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    1. The Snowbirds' last Tutor flypast: a farewell over the Grey Cup in CalgaryNine Snowbirds flew over McMahon Stadium as Sarah McLachlan finished O Canada at the 113th Grey Cup, the Tutor's last scheduled public show.
    2. Giant waves flood Pacifica streets; nearly 300 Santa Cruz homes under evacuation warningsA National Weather Service High Surf Warning covered the coast from the North Bay to Big Sur; forecasters called for 25- to 35-foot breakers and 50-foot sets.
    3. Supreme Court will decide if Trump can bar most asylum claims at the southern borderThe Supreme Court took up Trump's January 2025 border proclamation, which lets officials remove people who cross without papers without hearing asylum claims.
    4. Taiwan says China massed 100+ vessels in unannounced Pacific drills before the Trump-Xi meetingA senior Taiwanese official says more than 100 Chinese vessels took part at the peak; about 70 were still inside the first island chain Friday. The numbers aren't independently confirmed.
    5. 10-year Treasury yield hits 5.15% as gold slides: what it means for mortgages and savingsThe 10-year Treasury closed at 5.15% on Nov. 13, up from 4.86% a week earlier, per the Treasury Department.

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    1. North AmericaThe Snowbirds' last Tutor flypast: a farewell over the Grey Cup in Calgary
    2. North AmericaGiant waves flood Pacifica streets; nearly 300 Santa Cruz homes under evacuation warnings
    3. North AmericaSupreme Court will decide if Trump can bar most asylum claims at the southern border
    4. AsiaTaiwan says China massed 100+ vessels in unannounced Pacific drills before the Trump-Xi meeting
    5. North America10-year Treasury yield hits 5.15% as gold slides: what it means for mortgages and savings
    6. Middle EastIsrael says it killed Hamas's Rafah Brigade commander in a Gaza airstrike; Hamas confirms
    7. North AmericaLauren Boebert loses Colorado's 4th District to Democrat Eileen Laubacher and concedes
    8. North AmericaSecond Epstein files bill gets 218 signatures, setting up a House vote after Thanksgiving
    9. North AmericaUPS cargo plane and Copa Airlines jet collide on a Miami airport taxiway; 2 minor injuries
    10. North AmericaNew York City bans "surveillance pricing": what it is and what it means for shoppers
    11. North AmericaBomb found at Peoria ethanol plant; evacuation lifted as ATF and FBI investigate
    12. EuropeItaly fines Meta €805 million over Facebook's access to Android users' photos
    13. EuropeZelensky says U.S. raised NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for leaving Donbas
    14. WorldMars and Jupiter pair up before dawn this weekend: November's free sky show
    15. North AmericaNOAA's winter outlook: strong El Niño favors a warmer North and a wetter South
    16. North AmericaWinter heating bills: what you'll pay this year, and heat pump vs. furnace in plain words
    17. North America"Housefishing": when edited listing photos cross the line, and how to spot it
    18. North AmericaBessent publicly blames Lutnick's Commerce Department over Nvidia chips reaching China
    19. North AmericaSpaceX catches Starship's upper stage for the first time after losing the booster
    20. North AmericaTanker hits river cruise boat in New Orleans; 32 hurt, everyone accounted for
    21. WorldTrump, Xi and Putin expected to meet in Shenzhen next week: what's on the table
    22. North AmericaFAA lifts nationwide ground stop after telecom outage: what happened and what to do if your flight was hit
    23. North AmericaDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, ousting Cindy Hyde-Smith
    24. WorldMicrosoft outage knocks out Outlook and Teams worldwide: what happened and what to do next time
    25. North AmericaJones Act waiver extended 90 days to keep fuel moving: what it means for gas and diesel prices
    26. Middle EastIran claims it destroyed a U.S. radar in Bahrain; U.S. says it shot down two drones with no damage
    27. North AmericaWholesale prices up 6.5% from a year ago: what October's producer price report means for your wallet
    28. North AmericaFDA adds eye-condition warning to Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and other GLP-1 drugs: what to know
    29. WorldGood News Friday: Teen with autism found alive after six days lost in the Australian bush
    30. Middle EastTrump says "we don't need a deal with Iran" and pulls Vance off the talks; oil jumps
    31. North AmericaCongress presses Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Lutnick to testify over chips in China
    32. North AmericaNvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns: what it means for markets and your 401(k)
    33. North AmericaWhite House warns Democrats their planned probes could cross into "blatant criminality"
    34. North America3 women killed as minivan hits crowd outside North Hollywood Metro station; driver arrested
    35. North AmericaBrooklyn building collapse: 8 dead, 18 hurt as search continues in Flatbush
    36. North AmericaTom Emmer keeps the No. 2 House GOP job, beating August Pfluger 103-76
    37. EuropeNATO jets scrambled as at least four drones stray into Baltic airspace
    38. WorldRussia's ambassador to the U.S., Alexander Darchiev, dies at 66
    39. EuropeFour EU countries push back on Germany's Merz over Ukraine money in the EU budget
    40. North AmericaBernie Sanders says he won't back Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
    41. EuropeSpain's first general strike in 14 years: millions walk out over housing costs
    42. North AmericaVeterans Day 2026: what's open and closed today, plus free meals for veterans
    43. North AmericaRepublicans pick their leaders after midterm losses: Thune stays, Jordan beats Scalise
    44. Middle EastIran says two more tankers are burning near Hormuz as Trump calls the war "effectively over"
    45. North AmericaU.S. gas falls to $3.98, the lowest since July, but still about 90 cents above last year
    46. North AmericaSenate votes 73-25 to take up big permitting reform bill: what's in it
    47. North AmericaCalifornia voters reject Prop 40, the one-time 5% billionaire wealth tax
    48. North AmericaU.S. inflation runs hotter than expected in October; December rate hike looks likely
    49. North AmericaSupreme Court lets border wall work resume in Texas' Big Bend region
    50. North AmericaHouse shelves Massie's Hegseth impeachment in 211-204 vote
    51. North AmericaB.C. braces for 250 mm of rain as third storm hits the coast
    52. WorldOil falls below $90 for the first time since August
    53. EuropeFrance's protests: thousands arrested as anger over prices grows
    54. EuropeKraków shooting: six killed in the city's Main Square
    55. EuropeFrance raises the minimum wage by €24 a month; unions say it's not enough
    56. Middle EastSteel plant explosion in western Turkey kills 17 workers
    57. Middle EastTrump meets Qatar's leader on Iran talks, but no deal yet
    58. EuropeRussia, Ukraine and U.S. end Abu Dhabi talks with a prisoner swap deal, but no breakthrough
    59. North AmericaAlaska Senate race still undecided as both sides go to court
    60. North AmericaCanada lost 4,700 jobs in October; unemployment rises to 6.7%
    61. WorldOil drops on hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal: what it means at the pump