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Anthropic achieves new high score in the AI arms race with Opus 4.5, boasting record coding benchmarks and deep integrations for Chrome and Excel. For users, new endless chat feature promises relief from context-window headaches. Developers must sharpen their tools: the agentic warfare underway.
Anthropic releases Opus 4.5 with new Chrome and Excel integrations | TechCrunch
Anthropic has launched Opus 4.5, the latest version of its flagship model, with new integrations into Chrome and Excel.
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Anthropic achieves new high score in the AI arms race with Opus 4.5, boasting record coding benchmarks and deep integrations for Chrome and Excel. For users, new endless chat feature promises relief from context-window headaches. Developers must sharpen their tools: the agentic warfare underway.
Wanted: Virginia authorities seek information on former celebrated high school football coach Travis Turner on 5 felony counts of possessing child pornography and soliciting a minor. Turner has been missing since Nov. 20.
Missing high school football coach wanted for possession of child pornography
Travis Turner, whose Union football team advanced in the playoffs without him, has been missing since Thursday, the same day police were sent to his house.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Wanted: Virginia authorities seek information on former celebrated high school football coach Travis Turner on 5 felony counts of possessing child pornography and soliciting a minor. Turner has been missing since Nov. 20.
Hegseth forfeits vast tracts of publicly protected lands—military bases home to Scout programs—by cutting ties with Scouting America. Centered on gender confusion, Pentagon sacrifices century-old, low-cost recruiting funnel and global network for military families, all to satisfy political agenda.
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
FILE - Merit badges and a rainbow-colored neckerchief slider are affixed on a Boy Scout uniform. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced May 7, 2024, that it would change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion.
Ted S. Warren/AP
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hegseth forfeits vast tracts of publicly protected lands—military bases home to Scout programs—by cutting ties with Scouting America. Centered on gender confusion, Pentagon sacrifices century-old, low-cost recruiting funnel and global network for military families, all to satisfy political agenda.
DHS documents show fewer than one-third of the 270+ individuals arrested in Border Patrol's Operation Charlotte's Web classified as criminal aliens. Dats suggest recent enforcement sweep indiscriminates rather than targeting public safety threats, undermining Trump administration's stated mission.
One-third of those arrested by Border Patrol in Charlotte were classified as criminals, internal document says
Fewer than one-third of those arrested by Border Patrol during the recent immigration crackdown in Charlotte were classified as criminals, a government document says.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
DHS documents show fewer than one-third of the 270+ individuals arrested in Border Patrol's Operation Charlotte's Web classified as criminal aliens. Dats suggest recent enforcement sweep indiscriminates rather than targeting public safety threats, undermining Trump administration's stated mission.
Consumer confidence hits the lowest point since April as job worries grow. Sharp drop in sentiment, with fewer workers calling jobs plentiful, solidifies market expectations that the Federal Reserve warrants another interest rate cut in December to boost the weakened economy and markets.
Consumer confidence hits lowest point since April as job worries grow
Consumers soured on the current economy and their prospects for the future, with worries growing over the ability to find a job, according to a Conference Board survey released Tuesday.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Consumer confidence hits the lowest point since April as job worries grow. Sharp drop in sentiment, with fewer workers calling jobs plentiful, solidifies market expectations that the Federal Reserve warrants another interest rate cut in December to boost the weakened economy and markets.
Rubio assumes the position of cleanup diplomat, correcting the chaotic, deadline-driven Ukraine peace push led by Vice President Vance’s team. Secretary exposes non-traditional, multi-lane foreign policy which favors competitive, decentralized efforts over coordinated strategy, causing confusion.
Rubio changes the tack of Trump’s Ukraine negotiations after week of chaos
The administration’s shifting messaging on Ukraine underscores Trump’s preference for non-traditional policy coordination
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Rubio assumes the position of cleanup diplomat, correcting the chaotic, deadline-driven Ukraine peace push led by Vice President Vance’s team. Secretary exposes non-traditional, multi-lane foreign policy which favors competitive, decentralized efforts over coordinated strategy, causing confusion.
