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55The figureCNFConflict · NOV 11 · 17:18 UTC
Toll from Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre rises from 26 to at least 55 in six days
The strike on a school in Komyshuvakha came within a day of the war's longest truce ending. Each new count of the dead ran higher than the last, and the early counts of the missing showed how far it could rise.9 sourcesFDSNOV 12 · 01:27 UTCFDSA slap from behind in Abu Dhabi turns an MMA feud into a brawlUsman Nurmagomedov struck Merab Dvalishvili during an interview and both camps piled in. Dvalishvili posted his bloodied face and needed medical care.Feuds2 sourcesFDSNOV 12 · 01:27 UTCFDSIran lists Argentina's navy and air force as terrorist organisationsTehran calls it reciprocity for Argentina's listing of the Revolutionary Guards in March. Buenos Aires rejects it as baseless. The army was left off.Feuds2 sourcesFDSNOV 12 · 01:27 UTCFDSNine Kennedys go to court to stop Trump's 250-foot arch beside ArlingtonThey say it would cast shadows on family graves. A judge has already paused construction. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, is not among them.Feuds2 sourcesFDSNOV 12 · 01:27 UTC211House kills a Republican's bid to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth, 211 to 204Thomas Massie was the only Republican to vote with the Democrats. Hegseth called it a farce. Democrats, who take the majority in January, say they will try again.Feuds3 sourcesFDSNOV 12 · 01:27 UTCFDSWhite House tells incoming Democrats their planned investigations may be crimesThe warning came in a letter to the next House Oversight chairman. He called it an unconstitutional attack. The attorney general says Congress has oversight authority.Feuds3 sourcesFDSNOV 12 · 01:26 UTCFDSTwo former Trump aides threaten to sue each other over the midterm lossLeaked texts show James Blair and Calley Means trading threats. Means blames White House advisers for stalling health policy. Blair calls that defamatory.Feuds2 sourcesCRMNOV 12 · 01:26 UTCCRMMexico arrests Jalisco cartel cell leader "R2" after a shootout with the navyRafael Alvarez Ayala was shot and had surgery. Nineteen others were held. He is wanted in the United States, and the DEA supplied intelligence.Crime2 sourcesCRTNOV 12 · 01:26 UTCCRTMalaysian court sends former prime minister Najib Razak home to finish his sentenceThe High Court annulled an earlier order that had released him outright. He serves house arrest until August 2028, and a separate 15-year sentence still stands.Courts3 sourcesRCLNOV 12 · 01:26 UTC600Agency logs 600 fire reports on a power bank whose maker will not answerAbout 210,000 HAIARA W5 PRO units were sold on Amazon and Newegg. With no recall from the manufacturer, the agency issued a warning instead.Recalls and Failures2 sourcesRCLNOV 12 · 01:25 UTC37,901Hyundai recalls 37,901 cars whose airbags may not deploy in a crashCorrupted data in the airbag control unit is the cause, with 331 incidents counted. The fix needs a dealer visit, and owner letters do not go out until January.Recalls and Failures2 sourcesRCLNOV 12 · 01:25 UTC40Air fryer oven sold at Target is recalled after 40 burns from its doorsThe doors of the Gourmia oven can snap shut when bumped. About 175,951 were sold over nearly five years. The remedy is a doorstop in the mail.Recalls and Failures2 sourcesRCLNOV 12 · 01:25 UTC634,759Bose recalls 634,759 speaker battery packs that can overheat and catch fireThe packs were on sale for more than eight years. Seven incidents are on file, six with property damage. The speakers still work on wall power.Recalls and Failures2 sourcesRCLNOV 12 · 01:25 UTC2,895Regulators ask whether Waymo's school bus fix worked on 2,895 robotaxisMost of the reported passes of stopped school buses came after the software update. Austin's school district logged 19 and Atlanta's logged six.Recalls and Failures2 sourcesCRTNOV 12 · 01:20 UTC18Appeals court tells judge to narrow an order for journalists' LinkedIn recordsThe Justice Department wanted 18 months of contact records in a leak probe. A unanimous Fourth Circuit panel called that substantially overbroad, but kept the order alive.Courts2 sourcesRCLNOV 12 · 01:20 UTCRCLGlass found in a vial prompts a nationwide recall of an IV antibiotic lotEugia shipped the vancomycin lot across the country in September. The stated risks run from blood clots to death. No harm has been reported.Recalls and Failures3 sourcesRCLNOV 12 · 01:20 UTC26New York dairy recalls all its raw cheddar 26 days after E. coli recallThe first recall covered one lot. The second, for possible Listeria, covers every lot Family Farmstead Dairy has on sale in 12 states.Recalls and Failures2 sourcesCRTNOV 12 · 01:20 UTCCRTJury convicts former Stoughton detective of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn childHer death in 2021 was first ruled a suicide. Matthew Farwell now faces mandatory life without parole. The jury said it was deadlocked a day before it convicted.Courts3 sourcesCRTNOV 12 · 01:20 UTC10Russell Brand gets 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assaultThe judge at Southwark Crown Court called him a sexual predator. He must serve two thirds of the term, and police