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“The notion that American anti-Semitism is an outside influence operation rather than a homegrown menace is a comforting story. Unfortunately, it’s not true,” Yair Rosenberg writes. “Foreign actors may exploit our divisions, but they don’t create them”: theatln.tc/HXqtgsbo
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“The notion that American anti-Semitism is an outside influence operation rather than a homegrown menace is a comforting story. Unfortunately, it’s not true,” Yair Rosenberg writes. “Foreign actors may exploit our divisions, but they don’t create them”: theatln.tc/HXqtgsbo
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Correct: "this is just gutter racism." And, again - Youngkin, Kiggans, Wittman, McGuire, Cline, Griffith, etc, etc. all are 100% a-ok with it. bluevirginia.us/2025/11/frid...
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Correct: "this is just gutter racism." And, again - Youngkin, Kiggans, Wittman, McGuire, Cline, Griffith, etc, etc. all are 100% a-ok with it. bluevirginia.us/2025/11/frid...
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Trump’s attack on our independent judiciary is an attack America itself.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trump’s attack on our independent judiciary is an attack America itself.
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Jews worldwide should be ashamed of this Israeli government. I always thought "never again" meant no more genocide period. But the current government makes it clear it just means never again for jews, doesn't apply to any other group.
Jews worldwide should be ashamed of this Israeli government. I always thought "never again" meant no more genocide period. But the current government makes it clear it just means never again for jews, doesn't apply to any other group.
The genocide in Gaza is far from over | Raz Segal
We live not in a post-Holocaust world of ‘Never Again’ but in the same world that led to the Holocaust, a world of ‘Again and Again’
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November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Jews worldwide should be ashamed of this Israeli government. I always thought "never again" meant no more genocide period. But the current government makes it clear it just means never again for jews, doesn't apply to any other group.
Jews worldwide should be ashamed of this Israeli government. I always thought "never again" meant no more genocide period. But the current government makes it clear it just means never again for jews, doesn't apply to any other group.
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Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion highway expansion reut.rs/3XjbuBZ
Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion highway expansion
Kenya and two Chinese state firms are launching construction of a $1.5 billion highway expansion on Friday, marking Beijing's return to major infrastructure development in the East African economy after a years-long hiatus.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion highway expansion reut.rs/3XjbuBZ
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China bracing for record winter spikes in power and gas demand this year reut.rs/3Mbd9a9
China bracing for record winter spikes in power and gas demand this year
This year, China’s peak electricity load, or demand, and peak daily gas consumption are both forecast to hit the highest level yet recorded in winter, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Thursday.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
China bracing for record winter spikes in power and gas demand this year reut.rs/3Mbd9a9
I anticipate the Putin will redouble his efforts to have Zelensky assassinated and push harder to take land.
Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks
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November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I anticipate the Putin will redouble his efforts to have Zelensky assassinated and push harder to take land.
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Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
Long past time for the EU to disassociate itself from Hungary.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting Moscow for energy talks with Vladimir Putin, a rare step from a European leader amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The trip is Orbán's second since last year.
Hungary's Viktor Orbán to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow for energy talks
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting Moscow for energy talks with Vladimir Putin. The visit is a rare step from a European leader amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Long past time for the EU to disassociate itself from Hungary.
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Indonesia rejects US 'poison pill' clauses in trade deal talks, FT reports reut.rs/4rqxQz7
Indonesia rejects US 'poison pill' clauses in trade deal talks, FT reports
Indonesia is resisting U.S. efforts to include "poison pill" clauses in a reciprocal tariff trade deal, challenging Washington's push to curb China's influence in Southeast Asia, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the negotiations.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Indonesia rejects US 'poison pill' clauses in trade deal talks, FT reports reut.rs/4rqxQz7
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What happens when Border Patrol lands in a crowded American city? @nickmiroff.bsky.social talks with @hannarosin.bsky.social about the new face of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown:
When Border Patrol Comes to Town
The new face of Trump’s immigration crackdown
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November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
What happens when Border Patrol lands in a crowded American city? @nickmiroff.bsky.social talks with @hannarosin.bsky.social about the new face of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown:
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Cyclone Ditwah kills 46 in Sri Lanka, leaves 23 missing as rescue efforts continue reut.rs/43UN4Cs
Cyclone Ditwah kills 46 in Sri Lanka, leaves 23 missing as rescue efforts continue
The weather department warned the storm could intensify as it moves across the island over the next 12 hours.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Cyclone Ditwah kills 46 in Sri Lanka, leaves 23 missing as rescue efforts continue reut.rs/43UN4Cs
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An avalanche on the Stubai Glacier in the Austrian Alps has buried several skiers and snowboarders.
Rescuers launch search after avalanche on Austrian glacier buries skiers and snowboarders
An avalanche on the Stubai Glacier in the Austrian Alps has buried several skiers and snowboarders. Austrian media reports that three injured skiers were airlifted to a hospital after being rescued in Tyrol, Austria.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
An avalanche on the Stubai Glacier in the Austrian Alps has buried several skiers and snowboarders.
