Watch Pocono Mountain West vs Allentown Central Catholic in EPC basketball championships

Associated Press
AP VoteCast: How Donald Trump built a winning 2024 coalition
Big shifts within small groups and small shifts within big groups helped propel Donald Trump's return to the White House. The Republican candidate won by holding onto his traditional coalition — white voters, voters without a college degree and older voters — while making crucial gains among younger voters and Black and Hispanic men, according to AP VoteCast, a far-reaching survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide.
AFP
Leaders condemn 'anti-Semitic' football clashes in Amsterdam
Israeli, Dutch and European leaders on Friday condemned "anti-Semitic" clashes that erupted in Amsterdam overnight after a Europa League football match, with Israel sending rescue planes for their citizens.Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the clashes and said the "shocking images" of a "pogrom" were reminiscent of last year's Hamas attack on Israel.
Reuters
Eying reset in ties, Erdogan invites Trump to visit Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan sought to reset Turkey's strained ties with the United States by inviting President-elect Donald Trump to visit, and said Trump spoke very positively about Turkey during a phone call. Trump's election victory this week was generally met with cheer in NATO-member Turkey, with markets rallying and some officials cautiously optimistic about prospects for new U.S. economic policies. Erdogan told reporters on a flight back from a European summit in Budapest that he hoped Trump would accept the invitation.
Associated Press
Russia blasts Ukraine with more aerial attacks as part of an intensified campaign
Russian missiles, bombs and drones battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks, officials said Friday, as Russia mounts an intensified aerial campaign that Ukrainian officials say they need more Western help to counter — even as doubts deepen over what Kyiv can expect from a new U.S. administration. Since the war began almost three years ago following Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor, the Russian military has repeatedly used its superior air power to blast civilian targets across Ukraine. A 500-kilogram (about 1,000 pounds) glide bomb severely damaged a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, in the middle of the night, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said.
USA TODAY
When is the first day of winter? Here's when to start bundling up this year.
The winter solstice may mark the shortest day of the year, but it also means longer, brighter days are on the horizon. Here's when it is this year.
Yahoo Finance
What does it take to open a restaurant? This couple used crowdfunding and their life savings.
Successful restaurant owner Milka Regalli said using personal savings to open a business is "not something that I recommend today."
Reuters
Lithuania election winner includes populist party in coalition talks
Lithuania's Social Democrats, who won last month's parliamentary election, said on Friday they had decided to include in a new coalition government a populist party whose leader is standing trial for alleged antisemitic statements. Nemunas Dawn party founder and leader Remigijus Zemaitaitis resigned from parliament in April after the Constitutional Court ruled that he had broken his oath by stirring up hatred against Jews in social media last year. The Social Democrats have been in talks with several parties to form a coalition after they won 52 seats in the 141-member parliament, defeating the centre-right Homeland Union with just 28 seats.
AFP
China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality'
China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060.State news agency Xinhua reported that the officials had voted to pass the energy law on Friday, saying it would "actively and steadily promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality".
Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan sees easy end to Ukraine war if Trump takes solution-based approach
War in Ukraine could end easily if the U.S. administration under Donald Trump takes a solution-based approach, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday. He added in an in-flight interview with reporters on his way back from Budapest that efforts by Western countries, led by the United States, to end war in Ukraine would accelerate a solution to the conflict.
Time
How Asia Is Bracing for Donald Trump 2.0
Experts on the region tell TIME what to expect—and what not to expect—from the President-elect.
CNN
What is accelerationism, the White supremacist ideology promoting power station attacks
An alleged plot that could have left thousands in Tennessee without power is the latest example of America’s power grid seen as a target of extremists.
USA TODAY
Water activists 'concerned' but will keep fighting 'forever chemicals' as Trump returns
New EPA data re-enforce the need for urgency among activists as almost 500 cities may soon need to act to comply with new PFAS drinking water limits.
USA TODAY
Trump justice: Who will Donald Trump name as U.S. attorney general?
Trump, who says the Justice Department was politicized under Joe Biden, has a long list of loyal supporters who could take the job.
Reuters
Pakistan bans entry to parks, zoos as air pollution worsens
Pakistan's Punjab banned entry to many public spaces from Friday, including parks and zoos, as it sought to protect people from severe air pollution in parts of the eastern province. The provincial capital Lahore has been engulfed in a thick, smoky haze this week and was consistently rated the world's most polluted city by Swiss group IQAir in its live rankings, prompting the closure of schools and work-from-home mandates. The Punjab government's Friday order placed a "complete ban on public entry in all parks ... zoos, play grounds, historical places, monuments, museums and joy/play lands" until Nov. 17 in areas including Lahore.
USA TODAY
Trapped with 54 horses for 4 days: Biltmore Estate staff fought to find water after Helene
After Tropical Storm Helene, caused flooding at the Biltmore Estate, a crew of four were stuck at the equestrian center with 54 horses.
CNN
Feds are still grappling with deluge of disinformation that targeted US election
Federal investigators are running down email addresses from Russian internet domains that were used to make a slew of non-credible bomb threats across swing states on Election Day.
Politico
Florida looks like a Trump administration staffing agency
Trump staffed his campaign with Floridians and is still expected to spend many weekends during his presidency at Mar-a-Lago.
Reuters
Taiwan, excluded from climate summit, sets up 'war room' to watch talks
Taiwan has set up a "war room" to watch the live stream from next week's COP29 climate summit given it is not allowed to attend for political reasons, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming said on Friday. Democratically-governed Taiwan is excluded from almost all international bodies due to objections from China, which views the island as its own territory not a country and claims the right to be able to speak for it on the international stage, a position that infuriates the government in Taipei. Speaking to foreign media at his ministry in Taipei, Peng said it was a shame that Taiwan, as a major producer of semiconductors and with its own climate worries, could not officially go to the climate summit in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.
Associated Press
Hungary's Orbán predicts Trump's administration will end US support for Ukraine
Ukraine has already lost the war it is fighting against Russia's invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, adding that he believes Donald Trump will end U.S. support for Kyiv. Orbán is hosting two days of summits in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, on the heels of Trump's election victory. The war in Ukraine will be high on the agenda for a Friday gathering of the European Union's 27 leaders, most of whom believe continuing to supply Ukraine with weapons and financial assistance are key elements for the continent's security.
AFP
China unveils sweeping local govt debt swap to lift ailing economy
China on Friday unveiled some of its most ambitious plans in years to lift local government debt and boost its economy, following a meeting of lawmakers eyeing the possibility of intensified trade tensions with US president-elect Donald Trump.Zhiwei Zhang, President and Chief Economist at Pinpoint Asset Management said the debt swap "is an important policy measure which helps local government to alleviate their debt burden".

