Jade Walker
@jadewalker.bsky.social
Night news editor of HuffPost. Editor of A Bit of Good News, The End Files & The Moonlight Reader Society. Past: NYTimes, AP, Apple News (via Magnit) & CNN 5 Things (via Creative Circle)
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The day the penny dropped
Vol. 2, Issue 43
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In this week's issue of The End Files, learn about the demise of the penny, the gift of gravestones, how to cope with grief during the holidays and this week's notable obituaries theendfiles.substack.com/p/the-day-th...
10 people were recently honored with the Henry L. Shattuck City Champion Award, which highlights “everyday heroes in public service.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
40th annual Shattuck awards honor Boston public servants - The Boston Globe
This year's award recipients include police officers, librarians, and city employees.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
10 people were recently honored with the Henry L. Shattuck City Champion Award, which highlights “everyday heroes in public service.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
Whenever I see news from Mars, I just know @hankgreen.bsky.social will discuss it on the next podcast episode :) www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved
A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Whenever I see news from Mars, I just know @hankgreen.bsky.social will discuss it on the next podcast episode :) www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
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i’m so happy for him
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i’m so happy for him
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t have “too many books.”
July 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t have “too many books.”
Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in a country that lost the majority of its libraries in WWII
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Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones
Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in a country that lost the majority of its libraries in WWII
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The deluge is the latest in a string of deadly weather across Southeast Asia, prompting evacuations in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Severe flooding in Thailand kills at least 33, strands tens of thousands
A deluge in Thailand is the latest in a string of deadly weather across Southeast Asia.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The deluge is the latest in a string of deadly weather across Southeast Asia, prompting evacuations in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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This is Bolt. He just learned how to speak. Thinks it works best when he uses his whole body. 12/10 (TT: gavi_570)
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is Bolt. He just learned how to speak. Thinks it works best when he uses his whole body. 12/10 (TT: gavi_570)
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“A panel of federal judges on Wednesday rejected an effort to prevent North Carolina’s new Republican-favoring congressional map from taking effect before the midterm elections.”
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Judges allow Republican-drawn NC congressional map to take effect for 2026
The challengers claimed the map illegally retaliated against voters in northeastern NC for electing a Democrat in 2024.
www.newsobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“A panel of federal judges on Wednesday rejected an effort to prevent North Carolina’s new Republican-favoring congressional map from taking effect before the midterm elections.”
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#ncpol
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Women have been involved in Ukraine’s drone operations since the early months of the full-scale invasion, but as shortages in the military increase, their presence has grown, particularly in first-person-view attack units.
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‘Drone operators are hunted. You feel it from your first day’: the female pilots on Ukraine’s frontline
As casualties mount, recruitment is expanding. Three women talk about why they signed up for a brutal combat environment
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Women have been involved in Ukraine’s drone operations since the early months of the full-scale invasion, but as shortages in the military increase, their presence has grown, particularly in first-person-view attack units.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Reverses Course After Saying 2 National Guardsmen Died In DC Shooting www.huffpost.com/entry/2-nati...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Reverses Course After Saying 2 National Guardsmen Died In DC Shooting
“These brave West Virginians lost their lives in the service of their country," Morrisey said previously.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Reverses Course After Saying 2 National Guardsmen Died In DC Shooting www.huffpost.com/entry/2-nati...
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NEW -- Trump's golf tab tops $70 million since returning to office and is on pace to exceed $300 million by the end of his term.
Three hundred million.
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Three hundred million.
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Second-Term Tab For Trump’s Golf Hobby Tops $70 Million, On Track To Exceed $300 Million
The total would double the $151.5 million taxpayers shelled out for him to play golf during his first term.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW -- Trump's golf tab tops $70 million since returning to office and is on pace to exceed $300 million by the end of his term.
Three hundred million.
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Three hundred million.
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“It was a bit of a shock and really takes your breath away,” said Chloe Learey, executive director of the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development that will use the money to host up to 10 households at a time. apple.news/AzZF5wTmRR0e...
Activist’s surprise $1M gift has Vermont family shelter giving thanks — VTDigger
“There were a million choices, but none of them were about keeping the money,” says Nancy Braus, who just donated a seven-figure inheritance to a Brattleboro center offering temporary housing.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“It was a bit of a shock and really takes your breath away,” said Chloe Learey, executive director of the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development that will use the money to host up to 10 households at a time. apple.news/AzZF5wTmRR0e...
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
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Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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The ruling does not force member states to legalize same-sex marriages but says they must honor those granted elsewhere in the European Union. apple.news/AfxxgMZ76Rq2...