have sent prosecutors two more rape allegations.Courts3 sourcesCRTNOV 12 · 01:19 UTC16Nima Momeni gets 16 years to life for killing Cash App creator Bob LeeThe judge refused him a new trial before passing sentence. Lee's 18-year-old daughter spoke in court. The defense says it will appeal.Courts2 sourcesMRKNOV 12 · 01:15 UTC1,000PepsiCo cuts about 1,000 North America jobs after a weak third quarterBeverage volume in the region fell 2% and food volume did not grow. The company had already lowered its 2026 earnings outlook in October.Markets2 sourcesMRKNOV 12 · 01:15 UTC$881millionThe Children's Place files for bankruptcy owing $881 million against $742 million in assetsThe retailer wants a buyer by the end of December. Nine bids are in and none can be acted on. Store-closing sales began before the filing.Markets2 sourcesMRKNOV 12 · 00:53 UTC
$2.1billionFTC reports $2.1 billion in US consumer losses from WhatsApp, Telegram fraudLosses were tallied through September 30 2026, with a consumer alert issued for the schemes.Markets2 sourcesMRKNOV 11 · 23:21 UTC
iHeartMedia and Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy following extended financial distressTwo major operators entered bankruptcy proceedings, with signs of distress visible years before each failure.Markets2 sourcesCRMNOV 11 · 23:20 UTC
Statesville man charged with first-degree murder in death of Jason StanleyNoah Harris was arrested on 6 November after officers found Stanley injured at Museum Road and Millsaps Road. Stanley died in hospital. Harris is held without bond and is accused, not convicted.Crime2 sourcesFDSNOV 11 · 23:20 UTC
Sankey tells Big Ten coaches to schedule SEC games rather than complainIndiana's Curt Cignetti said ESPN's affection for the SEC shaped the first College Football Playoff rankings. The SEC commissioner answered that he does not lobby the committee and that Illinois cancelled its own series with an SEC school.Feuds2 sourcesFDSNOV 11 · 23:18 UTC
Congressman-elect Anthony Constantino feuds with his own county party chair before taking officeConstantino texted Schenectady County GOP chair Liz Joy "Resign you scumbag" at 3:15 a.m. on 4 November. Joy said he should be drug tested before he takes office. The Daily Gazette and WAMC report both sides.Feuds2 sourcesCRTNOV 11 · 23:18 UTC
Two teenagers charged with attempted murder in Halloween shooting near Delaware campusSeven people were wounded on East Main Street in Newark on 31 October. A 17-year-old from Maryland and an 18-year-old from Wilmington are charged. Both are accused; neither has been tried.Courts2 sourcesCNFNOV 11 · 23:16 UTC
1,600Gaza's ceasefire toll passes 1,600 as strikes kill people almost every daySeven outlets carry the health ministry's running count. Read in date order, it rose from 1,583 to 1,614 in about nine days of a truce that took effect in October 2025. A storm then flooded 70,000 tents.Conflict7 sourcesCRMNOV 11 · 23:14 UTC
Brooklyn grand jury indicts school aide for second-degree murder of jogger Katie SuarezSuarez, 28, was stabbed on a Bath Beach running path on 30 October. Sayed Mohassib, 27, was arrested more than a week later. He is accused; no court has ruled.Crime2 sourcesCNFNOV 11 · 23:14 UTC
33Airstrikes near Sanaa kill 33, Houthi-run health ministry saysThe count rose from 27 to 33 through the day. The Houthi-run Saba agency blamed Saudi Arabia for the strikes on Bani Hushaysh. Saudi Arabia said it was investigating. Reuters could not verify the toll.Conflict3 sourcesCRTNOV 11 · 23:14 UTC
Virginia jury convicts Naresh Bhatt of murdering a wife whose body was never foundBhatt admitted on the stand that he dismembered Mamta Kafle Bhatt and said she died by suicide. Seven outlets agree on the verdict; they still differ on the day she was last seen. Sentencing is set for 12 March 2027.Courts7 sourcesCRTNOV 11 · 18:44 UTC
Meta settles $18B state lawsuits over teen user harm allegationsThe agreement resolves claims brought by nearly all United States states and territories.Courts2 sourcesMRKNOV 11 · 17:35 UTC
60,000Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 employees, 27% of its workforceThe voluntary exit offer reaches up to vice president level in four countries. Staff must decide by early December and leave on 31 December. It is the company's second buyout offer of 2026.Markets3 sourcesFDSNOV 11 · 17:35 UTC
El-Sayed asks Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign eventsDays before Michigan's Senate vote, Stevens demanded an apology over El-Sayed's remarks on Israel and a condemnation of a PAC ad. El-Sayed said she was relitigating the primary.Feuds2 sourcesFDSNOV 11 · 17:35 UTC
Sponsors quit Jennifer Welch's podcast over a Charlie Kirk jokeWelch and co-host Angie Sullivan apologised for laughing at a post about Kirk, then accused Turning Point USA of pressuring their sponsors. Turning Point's spokesman said the hosts drove the sponsors away themselves.Feuds2 sourcesCRTNOV 11 · 17:35 UTC
Judge dismisses case against two former FBI officials for lack of probable causeMagistrate Judge Zia Faruqui called the investigation rushed and political. Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides are no longer charged, but prosecutors may still go to a grand jury.Courts3 sources