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3+ min ago (159+ words) President Donald Trump is being "taken for a ride" by Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Guardian editorial board wrote in a scathing analysis published on Friday. This comes as U.S. diplomats move toward pushing for a peace plan that pressures Ukraine to give Russia much of what it wants " and amid reporting that White House adviser Steve Witkoff went behind Secretary of State Marco Rubio's back to coach Russian counterparts on how to persuade Trump of their view. This is nothing new; however, the board noted, there is a unique danger at this moment of Trump trying to help Putin accomplish this objective. Trump has always expressed sympathies toward Putin, who was found by an extensive federal investigation to have interfered on Trump's behalf in the 2016 election. But in recent months, Trump has grown more conflicted, expressing frustration that Putin is…...

20+ min ago (273+ words) JUST IN: Trump Announces He's Canceling All Biden Autopen Orders in Truth Social Tirade Stunning video out of downtown St. Louis showed a massive fire ripping through a high-rise warehouse complex Friday morning as more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze. KOAM reported that the fire was about four blocks away from the famed St. Louis Gateway Arch, "and part of a revitalization district that was poised for redevelopment." The four buildings making up the complex caught fire overnight, according to KMOV, with one of the buildings collapsing. The fire then spread to nearby electric lines and train tracks. St. Louis City Fire Department Chief Dennis Jenkerson said hundreds of firefighters from multiple agencies responded to the blaze at about 3 a.m. Jenkerson told KSDK that a group of homeless people living inside and around the warehouse were evacuated after firefighters arrived. No…...

20+ min ago (303+ words) If you love florals, then you probably love Rifle Paper Co. because they have some of the prettiest floral paper products, home decor, furniture, wallpapers, and of course, planners around. If you've been wanting to snag some of those gorgeous, whimsical prints for your home, now's your moment. Rifle Paper Co. just dropped its biggest sale of the year for Black Friday, and the deals are, honestly, some of the deepest discounts we've seen this year. No, I'm not trying to gaslight you into thinking 15% off is a killer deal. I'm talking about 50%, and even upwards of 60%... If you love florals, then you probably love Rifle Paper Co. because they have some of the prettiest floral paper products, home decor, furniture, wallpapers, and of course, planners around. If you've been wanting to snag some of those gorgeous, whimsical prints for…...

26+ min ago (320+ words) As a rift grows within the Republican Party, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) publicly challenged President Donald Trump's recent immigration policy proposal following the deadly shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. After 20-year-old servicemember Sarah Beckstrom was killed by an Afghan national, Trump furiously proposed sweeping immigration measures. His recommendations included a permanent pause on migration from third-world countries, terminating millions of what he called illegal admissions under former President Joe Biden, and removing people deemed not an asset to the United States. "Immigration Policy has eroded technological gains and living conditions," Trump insisted. He suggested that "REVERSE MIGRATION" was the sole solution for the country's hurdles. He vowed to complete these objectives to reduce "illegal and disruptive populations." Greene, once a staunch Trump supporter but now a vocal critic, responded with a cryptic warning, in comments flagged…...

28+ min ago (1687+ words) Earlier this week, the number one most-read story in the Financial Times was headlined, "Nvidia shares fall on signs Google gaining upper hand in AI." It turns out that Google's AI software/product is doing about as well as its competitors but isn't using Nvidia's "must have" AI super-chips, shocking the market. But even with that, we ain't seen nothing yet: get ready for the Moores' Law shock and a few others that seem increasingly inevitable. For months now, the tech world has been drunk on the language of inevitability. AI will transform everything. AI demand for electricity will double America's power consumption. AI data centers will be the new steel mills, the new auto plants, the new engines of prosperity. Wall Street has inflated this into a bubble so big that it's hard to see where the hype ends…...

30+ min ago (371+ words) Jeffrey Epstein in February 2013 (U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice/Wikimedia Commons) Philadelphia native Julie K. Brown, now in her early 60s, has a long history in journalism. But she is best known for her bombshell reporting on billionaire financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for the Miami Herald. Brown's reporting in 2018 really brought out, in great detail, just how bad Epstein's crimes were. Epstein was found dead in his cell in the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on August 10, 2019, but six years later, President Donald Trump's handling of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Epstein files is a controversy that won't go away. Brown candidly discussed Trump and Epstein during an interview with the English-language edition of Spain's El Pa's published in Q&A form on November 28. And she fears that Trump will try to cover up his allies…...

34+ min ago (1365+ words) Around 5,000 sanitation workers walked out on November 23 in Jaipur to demand permanent jobs, proper overtime payments and resumption of stalled recruitments for jobs for other family members. The striking workers will be joined next week by workers from other districts, including Ajmer and Bhilwara. The walkout follows long-running protests, including hunger strikes, over these demands. Thousands of All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies" Association members demonstrated near the state assembly building on November 24 for higher wages, pensions, government employee status and other demands. The workers, who staged a similar protest last December, just before the state parliament"s winter session, want 18,000 rupees ($US201) monthly and 9,000 rupees per month for assistants, 5G mobile handsets for official use, and a monthly pension of 5,000 rupees. Hundreds of midday meal scheme workers from across Telangana and organised by the All-India Trade Union Congress protested outside the office of…...

34+ min ago (153+ words) JUST IN: Trump Announces He's Canceling All Biden Autopen Orders in Truth Social Tirade President Donald Trump has announced that any document former President Joe Biden signed using the autopen has been "hereby terminated." The Trump administration has repeatedly gone after the previous administration's use of the technology that applies signatures to documents without having to physically write them. Critics of the former president have even insisted that documents were signed without Biden's knowledge, playing into the theory that his cognitive ability declined to the point that he was oblivious to goings-on within his own White House. Biden has denied those claims, insisting he was personally responsible for every pardon signed in the final days of his presidency. In a Truth Social post Friday afternoon, Trump said: As noted in CNN's reporting of the Truth Social post, the legality of…...

34+ min ago (257+ words) Critics were outraged after President Donald Trump announced Friday in a Truth Social post that any order signed using an autopen by former President Joe Biden would be terminated. Trump warned that if Biden objected to his move, he would face perjury charges. It wasn't immediately clear what legal authority he has to do so. Social media users had plenty to say after the surprising claim. "THIS IS ILLEGAL and Trump used an autopen hundreds of times," political commentator Brian Krassenstein wrote on X. "Trump uses the Autopen because his hand is too feeble and weak, so let's do the same with Trumps documents he signed!!!!" user Sabrina Arnett wrote on X. "Thanks for the update, Donnie Snoozes. This Autopen nonsense will definitely help lower grocery and other costs for people," user Chris Robinson wrote on X. "Trump claims 'any document' signed by…...

41+ min ago (360+ words) JUST IN: Trump Announces He's Canceling All Biden Autopen Orders in Truth Social Tirade First Lady Melania Trump has announced the launch of her own production company, Muse Films, timed to coincide with the premiere of a major documentary about her life, titled MELANIA and set to release on January 30, 2026. "PRESENTING: MUSE FILMS. My new production company," Trump wrote Friday on X. "MELANIA, the film, exclusively in theaters worldwide on January 30th, 2026." PRESENTING: MUSE FILMS My new production company. " MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) November 28, 2025 Notably, the name "Muse" is a familiar one. During President Donald Trump"s first term, "Muse" was the codename the United States Secret Service assigned to the first lady. It"s unclear whether the moniker is still in use. The project has already sparked significant industry chatter. Amazon MGM Studios acquired distribution rights for a reported $40 million, an eye-popping…...