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• Kai Trump's election night vlog: Behind the scenes of the historic evening

  11-11-2024 23:33
  
  Kai Trump, President-elect Donald Trump's 17-year-old granddaughter, released a vlog on her YouTube channel, where she took viewers behind the scenes on election night.
  
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• Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS

  11-11-2024 23:23
  
  The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, consolidating presidential power.
  
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• First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found alive on tourist beach

  11-11-2024 22:14 via foxnews.com
  
  An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday.The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 2,200 miles north of the icy waters off the Antarctic coast, according to a statement from the Western Australia state’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.SOCIAL MEDI
  
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• Mattel pulls thousands of 'Wicked' dolls off shelves after printing adult website on packaging

  11-11-2024 21:52
  
  Thousands of Mattel’s “Wicked”-branded fashion dolls are flying off shelves, but not because of consumer demand.
  
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• WATCH: This hilarious pup shows us how often we should actually feed our dog in viral video

  11-11-2024 21:50
  
  Some might say these feeding numbers are slightly skewed.
  
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• Trump taps former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency

  11-11-2024 21:47
  
  President-elect Donald Trump on Monday selected former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency in his administration.
  
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• 5 dead after multiple shootings at 3 different homes in Kansas

  11-11-2024 21:20
  
  Five people are dead after multiple shootings that took place in three different homes in Wichita, Kansas.
  
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• Washington, D.C., kosher restaurant vandalized on anniversary of Kristallnacht

  11-11-2024 21:04
  
  Char Bar, a kosher restaurant in D.C., was vandalized by having two of its windows smashed on Saturday, police say.
  
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• NYC Mayor Eric Adams requests earlier trial in order to 'fully participate' in reelection campaign

  11-11-2024 21:04
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a judge on Monday to set an earlier trial date in his federal corruption case next year, arguing the current date would impede Adams’ participation in his mayoral reelection campaign, according to court documents.
  
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• DATELINE FRIDAY PREVIEW: Deadly Dance

  11-11-2024 20:54
  Andrea Canning reports Friday, November 15, at 10/9c on NBC.
  
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• Richard Allen found guilty of murdering Indiana teens

  11-11-2024 20:49
  An Indiana jury has convicted Richard Allen of the 2017 murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. The pair were found dead on a trail near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi.
  
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• Trump and Putin, Call Me Maybe?

  11-11-2024 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plus, Bishop calls on Archbishop to resign over Church abuse scandal.
  
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• ICC prosecutor to face external investigation into sexual misconduct claims

  11-11-2024 20:44
  
  Allegations against Karim Khan to be examined by outside body ‘to ensure fully independent, impartial and fair process’The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court will face an external investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the court’s governing body has said.In a statement, the president of the body that oversees the ICC said the inquiry would examine the allegations against Karim Khan, which related to his alleged conduct towards a woman who worked
  
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• Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29

  11-11-2024 20:41
  
  Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of actionKeir Starmer will announce a stringent new climate goal for the UK on Tuesday, the Guardian can reveal, with a target in line with the advice given to the government by its scientists and independent advisers.The UK will pledge to cut emissions by 81% compared with 1990 levels by 2035, a target in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee, according to three people
  
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• WATCH: Disney cruise ship saves 4 on sinking vessel

  11-11-2024 20:18
  
  The Disney “Treasure” launched one of its lifeboats to help rescue four passengers after the U.S. Coast Guard received a call for help on Sunday morning that a 50-foot catamaran was sinking.
  
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• Every uncalled race left in the fight for control in Washington

  11-11-2024 20:00
  
  With votes still being counted, here's a look at the key races that remain uncalled by the NBC News Decision Desk (read more on how those races are called on NBCNews.com).
  
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• Senate Republican leadership fight becomes a proxy for MAGA influence under Trump

  11-11-2024 19:55
  
  An army of online pro-Trump voices is trying to boost underdog Rick Scott for Senate Republican leader over two Mitch McConnell deputies, John Thune and John Cornyn.
  
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• Italian judges strike another blow against Meloni’s Albania asylum deal

  11-11-2024 19:50
  
  Far-right government angrily condemns ruling that seven men detained in Albania must be transferred to ItalyItalian judges have ordered seven men detained in a migration hub in Albania to be transferred to Italy, in another blow to a controversial deal between the far-right Rome government and Tirana aimed at curbing the arrival of asylum seekers.The men arrived at the Albanian port of Shëngjin aboard a military vessel on Friday after being rescued in international waters while trying to ma
  
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• Price of bitcoin hits all-time high, tops $85,000 as Trump victory sinks in

  11-11-2024 19:46
  
  The price of bitcoin hit an all-time high this weekend, a rally that started shortly after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election.
  
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• Stephen Miller expected to be named Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy

  11-11-2024 18:52
  
  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House, a source with knowledge of the transition team's plans said Monday.
  
