Shanghai authorities fined Zongzheng Food 800,000 yuan (about $120,000) over a Dove chocolate advertisement that they said promoted inappropriate views on marriage and relationships. The ad showed a woman receiving chocolates from a man she was involved with while her boyfriend ignored her; Dove apologized in August and said the video did not follow its content review process.
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Zongzheng Food created the advertisement and operates a Dove store on the Chinese e-commerce platform Kuaishou.
Authorities said the ad portrayed infidelity as a “sweet experience” and violated good social customs.
The video was first posted online in August and drew criticism from some Chinese social media users.
Dove said it was responsible for content posted on its official channels and described the ad as clearly inappropriate.
China's marriage registrations fell 9.8% year over year from January to September, to 4.6 million, according to the civil affairs ministry.
In May, Chinese electronics company OPPO said it had punished executives over an ad that joked about infidelity.
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Kayla Smith, 18, pleaded guilty to murdering Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16, who was fatally stabbed in Leeds on 28 March. Smith changed her plea during her trial at Leeds Crown Court; two other defendants remain on trial over their alleged roles in the events leading to the stabbing.
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Smith had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murder.
The court heard that Smith and Chloe had argued and that Smith had threatened to stab her.
Chloe’s boyfriend, Blake Dowling, took her by taxi to Smith’s home after the two girls agreed to fight.
Dowling and Archie Rycroft, 20, are charged with murder and manslaughter; their trial is continuing.
Prosecutors allege that Rycroft accompanied Smith and offered support, and that Dowling helped arrange the confrontation.
CCTV and doorbell video showed Smith holding a knife before the stabbing and running back to an annexe with Rycroft afterward.
Chloe was stabbed five times in the neck and back and died from blood loss.
The judge said Smith will be sentenced after the trial and that murder carries a life sentence, with a minimum time in custody to be set.
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After the midterm elections, President Donald Trump acknowledged that his immigration crackdown may have been too tough. In the same week, he promoted Stephen Miller, who helped shape the administration’s hard-line immigration policies, raising questions about the direction of Trump’s agenda.
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Trump made his remark about the immigration crackdown after the midterms.
Trump said the crackdown may have been too tough.
Trump elevated Stephen Miller in the same week.
Miller helped shape Trump’s hard-line immigration policies.
The report examines what Miller’s promotion could signal for the administration’s immigration agenda.
CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reported on the issue.
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A drawing of a kingfisher attributed to Prince George in Country Life prompted online claims that it followed a step-by-step art lesson. The magazine and Prince William did not say the drawing was made from scratch, and the article reports no evidence that George did not draw it; some users criticized the accusations as bullying a child.
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Country Life published the kingfisher drawing in an edition guest edited by Prince William.
The magazine’s accompanying article said Prince George, age 13, completed the drawing, but did not describe it as original.
Some social media users said the drawing resembled one taught in an online art course.
The article said there was no evidence that George did not draw the picture.
Critics accused William and Kate of presenting the artwork as original, though the article said they had not stated that it was made from scratch.
Other users defended George and said online criticism targeted a child.
Artist Cindy Sinor said tutorials and classes are part of learning and praised the drawing.
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Metro Bank has invited bids as it weighs a sale, three years after a £925m rescue deal. A sale at the share price reported in the article could let investor Jaime Gilinski Bacal’s company sell its stake for about £427m, though the bank says it may continue operating independently if it finds no suitable buyer.
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Metro Bank publicly said it was open to bids on Thursday.
The announcement lifted the bank’s share price by 7% by mid-morning, valuing it at about £1.3bn.
Gilinski Bacal secured a 53% stake in Metro Bank through its 2023 rescue deal.
At the reported share price of 190p, Gilinski Bacal’s Spaldy Investments could receive about £427m by selling its shares.
Metro Bank has increased lending to businesses and people with less predictable incomes as part of its turnaround plan.
The bank’s 2019 accounting error triggered investor concerns, customer withdrawals and executive resignations.