Top E.U. court rules same-sex marriages must be recognized throughout bloc — The Washington Post
The ruling does not force member states to legalize same-sex marriages, but it says they must honor those granted elsewhere.
apple.news
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The ruling does not force member states to legalize same-sex marriages but says they must honor those granted elsewhere in the European Union. apple.news/AfxxgMZ76Rq2...
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Amazon alerts 300M customers of impersonation scams ahead of Black Friday
Amazon alerts 300M customers of impersonation scams ahead of Black Friday
Before you shop on Amazon on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, learn how to steer clear of scams.
www.masslive.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Amazon alerts 300M customers of impersonation scams ahead of Black Friday
It’s highly unlikely that any of the evidence compiled by Willis’ team and a special grand jury that heard testimony from everyone from the governor to Trump’s top White House advisers will ever be heard by a jury. apple.news/AyF_wekSZRVC...
Georgia dismisses Trump election case, ending his last criminal prosecution — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ election interference case against President Donald Trump has been dismissed, ending Trump’s last remaining criminal trial.
apple.news
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It’s highly unlikely that any of the evidence compiled by Willis’ team and a special grand jury that heard testimony from everyone from the governor to Trump’s top White House advisers will ever be heard by a jury. apple.news/AyF_wekSZRVC...
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Libraries exist for people who can't afford to buy books. They're there for the public good. Support your local library. Borrow books.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Libraries exist for people who can't afford to buy books. They're there for the public good. Support your local library. Borrow books.
The disclosure in a court filing is the first time the Trump administration has said who was responsible for the March decision that drew the ire of a federal judge. apple.news/AvGKddA_ARO2...
Kristi Noem made final call to hand over alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, DOJ says — NBC News
The disclosure in a court filing is the first time the Trump administration has said who was responsible for the March decision that drew the ire of a federal judge.
apple.news
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The disclosure in a court filing is the first time the Trump administration has said who was responsible for the March decision that drew the ire of a federal judge. apple.news/AvGKddA_ARO2...
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The 66-page ruling Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of Colorado is a comprehensive rejection of a tactic regularly used by ICE to meet quotas set by the Trump administration. (via @cprnews.bsky.social)
Court demands end to unjustified warrantless arrests, restricting a tool ICE frequently uses to detain immigrants
Unless reversed on appeal, it is likely to place a severe restriction on ICE’s operations in Colorado.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The 66-page ruling Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of Colorado is a comprehensive rejection of a tactic regularly used by ICE to meet quotas set by the Trump administration. (via @cprnews.bsky.social)
The soldiers are in critical condition. By 3 p.m., D.C. police said they had one suspect in custody. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Live updates: 2 National Guard members shot in D.C. near White House
Three gunshot victims were taken to the hospital after the shooting in downtown Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The soldiers are in critical condition. By 3 p.m., D.C. police said they had one suspect in custody. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Call me old-fashioned, but I much prefer doing my research amidst the shimmering glow of lanterns in an old-fashioned library in Prague during a thunderstorm, so I therefore must politely decline your suggestion to “just Google it.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Call me old-fashioned, but I much prefer doing my research amidst the shimmering glow of lanterns in an old-fashioned library in Prague during a thunderstorm, so I therefore must politely decline your suggestion to “just Google it.”
At least 36 people were killed by a massive fire Wednesday that engulfed a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong, city leader John Lee said. Another 279 people were reported missing. www.cbsnews.com/news/fire-ho...
Fire in Hong Kong high-rise complex kills at least 36 people; over 275 reported missing
The blaze ripped through bamboo scaffolding on the multi-tower housing estate, with live video showing the fire sending great billowing plumes of red smoke into the night sky.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
At least 36 people were killed by a massive fire Wednesday that engulfed a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong, city leader John Lee said. Another 279 people were reported missing. www.cbsnews.com/news/fire-ho...
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Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
The emails suggest the ex-Trump adviser and frequent visitor to Epstein's Manhattan mansion before his arrest may have been more aware of Epstein's conduct than he has publicly acknowledged apple.news/AjJBQdD3AQhW...
Steve Bannon Was Planning to Produce a Pro-Epstein Documentary — on the Day of Financier's Arrest — The Hollywood Reporter
Emails reveal that Bannon was making arrangements for a redemptive documentary to counter damaging narratives advanced by Netflix's 'Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich.' Filmed on location in Little St. Joh...
apple.news
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The emails suggest the ex-Trump adviser and frequent visitor to Epstein's Manhattan mansion before his arrest may have been more aware of Epstein's conduct than he has publicly acknowledged apple.news/AjJBQdD3AQhW...
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NEW: Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
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Sidewalk Arrests Seize New Yorkers in ICE’s Latest Surge
Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
www.thecity.nyc
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
NEW: Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
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