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Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 4% as Inflation Peaks
Finance

Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 4% as Inflation Peaks

Interest rates were held at 4% in a tight vote as the Bank of England said it judged inflation in...


November 6, 2025
Global Stocks Mixed After Wall Street Gains on Economic Updates
Finance

Global Stocks Mixed After Wall Street Gains on Economic Updates

BANGKOK — European shares opened lower on Thursday after a broad advance in Asia spurred by a rebound on Wall...


November 6, 2025
Democrats Strengthened by Election Wins as Shutdown Talks Stall
Politics

Democrats Strengthened by Election Wins as Shutdown Talks Stall

WASHINGTON — Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government...


November 6, 2025
Pirates Attack Tanker off Somalia Coast with RPGs and Machine Guns
News

Pirates Attack Tanker off Somalia Coast with RPGs and Machine Guns

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast...


November 6, 2025
Putin Orders Review of Nuclear Test Plans After Trump’s Comments
News

Putin Orders Review of Nuclear Test Plans After Trump’s Comments

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests...


November 6, 2025
Israel Identifies Tanzanian Hostage Remains Returned by Hamas from Gaza
News

Israel Identifies Tanzanian Hostage Remains Returned by Hamas from Gaza

JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities confirmed Thursday that the remains of a hostage returned the previous day from Gaza are of...


November 6, 2025
Trump Weighs New Tariff Powers If Supreme Court Blocks Global Import Taxes
Politics

Trump Weighs New Tariff Powers If Supreme Court Blocks Global Import Taxes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will be rendered “defenseless’’ and possibly “reduced to almost...


November 6, 2025
FAA Reduces Flights by 10% at 40 Airports Amid Government Shutdown
News

FAA Reduces Flights by 10% at 40 Airports Amid Government Shutdown

Travelers through some of the busiest U.S. airports can expect to learn Thursday whether they’ll see fewer flights as the government shutdown...


November 6, 2025
The Race to Turn the Human Body Into a GLP-1 Factory
Health

The Race to Turn the Human Body Into a GLP-1 Factory

People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that...


November 5, 2025
Trump Administration Nears $149 Monthly Deal for Popular Obesity Drugs
Health

Trump Administration Nears $149 Monthly Deal for Popular Obesity Drugs

The Trump administration is nearing deals with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to offer some of their obesity drugs...


November 5, 2025