Chief executive Daniel Frumkin cut more than 1,000 jobs in spring 2024, and the bank stopped opening branches on Sundays.
Metro Bank says a sale is one option and that it can continue independently if no suitable bidder emerges.
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Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s 2026 Senate race, leading by 4,669 votes when The Associated Press called the contest. Colom won eight counties Hyde-Smith had carried in 2020, helping end a 44-year Democratic losing streak in Mississippi Senate elections.
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The counties that switched from Republican in 2020 to Democratic in 2026 were DeSoto, Forrest, Grenada, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Madison, Winston and Yalobusha.
No county that voted Democratic in the 2020 Senate race switched to Republican in 2026.
Colom led Hyde-Smith by 4,669 votes out of 962,237 counted when the AP called the race.
Colom’s win means Mississippi will send its first popularly elected Black senator to Washington.
Hyde-Smith won the 2020 Senate race against Mike Espy by 709,511 votes to 578,691.
Colom won DeSoto County by 3,323 votes after Hyde-Smith carried it in 2020 by 12,056 votes.
Some county returns were still below 99 percent of expected votes, and individual totals could change before certification.
Newsweek’s map compared the 2026 Senate contest with the previous election for the same Senate seat, not with the 2024 presidential vote.
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Some schools and libraries have removed or stored David Walliams’ books after media reports that several women accused him of sexual misconduct, including alleged grooming when they were teenagers. Walliams has denied the allegations. Educators and library authorities differ on how to respond, and school leaders have asked the government for national guidance.
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The Association of School and College Leaders said some schools have already removed Walliams’ books from their shelves.
Kings Road Primary School in Manchester has taken Walliams’ publications out of its library, its head teacher said.
The head of Oasis Academies said seeing Walliams’ name or photograph on a book could be distressing for some children.
Author Chloe Combi argued that removing the books could prevent conversations about the allegations and parental responsibility.
Waterstones, TG Jones and The Works said they would no longer sell Walliams’ books, and publisher HarperCollins ended its relationship with him in September.
Kent County Council said it had no plans to remove his books; Surrey County Council said they remained available to borrow, while Camden Council said it was putting them in storage.
The allegations were reported by ITV News and The Guardian. Walliams has denied them.
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The UK economy grew 0.7% in the third quarter, its fastest expansion in two and a half years, with IT and professional services accounting for about half of the increase. Analysts estimate AI-related spending added 0.3% to 0.4% to GDP growth this year, but uncertainty over technology investment, higher household energy bills and inflation could weaken growth.
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The UK was the second-fastest-growing G7 economy this year, according to the article.
IT and professional services together contributed about half of the rise in economic activity.
Deutsche Bank estimates that AI-related spending added about 0.3% to 0.4% to GDP growth this year.
Household consumption rose 1.6% so far this year, supported in part by summer spending.
Average annual household gas and electricity bills are expected to rise above £2,000 in January.
Retail sales and consumer discretionary spending fell in September, while real wage growth cooled.
City investors expect at least two more quarter-point Bank of England interest rate increases, bringing the rate to 4.5% before the end of next year.
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The article argues that workers should be able to hold elections to remove unions more easily. It claims that agency rules and union privileges create barriers to decertification elections, which it says exceed what federal labor law requires.
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The article focuses on union decertification elections, in which workers vote on whether to remove a union.
The author says outdated agency rules make these elections harder to hold.
The author argues that union privileges add further barriers.
The article says these barriers go beyond what federal labor law requires.
The title says President Donald Trump’s labor panel could address the issue.
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A 17-year-old who had been missing for six days was found in dense bushland in Australia during an aerial search. He had been camping with a friend and disappeared after leaving to get equipment.
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The teenager is 17 years old.
He was missing for six days.
Searchers found him in dense bushland in Australia.
An aerial search located him.
He had been camping with a friend.
He left to get equipment and did not return.
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Resident Evil Requiem won four awards at the Golden Joystick Awards, including ultimate game of the year and console game of the year. Its developer, Capcom, was named studio of the year, and Angela Sant'Albano won best lead performer for playing Grace Ashcroft.
