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18+ min ago (1712+ words) ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It's a New Record. It was Friday, June 6, and the rent was due. As soon as she finished an errand, Imelda Carreto planned on joining her family as they gathered scrap metal to earn a little extra cash. Her fianc, Julio Matias, and 15-year-old nephew, Carlos, had set out early, hitching a trailer to the back of their beat-up gray truck. Carreto didn't carry any proof that she had custody of the boy. She had left it in another car in her rush. She recalls officers saying her nephew would likely be released to her in a few days once she presented the proper documents. Before they drove him away, Carlos started to tear up. Carreto told him, "Don't cry. I don't know how, but I'll get you back....

18+ min ago (310+ words) Here are the key events from day 1,370 of Russia's war on Ukraine. Here's where things stand on Tuesday, November 25. Polish prosecutors have arrested and charged a third Ukrainian man suspected of collaborating with Russia to sabotage a rail track, authorities said. Two other Ukrainians, who fled to Belarus, had already been charged in absentia over the blast on the Warsaw-Lublin line connecting Warsaw to the Ukrainian border. Two young street musicians who were jailed for more than a month in Russia for singing anti-Kremlin songs have left the country after being released from detention, according to Russian media reports. Vocalist Diana Loginova, 18, and guitarist Alexander Orlov, 22, were detained on October 15 in central St Petersburg after an impromptu street performance deemed critical of Putin and the government. Oil prices climbed about 1 percent on mounting doubts about whether Russia will get a…...

46+ min ago (264+ words) Feel free to check out our science wing while you have a chance," the comedian adds Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation from Congress by applauding the Georgia representative's decision and inviting her to make herself at home" in reality." During Monday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!," the comedian commented on Greene's big news, which she dropped on social media Friday evening. There's going to be one less puddle of sweat on the floor mat of the congressional gym," Kimmel quipped, because Marjorie Taylor Greene, yet another Trump superfan, learns that loyalty to him goes only one way." After playing a snippet from her resignation video, in which a Christmas tree sits behind her, Kimmel joked: I have to say this woman is being attacked from all sides right now " somehow she still had time to put…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (273+ words) On the day of the wrap, we made a replica of that and then I memorized the speech," she adds Chlo" Zhao gifted Sarah Michelle Gellar a replica of the Class Protector" award from Season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" after the actress revealed she never kept the original. The filmmaker, who serves as a director and executive producer for the Buffy" revival pilot, shared she gave Gellar the sentimental gift on the last day of shooting " she also made a pretty memorable speech to the cast and crew. Per Zhao, she reenacted the whole sweet Season 3 scene, which shows Buffy (Gellar) receiving a golden umbrella from her classmates after they gave her the superlative of class protector." I did the whole thing," she proudly shared. And then we presented her with the [Class Protector award]. It was amazing. Some…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago (839+ words) A political crisis in the Philippines over revelations of immense corruption has thrown the political elite into turmoil. Fueled by explosive social unrest, the crisis is moving towards a possible military coup, as no faction of the Philippine elite seems to have the capacity to contain the growing instability. Typhoons have repeatedly hammered the country this rainy season, tearing apart poorly maintained infrastructure. Hundreds have died and hundreds of thousands have lost power, shelter, and access to water. The price of oil has gone up by more than 33 percent since the beginning of the year, driving up transit costs and price of basic necessaries. Since the beginning of October, the price of oil has gone up seven times. Gasoline rose from P44 per liter at the beginning of October to P58 per liter by 10 November. Rice prices are rising. Government regulated rice,…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago (187+ words) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) hit back against President Donald Trump's idea to give Americans $2,000 each to offset increased costs due to tariffs. This month, Trump proposed the idea on Truth Social, claiming that the tariffs he unilaterally imposed on imports from dozens of countries are working, despite the rising costs on many of those products. "A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," he claimed. The proposal would require congressional approval. When asked about his post, Trump said he wants payments to be issued ahead of next year's midterm elections. Appearing on Mornings With Maria on Fox Business, Johsnon about Trump's idea. "So, what about $2,000 checks the president has been talking about?" Maria Bartiromo inquired. "Would that fly in terms of passing the Congress, or do you expect that the only…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (411+ words) Barely a month in office, Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a diplomatic row with Beijing over her remarks in parliament on November 7 suggesting that Japan would automatically be involved in any military conflict between China and Taiwan. Far from subsiding, the battle of words has escalated over the past fortnight with mounting economic repercussions. The phrase has a precise legal meaning within "collective self-defence" legislation passed in 2015 by the government of Shinzo Abe allowing Japanese military deployment overseas in "a survival-threatening situation." No previous post-World War II Japanese government, even that of the militarist Abe, has publicly indicated that Tokyo would go to war with Beijing over Taiwan. Takaichi, a prot'g' of Abe, is pursuing a similar policy. Just a week after being installed, she met with Trump aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago (765+ words) New housing under construction in California Ezra Klein had a classic column in the New York Times the other day which he advertises in its title: "America's Housing Crisis, in One Chart." The chart he highlights; new housing units per capita, is informative, but not quite in the way he says. Source: US Census Bureau The reason for highlighting the impact of the bubble and its bursting, rather than the problems cited by Klein, is we need to have a sense of relative importance. Restrictive zoning is definitely a problem, and we should look at regulatory constraints, especially on manufactured housing, that may needlessly limit supply and push up prices. But we had restrictive zoning and needless regulations before 2008 and still managed to build plenty of housing. That suggests that these are not the main obstacles to more construction. Construction…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago (105+ words) Reggae Singer Jimmy Cliff Dies Jimmy Cliff, the singer and actor whose mellifluous voice helped to turn reggae into a global phenomenon, has died aged 81. Posted by Corky at 11:30 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81[image or embed] Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now #1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-24 10:47 AM | Reply "The Harder They Come," a song for the ages. #2 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-11-24 11:04 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago (178+ words) On the bonus episode available exclusively for Slate Plus members, the panel discusses the abysmal football on display from both the New York Jets and Giants. Read Paul Tenorio's piece for the Athletic on the Apple and MLS deal. Pre-order Paul's new book, The Messi Effect: How the Global Legend Changed the Future of American Soccer Read more about Massachusetts state senator John Keenan's new bill on sports betting. Read about the night Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini both scored hat tricks A weekly sports discussion show from Slate: Hang Up and Listen. Alex Kirshner is a contributing writer for Slate. He co-hosts the Split Zone Duo podcast and lives in Los Angeles. Ben Lindbergh is a staff writer for the Ringer and hosts the Effectively Wild podcast for FanGraphs. He is the co-author of The Only Rule Is It Has…...