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• Schumer faces some internal opposition as Democrats strategize post-midterms

  12-11-2026 10:58 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  The NewsSome Democrats say they won’t vote for Chuck Schumer to be Democrat leader. Others are declining to endorse him publicly as Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., weighs a challenge and dials up colleagues.But a confident Schumer is acting like he’s staying put. And many of his colleagues are itching to skip the Democratic infighting altogether and reach the moment when Schumer is reelected Democratic leader on Dec. 1.“Schumer has been an unpopular figure among people who don’t understand
  
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• At least 8 dead, including 2 children, after building collapses in Brooklyn, officials say

  12-11-2026 18:01 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  At least eight people died and 17 others were injured, when a three-story building collapsed Wednesday in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.The four-unit apartment building crumpled into a construction site next to it at about 4 p.m. ET.Those who were injured were taken to a hospital and included four in critical condition, officials said. Seven were children and three were firefighters. Authorities did not confirm if any children were among those killed.In a post on X Thursday mor
  
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• Reddit CEO Steve Huffman explains the 'paradox' of AI for his company

  12-11-2026 17:26 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Reddit (RDDT) is one of the most frequently cited sources in AI-generated answers. Yet its most recent earnings report showed that Google's AI Overviews have undermined its search traffic.At Yahoo Finance Invest, Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman described this dynamic as the "paradox" of AI for the company."AI does not exist as we know it without Reddit, " Huffman said on Thursday. "Every model you've heard of trained with or without our permission using Reddit. It's this paradox which is
  
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• Hegseth honors guard who scolded his group at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier

  12-11-2026 17:22 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth bestowed a prestigious medal on the U.S. Army sentinel who scolded Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers for laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after a Veterans Day ceremony.Hegseth invited a group of tomb's guards, known as Army sentinels, to the Pentagon on Nov. 12, and bestowed the prestigious Joint Service Commendation Medal to the soldier who yelled at him a day earlier.We love soldiers.
  We love standards.
  Well done, Specialist.Carry
  
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• Hegseth honors guard who scolded him for laughter at Tomb of Unknown Soldier

  12-11-2026 17:22 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth bestowed a prestigious medal on the U.S. Army sentinel who scolded Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers for laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after a Veterans Day ceremony.Hegseth invited a group of tomb's guards, known as Army sentinels, to the Pentagon on Nov. 12, and bestowed the prestigious Joint Service Commendation Medal to the soldier who yelled at him a day earlier.We love soldiers.
  We love standards.
  Well done, Specialist.Carry
  
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• Senators investigate whether RFK Jr. lied to Congress about his 2019 Samoa trip

  12-11-2026 17:10 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa after The Associated Press and The Guardian published documents in August refuting his testimony.The new inquiry is one of a vast array of investigations planned into the Trump administration after Democrats regained control of the House and Senate from Republicans in the midterm elections.Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,
  
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• 1 dead, 4 wounded in a shooting in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle

  12-11-2026 16:43 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  At least five people were shot in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood early Thursday, and police said the suspected shooter was barricaded inside a building.Police responded to reports of an active shooting inside a gym just before 8 a.m. ET.At 9.21 a.m. ET, police said that the suspect had been barricaded in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest.D.C. council member Brooke Pinto posted to her X account that the shootings happened "at and outside Vida fitness," adding. "Shooting in
  
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• 'Here we go again!': Trump threatens Mexico over migrant caravan

  12-11-2026 16:38 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  President Trump on Thursday reacted to reports that more than 1,000 migrants are heading toward the U.S. from Mexico, which he connected to sweeping Republican losses in the midterms.
  A Chiapas state government source told Reuters that around 1,500 people, including several families with small children and strollers, left the Mexican city of Tapachula by Guatemala's border on Tuesday.
  "Here we go again! With the perceived loss by the Republicans in the Midterms — I WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT — t
  
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• Planning Nvidia probes, top Democrats tell administration to 'preserve all records'

  12-11-2026 15:42 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Chris Coons of Delaware have formally asked the Trump administration to "preserve all records" related to the administration's dealings with Nvidia (NVDA) as Democrats prepare to take power on Capitol Hill in 2027 and promise to probe the issues surrounding CEO Jensen Huang's departure.The request came in a letter Wednesday evening targeting any administration materials related to the chipmaker's exports to China, as well as the ousted CEO's
  
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• At least 5 people shot in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle; shooter barricaded in building

  12-11-2026 15:36 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Five people were shot in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington D.C. Thursday, in what police described as an "active shooting."The shootings were reported about 1 mile north of the White House.D.C. councilmember Brooke Pinto posted to her X account that the shootings happened "at and outside Vida fitness," adding. "Shooting in the area of 15th and P Streets NW this morning. Please avoid the Logan Circle area as MPD responds."The Associated Press reported five people had been shot.People ha
  
