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With their government contracts in limbo, small businesses await a historic shutdown's end 11/12/2025 12:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding. For seven weeks, they've been reducing spending, weighing layoffs and looking for stable work while trying to reach shuttered government of A medley of tech gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list 11/12/2025 11:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — It's the most wonderful time of the year, unless you want to find the perfect gifts for tech lovers. There’s a lot of slop to sift through as we get closer to the holidays, many interests to appeal to and a whole bunch of deals-that-aren't-deals flashing before our screens. So h Climate change is in the news during COP30. We've got tips to tackle your climate anxiety 11/12/2025 11:49am • Every autumn, news feeds get flooded with stories about climate change. That's because around this time each year, global leaders gather to discuss collective efforts to limit our emissions of planet-warming gases, released primarily from oil, gas and coal. Some of the information coming out of the Atlanta Fed president Bostic to retire in February, opening seat on key committee 11/12/2025 10:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will retire at the end of his current term in February, opening up a new seat on the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee at a time that President Donald Trump is seeking to exert more control over the central b Your breath could show if you're prone to cancer; Portable 'sniffer on a chip' would help monitor health at home 11/12/2025 10:22am • Dogs can be trained to detect oncoming seizures, migraines and even identify potential cancer — researchers at Virginia Tech are developing a device that can help humans monitor their health just by breathing. Dogs have 60 times the number of olfactory receptor neurons in their nose as humans. Sports on TV for Thursday, Nov. 13 11/12/2025 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Nov. 13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. FS1 — Pittsburgh at West Virginia 6:30 p.m. BTN — San Jose St. at Michigan St. 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Purdue at Alabama 9 p.m. CBSSN — California at Kansas St. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WO UK Cabinet minister denies plotting to oust embattled leader Starmer 11/12/2025 10:09am • LONDON (AP) — A senior member of the British government on Wednesday denied he’s plotting to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a sign of deep anxiety in the Labour Party over its dire poll ratings less than 18 months after a landslide election victory. British media was awash in speculation a Sports on TV for Nov. 17 - 23 11/12/2025 10:00am • Adv15-16 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Nov. 17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) 6:30 p.m. SECN — Florida A&M at Georgia 7 p.m. ACCN — VCU at NC State 8 p.m. BTN — SIU-Edwardsville at Wisconsin 8:30 p.m. SECN — Rice at Tennessee 9 p.m. ACCN — North Al Why a Visa-Mastercard legal settlement could lead to your rewards credit card getting declined 11/12/2025 09:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants and retailers over how much they charge merchants to accept their cards. The most important part of the settlement could directly impact how customers use their Visa- and Mastercard More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates 11/12/2025 09:35am • More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process. French Gates said the majority of the recipients of the Action for Women’s Health challenge have not pr In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance — as BBC uproar shows 11/12/2025 09:25am • In the space of a few months, a journalistic skill that might seem straightforward to many viewers — editing tape for broadcast — has been behind a $16 million legal settlement, a network's change in how it offers interviews on a news show and, now, the resignation of two top leaders at the BBC. 8 innovative gifts you didn't know you needed 11/12/2025 08:39am • There are gifts, and then there are gifts, the ones inventive enough to surprise and delight the recipient. Some are fun; others, practical. They all aim to improve how we do or enjoy things. Consider adding these innovative gifts to your shopping list. There’s something here for every budget. Ele Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar hospitalized after cardiac complications in pre-season testing 11/12/2025 08:08am • SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar is in stable condition in hospital after falling ill with a heart issue, his club Sao Paulo has said. Brazilian media reported that Oscar was doing tests on an exercise bicycle when he collapsed and was unconscious for about two minutes. The 34-year The best used hybrid SUVs you can buy for less than $25,000 11/12/2025 06:56am • SUVs deliver many attributes that car shoppers love in a vehicle. Thanks to their elevated height, they provide a commanding view of the road. They also deliver lots of passenger space, roomy cargo holds, and often have strong safety ratings. Less appealing are higher fuel bills and the expense of This anti-drone technology is used on the Ukrainian battlefield and in NATO airspace after flyovers 11/12/2025 06:45am • AALBORG, Denmark (AP) — In a warehouse more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine's capital, workers in northern Denmark painstakingly piece together anti-drone devices. Some of the devices will be exported to Kyiv in the hopes of jamming Russian technology on the battlefield, while other