Is the U.S. really on the verge of war with Venezuela?
Venezuela has been a foe of the U.S. for decades, and in recent years, the country has slipped into economic distress, violence and autocracy.
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Why the $5 bill challenge might be your new favorite money hack
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New HIV studies highlight path scientists are taking toward a cure
Get caught up on this morning’s news: New HIV studies, the Giants’ botched field goal and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
4 min readThe Yodel
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Sunday November 30 Becomes Busiest Travel Day in U.S. History as Thanksgiving 2025 Shatters Airport Records
The Transportation Security Administration confirmed Monday that Sunday, November 30, 2025, became the busiest travel day in United States history, with TSA agents screening 3,133,924 individuals on Sunday, November 30th, the highest number in the ... Read more
4 min readGuessing Headlights
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Opinion: Students Will Pay a Heavy Price If Feds Gut Funding for High-Impact Tutoring
As federal COVID relief funding for schools expired last year, education leaders worried that high-impact tutoring programs helping to drive academic recovery would end. Encouragingly, new research suggests many schools are working hard to stay the course on tutoring, one of public education’s most effective responses to learning loss during the pandemic. But the Trump […]
4 min readThe 74
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Afghanistan's Taliban rulers carry out public execution in sports stadium in eastern city
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities carried out a public execution at a stadium in the eastern city of Khost on Tuesday, putting to death a man who the country’s Supreme Court said had killed 13 members of a family, including several children, earlier this year. Tens of thousands of people, including relatives of the victims, attended the execution in the sports stadium, which the Supreme Court said was the 11th carried out since the Taliban seized power in 2021 in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces. United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan Richard Bennet posted on X earlier Tuesday that reports had suggested the public execution was imminent and called for it to be halted.
2 min readAssociated Press
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Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
3 min readBBC
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Police raid 'thriving' mail-order drugs business
Greater Manchester Police said the mail-order drugs business has opened up significantly.
2 min read - World
Quarter of forces lack basic policies on sexual offences, report says
The report, four years after the 33-year-old's murder, says urgent action is needed to prevent violent, sexual attacks against women.
3 min read - World
Canada softens climate rules for Alberta oil pipeline deal
Mark Carney framed the decision as essential to developing the province’s energy sector while reducing Canadian dependence on the US.
1 min readSemafor
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Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official
Prof David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was "not inconsistent" with the situation she faced.
4 min read - Business
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Special beer brewed for injured rugby captain
Hook Norton Brewery has crafted JB's Journey for former Banbury Rugby Club captain John Baker.
2 min read - US
City to switch to fortnightly bin collections
The proposal includes weekly collections of food waste and an extra recycling bin beginning in June.
4 min read - Politics
How the Trump administration's account of boat strike has evolved
The U.S. military's early September strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat has drawn new scrutiny as the White House confirmed that the vessel was struck twice.
7 min readCBS News
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Ukraine carries out record attacks on Russian energy infrastructure
The offensive included a series of drone attacks on oil vessels in the Black Sea that Kyiv alleges were part of Russia’s “shadow fleet."
1 min read - World
Man arrested in connection with stabbing
Kent Police say they have cordoned off Thorold Road and an adjacent alleyway as inquiries continue.
1 min read - World
Ireland to give €125m to Ukraine as Zelensky visits Dublin
Irish ministers are set to sign off on an extra €125m in support for Ukraine in a cabinet meeting.
6 min read - World
Pope Leo issues 'heartfelt appeal' for peace in Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a "heartfelt appeal" for peace in Lebanon as he ended his first overseas trip. "May the attacks and hostilities cease," Leo said at Beirut airport ahead of his return to Rome.
2 min readdpa international
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Joe Scarborough: Trump Admin Cornered by ‘Fox News Contributors’ Over ‘Alleged War Crime’ – ‘Not Fighting Lefties’
Scarborough noted that the Trump administration is “not fighting” pushback from “lefties” over the boat strike but from “Fox News contributors” and Republicans.
3 min readMediaite
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Last RAF World War Two Pathfinder dies aged 102
Jack Dark flew 28 combat bomber missions, and also worked for Horsham District Council for 45 years.
1 min read 
USFlying without a Real ID? That'll soon cost you $45, TSA says.
On top of the extra costs, travelers without a Real ID could also face delays getting through security, the agency said.
1K2 min readYahoo News
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Trump’s wild midnight Truth Social posting binge features over 100 messages ranging from treason to beautiful Melania
Despite his hour-long posting spree that ended around midnight, the president was back at it just before 6 a.m. Tuesday morning
3 min readThe Independent
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Hotel redevelopment permission set to be revoked
Councillors are being recommended to revoke planning permission to demolish a hotel in Poole.
1 min read - US
Michael Dell to give $250 each to 25 million U.S. kids for "Trump accounts"
Michael and Susan Dell said they will spend $6.25 million to fund Invest America accounts for U.S. children.
1 min read - Science
NASA Just Made A Big Change To Boeing's Starliner Mission
NASA has modified Boeing's Starliner contract following the 2024 test flight. Find out how this impacts future ISS missions along with the new timeline.
3 min readBGR
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Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández released from US prison after Trump pardon
Hernández was found guilty in March 2024 of conspiring to import cocaine into the US, and of possessing machine guns.