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• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as new affair allegations emerge

  12-11-2026 14:55 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Nvidia (NVDA) stock tanked in premarket trading after Jensen Huang resigned as CEO. The company’s CFO, Colette Kress, will serve as the interim head of the business until a permanent successor is named. Nvidia stock dropped 10% on the news. The leadership shakeup followed a report from The New York Times on Wednesday that embattled Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang was allegedly involved in a second extramarital affair. The company's board was reportedly meeting on Wednesday night to determine if
  
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• Trump says 'we don't need a deal with Iran' and that Vance should focus on Democrats

  12-11-2026 14:41 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted Vice President ‌JD Vance to focus "his complete and total ‌attention" on any crime and corruption in Democratic-run US cities, ​saying that effort could save more money than a deal with Iran."Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal ‌activity. CORRUPTION is ⁠in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!" Trump wrote on social media. "We don’t need a ⁠deal with Iran.
  
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• President Trump now says ‘we don’t need a deal with Iran’

  12-11-2026 14:41 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted Vice President ‌JD Vance to focus "his complete and total ‌attention" on any crime and corruption in Democratic-run US cities, ​saying that effort could save more money than a deal with Iran."Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal ‌activity. CORRUPTION is ⁠in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!" Trump wrote on social media. "We don’t need a ⁠deal with Iran.
  
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• Police say 4 people were shot in Washington, D.C.'s trendy Logan Circle neighborhood

  12-11-2026 14:30 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Four people were shot early Thursday in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House, said police, who were responding to multiple locations.The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about 1 mile north of the White House. No other details are immediately available, including the exact locations, police Officer Nathan Clarke said.Police urged people to avoid the area of the 1500 block of 15th Street, which includes a VIDA fitness center
  
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• Police say 4 people were shot in the trendy Logan Circle neighborhood of the nation's capital

  12-11-2026 14:30 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Four people were shot in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House early Thursday, said police, who were responding to multiple locations.The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about 1 mile north of the White House. No other details are immediately available, including the exact location of the shooting, police Officer Nathan Clarke said.Police urged people to avoid the area of the 1500 block of 15th Street, which includes a VIDA
  
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• Attacks on ships continue as Trump and Iran claim the upper hand

  12-11-2026 14:09 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  What to know about the Iran war today:A senior Iranian security official insisted Thursday that Tehran would "decide on the manner and agenda of any negotiations" with the U.S. only after its "seven conditions are fulfilled and accepted." Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called those conditions "unacceptable."During a Veterans Day address Wednesday, President Trump again declared victory in the war with Iran, but he also acknowledged the conflict wasn't over. "Just a question of when we want t
  
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• New affair allegations against CEO Jensen Huang throw Nvidia into further turmoil

  12-11-2026 14:00 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Nvidia (NVDA) stock tanked in premarket trading following a report from The New York Times that embattled Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang was allegedly involved in a second extramarital affair. The company's board was reportedly meeting on Wednesday night to determine if it will oust Huang as chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reports.According to the report, Huang, whose relationship with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy has embroiled the company in scandal this week, also had a relatio
  
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• Brooklyn building collapse leaves multiple people dead and at least 17 injured

  12-11-2026 12:34 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  At least five people were killed and 17 others injured Wednesday, when a three-story building collapsed in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.The four-unit apartment building crumpled into a construction site next to it at about 4 p.m. ET. Seven of the casualties were children, Reuters reported, with at least 17 people taken to a hospital. Four were in a critical condition. Authorities did not confirm if any of the children were among those killed.Two deaths were announced on
  
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• Brooklyn building collapse leaves at least 3 people dead and 17 injured

  12-11-2026 12:06 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  At least three people were killed and 17 others injured Wednesday, when a three-story building collapsed in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.The four-unit apartment building crumpled into a construction site next to it at about 4 p.m. ET in the Flatbush area. Seven of the casualties were children, Reuters reported, with at least 10 people taken to a hospital. Authorities did not confirm if any of the children were among those killed.The death toll rose to three on Thursday
  
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• U.S. envoys arrive at Kremlin for Putin meeting after Ukraine talks

  12-11-2026 11:39 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Russia has intensified its strikes on Kyiv ahead of winter (Serhii Okunev)US envoys arrived at the Kremlin on Thursday to meet with President Vladimir Putin after talks in Abu Dhabi on the war in Ukraine, with both Washington and Kyiv suggesting there was a window of opportunity for progress on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II.The envoys -- US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and businessman Steve Witkoff -- will fly to Dublin after meeting Putin to brief his Uk
  
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• Senate Republicans fear 'brutal' 2028 map could keep Dems in power for years to come