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The Heritage Foundation's defense of the Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes interview has exposed a "brain death" at the core of conservatism. Fealty to Trump has required abandoning principles for propaganda, making critical thought and open debate impossible for those seeking influence. The right has ch
The Conservative Movement’s Intellectual Collapse
Trump is both a product and a cause of the decline in intellectual standards on the right.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Heritage Foundation's defense of the Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes interview has exposed a "brain death" at the core of conservatism. Fealty to Trump has required abandoning principles for propaganda, making critical thought and open debate impossible for those seeking influence. The right has ch
The looming end of Trump’s term has spurred internal revolt, with loyalists-turned-critics like Marjorie Taylor Greene defying him. This MAGA-dom fracturing, over issues from anti-Semitism to populism, has laid the groundwork for a brutal 2028 succession fight.
The GOP Is Realizing That Trump Won’t Be Around Forever
The intra-party fight over the Epstein files was only the prelude.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The looming end of Trump’s term has spurred internal revolt, with loyalists-turned-critics like Marjorie Taylor Greene defying him. This MAGA-dom fracturing, over issues from anti-Semitism to populism, has laid the groundwork for a brutal 2028 succession fight.
Christmas has been sold to the highest bidder, literally. An auction block in Pennsylvania has traded over 50,000 real Christmas trees and seasonal decor, underscoring how commerce now fuels the festive, fragrant spirit Americans seek.
Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Pennsylvania wholesale auction
Christmas went on the auction block this week in Pennsylvania farm country in the form of a giant Christmas tree sale.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Christmas has been sold to the highest bidder, literally. An auction block in Pennsylvania has traded over 50,000 real Christmas trees and seasonal decor, underscoring how commerce now fuels the festive, fragrant spirit Americans seek.
Harvard’s Avi Loeb lists strange behaviors for interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, making object an extreme mystery. Its low-probability anomalies — from an aimed orbit near Jupiter to jets with peculiar nickel ratios — defy simple comet explanations. Loeb says evidence suggests a technological design.
Anomalies of 3I/ATLAS, Organized by Likelihood
Spectroscopic measurement of the speed and composition of the jets of 3I/ATLAS would reveal whether they stem from the sublimation of pockets of ice on the surface of a rock or from technological thrusters.
avi-loeb.medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Harvard’s Avi Loeb lists strange behaviors for interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, making object an extreme mystery. Its low-probability anomalies — from an aimed orbit near Jupiter to jets with peculiar nickel ratios — defy simple comet explanations. Loeb says evidence suggests a technological design.
“You cannot fight autocracy by the spoonful.” Democracy Forward intensifies its battle against the Trump administration's onslaught of controversial executive actions, positioning itself as the legal opposition's nerve center.
‘No One’s Going to Get Out of This Moment Intact by Keeping Their Head Down’
How a powerhouse liberal legal group is challenging Trump 2.0.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“You cannot fight autocracy by the spoonful.” Democracy Forward intensifies its battle against the Trump administration's onslaught of controversial executive actions, positioning itself as the legal opposition's nerve center.
The Cartel de los Soles: US label for alleged widespread drug trafficking and corruption among Venezuela military and government elite, potentially including President Nicolás Maduro. Local officials call label a ridiculous lie. designation as terrorist group grants broader powers to target regime.
What is Cartel de los Soles, which the US is labelling a terrorist organisation?
The US says it is headed by Venezuela's president and other senior politicians, but some analysts say it does not even exist.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Cartel de los Soles: US label for alleged widespread drug trafficking and corruption among Venezuela military and government elite, potentially including President Nicolás Maduro. Local officials call label a ridiculous lie. designation as terrorist group grants broader powers to target regime.
Sudan's top general, Abdel-Fattah Burhan, rejects critical US-led ceasefire offer, calling peace plan the worst yet. Demands include dissolving paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Demands derail attempts by Quad mediators to broker a humanitarian truce and begin a path toward political settlement.
