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Pope removes shoes but doesn't pray on visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque

ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship during his four-day visit to Turkey. The first U.S. pope bowed slightly before entering the mosque and was led on a tour of the expansive complex, able to hold 10,000 worshippers, by its imam and the mufti of Istanbul. Leo, walking in white socks, smiled during the 20- ...

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Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors

Republican-led committees in the Senate and the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea several weeks ago. A live drone feed showed two survivors from the original crew of 11 clinging to the wreckage of their boat after the initial missile attack Sept. 2, The Post reported Friday afternoon. ...

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K-shaped economy and inflation boost Black Friday sales by 4.1% from last year, online spending jumps 9.1%

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2025, 4:32 PM ET US retail sales on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, climbed 4.1% compared with last year, according to data released Saturday by Mastercard SpendingPulse. Online shoppers alone spent $11.8 billion, up 9.1% from 2024, according to data collection platform Adobe Analytics. But those gains don’t account for higher prices due to inflation, so actual spending could be flat. “We have 3% inflation, so maybe (the 4.1% increase in spending) is a r ...

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Top Trump Aides to Meet With Ukrainians in Florida on Sunday

Nov. 29, 2025, 4:41 p.m. ET Top negotiators for President Trump plan to meet with Ukrainian officials in Florida on Sunday to discuss a possible peace settlement to halt Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. official. The American negotiators who plan to attend the talks are Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for the president; and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and a businessman who does some international diplomacy for Mr. Trump. Th ...

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At least 200 border patrol agents to flood New Orleans in coming weeks, report says

Saturday 29 November 2025 15:16 EST More than 200 Border Patrol agents are expected to arrive in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the coming weeks, according to a report. The Big Easy could soon become the next target of the Trump administration’s federal immigration agenda, sources told ABC News. Exactly when the federal agents could be touching down in New Orleans is not immediately apparent. However, speculation has swirled for weeks that agents were heading for Louisiana’s largest city, followi ...

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US Representative Troy Nehls announces retirement

November 29, 2025 12:59 PM EST Updated 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Troy Nehls announced on Saturday that he would not seek re-election at the end of the current congressional term. "I have made the decision, after conversations with my beautiful bride and my girls over the Thanksgiving holiday, to focus on my family and return home after this Congress," Nehls said in a statement. Nehls, a Texas Republican, said he spoke to President Donald Trump be ...

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British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88 The Associated Press November 29, 2025, 1:38 PM FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, British playwright Tom Stoppard poses as he arrives for the world premiere of "Anna Karenina," in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)(AP/Sang Tan) LONDON (AP) -- British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare In Lo ...

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Major 401(k) Changes Being Considered By Congress

Published Nov 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM EST Congress is weighing a plan that could let workers move money from their 401(k) plans into personal annuities without leaving their jobs, in a shift that could reshape how Americans save for retirement. The proposal, which was reintroduced in the House this week and has now been referred to a Congressional committee, would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for "in-service rollovers," giving employees more flexibility to lock in ...

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Group launches targeted ad to spoil Trump's Thanksgiving weekend at resort

November 29, 2025 12:09PM ET The Women’s March WIN political action committee launched an ad campaign this weekend with an ad encouraging Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers to quit their jobs, and kicked off the campaign with ads running in West Palm Beach, Florida, where President Donald Trump is spending his Thanksgiving weekend. “Our goal behind this is not to agitate the public to dislike ICE – I think that ICE is doing that on its own,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, the executiv ...

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National Guard victim's ex-boyfriend says she described limits of DC deployment as 'pointless'

National Guard victim's ex-boyfriend says she described limits of DC deployment as 'pointless' Adam Carr, the former boyfriend of US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom -- the National Guard member killed in an ambush-style attack in Washington, DC -- spoke to CNN's Gabe Cohen about her deployment to DC. 0:45 Source: CNN {video} ...

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Luigi Mangione in NY state court this week to argue over backpack evidence

38 min ago - Luigi Mangione in NY state court this week to argue over backpack evidence {pivture} Luigi Mangione attends a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. Photo by Steven Hirsch - Pool/Getty Images By Walter Wuthmann Pub ... (Gothamist)

Noem says National Guard shooting suspect was 'radicalized' in the U.S.

