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U.S. Edition · LATEST HEADLINES · Friday, November 13, 2026

Mullin said the stop was a telecommunication outage, and that it was not another 9/11.

Washington

The FAA grounded every departure.

The Times, Friday evening: more than 10,000 flights were delayed by 6 p.m. Mullin said, “This isn’t another 9/11.”

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Politics More

Van Hollen said he is running for Senate majority leader.

Washington

Van Hollen is running against Schumer.

Reuters, Thursday night: Senator Chris Van Hollen said he will run for Senate majority leader. Schumer said he has the votes.

Mississippi

Colom won Mississippi.

Video · Associated Press

Colom led by 4,669 votes out of 962,237.

Washington

The House shelved the Hegseth impeachment.

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The 211-204 vote killed the effort by Thomas Massie.

Washington

Trump said the war is effectively over.

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States More

Nearly 2,500 votes separate Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

Mississippi

Mississippi is still counting.

The AP, Friday evening: nearly 2,500 votes separated Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith. The outstanding estimate was closer to 30,000.

Video · Ballot Brief

Florida

The Miami prosecutor resigned. The photograph is from 2025.

Jason Reding Quiñones, an official Department of Justice portrait, 2025. A slight smile, flag behind him. It is not Friday, not Brooklyn, and not the resignation.

Texas

The signs said no data center. The servers were not on the ballot.

California

The maps did not hold the House.

Voters at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Yuki Iwamura, AP. No one is named. It is not a map, and it is not California.

World More

Traffic passes a banner of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Oct. 26, 2026. Majid Asgaripour, WANA, via Reuters. It is not Doha, and the negotiators are not in this frame.

Iran

Iran's negotiators spent a third day in Doha.

Reuters, Sunday: a third day of talks with Qatar, aimed at ending the war. The two-day plan to reopen Hormuz is not a deal. The photograph is Tehran on Oct. 26, not Doha.

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Diplomacy

The G20 skipped the photograph with Lavrov.

Ed Miliband, Radoslaw Sikorski and Marco Rubio at the G20 head table in Atlanta, Oct. 30, 2026. Megan Varner, pool, Reuters. Nameplates also read African Union and Argentina. Sergei Lavrov is not in this frame.

Diplomacy

Witkoff shook Putin's hand, and Hubbard is free.

Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin shake hands at Constantine Palace, both men in dark suits, curtains behind them.

Canada

Alberta voted to stay in Canada.

A voter walks toward the doors of a polling place behind a yellow Elections Alberta sign.

World War More

Russia said it downed 1,198 Ukrainian drones.

Kyiv

Ukraine fired almost 1,200 drones.

The AP, Friday: Russia said it downed 1,198. Strikes on three Russian regions killed seven, including a 12-year-old. A separate Russian launch killed at least two in Ukraine.

Moscow

Kushner and Witkoff landed in Moscow.

Video · APT

Abu Dhabi

Kushner said the numbers come tomorrow.

Video · Associated Press

We're going to finalize the numbers tomorrow.

Kyiv

Four of the missiles were shot down.

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Economy More

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Musandam, Oman, Oct. 2, 2026. Reuters. It is a file photograph. It is not Wednesday’s trade, and no one is named.

Oil

Brent was $104.36 at 0730 GMT.

Reuters, Wednesday morning: up 76 cents. WTI was $96.72. That is not a New York close. The photograph is Oct. 2, not today’s trade.

Markets

Brent was $105.19 in Asia. That is not a New York close.

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 2, 2026. Brendan McDermid, Reuters. It is not Tuesday’s Asian print, and no trader is named.

The budget

The deficit is still about 6 percent. That count is Friday's.

The U.S. Capitol, framed by fall foliage, Sept. 28, 2026. Kylie Cooper, Reuters. It is not a trading floor, and it is not Sunday’s session. Markets were closed.

Oil

Brent settled at $117.64. WTI settled at $104.12.

A pumpjack in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, October 8, 2025. It is not Friday’s settlement, and it is not the Strait of Hormuz.

Science More

The ʻakiapōlāʻau hacks with the lower bill and probes with the upper one.

Hawaii

The bird uses the whole body.

Reuters, Thursday: the ʻakiapōlāʻau hacks with the lower bill and probes with the upper one. The paper is Nov. 5. The picture is from 2022.

The arms

The octopuses changed the plan when the hole got smaller.

An octopus arm through the opening of a vessel, Vienna, July 17, 2025. Michael Kuba, handout via Reuters. It is not Saturday, and it is not the whole animal.

Orbit

Swift burned up on Wednesday. The rescue had already failed.

The LINK rescue spacecraft, built for a failed attempt to boost NASA’s Swift observatory, awaits encapsulation at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, June 8, 2026. Ron Beard, NASA, via Reuters. It is not the satellite, and it is not the re-entry.

Evolution

One protein letter from Peking Man is still in living genomes.

A Homo erectus tooth from Zhoukoudian, China, one of the specimens in the Nature analysis published May 13, 2026. It is not a portrait and not a stock drawing.

Technology More

Rescuers and residents shelter in an underground garage during an air-raid alert in Kyiv, Sept. 28, 2026. Gleb Garanich, Reuters. It is not Monday’s hack, and no one in this frame is named.

Cyber

False alerts went out on Ukraine's air-raid app.

Reuters: Ukraine’s air force said the public alert app was hacked, with false nuclear, chemical and Oreshnik warnings. Russia said its own emergencies app was hit. The photograph is Kyiv on Sept. 28, not the hack.

Video · BBC News

The arsenal

Ukraine’s drones still run on Chinese parts.

A Ukrainian soldier kneels in a field and works on a small drone.

Visas

Vance suspended Microsoft from a green-card program.

Video · The White House

Vice President JD Vance, hands raised at the lectern, said Microsoft abused the visa system.

Technology

Google wants Hollywood to stop being afraid of its tools.

Google is funding films and shorts, through a venture called 100 Zeros, to make Hollywood less afraid of its tools.

Mexico More

Mexico

Trump said the tariffs on Mexico double.

Reuters, Thursday: Trump threatened to double the tariffs if Mexico does not stop a walk of about 1,500 people that left Tapachula on Tuesday.

Zapopan

The navy took Rafael N.

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The Navy said it captured Rafael “N,” alias “R2,” in Zapopan.

Mexico City

October prices rose to 3.75 percent.

Mexico City

Jokic heard “MVP” in Mexico City.

Nikola Jokic, Nuggets 15, shooting, Indiana in yellow beside him, Arena CDMX, Nov. 7, 2026. Raquel Cunha, Reuters. It is that game.

Sports More

Ball scored 22, with nine assists and six threes.

Minneapolis

The Timberwolves beat the Mavericks 133-94.

The AP, Thursday night in Minneapolis: LaMelo Ball scored 22, with nine assists and six threes. Bones Hyland scored 24 off the bench.

New York

The Cavaliers beat the Knicks 115-107.

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New York

The Knicks beat the Bucks 117-85.

Video · NBA

Indian Wells

Gauff took the first match.

Video · WTA

Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2.