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Resident Evil Requiem received 17% of the public vote for ultimate game of the year.
The game also won best game trailer and console game of the year.
Angela Sant'Albano won best lead performer for her role as Grace Ashcroft.
Capcom was named studio of the year and was also recognized for Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Pragmata.
Meccha Chameleon won streamers' choice, developers' choice, best multiplayer game, and best self-published indie game.
Big Walk, made by Australian studio House House, won the critics' choice award.
The awards had 25 categories; the public voted on 22 of them.
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Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s Senate race, becoming the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction. The Associated Press called the race after absentee and provisional ballots were counted, just over a week after the midterm elections.
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Scott Colom won the Mississippi Senate race for the Democrats.
Colom defeated incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Colom is Mississippi’s first Black senator since the Reconstruction era after the Civil War.
The Associated Press called the race after absentee and provisional ballots were counted.
Hyde-Smith said she respected Mississippi voters’ decision.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine.
The Moscow talks followed negotiations with Russian and Ukrainian officials in Abu Dhabi.
A military guard admonished Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his entourage for talking and laughing near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan forecast that the national average price of regular gasoline would fall to $3.59–$3.69 per gallon by Thanksgiving, with diesel at $5.85–$5.95. He attributed seasonal declines mainly to cheaper winter-blend fuel and lower demand after summer, while the EIA projected higher average prices for 2027 than in its previous outlook.
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De Haan said gas prices were $3.89 per gallon and diesel was $6.09 when he issued his Thanksgiving forecast.
AAA reported a national average gasoline price of $3.9081 per gallon on Thursday, down from $4.1003 a week earlier and $4.3556 a month earlier.
The national average remained above its year-earlier level of $3.0752 per gallon, according to AAA.
GasBuddy counted 32 states with average gas prices below $4 per gallon and said the total could rise to 35 the next day.
The EIA forecast average 2027 prices of $3.73 per gallon for gasoline and $5.03 for diesel, respectively 5 percent and 12 percent above its October forecasts.
The EIA said it expected global petroleum-product supply constraints to continue through the end of 2027.
AAA listed California and Hawaii as the states with the highest average prices, at $5.6349 and $5.6362 per gallon, respectively.
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Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi Khan, sisters of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, have been released from a prison in Lahore after nearly two months in detention. Their sister Aleema remains in jail, while Imran Khan was taken to a hospital in Islamabad for medical treatment the day before their release.
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A lawyer and Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi Khan had been released and returned home.
The sisters were released from Kot Lakhpat maximum-security prison in Lahore.
A third sister, Aleema Khan, remains in jail, according to PTI.
The three sisters were arrested before a planned PTI protest march on September 27 and placed under 30-day detention orders.
Pakistan’s government said it detained the sisters because they could pose a threat to law and order ahead of the march.
The planned march on Islamabad did not take place.
Imran Khan has been jailed since August 2023; his party says his convictions were politically motivated.
Khan was taken to a hospital in Islamabad for medical treatment one day before his sisters’ release.
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A Guardian analysis of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) data found that complaints against most financial firms named in lawsuits later dropped by the bureau increased in the following year. The article says the Trump administration has sharply reduced CFPB enforcement activity, while the agency defended its approach and criticized its past work.
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Complaints against the firms named in the dropped cases rose by more than 75% overall, according to the Guardian analysis.
Of 23 financial firms named as defendants, 17 received more complaints after their cases were dismissed.
Complaints against Rocket Mortgage increased by more than 130% in the year after the CFPB dropped a lawsuit involving its sibling company, Rocket Homes.
Complaints against Branch Messenger increased by 315% in the year after the CFPB dismissed a case alleging it worked with Walmart to collect unfair fees from delivery drivers.
The article reports that CFPB complaints published publicly rose from nearly 2.7 million in 2024 to 6.3 million so far in 2025.
The CFPB website lists nearly 400 public enforcement actions from mid-2012 through early 2025, and two since Donald Trump took office on January 20, 2025.