1 hr ago - Nov. 30, 2025, 9:02 AM EST / Updated Nov. 30, 2025, 10:44 AM EST WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that authorities believe the suspect in the National Guard shooting wa ... (NBC News)

Pope arrives in Lebanon in a bid to bring hope to a war-wracked region

1 hr ago - By NICOLE WINFIELD and ABBY SEWELL Updated 9:44 AM CST, November 30, 2025 Leer en español BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Leo XIV landed in Lebanon on Sunday aiming to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christi ... (AP)

$1 billion Supreme Court music piracy case could affect internet users

2 hrs ago - Nov. 30, 2025, 3:00 a.m. ET WASHINGTON − The entertainment industry’s seemingly losing battle to stop music from being illegally copied and shared in the digital age hits the Supreme Court on Dec. 1 in a case both sides say could have huge ... (USA Today)

Winter storms bring snow, freezing rain and cold as Thanksgiving travelers journey home

2 hrs ago - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 8:31 PM CST, November 29, 2025 Leer en español A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes brought winter to some Thanksgiving travelers, and forecasters said the northeast U.S. could get its own early win ... (AP)

Pentagon rolls out welcome wagon for new MAGA-friendly press corps

3 hrs ago - 12h Right-wing media outlets are set to be welcomed to the Pentagon next week, following the mass exodus of mainstream news organizations earlier this year in protest of government-imposed restrictions on their reporting. The outlets, which include t ... (msn/The Independent)

House and Senate committees launch inquiries into reported second strike on alleged drug boat

4 hrs ago - Nov. 29, 2025, 10:07 PM EST Both the House and Senate have started inquiries into a reported second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean last September which killed the survivors of an initial strike. According to reporting from The Washin ... (NBC News)

Kash Patel Reveals FBI, DOJ Executing 'Multiple' Options on James Comey

4 hrs ago - Published Nov 29, 2025 at 07:51 PM EST updated Nov 29, 2025 at 08:21 PM EST FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that the Trump administration is not done with its pursuit of former FBI Director James Comey even after a federal judge dismissed the case a ... (Newsweek)

MS NOW Reports Afghan Nationals 'Extremely Worried' Trump Will Kick Them Out of US After DC Shooting

5 hrs ago - Nov 29th, 2025, 6:43 pm MS NOW’s David Noriega reported Afghan nationals are “extremely worried” President Donald Trump will kick them out of the U.S., days after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. ... (MEDIAite)

Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial

6 hrs ago - Updated 7:25 AM EST, November 30, 2025 TEL AVIV (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country's president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges -- seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided t ... (AP)

GOP headed for 'electoral wipeout' as they 'repel the voters they need' most: ex-insider

6 hrs ago - November 29, 2025 7:55PM ET The one thing that has helped Republicans win in the past is now threatening their success at the polls, according to a former Republican insider. Kurt Bardella, a former staffer for Republican Senator Olympia Snowe and Re ... (Raw Story)

Newsom Mocks Trump With MAGA-Style Holiday Skewering

7 hrs ago - Updated Nov. 29 2025 6:38PM EST Published Nov. 29 2025 2:52PM EST Gavin Newsom spent his Black Friday online, sending Donald Trump some holiday misery. In a lengthy, all-caps X post modeled after Trump’s Truth Social tirades, the governor prom ... (Daily Beast)

USDA secretary: Trump 'resolutely focused' on affordability

7 hrs ago - 11/29/25 6:14 PM ET Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said President Trump is honing in on affordability measures ahead of the new year, as polling shows his approval on the economy is tanking. During a recent appearance on Fox Business’s & ... (The Hill)

Top Trump Aides to Meet With Ukrainians in Florida on Sunday

8 hrs ago - Nov. 29, 2025, 4:41 p.m. ET Top negotiators for President Trump plan to meet with Ukrainian officials in Florida on Sunday to discuss a possible peace settlement to halt Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. official. The American ... (New York Times)

K-shaped economy and inflation boost Black Friday sales by 4.1% from last year, online spending jumps 9.1%

8 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2025, 4:32 PM ET US retail sales on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, climbed 4.1% compared with last year, according to data released Saturday by Mastercard SpendingPulse. Online shoppers alone spent $11.8 billion ... (CNN Business)

At least 200 border patrol agents to flood New Orleans in coming weeks, report says

9 hrs ago - Saturday 29 November 2025 15:16 EST More than 200 Border Patrol agents are expected to arrive in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the coming weeks, according to a report. The Big Easy could soon become the next target of the Trump administration’s fed ... (The Independent)

Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors

10 hrs ago - Republican-led committees in the Senate and the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspe ... (Washington Post)

Pope removes shoes but doesn't pray on visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque

10 hrs ago - ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship during his four-day v ... (Reuters)

Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says

14 hrs ago - By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Updated 2:01 PM CST, November 29, 2025 Leer en español DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sa ... (AP)

Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia

16 hrs ago - Ukrainian naval drones hit two oil tankers from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" as they travelled through the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials have said. Footage verified by the BBC shows waterborne drones speeding through the waves into the vessels, ... (BBC)

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