USA Update

A ‘devastated’ southern suburbs retiree is warning other bargain hunters to stay alert this festive season after losing $50,000 to an elusive online shopping scam. 

Miami have crushed Chicago despite another big day out for NBA star Josh Giddey, who finished one assist shy of his fourth triple-double of the season.

A performance of “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera was disrupted Friday night by demonstrators, including at least one who made his way onstage during Act 1, setting off confusion and then anger from the audience and bringing the production to a halt, eyewitnesses said. Three demonstrators were arrested by the New York City police — […]

Dan Driscoll kept everyone waiting. The United States secretary of the Army had been due to arrive earlier today at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Kyiv to speak with diplomats from NATO member states. The guests were eager to hear about the 28-point peace plan Driscoll had delivered on behalf of the Trump administration to […]

The government has approved four priority projects in Phuket to boost tourism, improve infrastructure and enhance local livelihoods, officials confirmed during a site visit. Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office Aree Krainara visited Phuket yesterday, November 21, to accelerate progress on the initiatives, which will be funded through central government reserves and agency budgets. …

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The Montclair Township Animal Shelter said in a Facebook post that a Good Samaritan recently brought in a stray cat with a functioning microchip.

The first Test of the Ashes series and the prospect of an historic shock victory sits in the hands of England’s BazBallers, with Australia facing the prospect of a big run chase in Perth.

Olivia Nuzzi’s future at Condé Nast is up in the air. The New York Times reports that Vanity Fair is looking into allegations that the journalist, who made headlines last year for having an affair with RFK Jr. while reporting on him for New York magazine, may have also had a relationship with another subject. […]

Today’s White House meeting between New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, and President Donald Trump suggests that maybe, just maybe, the U.S. government won’t go to war with its largest city. The event was much anticipated as blood sport, a showdown between a young communist and an old despot, to use their favored insults for each […]

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a onetime top ally of US President Donald Trump, announced Friday she was resigning her seat in the House of Representatives after the two fell out over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and a string of other issues.