  12-11-2026 11:30 via Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
  
  The aftershocks of last week's midterm elections are still being felt by Senate Republicans, but another political reality is beginning to set in: The GOP may not regain control of the chamber for years to come.This year’s Senate map was, initially, favorable to Republicans in their quest to maintain and possibly grow their 53-seat majority in the Senate. But the next election cycle’s map in 2028 is tough, perhaps even insurmountable, for Republicans to conquer.The Senate GOP’s newly minte
  
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• Moderates and progressives both claim credit for Democrats' midterm wins

  12-11-2026 11:08 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  After a primary season that featured a string of wins for the Democratic Party's progressive wing, the moderates are striking back by claiming credit for a landslide midterm takeover of Congress.
  The party will return to Capitol Hill in 2027 with at least 54 Senate seats and 255 House seats, thanks to wins in deep-red districts and states such as Kansas and Iowa. And many of the candidates, such as megachurch pastor and Kansas Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton, avoided staking out controversial progress
  
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• Young voters are not buying socialism. They want a made-in-America future

  12-11-2026 11:00 via Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
  
  Young voters sent warning after warning to a Republican Party that remained tone-deaf, and one came wrapped in foil. When a Turning Point USA student complained that a burrito should not cost $20, some conservatives shifted the blame by lecturing young Americans to cook at home, eat ramen, find roommates and work additional jobs. "Burrito-gate" produced plenty of online jokes, but the frustration was never merely about lunch. It was about whether hard work still produces a better life.President
  
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• Ro Khanna rejects warnings that Trump admin investigations could derail Democrats' affordability agenda

  12-11-2026 11:00 via Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is brushing off concerns that House Democrats’ eagerness to investigate Trump administration officials could distract the incoming majority from addressing Americans’ concerns about affordability."I can walk and chew gum at the same time," Khanna told Fox News when asked if the investigations could be a distraction.Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly called to open probes into different allies of President Donald Trump after winning majorities in both chambers of C
  
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• PATRICK K O’DONNELL: The untold story of America’s female Revolutionary sniper

  12-11-2026 11:00 via Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
  
  Jemima Warner followed her husband into war. She didn’t know she’d take his place when he fell.Jemima’s husband, James Warner, was an original member of the Continental Army and served in the 1st Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment. These crack-shot riflemen were among the best marksmen in Washington’s army. Many had been longhunters who lived and hunted beyond the Allegheny Mountains and often had to battle Native Americans. Their woodcraft, scouting skills and expert marksmanship helped pionee
  
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• Trump faces a brutal impeachment era and needs a lawyer as press secretary

  12-11-2026 10:50 via Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
  
  Impeachment proceedings for President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are coming in the next two years.That inevitability means President Trump would be well served by a superb young communicator who is a very smart lawyer as his next press secretary, especially if that person has demonstrated the extraordinary legal chops to have "Supreme Court clerk" on his or her résumé.The duels with the White House press corps triggered by Trump-hunting in Congress, like those ahead with congressi
  
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• Freedom Caucus gets an ally atop the House GOP as its own influence faces a test

  12-11-2026 10:45 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  The House Freedom Caucus is staring down an unfamiliar new reality in 2027: questionable relevance.That’s partly because the ultra-conservative group achieved an indubitable triumph this week, when its co-founder and first chair, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, was elected Tuesday to serve as the next top House Republican leader.It’s also because the group has traditionally wielded its power by acting as a holdout bloc in thin Republican majorities. Now the GOP is on track to hold the smallest House m
  
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• Florida city says new GOP-backed DEI law blocks St Patrick’s parade, Pride event

  12-11-2026 10:08 via Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
  
  A Florida city says it cannot host its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade or Pride event in 2027 because of a new Republican-backed state law restricting local governments from funding, promoting or taking official action related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.Officials in Delray Beach announced the decision Tuesday, citing restrictions on "certain programming and activities designed or implemented with reference to ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity.""Following
  
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• Brooklyn building collapse leaves at least 2 people dead and 17 injured

  12-11-2026 10:03 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  At least two people were killed and 17 others injured Wednesday, when a three-story building collapsed in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.The four-unit apartment building crumpled into a construction site next to it at about 4 p.m. ET in the Flatbush area.Seven of the casualties were children, Reuters reported, with at least 10 people taken to a hospital. Authorities did not confirm if any of the children were among those killed. Rescuers searched for survivors into the ni
  
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• Nvidia board reportedly weighs ousting Jensen Huang as 2nd affair claim emerges

  12-11-2026 10:00 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Nvidia (NVDA) stock tanked in after-hours trading following a report from the New York Times that embattled Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang was allegedly involved in a second extramarital affair. The company's board is reportedly meeting to determine if it will oust Huang as chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reports.According to the report, Huang, whose relationship with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy has embroiled the company in scandal this week, also had a relationship with Nvidia
  
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