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• Taiwan eyes $15B military package in signal to Trump administration it is ‘serious’ on defense: report

  11-11-2024 18:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Taiwan is considering a massive $15 billion military package in a show to the incoming Trump administration that it is serious about defending itself against the threat posed by China. Officials from Taipei are already engaged in "informal" talks with the incoming Trump team, according to a report by the Financial Times on Monday; although, as President-elect Donald Trump has yet to fill his cabinet, it is unclear who is engaging in these alleged discussions.According to the report, Taiwan
  
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• WATCH: Biden, Harris lay wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day

  11-11-2024 18:15
  
  This is the first time Biden and Harris appeared together since Election Day. 
  
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• Rays’ Wander Franco arrested in DR over incident in which ‘guns were drawn’

  11-11-2024 18:03
  
  Shortstop held by police over incident on SundayPlayer facing separate charges over sexual abuse claimsPolice in the Dominican Republic have arrested Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco after an altercation involving firearms.ESPN reported that authorities held Franco and an unnamed woman for questioning on Monday after an incident in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Sunday “in which guns were drawn.” Continue reading...
  
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• Middle East crisis: Iran says ‘world is waiting’ for Trump administration to stop wars in Lebanon and Gaza – as it happened

  11-11-2024 17:51
  
  This live blog is closed.Lebanon’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried out airstrikes again overnight on locations in the south of the country. There are, as yet, no reports of any casualties.Here are some of the latest images sent to us over the news wires from the Kerem Shalom crossing between Gaza and Israel. Continue reading...
  
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• Macron to attend ‘high-risk’ France-Israel football match

  11-11-2024 17:50
  
  French president offers ‘fraternity and solidarity’ as Israel discourages wearing of ‘Jewish symbols’ abroadEmmanuel Macron will attend the France-Israel football match at the Stade de France on Thursday in a gesture of “fraternity and solidarity” after attacks on Jewish fans in Amsterdam last week.Thousands of extra police will be on duty for the game taking place against a backdrop of high tension caused by the conflict in Gaza. Continue reading...
  
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• Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy

  11-11-2024 17:37
  
  Art police and Pisa prosecutor say 38 people being investigated, with about 2,100 fake artworks seizedItalian police have dismantled a Europe-wide forgery network suspected of producing sophisticated replicas of works by some of the world’s most famous artists, including Banksy, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Gustav Klimt.Thirty-eight people had been placed under investigation in Italy, Spain, France and Belgium on suspicion of conspiracy to handle stolen goods, forgery and illegal sale of
  
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• WATCH: Honoring military on Veterans Day

  11-11-2024 17:34
  
  ABC News’ Bob Woodruff and philanthropist Craig Newmark share a preview of the Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for Heroes” event.
  
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• Senate leadership race heats up as Trump issues demands

  11-11-2024 17:33
  
  Senate Republicans are poised to make a historic decision on Wednesday when they'll gather behind closed doors to select their new party leader.
  
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• Video shows Disney cruise ship rescuing sailors lost at sea

  11-11-2024 17:22
  Four people aboard a stranded catamaran adrift in the Atlantic Ocean were rescued by the Disney cruise ship Treasure in an operation coordinated by the U.S. Coast Guard.
  
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• Red Lobster bets on a millennial makeover

  11-11-2024 17:07
  
  Red Lobster’s new CEO is attempting to revive the seafood chain that has been a staple of the casual dining industry for more than half a century.
  
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• Haiti appoints new prime minister as security crisis mounts

  11-11-2024 16:55
  
  Entrepreneur Alix Didier Fils-Aimé replaces Garry Conille as country rocked by worsening gang violenceHaiti’s transitional presidential council has appointed the entrepreneur and former senate candidate Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as the new prime minister, according to the official gazette in the country.The businessman replaces Garry Conille, who was named prime minister in May. The shake-up is the latest blow to political stability amid soaring levels of gang violence. Continue
  
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• Aid to Gaza falls to lowest level in 11 months despite US ultimatum to Israel

  11-11-2024 16:43
  
  US government wrote to Israel a month ago threatening sanctions if there was no increase in humanitarian suppliesThe amount of aid reaching Gaza has dropped to the lowest level since December, official Israeli figures show, despite the US having issued a 30-day ultimatum last month threatening sanctions if there was no increase in humanitarian supplies reaching the territory.The ultimatum was delivered on 13 October, so will expire on Tuesday or Wednesday. It is unclear what measures Israel&rsqu
  
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• Russia masses troops for major counteroffensive; Kremlin denies Trump-Putin call

  11-11-2024 16:16
  
  Russia has massed “tens of thousands of troops” as part of a major effort to retake land in its Kursk region that was seized by Ukraine, according to the commander in chief of Kyiv's armed forces.
  
