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    1. Israel says it killed Hamas's Rafah Brigade commander in a Gaza airstrike; Hamas confirmsSamir Mahmoud Hassan Abu Younis, 53, Hamas's Rafah Brigade commander, was killed in an Israeli strike in Mawasi, Khan Younis, overnight into Nov. 15.
    2. Lauren Boebert loses Colorado's 4th District to Democrat Eileen Laubacher and concedesAP tally: Laubacher 48.8% (187,745), Boebert 47.9% (184,220), Libertarian Douglas Mangeris 3.3%. Certification is still to come.
    3. Second Epstein files bill gets 218 signatures, setting up a House vote after ThanksgivingThe petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act II reached 218 signatures Nov. 11: all 214 Democrats plus Republicans Massie, Mace, Norman and Fitzpatrick.
    4. UPS cargo plane and Copa Airlines jet collide on a Miami airport taxiway; 2 minor injuriesAt about 9:15 p.m. ET Nov. 14, a Copa 737 taxiing to its gate and a UPS 767 heading out to Bogota touched at a taxiway intersection in Miami.
    5. New York City bans "surveillance pricing": what it is and what it means for shoppersThe NYC Council passed Intro 891-A 44-5 on Nov. 12: no using personal data and algorithms to set individual prices.

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    1. Middle EastIsrael says it killed Hamas's Rafah Brigade commander in a Gaza airstrike; Hamas confirms
    2. North AmericaLauren Boebert loses Colorado's 4th District to Democrat Eileen Laubacher and concedes
    3. North AmericaSecond Epstein files bill gets 218 signatures, setting up a House vote after Thanksgiving
    4. North AmericaUPS cargo plane and Copa Airlines jet collide on a Miami airport taxiway; 2 minor injuries
    5. North AmericaNew York City bans "surveillance pricing": what it is and what it means for shoppers
    6. North AmericaBomb found at Peoria ethanol plant; evacuation lifted as ATF and FBI investigate
    7. EuropeItaly fines Meta €805 million over Facebook's access to Android users' photos
    8. EuropeZelensky says U.S. raised NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for leaving Donbas
    9. WorldMars and Jupiter pair up before dawn this weekend: November's free sky show
    10. North AmericaNOAA's winter outlook: strong El Niño favors a warmer North and a wetter South
    11. North AmericaWinter heating bills: what you'll pay this year, and heat pump vs. furnace in plain words
    12. North America"Housefishing": when edited listing photos cross the line, and how to spot it
    13. North AmericaBessent publicly blames Lutnick's Commerce Department over Nvidia chips reaching China
    14. North AmericaSpaceX catches Starship's upper stage for the first time after losing the booster
    15. North AmericaTanker hits river cruise boat in New Orleans; 32 hurt, everyone accounted for
    16. WorldTrump, Xi and Putin expected to meet in Shenzhen next week: what's on the table
    17. North AmericaFAA lifts nationwide ground stop after telecom outage: what happened and what to do if your flight was hit
    18. North AmericaDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, ousting Cindy Hyde-Smith
    19. WorldMicrosoft outage knocks out Outlook and Teams worldwide: what happened and what to do next time
    20. North AmericaJones Act waiver extended 90 days to keep fuel moving: what it means for gas and diesel prices
    21. Middle EastIran claims it destroyed a U.S. radar in Bahrain; U.S. says it shot down two drones with no damage
    22. North AmericaWholesale prices up 6.5% from a year ago: what October's producer price report means for your wallet
    23. North AmericaFDA adds eye-condition warning to Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and other GLP-1 drugs: what to know
    24. WorldGood News Friday: Teen with autism found alive after six days lost in the Australian bush
    25. Middle EastTrump says "we don't need a deal with Iran" and pulls Vance off the talks; oil jumps
    26. North AmericaCongress presses Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Lutnick to testify over chips in China
    27. North AmericaNvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns: what it means for markets and your 401(k)
    28. North AmericaWhite House warns Democrats their planned probes could cross into "blatant criminality"
    29. North America3 women killed as minivan hits crowd outside North Hollywood Metro station; driver arrested
    30. North AmericaBrooklyn building collapse: 8 dead, 18 hurt as search continues in Flatbush
    31. North AmericaTom Emmer keeps the No. 2 House GOP job, beating August Pfluger 103-76
    32. EuropeNATO jets scrambled as at least four drones stray into Baltic airspace
    33. WorldRussia's ambassador to the U.S., Alexander Darchiev, dies at 66
    34. EuropeFour EU countries push back on Germany's Merz over Ukraine money in the EU budget
    35. North AmericaBernie Sanders says he won't back Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
    36. EuropeSpain's first general strike in 14 years: millions walk out over housing costs
    37. North AmericaVeterans Day 2026: what's open and closed today, plus free meals for veterans
    38. North AmericaRepublicans pick their leaders after midterm losses: Thune stays, Jordan beats Scalise
    39. Middle EastIran says two more tankers are burning near Hormuz as Trump calls the war "effectively over"
    40. North AmericaU.S. gas falls to $3.98, the lowest since July, but still about 90 cents above last year
    41. North AmericaSenate votes 73-25 to take up big permitting reform bill: what's in it
    42. North AmericaCalifornia voters reject Prop 40, the one-time 5% billionaire wealth tax
    43. North AmericaU.S. inflation runs hotter than expected in October; December rate hike looks likely
    44. North AmericaSupreme Court lets border wall work resume in Texas' Big Bend region
    45. North AmericaHouse shelves Massie's Hegseth impeachment in 211-204 vote
    46. North AmericaB.C. braces for 250 mm of rain as third storm hits the coast
    47. WorldOil falls below $90 for the first time since August
    48. EuropeFrance's protests: thousands arrested as anger over prices grows
    49. EuropeKraków shooting: six killed in the city's Main Square
    50. EuropeFrance raises the minimum wage by €24 a month; unions say it's not enough
    51. Middle EastSteel plant explosion in western Turkey kills 17 workers
    52. Middle EastTrump meets Qatar's leader on Iran talks, but no deal yet
    53. EuropeRussia, Ukraine and U.S. end Abu Dhabi talks with a prisoner swap deal, but no breakthrough
    54. North AmericaAlaska Senate race still undecided as both sides go to court
    55. North AmericaCanada lost 4,700 jobs in October; unemployment rises to 6.7%
    56. WorldOil drops on hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal: what it means at the pump