down Billy and gave it back. By then, Billy was 79 years old.A letter from a 12-year-old boy The letter begins with...
  
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