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At least 94 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day

By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU
Nov 27, 2025 6:40 pm - Firefighters battled for a second day to extinguish a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 94 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city's modern history.
Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions

By ALI SWENSON
Nov 26, 2025 8:10 pm - Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are expected to produce billions in savings for taxpayers and older adults, the Trump administration said.
Senators push Rubio to investigate Israel’s alleged violations in Gaza

By John Hudson
Nov 26, 2025 4:24 pm - Several Democratic senators are urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to quickly investigate what a classified government watchdog report has described as “hundreds” of potential human rights violations allegedly committed by the Israeli military in Gaza.
Wisconsin seeks to block Morgan Geyser’s conditional release after escape from group home

By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND
Nov 26, 2025 4:17 pm - Wisconsin authorities have asked a state court to revoke the conditional release of Morgan Geyser, the woman who in 2014 almost killed her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man and escaped from a group home earlier this week.
Two National Guard soldiers who were shot near White House are in critical condition, DC mayor and FBI director say

Nov 26, 2025 1:54 pm - Two National Guard members were shot Wednesday near the White House and are in critical condition, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
What's open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest — or prepare — ahead of Black Friday

By MATT OTT
Nov 26, 2025 1:30 pm - With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.
Judge's footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns

By CLAUDIA LAUER
Nov 26, 2025 10:42 am - Tucked in a two-sentence footnote in a voluminous court opinion, a federal judge recently called out immigration agents using artificial intelligence to write use-of-force reports, raising concerns that it could lead to inaccuracies and further erode public confidence in how police have handled the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area and ensuing protests.
New prosecutor won’t pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case

By KATE BRUMBACK
Nov 26, 2025 10:15 am - The prosecutor who recently took over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others said in a court filing Wednesday that he has decided not to pursue the case further.
Kremlin confirms US envoy's visit as talks on ending war in Ukraine gain momentum

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAM MCNEIL
Nov 26, 2025 8:01 am - A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts to find a consensus on ending the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine pick up speed.
Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end

By WAFAA SHURAFA, JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY
Nov 26, 2025 7:50 am - Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage. This is the latest swap as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached last month, whose first phase is coming to an end.

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