Deltona High School seniors celebrate graduation

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World’s largest coral found in the Pacific
The world's largest coral has been discovered by a National Geographic expedition to the Solomon Islands.
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Reaction to Trump's Matt Gaetz pick and X users quit in droves: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump cabinet, Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, Elon Musk, Jackson bribery scheme, restaurant menu prices, Michael McCaul, New Jersey wildfires
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Tropical storm expected to form in Caribbean, bringing 'life-threatening' flash floods to Honduras
If it were to reach tropical storm strength, the system would become Tropical Storm Sara — the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Reuters
Romania's leftist PM and far-right leader ahead in presidential race, poll shows
Romania's leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and the head of an opposition far-right party are in the lead ahead of a presidential election this month and so would face each other in the runoff second round, an opinion poll showed on Thursday. Conducted by pollster INSCOP, the survey showed 56-year-old Social Democrat leader Ciolacu gaining 25.3% of the vote in the first round on Nov. 24, with George Simion, leader of the Alliance for Uniting Romanians (AUR) placed second with 19.1%. Ciolacu strongly supports Ukraine and the country's EU and NATO membership.
AFP
Brazil looking for motive after attempted Supreme Court bombing
Authorities in Brazil on Thursday were searching for the motive of a man who apparently tried to bomb the Supreme Court, killing himself in the process.While a motive has not yet been determined, the bombing immediately evoked memories of last year's attack on Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace in the wake of then-president Jair Bolsonaro's defeat at the polls.
The Conversation
Indonesia president’s diplomatic dash takes in China and US − but a Trump presidency may see the aspiring regional powerhouse tilt more toward Beijing
Southeast Asia’s most populous nation is seeking a role as a regional leader − it may look more to Beijing than Washington to help that happen.
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US wholesale inflation picks up slightly in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Wholesale prices in the United States rose last month, remaining low but suggesting that the American economy has yet to completely vanquish inflationary pressure. Thursday's report from the Labor Department showed that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% from September to October, up from a 0.1% gain the month before. Compared with a year earlier, wholesale prices were up 2.4%, accelerating from a year-over-year gain of 1.9% in September.
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The number of American filing for jobless claims falls to lowest level in 6 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in six months last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications fell by 4,000 to 217,000 for the week of Nov. 9. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of U.S. layoffs in a given week.
CNN
Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
It’s more than 100 feet long, around 300 years old, made of nearly 1 billion little polyps and visible from space
Associated Press
Former VOA Farsi service journalist kills himself in Iran after demanding release of prisoners
A former journalist with the Voice of America's Farsi service jumped to his death from a building in Iran's capital in protest of the country's supreme leader and an ongoing crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic, authorities said Thursday. An official in Iran's presidency acknowledged the death Wednesday night of Kianoosh Sanjari, 42, who had earlier demanded the release of four prisoners held in the country and threatened to kill himself if they weren't released. Ali Raniei, a social adviser to Iran's reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, said that Sanjari's death should be the subject of a government review.
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FBI offers $25,000 reward for information on ballot box fires suspect in Washington, Oregon
The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information on a suspect behind ballot box arsons in the Pacific Northwest ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
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Latino mobile home park residents denounce conditions, allege discrimination
Latino residents in Ohio and Colorado have filed lawsuits or complaints as experts warn of the risks, especially financial, of renting or buying manufactured homes in mobile parks.
The Conversation
Campuses are ground zero in debates about antisemitism − but that’s been true for 100 years
Universities have an important role in Jewish American history – highlighting both deep-seated prejudice toward Jews and Jewish students’ paths toward acceptance and assimilation.
The Conversation
Untreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition
Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift could pose a new threat to the survival of the beloved species.
Reuters
Brazil police ID dead bomber outside Supreme Court ahead of G20
Police have identified the man who killed himself in a blast outside Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday night as a former city council candidate from ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's right-wing party with a history of heated political rhetoric online. The explosions outside the court and in a nearby parking lot, which federal police called "attacks," raised security concerns days ahead of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the capital Brasilia. A police report seen by Reuters, confirmed as authentic by people familiar with the matter, said Francisco Wanderley Luiz, 59, threw an object at the court building that caused no damage and lay down to explode a homemade bomb in an apparent suicide.
The Conversation
3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond a loss and damage fund
Getting aid to countries before the storm or drought hits is one response increasingly being used to limit the damage.
The Conversation
Federal judge rules that Louisiana shalt not require public schools to post the Ten Commandments
The Supreme Court’s approach toward religion in schools has been shifting, adding to uncertainty about legislation such as Louisiana’s.
The Conversation
Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn’t
Marked with numbers, demographic information and provenance – though not name – these skulls tell a story of racist hierarchies but also diversity in the early United States.
The Conversation
Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals
Universities have made little progress diversifying STEM fields in recent years.
AFP
Hotels on Booking.com can offer better rates elsewhere: EU
Hotels listed by online travel giant Booking.com in Europe are now free to offer better rates elsewhere, the European Commission said Thursday as new rules on the platform came into force.In practice, this means that "hotels, car rentals and other service providers using Booking.com are now free to offer different (including better) prices and conditions on their own website or other channels than on Booking.com," said a commission statement.

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