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• Biden's final months may offer conflict opportunities, even as Trump's return looms

  11-11-2024 16:16
  
  President Joe Biden will see out his term knowing that President-elect Donald Trump -- a man he called a "genuine danger to American security" -- will succeed him.
  
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• Trump picks Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as U.N. ambassador

  11-11-2024 16:12
  
  President-elect Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to serve as his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard has details on the pick and her past support of Trump.
  
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• Courts restrained Trump in his 1st term. Will they 'check' his power again?

  11-11-2024 15:54
  
  Donald Trump's critics warn that he will have "no guardrails" in a second term, but his agenda and his personal impulses won’t proceed entirely unchecked.
  
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• Firefighters battle wildfires on both coasts

  11-11-2024 15:49
  From New Jersey to California, wildfires are continuing to rage on both coasts and despite current weather conditions offering some relief, the situation is far from over. NBC News’ George Solis and Michelle Grossman report on the latest efforts by firefighters to stop the wildfires.
  
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• Private prison stocks jump after Trump appoints immigration hard-liner as 'border czar'

  11-11-2024 15:48
  
  Private prison stocks rose on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump selected immigration hard-liner Tom Homan as his “border czar.”
  
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• German paper industry denies claims paper shortage could hinder election

  11-11-2024 15:40
  
  Head of electoral commission had said timing of early election could be affected by shortage of paper to print ballotsPaper industry bosses in Germany have hit back at claims by the national electoral commission that a lack of paper might hinder the timing of the country’s early elections.“We have paper,” the seemingly exasperated head of the trade association for the German paper industry, Alexander von Reibnitz, told the state broadcaster ZDF, adding: “The German paper
  
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• Jordan Chiles on campaign to have Olympic bronze medal returned: 'I know we were right'

  11-11-2024 15:37
  
  Jordan Chiles is doubling down on her efforts to reclaim her Olympic medal that was stripped after a controversial ruling saying, "that bronze medal was given to me in the right way."
  
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• Biden participates in Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery

  11-11-2024 15:14
  Watch live coverage as President Biden lays a wreath and delivers remarks at Arlington National Cemetery as part of a Veterans Day observance event.
  
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• China advances toward nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with new reactor prototype

  11-11-2024 14:29 via foxnews.com
  
  China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press.China’s navy is already the world’s largest numerically, and it has been rapidly modernizing. Adding nuclear-powered carriers to its fleet would be a major step in realizing its ambi
  
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• Israel's new defense minister says Hezbollah defeated; Netanyahu acknowledges approving pager attacks

  11-11-2024 12:54
  
  Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that his country has defeated Hezbollah and that eliminating its leader Hassan Nasrallah was the crowning achievement.
  
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• Haiti prime minister ousted by transition council after just 6 months in power

  11-11-2024 12:48 via foxnews.com
  
  A transitionary council removed Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille from office on Monday, replacing him in the role after just six months.The council has named businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to replace Conille. The move comes amid deep political turmoil in Haiti throughout the year. The country has seen rampant gang violence and repeated turnover of leadership.Fils-Aimé is the former president of Haiti's Chamber of Commerce and Industry.The transitionary council was establishe
  
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• Japan's embattled leader holds on to power but faces another challenge: Trump

  11-11-2024 12:04
  
  Lawmakers in Japan voted Monday to retain Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister despite his long-governing party’s poor showing in parliamentary elections last month.
  
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• Chef Jamie Oliver withdraws children's book after criticism from Indigenous Australians

  11-11-2024 11:58
  
  British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has pulled his new children’s book from shelves, saying he was “devastated” by the offense he caused following criticism that the book stereotyped Indigenous Australians.
  
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• Republicans declare victory in hotly contested Pa. Senate race as final votes are counted

  11-11-2024 11:00
  
  NBC News hasn't yet called the Senate race in Pennsylvania, where Republican Dave McCormick holds a narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.
  
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• Video shows mass bike ride in Zhengzhou, China, sparked by internet sensation

  11-11-2024 10:30
  Eyewitness video showed a large group of students cycling from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng in central China. The ride was the latest in an internet sensation sparked by four university students who chronicled their own journey in June.
  
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• 'Venom 3' leads box office again, 'Heretic' scares up $11 million debut in sleepy weekend

  11-11-2024 10:08
  
  “Venom: The Last Dance” is looming over the domestic box office in its third weekend of release.
  
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• What does President-elect Donald Trump’s win mean for US amid war between Russia, Ukraine?

  11-11-2024 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Last week’s election of Donald Trump as president of the United States for a second time sent geopolitical shock waves as the international community waits to see what happens next for U.S. ties abroad, particularly as Russia’s war continues in Ukraine. Trump and running mate-turned-Vice President-elect JD Vance rallied against the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 invasion, and from the campaign trail the former president said he would b
  
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