Sudan's top general rejects US-led ceasefire proposal, calling it 'the worst yet'
Sudan’s top general has rejected a ceasefire proposal from U.S.-led mediators, calling it “the worst yet.”
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Sudan's top general, Abdel-Fattah Burhan, rejects critical US-led ceasefire offer, calling peace plan the worst yet. Demands include dissolving paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Demands derail attempts by Quad mediators to broker a humanitarian truce and begin a path toward political settlement.
Budapest archaeologists uncover a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus, a find that has provided a tangible link to ancient Aquincum. This discovery effectively resurrected the high-ranking official's final resting place, clarifying the power structure on the empire’s forgotten frontier.
Archaeologists lift the lid on a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus hidden beneath Budapest
Archaeologists in Budapest have unearthed a well-preserved Roman sarcophagus, revealing insights into the life of a young woman from 1,700 years ago.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Budapest archaeologists uncover a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus, a find that has provided a tangible link to ancient Aquincum. This discovery effectively resurrected the high-ranking official's final resting place, clarifying the power structure on the empire’s forgotten frontier.
FBI Director Patel and DHS Secretary Noem low-key flexing at Las Vegas Grand Prix. Their high-profile paddock tour basically a public security check, confirming federal government has major-event safety locked down after 2017 shooting. It’s clear big events now require feds and police, together.
FBI Director attends Las Vegas Grand Prix amid security concerns
Both the FBI Director and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem were present at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
www.grandprix247.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
FBI Director Patel and DHS Secretary Noem low-key flexing at Las Vegas Grand Prix. Their high-profile paddock tour basically a public security check, confirming federal government has major-event safety locked down after 2017 shooting. It’s clear big events now require feds and police, together.
New study illuminates the postpartum paradox for GLP-1 users: stopping the weight-loss drugs significantly increases gestational weight gain, pre-term birth and diabetes risks. Findings also underscore a crucial gap in care for managing weight regain post-treatment.
The complicated relationship between GLP-1s and pregnancy
A new study sheds light on the risks and benefits of taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs before having a baby.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
New study illuminates the postpartum paradox for GLP-1 users: stopping the weight-loss drugs significantly increases gestational weight gain, pre-term birth and diabetes risks. Findings also underscore a crucial gap in care for managing weight regain post-treatment.
The Thanksgiving table presents an economic puzzle. While avian flu sent turkey costs soaring, grocers shrewdly discounted the bird—a classic loss leader—to get customers to store. Consequently, shoppers then realize the holiday centerpiece is inexpensive, but cost of everything else skyrockets.
Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other Thanksgiving foods may cost more
Bird flu and another disease have shrunk the U.S. turkey population to a 40-year low this year. Wholesale turkey prices are expected to be up more than 40% as a result.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The Thanksgiving table presents an economic puzzle. While avian flu sent turkey costs soaring, grocers shrewdly discounted the bird—a classic loss leader—to get customers to store. Consequently, shoppers then realize the holiday centerpiece is inexpensive, but cost of everything else skyrockets.
How many thanks are enough? 78 times has Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanked the US, its people or its leaders — including President Trump — since early 2022. Zelenskyy reaches out with gratitude on social media, face-to-face and in addresses to Congress.
Fact check: 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US | CNN Politics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the United States on dozens of occasions – 78 examples are listed below – since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of his country in early 2022.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
How many thanks are enough? 78 times has Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanked the US, its people or its leaders — including President Trump — since early 2022. Zelenskyy reaches out with gratitude on social media, face-to-face and in addresses to Congress.