The bureau has said its earlier enforcement actions helped provide consumers with more than $21 billion in restitution and canceled debts.
The CFPB did not answer the article's detailed questions; a spokesperson said the agency had made homeownership more costly and described its past work as politically targeted.
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A record number of Democratic Socialists of America members won mayoral races, including in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Providence and Ann Arbor. The incoming mayors have campaigned on affordability and local services, while the article says their administrations will test whether their policies can improve daily life for residents.
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Nithya Raman was elected mayor of Los Angeles, and Janeese Lewis George was elected mayor of Washington, D.C.
David Morales was elected mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, and Yousef Rabhi was elected mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The mayors are members of the Democratic Socialists of America, or DSA.
The article says the number of DSA members in Congress will rise to eight in January, four times the previous number.
More than 100 DSA-endorsed candidates are set to hold local, state or national office, according to the article.
Raman campaigned on increasing housing and improving public transit.
Lewis George campaigned on universal childcare, public housing and stronger tenant protections.
Morales proposed affordable housing and greater corporate contributions to public education and city services; Rabhi pledged to oppose data centers and keep utilities affordable.
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Apple’s M6 iMac keeps the familiar 24-inch, colorful all-in-one design, with few external changes from the previous model. It starts at $1,499, and the higher-priced $1,699 configuration offers more ports and upgrade options, but buyers pay a premium for the integrated design and matching accessories.
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The M6 iMac is the fourth refresh of Apple’s Apple Silicon iMac.
The computer has a 24-inch screen, a white bezel, and color-matched accessories; its color choices match those of the M4 model.
The $1,499 configuration has a 10-core CPU and GPU, supports up to 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, and has two Thunderbolt 4 ports.
The $1,699 configuration has the full-speed M6 chip, supports up to 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage, and has four Thunderbolt 4 ports.
The two-port model can connect to one external display, while the four-port model can connect to two.
Touch ID requires a keyboard upgrade on the $1,499 model; both keyboard options for the $1,699 model include Touch ID.
A 2.5-gigabit Ethernet port costs an extra $30 and sits on the power brick.
Apple offers a VESA mount adapter instead of the stand at no extra charge.
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Jill Schlesinger and Mark discuss rising college costs and whether an expensive or prestigious school is worth the price. They also advise parents not to let a teenager make a major family financial decision and help a New York family weigh renting against buying.
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The episode examines whether in-state college tuition can be worth $50,000 a year.
Schlesinger and Mark discuss the rising cost of higher education.
The hosts caution parents against letting a 17-year-old dictate a six-figure education decision.
The episode considers whether attending the most prestigious school is the best investment.
The hosts help a young family in New York weigh renting against buying a home.
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Two Iranian men were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court of conduct likely to assist Iran’s intelligence service in a plan to target people in the UK with serious violence. Prosecutors said Mostafa Sepahvand carried out surveillance and intended to attack at least one target, while Farhad Javadi Manesh helped plan the operation; a third defendant was cleared.
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Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, were found guilty on Thursday at Woolwich Crown Court.
The prosecution said the plan targeted two journalists at London-based Persian broadcaster Iran International and Jonathan Turner, a founding member of UK Lawyers for Israel.
Sepahvand conducted surveillance and reconnaissance, while Manesh assisted with planning.
The defendants visited addresses linked to targets and took photographs and videos.
They used online platforms, including ChatGPT, to research the targets.
Prosecutors said Sepahvand intended to carry out a violent attack against at least one target.
Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 57, was cleared of the same charge.
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CBS’s “48 Hours” will report on the disappearance of an Oregon woman from a mountain community in a segment titled “Murder at Mount Hood.” The program is scheduled to air Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on CBS, and to stream on Paramount+.
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The segment is titled “Murder at Mount Hood.”
The story concerns a missing woman from Oregon.
The article describes the woman as beloved by her community.
The community in the mountains joins efforts to help solve the case.
Peter Van Sant reports the segment for “48 Hours.”
The program is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific.
The segment will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
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