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FBI probes Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
US lawmakers who warned military against following illegal orders slam ‘intimidation, harassment’, face FBI interviews.
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US lawmakers who warned military against following illegal orders slam ‘intimidation, harassment’, face FBI interviews.

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Hakyung Lee killed her two kids and hid their bodies in suitcases months after her husband died of cancer.

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Estevao Willian outshone fellow wonderkid Lamine Yamal with a wondergoal on Tuesday – so is it “time to start believing the hype”?

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Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.

South Africa
In Booysen trial, key witness denies recalling 2017 police statements despite signed records.

South Africa
Chikunga says men must play a leading role in ending gender-based violence and protecting society.

South Africa
This comes as Russia continues its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

South Africa
Judge Joseph Raulinga described Patel, as a pathological liar

World
Non-residents will soon have to pay a higher price to enter 11 of the United States’ most popular parks.

World
Twenty years after police found the bodies of 19 women and children in Nithari, the case is back in the spotlight.

World
The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia.
World
Fighters have settled across northern Syria, surprising displaced Syrians who’ve tried to return to their homes. Nearly a year after the war’s end, sorting out property ownership remains a pressing issue.

Africa
Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.

Africa
The opposition has been rallying people to gather on that day to protest against post-poll killings.

Africa
India’s aviation regulator has asked airline operators to “strictly avoid” volcanic ash affected areas.

Africa
The raid on a Catholic school in the West African state came amid a surge in attacks by armed groups.

Business
The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.

Business
South Africa is considering imposing a 20% tax on online gambling to curb its rapid growth and address related social harms.

Business
Editors Chris Mason and Faisal Islam discuss what’s at stake in the 2025 Autumn Budget.

Business
Nelson Mandela Bay, which is home to Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, is collapsing with municipal chaos, out-of-control crime, and governance problems.

Politics
The ANC Youth League president also warned that removing Cyril Ramaphosa as president would plunge the country into chaos

Politics
Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane is testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

Politics
Commissioner Sandile Khumalo’s comments come as two Hawks teams were deployed to Molefe’s home

Politics
Water provision will be one of the key questions Mashatile is expected to engage MPs on.

Sport
Britain’s Andrea Thompson wins world’s strongest woman as the initial champion was a transgender woman who was not eligible to compete.

Sport
Brett Gosper, the NFL’s head of Europe and Asia-Pacific, says the league is ‘pivoting’ away from having a London franchise and focusing on expanding its footprint through more international games.

Sport
Former Buffalo Bills coach Phoebe Schecter gives us her top five moments from week 12 in the NFL.

Sport
WSL Football is asked for footage of the Women’s League Cup quarter-final and semi-final draw after concerns over the process.
Education
The new complaint is aimed at changes the Trump administration would make to shift significant functions from the department to other federal agencies.
Education
Rutger Bregman said his comment that President Trump was the “most openly corrupt president in American history” was removed before his lecture was broadcast on Tuesday.
Education
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reports that 25 students were kidnapped on 17 November from the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Kebbi State,

Education
Regulator says 24 are at more immediate risk and may have to stop degree courses within next 12 months
Fifty higher education providers in England are at risk of exiting the market within the next two to three years, MPs on the House of Commons education committee have been told as part of their inquiry into university funding and the threat of insolvency.
The evidence follows last week’s...
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Skip the splurges and shop smart with these are the Black Friday buys that will actually save you money from long after the sales end.

Lifestyle
SANParks says it is prepared to welcome an expected influx of visitors to Table Mountain National Park over the upcoming festive season.

Lifestyle
Bunny chow-loving minister John Steenhuisen has been dragged on social media over reports he raked up credit card debt on Uber Eats.
Entertainment
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Science/Tech
HP plans to cut 4,000-6,000 jobs by 2028 “as part of a plan to streamline operations and adopt artificial intelligence,” reports Reuters. From the report: HP’s teams focused on product development, internal operations and customer support will be impacted by the job cuts, CEO Enrique Lores said during a media briefing call. “We expect this initiative will create $1 billion in gross run rate...
Science/Tech
Warner Music Group has reached a licensing deal with Suno that will let users create AI-generated music using the voices and likenesses of artists who opt in. WMG says participating artists will have “full control” over how their likeness and music are used. “These will be new creation experiences from artists who do opt in, which will open up new revenue streams for them and allow you to...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCMag: Four new features are coming to Google Maps, including a way to hide your identity in reviews. Maps will soon let you use a nickname and select an alternative profile picture for online reviews, so you can rate a business without linking it to full name and Google profile photo. Google says it will monitor for “suspicious and fake reviews,” and...
Science/Tech
As artificial intelligence companies prepare to pour money into the midterm elections, some in the A.I. world are hatching plans of their own to curb the industry’s influence.

Motoring
Sole availability of a turbodiesel engine isn’t enough, on it own, to lure buyers away from the better equipped and more affordable hybrid and plug-in hybrid Chinese offerings.

Motoring
Title, effectively became decided after the first 10 km of the main event on Saturday.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
The Trump administration said that had the new prices been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $12 billion, which would have reduced its spending on those drugs by 44 percent.
Health
By mid-2024, the weight-loss drugs were prescribed for almost 2 percent of new mothers.
Health
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.

Health
Packaged milk drinks, including some packaged coffees, will be included in the “sugar tax”, the Health Secretary has announced.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.