Watch Pocono Mountain West vs Allentown Central Catholic in EPC basketball championships

Ways to cheer for the home team

The stats

Latest Stories

AP VoteCast: How Donald Trump built a winning 2024 coalition

Leaders condemn 'anti-Semitic' football clashes in Amsterdam

Eying reset in ties, Erdogan invites Trump to visit Turkey

Russia blasts Ukraine with more aerial attacks as part of an intensified campaign

When is the first day of winter? Here's when to start bundling up this year.

What does it take to open a restaurant? This couple used crowdfunding and their life savings.

Lithuania election winner includes populist party in coalition talks

China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality'

Turkey's Erdogan sees easy end to Ukraine war if Trump takes solution-based approach

How Asia Is Bracing for Donald Trump 2.0

What is accelerationism, the White supremacist ideology promoting power station attacks

Water activists 'concerned' but will keep fighting 'forever chemicals' as Trump returns

Trump justice: Who will Donald Trump name as U.S. attorney general?

Pakistan bans entry to parks, zoos as air pollution worsens

Trapped with 54 horses for 4 days: Biltmore Estate staff fought to find water after Helene

Feds are still grappling with deluge of disinformation that targeted US election

Florida looks like a Trump administration staffing agency

Taiwan, excluded from climate summit, sets up 'war room' to watch talks

Hungary's Orbán predicts Trump's administration will end US support for Ukraine

China unveils sweeping local govt debt swap to lift ailing economy