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Northwestern Agrees to Deal With Trump Administration

The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration.

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Northwestern University reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay the federal government $75 million.
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Trump to Pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, Honduran Ex-Leader Convicted in Drug Case

Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of receiving millions in bribes and partnering with cocaine traffickers. He was convicted in Manhattan in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.

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Juan Orlando Hernández, then the president of Honduras, speaking at the United Nations in 2019. President Trump announced Friday he would pardon him.
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Two West Virginia Communities Bound Together by Grief

Red ribbons adorned one city, while blue ribbons hung in another town — all to honor the National Guard members who were attacked in Washington this week.

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A vigil was held on Friday for Specialist Sarah Beckstrom in Webster Springs, W.Va. Specialist Beckstrom died in a shooting while she was on duty in Washington, D.C.
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Trump Spoke by Phone Last Week With Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader

They discussed a possible meeting between the two of them, but nothing has been scheduled, and the administration continues to increase the military pressure on Venezuela.

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Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, faces intensifying pressure military and diplomatic pressure from the United States.
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Parts of Southern Ontario Pummeled by Snow Squalls and Heavy Winds

More localized bands of squalls were expected to form, with up to two feet of snow possible in some areas, according to Canada’s forecast agency.

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Officials in Ontario warned of possible road closures and urged that nonessential travel and outdoor activities be avoided.
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Andriy Yermak Resigns: What to Know About Ukrainian Official

The chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was seen as the second-most powerful person in Ukraine. He was dismissed on Friday.

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Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, resigned on Friday amid a corruption scandal.
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Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Migrant Stance

The president is furiously demanding limits on migration and attacking ethnic groups as he steps up his efforts to equate immigration with crime and economic distress.

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The shooting of two National Guard members and President Trump’s response insures that immigration will remain at the center of American politics heading into the 2026 midterm election cycle.
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A Different Type of Dementia is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline

On its own, LATE dementia is less severe than Alzheimer’s, but in combination, it makes Alzheimer’s symptoms worse, scientists say.

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Doctors told Ray Hester he was in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s, but a brain scan revealed instead he had LATE dementia. “There’s a certain amount of relief knowing that it’s not Alzheimer’s,” his wife, Sandy, said.
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Rebel Nuns Can Live in Old Abbey, if They Give Up Social Media

After the octogenarian nuns refused to return to their senior center, the abbot has finally folded. But he has some conditions.

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From left, Sister Bernadette, Sister Rita and Sister Regina. Their lawyer said he had advised them to decline the abbot’s terms.
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Seattle’s Gas Works Park Seen As A Public Nuisance After a Death

For years, architects and design experts have resisted safety changes at Seattle’s Gas Works Park, but after a teenager died there this summer, his parents want it declared a public nuisance.

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Gas Works Park on Lake Union in Seattle.
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John Tesh Keeps Bouncing Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba Back

The resurgence of “Roundball Rock,” the N.B.A. theme song he composed, has made the musician more visible than he’s been in over 20 years. He hasn’t been idle.

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‘My Baby Girl Has Passed to Glory,’ Says Father of Guard Soldier Killed in D.C. Shooting

Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who died on Thursday, was not initially excited to go to Washington, but had grown to enjoy the city. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remained in critical condition on Friday.

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A small memorial at the site of the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, on Thursday.
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A Hong Kong Fire Survivor’s Escape, in His Own Words

In his own words, William Li, a resident of the Hong Kong apartment complex that became an inferno, recounted how he and two neighbors survived until help arrived.

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William Li photographed the burning Wang Fuk Court complex after escaping from the fire.
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Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s Chief of Staff, Resigns

Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff and top peace negotiator, became the highest-ranking casualty of an investigation into a vast kickback scheme.

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Andriy Yermak, in Washington last year. He had been widely seen as the country’s second most powerful person.
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Trump Says U.S. Will Pause Migration From ‘Third World Countries’ After D.C. Shooting

In social media posts, President Trump also seemed to target migrants who were already in the country.

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Applicants at a naturalization in California this year. President Trump wrote that he would stop migration from “all Third World Countries” in social media posts filled with rhetoric that was incendiary even by his standards.
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Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows

The Israeli authorities said they were investigating the shooting, which came amid days of extensive military operations in the West Bank.

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A still from Palestine TV of two Palestinian men kneeling on the ground shortly before they were shot dead during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday.
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How Gen Z Is Shopping

We look at their habits on Black Friday.

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Hannah Moffitt, 25, is a content creator.
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