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US President Donald Trump will hold a trilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the annual APEC conference in Shenzhen on Thursday, the New York Post reported on Friday.The trilateral discussion is expected to focus largely on developing an ambitious nuclear arms control pact, but discussions could also touch on North Korea and the Iran war, the Post reported.Trump has already publicly indicated that he planned to meet with the two leaders."We'll talk a lot of things, including denuclearization, but we'll be talking a lot of t

Investors flock to Anthropic IPO but question durability of AI lead

Republican Lauren Boebert, a colorful conservative, loses reelection bid in Colorado, according to US media

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Russia sets cull limits to help control bear population after attacks kill 36 people

The Russian government has established a cull of up to 30% of brown bear populations to keep numbers in check after bear attacks killed 36 people this year, the Ministry of Natural Resources was quoted as saying on Friday.A ministry statement, quoted by the state RIA news agency, said the limit sought to better control bear populations and reduce the number of attacks and was already registered with Russia's Justice Ministry."Since the beginning of the year, more than 12,000 reports have been received in Russia about brown bears approaching people. There have been 87 attacks, with 36 people k

FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all flights

Nvidia’s week of chaos, explained

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US gives states another 6 months before they have to remove people from Medicaid for not working

President Donald Trump’s administration told states Friday that they can wait until July before removing people from Medicaid for failing to meet a work requirement. The requirement is scheduled to take effect nationally on Jan. 1, and states have been scrambling to put in place the staffing, training and technology to implement it by then. The administration clarified that while states still have the option to take action at the beginning of the year, they won't have to kick anyone off or deny coverage for failure to meet the requirement until July 1.

The Latest: FAA grounds all flights nationwide due to communications problems

Van Hollen rules out White House run as he mounts bid to replace Schumer as Senate leader

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Democrats investigating sexual harassment allegation against incoming Ohio congressman

House Democrats are investigating an aide’s complaint that newly elected congressman Brian Poindexter made sexually harassing comments toward her during his campaign.The investigation is being led by an independent firm hired by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the group confirmed in a statement to CNN.Poindexter defeated Rep. Max Miller, a former Trump adviser whose ex-wife accused him of domestic violence, which he has denied. The unwelcome development comes as Democrats are trying to focus on building out their agenda on the heels of a massive victory in November.�

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The Latest: Democrats gather in Denver to map out their next steps

Following a historic blue wave of midterm election wins, Democrats gathered Thursday in Denver for the two-day What’s Next conference, hosted by a new group called Majority Democrats. President Donald Trump told Vice President JD Vance to shift his focus away from the Iran war and toward what he says is corruption and crime in Democratic-controlled cities and states. Two Democratic senators have launched an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa after AP and The Gu

Trump’s tariffs face a new threat: Republicans

Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand jury

Trump tells Vance to turn his focus away from Iran: ‘We don’t need a deal’

President Donald Trump on Thursday offered mixed messages on his approach to the war with Iran, first writing on social media that the US doesn’t “need a deal” with Tehran and pulling Vice President JD Vance away from the talks to focus elsewhere, then later conceding it would be a “defeat” to walk away with Iran’s current regime still in power.In a morning Truth Social post, Trump said he was directing Vance, who had been tasked with leading negotiations between the US and Iran, “to focus his complete and total attention” on rooting out corruption and crime in Democratic state

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Richard Glossip, Oklahoma man on death row for years, pleads guilty to lesser charge

Richard Glossip, the Oklahoma man who spent nearly 30 years on death row before his murder conviction was overturned by the US Supreme Court last year, pleaded guilty Thursday to accessory to murder after the fact, avoiding a third murder trial, his attorney told CNN.The plea agreement came during what was expected to be a pretrial hearing ahead of a retrial scheduled for December on a charge of first-degree murder.Instead, his sentencing is scheduled for December 17 and 18, his attorney said. His defense plans to ask for time served, while prosecutors said they intend to seek additional priso

Crews search rubble of deadly NY building collapse as rain threatens to complicate rescues

5 people are shot in DC, including 1 killed at a gym, and then suspect kills himself

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US Air Force responds to suspected drone activity over UK airbase

US Air Force personnel at the RAF Lakenheath base in Britain responded to "suspected unauthorised drone activity" on Friday evening, although no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, a US Air Force spokesperson said."We continue to work closely with our host nation counterparts to ensure the safety and security of our US service members, US and host nation civilians, contractors, and all of our families," the spokesperson said by email.Britain's Ministry of Defence said US Air Force Security Forces personnel had responded to reports of unauthorised drone activity and that the

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Iran targets US military site in Gulf for first time in two months as hopes for a deal fade

Iran said it targeted a US military installation in Bahrain early Friday in retaliation for what it described as an American attack on Iranian territory, marking its first attempt to strike a military facility in a Gulf state in more than two months.US Central Command (CENTCOM) said later Friday that American forces shot down two Iranian drones launched toward Bahrain, reporting no injuries or damage.“A few hours ago, the IRGC’s aerospace forces, in response to the enemy’s aerial aggression against a communication tower in Sirik, targeted and destroyed the early warning radar of the aggr

Pope Leo thanks God as 1.5 million cheer in Peru city he served as bishop

Man United hires Mauricio Pochettino, who tearfully leaves US job to revive former power

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Microsoft outage shows the risks of relying on a single technology provider for essential services

A global Microsoft outage this week disrupted email and other workplace tools, plunging business chatter and everyday services into disarray worldwide and highlighting the risks of depending on one of just a few major providers of essential technology. Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot, were interrupted. As the outage entered its second day Friday, Microsoft said it saw “encouraging recovery progress.” But the company also warned that “intermittent access issues or delayed email delivery" may persist for some users.

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Scandal-hit Jensen Huang loses his shine in his birthplace Taiwan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had been widely adored like a rock star in his birthplace, Taiwan. That image is now tainted after the FBI began an investigation into his affair with an alleged Chinese agent. Like the rest of the world, the island was shocked by the scandal over Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman reportedly described as a Chinese spy by U.S. officials. A video of the pair visiting a restaurant in the capital city of Taipei in 2025 went viral and was broadcast globally. Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday after facing growing cal

Longtime NBC Sports announcer Dan Hicks dies at 64

Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills at least 6, including doctor and child, Palestinian officials say

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Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chip exports

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'TrumpCare' and commemorative plaques — how Democrats are pitching dealmaking with the president

Democrats who swept into power fueled by voter backlash to President Donald Trump are now pitching ways to collaborate with the Republican in the White House

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Bessent points finger at Lutnick over Nvidia chip exports as Trump advisers discuss possible Commerce Secretary ouster

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The AI boom was built around Jensen Huang. Now what?

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‘Hell, I was living it’: Joe Biden airs his frustration with Democratic critics in new memoir

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Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are mending fences after his 2024 dropout, his new book says

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Van Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader

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Wholesale inflation rose in October to highest annual rate in nearly four years

US intel isn’t sure if businesswoman spied on Nvidia for China, doesn’t mean she wasn’t a risk, sources say

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US Senate Banking Committee chair calls on Jensen Huang, Lutnick to testify

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 12 - US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott sent letters on Thursday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang asking them

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls