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Unbiased headline news – President-elect Donald Trump has announced ambitious plans to overhaul the nation’s education systems. Trump’s Agenda47 campaign has proposed dismantling the Department of Education, which, as described on its official website, “establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education.” During Trump’s previous term, he aimed for extensive budget cuts in the Department of Education, seeking to reduce its funding by billions. — The Republican Party will continue to control the U.S. House, securing a supermajority for the upcoming two years. Reports from CNN, NBC News, and CBS News confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Republicans had won at least 218 seats in the House, though several races are still undecided. This victory ensures that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will retain his leadership position. On the same day, Republicans also named Sen. John Thune as the Senate Majority Leader. “It is a beautiful morning in Washington,” Johnson remarked to reporters. — North Korean soldiers stationed in Russia’s Kursk region have initiated combat operations against Ukrainian forces, as confirmed by the U.S. State Department. “We are deeply troubled by Russia’s choice to rely on the DPRK to supply soldiers for their ongoing, ruthless war against Ukraine,” stated State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel during a press briefing. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, has deployed troops in support of Russian military efforts. — At least 104 individuals have fallen ill, with 34 hospitalized, in a widespread E. coli outbreak linked to onions used on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, federal health authorities reported. Cases have emerged across 14 states, according to an update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One fatality occurred in Colorado, and four individuals developed a severe kidney disease complication. Colorado recorded at least 30 cases, followed by 19 in Montana, 13 in Nebraska, 10 in New Mexico, eight in both Missouri and Utah, and six in Wyoming. — The body of a 5-year-old boy from Oregon, who had been missing since the weekend, was discovered on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office. “With great sorrow, we report that missing Joshua McCoy has been found deceased,” the sheriff’s statement read. Joshua McCoy, who had autism, disappeared from his Hauser home, as reported by the sheriff’s office. He and his mother were napping Saturday afternoon, but upon waking around 5:30 p.m., his mother found that Joshua was missing, according to officials. — A New York volunteer firefighter faces charges of intentionally igniting a brush fire as the state enforces a burn ban due to elevated fire risks. Jonathan Quiles, 20, a Medford Fire Department volunteer in Suffolk County, was arrested on Tuesday, according to police. Authorities allege he deliberately started a fire in a wooded area in Medford at approximately 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday, which also caused damage to a nearby 2004 Chevrolet, according to police.

Unbiased headline news – North Korea has officially ratified a defense treaty with Russia, as reported by state media. This move formally strengthens military ties, with Pyongyang reportedly sending thousands of troops to support Moscow in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The “comprehensive strategic partnership” agreement received ratification on Monday through a decree from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as stated by the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The treaty was initially signed in June when Russian President Vladimir Putin made a state visit to Pyongyang. — Israel’s newly appointed defense minister declared there would be no cease-fire in Lebanon, contradicting claims by the country’s foreign minister, who the previous day had suggested progress was being made toward ending the hostilities. This conflicting information arises just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Israel Katz as defense minister, replacing Yoav Gallant due to disagreements over Israel’s approach in its conflict with Hamas. Israel has been engaged in combat with the Iran-backed group Hamas in Gaza since October of the previous year. — The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York agreed on Tuesday to delay any ruling on whether to dismiss Trump’s conviction. This decision follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent stance on presidential immunity. Judge Juan Merchan was set to decide on Tuesday regarding the case’s future, but both parties requested additional time to assess how to proceed now that Trump is president-elect. “The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances,” prosecutors wrote in an email to the judge. — Police in Michigan reported finding human remains in a freezer following the discovery of blood on the floor of a residence. The incident occurred last Thursday when East Lansing Police Department officers responded at 12:08 p.m. to a residence on the 1500 block of Wintercrest Street, following a report of a “suspicious situation.” The caller reported seeing blood on the floor inside the residence, according to a statement by the East Lansing Police Department. — A driver was