1 min read - World
Hyundai CEO Says White House Reached Out After ICE Raid Backlash
Hyundai chief executive Jose Muñoz says a senior White House official contacted him to apologize after the high-profile Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at the company’s Savannah, Georgia, factory triggered political scrutiny and international criticism. The operation resulted in hundreds of Korean workers being detained, prompting questions about communication between federal agencies and the administration. The apology followed weeks of fallout as details emerged about the raid and the
2 min readThe Auto Wire
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'Send in the army' to help with water chaos - MP
Thousands in Tunbridge Wells, Pembury and Frant are without water for a fourth day.
3 min read - US
Luigi Mangione's lawyers to continue pushing to bar evidence in NYC court on Tuesday
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to killing UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
3 min readGood Morning America
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'Addiction recovery service helped me stop feeling scared'
The service is helping its users fight their addictions and connect with others.
3 min read - World
Concerns over castle wall safety closes path
Shropshire Council says the path will remain closed until repairs can be carried out.
1 min read - World
Hamas to turn over remains of one of remaining deceased Gaza hostages, official tells Reuters
Earlier, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed Israel was preparing to receive "findings" from the Red Cross that were transferred from the Gaza Strip. Hamas is turning over the remains of one of the two remaining deceased hostages still in Gaza, one of the terror group's officials told Reuters on Tuesday afternoon.
1 min readJerusalem Post
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Teen's firefighter dream destroyed by punch attack
Leon Appleton from Shildon launched an unprovoked attack outside a Sunderland bar, a court hears.
2 min read - Politics
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Hits Trump Boat Strikes With ‘Law of War’ Receipt: ‘It Is Forbidden—’
Kaitlan Collins hit Trump and his Defense Department with a receipt from the Law of War Manual in response to the deadly strikes on alleged drug boats.
6 min read - World
Beyond Netanyahu: Israel’s major political corruption scandals
Every prime minister in Tel Aviv since 1996 has been investigated on charges of corruption.
3 min readAl Jazeera
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UK criticises Gaza aid delays as tents take year to arrive
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the situation remains "dire" as the United Nations warned 1.5 million people are in need of urgent shelter.
3 min read - Health
What to do post stroke if your muscles don't work as they did before
After a stroke, your body often no longer behaves as it did before. Often, people experience spastic movement disorders.
2 min read - World
Did ex-South African President Zuma’s daughter recruit for Russia’s war?
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of luring men to Russia in the latest scandal rocking the prominent Zuma family.
9 min read - US
Third winter storm to ‘bomb out' as heavy snow and deep freeze hit millions
The third winter storm in a week is marching across the country, piling new snow onto the Midwest and gearing up to hit the Northeast. And forecasters say the system will rapidly strengthen into a bomb cyclone as it moves up the East Coast Tuesday. Midwest hit again Parts of the central U.S. woke up to another... The post Third winter storm to ‘bomb out' as heavy snow and deep freeze hit millions appeared first on Straight Arrow News.
Straight Arrow News2 min read - US
Man pleads guilty in murder of Ole Miss grad 10 months after body found
A man pleaded guilty to murder and tampering charges in the killing of a University of Mississippi graduate who was a prominent figure in the LGBTQ community.
2 min read - World
Measles vaccinations begin in rebel-held Congo almost a year after deadly outbreak
Measles vaccines have arrived in a rebel-held area of eastern Congo nearly a year after a deadly outbreak of the highly contagious disease began. The seizure of parts of the region early this year by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels has affected the delivery of health care in one of the world's most dire humanitarian crises, residents and aid groups have said. This week, anxious parents clutching small children have been lining up in Kachehembe in North Kivu province to receive the vaccine from medical charity Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF.
2 min read - US
Criminal investigation into threats to elected representatives
The threats were made by armed and masked men in a video circulating on social media.
4 min read - World
Hillsborough investigation finds 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct charges
Twelve police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings for their failings during and after the 1989 Hillsborough stadium soccer tragedy, a long-running investigation has found. In the latest development following Britain’s worst sports disaster which saw 97 people killed during a crush of Liverpool fans, a report — published onTuesday — also upheld or found cases to answer for misconduct in 92 complaints about police actions. The Hillsborough disaster unfolded on April 15, 1989, when more than 2,000 Liverpool fans were allowed to pour into a standing-only section behind a goal at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
4 min read - US
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
9 min readThe Guardian
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New York City bill aims to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting gear
Approval of legislation to ban Pfas would be major win for advocates pushing for safer gear alternatives across US
4 min read - World
Officers would have faced misconduct over Hillsborough
A long-awaited report finds police chiefs would face gross misconduct cases if still serving.
6 min read - US
The Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult Leader
Lasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders across the country
51 min readRolling Stone
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Scientists make disturbing new discovery about wildfire smoke: 'Overlooked chemistry'
The latest study adds to the already hefty list of problematic outcomes stemming from wildfires.
The Cool Down2 min read - Technology
What’s really real with SOCOM’s AI targeting tests right now
There is no (confirmed) SOCOM system to autonomously select and engage targets without a human.
6 min readWE ARE THE MIGHTY
- Business
‘On Second Thought': A New Way to Improve Safety
Monthly livestreamed series explores human factors and behavioral traps in aviation decision making.
4 min readFlying
- Politics
A nationalized Tennessee special election has both parties on edge
The race to replace retired Rep. Mark Green is close, and both parties have taken notice.
4 min readPolitico
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