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The exact cause of the inferno has not been determined. What is clear, however, is that the fire spread rapidly through the exterior scaffolding system, said Jiang Liming, a fire-safety expert at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Read more: reut.rs/4pyWaNt 4/4
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The exact cause of the inferno has not been determined. What is clear, however, is that the fire spread rapidly through the exterior scaffolding system, said Jiang Liming, a fire-safety expert at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Read more: reut.rs/4pyWaNt 4/4
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The department subsequently reviewed safety certification for the mesh, which was used as a net for falling debris, and told residents the material's 'flame-retardant performance' met standards 3/4
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The department subsequently reviewed safety certification for the mesh, which was used as a net for falling debris, and told residents the material's 'flame-retardant performance' met standards 3/4
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Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities they faced 'relatively low fire risks' after complaining repeatedly about fire hazards posed by ongoing renovation works reut.rs/3XVbJTQ 1/4
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities they faced 'relatively low fire risks' after complaining repeatedly about fire hazards posed by ongoing renovation works reut.rs/3XVbJTQ 1/4
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Five killed during Israeli raid in southern Syria, Syrian state media reports reut.rs/4p5tJa5
Five killed during Israeli raid in southern Syria, Syrian state media reports
At least five people were killed during an Israeli raid in southern Syria on Friday, Syrian state media reported, while the Israeli military said six of its soldiers were wounded in a clash during an operation to apprehend members of a militant group in the area.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Five killed during Israeli raid in southern Syria, Syrian state media reports reut.rs/4p5tJa5
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What’s next for Japan and China as tensions over Taiwan threaten to derail what was seen as a warming of ties?
Join us for a Live Q&A on Dec 1 at 10 a.m. HKT / Nov 30 at 9 p.m. EST: bloom.bg/4pAb3z2
Join us for a Live Q&A on Dec 1 at 10 a.m. HKT / Nov 30 at 9 p.m. EST: bloom.bg/4pAb3z2
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What’s next for Japan and China as tensions over Taiwan threaten to derail what was seen as a warming of ties?
Join us for a Live Q&A on Dec 1 at 10 a.m. HKT / Nov 30 at 9 p.m. EST: bloom.bg/4pAb3z2
Join us for a Live Q&A on Dec 1 at 10 a.m. HKT / Nov 30 at 9 p.m. EST: bloom.bg/4pAb3z2
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Hong Kong residents scramble to deliver aid, support after deadly fire reut.rs/4pfLtj9
Hong Kong residents scramble to deliver aid, support after deadly fire
Hundreds of volunteers are rushing to deliver emergency supplies to victims of Hong Kong's worst fire in nearly 80 years, sorting and distributing items from diapers to hot food and offering free counselling.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Hong Kong residents scramble to deliver aid, support after deadly fire reut.rs/4pfLtj9
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Receding waters begin revealing devastating damage from floods in Thailand that have killed at least 145 people and affected millions.
Death toll from floods in Thailand reach 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage
The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, according to officials. More than 1.2 million households and 3.6 million people have been affected across 12 provinces.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Receding waters begin revealing devastating damage from floods in Thailand that have killed at least 145 people and affected millions.
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Zara is striving to shed its "fast fashion" label as rivals like Shein and Temu reshape the $1.8 trillion global apparel industry. Read more: bloom.bg/4iyIwb2
📷️: Inditex/Europa Press/AP
📷️: Inditex/Europa Press/AP
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Zara is striving to shed its "fast fashion" label as rivals like Shein and Temu reshape the $1.8 trillion global apparel industry. Read more: bloom.bg/4iyIwb2
📷️: Inditex/Europa Press/AP
📷️: Inditex/Europa Press/AP
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Ryanair scraps subscription service after costly trial reut.rs/4omx4jY
Ryanair scraps subscription service after costly trial
Europe's biggest airline Ryanair said on Friday it will scrap a subscription service after a trial this year as it was not worth it financially.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Ryanair scraps subscription service after costly trial reut.rs/4omx4jY
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Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades followed a year of safety complaints reut.rs/4okpN44
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades followed a year of safety complaints
Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities last year that they faced "relatively low fire risks" after complaining repeatedly about fire hazards posed by ongoing renovation works, the city's Labour Department told Reuters.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades followed a year of safety complaints reut.rs/4okpN44
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China's Baidu starts layoffs after reporting third-quarter loss - sources reut.rs/4ivNmWy
China's Baidu starts layoffs after reporting third-quarter loss - sources
China's Baidu started layoffs this week that will hit multiple business units, six sources briefed on the matter said, as the company struggles with intensifying competition in artificial intelligence and declining advertising revenue.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
China's Baidu starts layoffs after reporting third-quarter loss - sources reut.rs/4ivNmWy
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Saudi Arabia may reduce January oil prices to Asia to five-year low reut.rs/4877WJe
Saudi Arabia may reduce January oil prices to Asia to five-year low
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, is expected to lower its January crude price for Asian buyers for a second month to its lowest level for five years, tracking the decline in spot benchmark prices, sources said on Friday.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Saudi Arabia may reduce January oil prices to Asia to five-year low reut.rs/4877WJe