hospitalized after crashing through a parking garage guardrail and landing upside down on the street below, according to police. The accident occurred Monday at the Harlem Irving Plaza Mall in Norridge, Illinois, where officers from the Norridge Police Department and Norwood Park Fire Protection District responded to the 4000 block of Octavia. There, they found an overturned vehicle with the driver trapped inside, as stated by the Norridge Police Department. — An 84-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a 50-year-old cold case murder, after genetic genealogy evidence linked him to the crime, authorities said Monday. Mary Schlais was found stabbed to death on Feb. 15, 1974, on a roadside in Dunn County, Wisconsin, about 75 miles east of Minneapolis, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office reported. Schlais, a talented artist, was thought to be hitchhiking from Minneapolis to an art show in Chicago when she was killed, according to authorities. —

Unbiased headline news – In the days since Election Day, billionaire Elon Musk has taken on a prominent role within President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle. Musk has been actively advising on staffing choices and influencing the direction of the incoming Trump administration, multiple sources report. Since Election Day, the world’s wealthiest man has spent nearly every day at Mar-a-Lago with Trump, according to several sources. Musk even appeared in Trump’s family photo on election night and was seen dining with future first lady Melania Trump. — President-elect Donald Trump has appointed longtime immigration adviser Steven Miller as his incoming deputy chief of staff for policy. “This is another fantastic pick by the president. Congrats Steven M,” Vance wrote Monday morning. Miller previously held a senior advisory role in Trump’s first administration. The 39-year-old was both the director of speechwriting and a senior adviser to the president during Trump’s initial term. — Ukraine’s military intelligence has reportedly intercepted what it claims are radio transmissions from North Korean soldiers in Russia. This development follows media reports of a substantial troop buildup signaling a potential attack in the Kursk region. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence released short audio recordings Sunday, where soldiers can be heard speaking Korean. “In the recording, the DPRK soldier first requests a ‘repairman’ and then instructs the group to return at once,” the DIU posted on its website. — A Spirit Airlines flight en route from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Haiti was redirected after being hit by gunfire while trying to land in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian National Office of Civil Aviation reported. The aircraft was struck four times by gunfire while attempting to land at Toussaint Louverture Airport in Port-au-Prince, according to OFNAC. The Spirit Airlines plane “diverted and landed safely in Santiago, Dominican Republic,” Spirit Airlines confirmed in a statement. The plane approached within 550 feet of the runway before aborting its landing and rerouting to the Dominican Republic. — A wildfire on the New York-New Jersey border surged overnight to cover 5,000 acres, leading officials to delay one of the country’s oldest Veterans Day Parades. As firefighters battled the Jennings Creek Fire along the Orange County, New York, and Passaic County, New Jersey, border, the organizers of the 80th annual Veterans Day Parade in West Milford, New York, announced a delay of the event until Nov. 24 due to the ongoing emergency. — Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who stepped down from Congress after a tax fraud conviction, is paralyzed from the chest down following a fall from a horse during a polo tournament. Grimm, 54, sustained the severe injury in September and is currently receiving care at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey, where the late actor Christopher Reeve was treated after a similar equestrian accident in 1995, according to Grimm’s friend, Vincent Ignizio. —

Unbiased headline news – Ukraine carried out a major drone attack on Moscow overnight, marking the largest assault on Russia’s capital since the start of the invasion over two years ago. The attack disrupted operations at three airports, forcing them to reroute traffic, and reports indicate there were casualties, though specific numbers remain unclear. In the assault, Ukraine deployed 145 drones, as confirmed by a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force. The attack targeted the village of Stanovoye, located approximately 15 miles southeast of Moscow. Moscow’s regional governor, Andrei Vorobyov, described it as a “massive attack” on Telegram. “In Ramenskoye, after the drones fell, two houses in the village of Stanovoye caught fire,” Vorobyov stated. — The United Nations Human Rights Office is calling for accountability, urging a “reckoning” for potential war crimes committed by both Hamas and Israeli forces since October 7, 2023. According to the HRC report, 70% of the confirmed casualties in Gaza through April were women and children. The U.N. Human Rights Office has released a 32-page document assessing possible war crimes and human rights abuses by Israel, Hamas, and other armed Palestinian groups against civilians in Gaza and during the broader conflict affecting Israeli civilians. — An official from the Federal Emergency Management Agency who advised disaster relief teams to avoid approaching Florida homes displaying Trump campaign signs has been dismissed, FEMA’s chief announced Saturday. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell condemned the employee’s actions as “reprehensible” in a social media statement, adding that the individual’s employment had been “terminated.” “We take our mission to assist everyone before, during, and after disasters very seriously,” Criswell wrote. “This employee has been terminated, and the matter has been referred to the Office of Special Counsel.” — A strong earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, following weeks of hurricanes and power outages that have left the island’s residents struggling. The quake’s epicenter was situated about 25 miles south of Bartolome Maso, Cuba, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremors were felt across eastern Cuba, reaching larger cities like Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, and Guantanamo. In addition, media outlets in Jamaica reported that tremors were also felt on the island. — A New Jersey man faces arson charges for allegedly igniting a wildfire that expanded to 350 acres, reportedly caused by an incendiary shotgun round, according to officials. Richard Shashaty, 37, of Brick Township, was charged with arson and violating regulatory firearm provisions, per a news release from the Ocean County prosecutor and other authorities. The fire erupted in Jackson Township, central New Jersey, around noon on November 6, near the Central Jersey Rifle Range on Stump Tavern Road, according to fire officials. — The arrival of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City has signaled the official start of the holiday season. The 74-foot Norway spruce was transported into Manhattan’s Center Plaza, where a crane lifted it into place. The tree will be wrapped with five miles of light strands, featuring over 50,000 multicolored LED bulbs. It will be crowned with a Swarovski star that glitters with 3 million crystals, adding a dazzling touch to the holiday landmark.

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Unbiased headline news – Israel Defense Forces launched air strikes targeting Hamas and Hezbollah militants in Gaza and Lebanon on Saturday morning, resulting in dozens of casualties. With Israel’s conflicts against Hamas and Hezbollah persisting in Gaza and Lebanon, Qatari officials have announced they will no longer mediate a cease-fire for Hamas, NBC News reported. Both CNN and Fox News cited unnamed U.S. officials confirming this shift. IDF air strikes across much of Gaza began at dawn on Saturday, leaving at least 40 people dead, Al Jazeera reported. — At least 26 people lost their lives, and 62 others were injured when an explosion struck the busy Quetta railway station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday morning. Around 100 people were present near the blast site as a train was set to depart for Peshawar at 8:45 a.m., according to CNN, the BBC, and Al Jazeera. “There was a lot of chaos. People were running back and forth,” a witness told CNN. “People were lying martyred, some missing legs, arms, or hands.” — Five individuals are dead, including the suspected shooter, in a suspected murder-suicide involving family members in Duluth, Minn., authorities confirmed on Friday. The victims included the wife, ex-wife, and two sons of 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, who was found deceased from an apparent suicide, Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa stated. Police utilized a drone to access the home, where they discovered the bodies of Kathryn and Oliver Nephew, along with the suspected shooter, the chief reported. An investigation remains underway, police said. — Five people were stabbed in Seattle on Friday, marking the latest in a series of stabbings in the same area over two days, according to police. A suspect was detained following Friday’s stabbing spree, which appeared to be random, Seattle Police Deputy Chief Eric Barden announced at a press conference. The suspect, whose identity has not been released, is believed to be connected to several recent stabbing incidents, police indicated. — A 31-year-old American tourist in Hungary who had been reported missing for several days was found dead, and authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with her murder, officials said on Friday. Mackenzie “Kenzie” Michalski, a nurse practitioner, was last in contact with friends early Tuesday while visiting Budapest, prompting a search effort. Police said she vanished from a nightclub on Tuesday, and during the investigation, authorities identified a man she was seen with at multiple clubs, Budapest police reported. — Harvey Weinstein returned to the hospital on Friday for treatment related to a cancer diagnosis and is preparing to sue New York City over his medical care. Weinstein, who faces a 2025 trial on sexual assault charges, remains in custody while receiving treatment for bone cancer. “We won’t discuss Mr. Weinstein’s medical specifics, but we are appalled by the ongoing medical negligence exhibited by NYC Health and Hospitals and Bellevue,” Weinstein’s representatives said. “This is not the fault of Rikers or Bellevue’s doctors, whom Mr. Weinstein respects deeply.”