Top social media staff have compared their platforms to drugs, allegedly calling Instagram a "drug" and themselves "pushers." These striking internal comments have appeared to reveal a cynical awareness—that the engagement-first design has risked addicting users—even as executives publicly have insi
‘We’re basically pushers’: Court filing alleges staff at social media giants compared their platforms to drugs
Meta said the allegations “rely on cherry-picked quotes and misinformed opinions” to present a misleading narrative.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Top social media staff have compared their platforms to drugs, allegedly calling Instagram a "drug" and themselves "pushers." These striking internal comments have appeared to reveal a cynical awareness—that the engagement-first design has risked addicting users—even as executives publicly have insi
The Heritage Foundation's defense of the Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes interview has exposed a "brain death" at the core of conservatism. Fealty to Trump has required abandoning principles for propaganda, making critical thought and open debate impossible for those seeking influence. The right has ch
The Conservative Movement’s Intellectual Collapse
Trump is both a product and a cause of the decline in intellectual standards on the right.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Heritage Foundation's defense of the Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes interview has exposed a "brain death" at the core of conservatism. Fealty to Trump has required abandoning principles for propaganda, making critical thought and open debate impossible for those seeking influence. The right has ch
Dismissal of cases against James Comey and Letitia James due to prosecutor Lindsey Halligan’s illegal appointment resets the clock. DOJ must now appeal or decide whether to re-indict Comey and James within 6 months to satisfy White House. Vindictive prosecution to resurface again with new charges
Lindsey Halligan is out — but there are major questions about what comes next
Here’s a look at the most pertinent questions following the dismissal of the cases against James Comey and Letitia James — and what might come next.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Dismissal of cases against James Comey and Letitia James due to prosecutor Lindsey Halligan’s illegal appointment resets the clock. DOJ must now appeal or decide whether to re-indict Comey and James within 6 months to satisfy White House. Vindictive prosecution to resurface again with new charges
No Peace: Ukraine's 28-point surrender plan exposed as ultimatum to cede territory and cripple military. Rift widens with Europe for pact serving financial interests of select American and Russian investors. Critics say the deal only rewards Putin's aggression and sets the stage for future conflict.
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
No Peace: Ukraine's 28-point surrender plan exposed as ultimatum to cede territory and cripple military. Rift widens with Europe for pact serving financial interests of select American and Russian investors. Critics say the deal only rewards Putin's aggression and sets the stage for future conflict.
Trump's ACA subsidy extension hits a GOP wall, stalling a Nov. 25 reveal. Internal Republican splits over health care reform and Hyde Amendment abortion guardrails show deep fissures. Last-minute delay shows that any proposal is just an opening bid in a high-stakes, expiring subsidy negotiation.
Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in.
Lawmakers just have a few weeks left to reach a deal to avoid a massive premium spike for ACA enrollees.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Trump's ACA subsidy extension hits a GOP wall, stalling a Nov. 25 reveal. Internal Republican splits over health care reform and Hyde Amendment abortion guardrails show deep fissures. Last-minute delay shows that any proposal is just an opening bid in a high-stakes, expiring subsidy negotiation.
Aggressive deployment of agents, spearheaded by Commander Gregory Bovino, redefines the Border Patrol's mission. Bovino s defiant Chicago rally cry, "This is our fucking country," serves as a crude declaration that, under the new internal focus for mass deportations, every US city is a border city.
Every State Is a Border Patrol State
Far from the southern border, agents are leading raids on U.S. cities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Aggressive deployment of agents, spearheaded by Commander Gregory Bovino, redefines the Border Patrol's mission. Bovino s defiant Chicago rally cry, "This is our fucking country," serves as a crude declaration that, under the new internal focus for mass deportations, every US city is a border city.
FAA: busiest Thanksgiving air travel in 15 years expected, crediting controllers for readiness. The underlying theme? Over 360,000 flights have prioritized over traveler sanity. Tuesday’s 52,000-plus flights will test every passenger’s patience and every last 3.4-ounce liquid limit. Caution advised.
Thanksgiving air travel will be busiest in 15 years, FAA says
Air traffic controllers are preparing for more than 52,000 flights on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
www.9news.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
FAA: busiest Thanksgiving air travel in 15 years expected, crediting controllers for readiness. The underlying theme? Over 360,000 flights have prioritized over traveler sanity. Tuesday’s 52,000-plus flights will test every passenger’s patience and every last 3.4-ounce liquid limit. Caution advised.