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Volume 1 • Issue No. 316 • Updated Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 08:06 AM UTC

Longest US government shutdown nears end with widespread frustration

Sources: AP News


Supreme Court blocks full SNAP payments as government shutdown continues

The Supreme Court extended an order blocking full SNAP payments amid the government shutdown, creating uncertainty for 42 million Americans who depend on food assistance benefits.

Sources: AP News, NPR


Israel's prolonged war creates mental health crisis among soldiers with rising PTSD and suicides

Sources: AP News


Severe solar storms expected to hit Earth, potentially disrupting communications and creating widespread auroras

Space weather forecasters issued alerts for severe solar storms that could disrupt radio and GPS communications while producing colorful northern lights visible across much of the northern US.

Sources: AP News, NPR


Trump proposes $2,000 tariff dividend for Americans

Sources: AP News


Flight disruptions continue amid government shutdown, with airlines reducing schedules at major airports

Airlines canceled over 1,200 flights as the FAA ordered reduced air traffic at 40 major airports due to staffing shortages of unpaid air traffic controllers during the government shutdown.

Sources: NPR


Chinese 'cryptoqueen' jailed in UK over $6.6 billion Bitcoin scam

Sources: AP News


Suicide bomber kills 12 outside Islamabad court as Pakistan violence escalates

Sources: AP News


G7 diplomats meet in Canada amid rising trade tensions with Trump administration

Sources: AP News


David Szalay wins Booker Prize for fiction with novel 'Flesh'

Sources: AP News