👋🏼 Hello! I'm Phaedra Trethan, sad to hear of the passing of Bob Boone, one of the heroes of my beloved 1980 World Champion Phillies, one of three generations of All-Stars. ⚾️ 💔
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called efforts to impeach him "a farce" in his first news conference in six months. 🎤 |
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Food banks across the U.S. are stretched thin, and the people who are seeking help might surprise you. 🍽️ |
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A new documentary uncovers the dangers of "looksmaxxing," and the extreme lengths some go to to change their appearance. 📺 |
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, facing the media for the first time in more than six months, dug in against a looming impeachment vote and persistent questions over his stewardship of the nation's defense apparatus, the war with Iran and his future with the Trump administration.
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"What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight and it's not accountability. It's a political spectacle," Hegseth said, referring to Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, calling the action "a farce." Before the start of the briefing, a member of Hegseth’s security staff threatened reporters with physical removal if they did not act professionally or maintain decorum; he took a handful of questions from mostly conservative outlets.
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For now, at least, Hegseth has the president's support: "Pete Hegseth should be praised, not impeached," President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Nov. 9. "Congress, stand up for Pete!!!"
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Watch: Hegseth's response to articles of impeachment. 📺 |
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Trump declared the war with Iran is over. Is it? |
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Hegseth's plan to test U.S. troops' testosterone levels is more about the idea of masculinity than about actual performance. What to know. |
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A new art installation on the National Mall calls out President Trump's Vietnam draft deferment. 🦶🏻 |
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House Republicans have chosen Rep. Jim Jordan as their next leader. |
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Evelyn Hockstein, REUTERS
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New faces at the food bank 🍽️
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Dave Poniatowski never had problems paying household bills until a devastating triple whammy: two years without steady full-time work, soaring living costs and mounting debt . Now the Colorado father of three, on the brink of a financial crisis, has had to overcome his initial resistance to relying on a local food bank to make ends meet. And he's not alone: Years of compounding price hikes are taking a heavy toll on household budgets, driving many that never expected to need help to food pantries. According to one report, 1 in 4 middle-income families experienced food insecurity over the past year , marking the largest increase in need among middle-class households.
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Can those Thanksgiving meal bundles really save you money? Well, it depends. 🦃 |
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Black Friday is more than two weeks away but that doesn't mean you can't find ways to save on holiday gifts. 🎁 |
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Volunteer Jenny Hoenshel helps cart food to cars waiting at Catholic Charities food pantry annex on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla. Recent federal food assistance cuts have taken millions of people out of the nation's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) safety net. That has tightened the strain on food banks, such as the one at Catholic Charities.
Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Unio, USA TODAY Network
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Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will face a trial in June 2028. ⚖️ |
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The voice recorder from a Learjet that crashed in Florida on Nov. 1, killing nine people, has been found. |
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American planes have been removed from a British airbase amid threats of an Iranian attack. |
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The FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. 🔍 |
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The dark side of 'looksmaxxing' 💉
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Clavicular, an online influencer who has gone to extremes to change his appearance, brought looksmaxxing to the mainstream zeitgeist. But before him, there was Anthony Hughes, "Tony Huge," a lawyer-turned-buff bodybuilder who amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on his YouTube channel for videos about using psychedelics, steroids and other (sometimes illegal) substances to reach what he deemed to be peak male performance. A new documentary takes viewers into the world of looksmaxxers and the loneliness, isolation and potential dangers they face.
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Fu Shuang and Ping Ping are making their public debut at Zoo Atlanta, and the panda pair are sure to be a hit with visitors from across the nation and even the world. But what do we really know about them?
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A lot, actually! And we break it all down , from the meanings and pronunciations of their names to how to tell them apart, how much they eat and sleep, even a timeline of "panda diplomacy" between the U.S. and China over the years.
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Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are at Zoo Atlanta for a 10-year stay.
CCTV / Reuters
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Today was the NFL trade deadline. Who won, who lost, who punted? 🏈 |
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The Country Music Awards nominees are out. They all have something in common. 😬 |
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Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Here are some celebrities who've served. 🫡 |
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Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. I’d love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and the veterans in your life. (Among others: my late father-in-law, Thomas F. McGurk, U.S. Army 1966-68, and my uncle, Ralph Carbonel, a career Army man.) Email me at ptrethan@usatoday.com.
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The 41-year-old U.S. soldier was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia as part of a counterterrorism investigation.
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Big Bend area residents and advocates argue the Big Bend region doesn’t see enough migrants to merit a border wall and that building one will destroy what makes the area a national treasure.
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Washington disengaged from the UN Human Rights Council last year, citing an anti-Israel bias. This is the second year in a row that it has skipped its own review.
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A Cessna 172 flipped over on Nov. 7 after a report suggested it may have been impacted by jet blast from a Boeing jet holding on the taxiway.
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While not a blockbuster storm, an upcoming nor'easter will bring the season's first snowflakes to portions of the eastern U.S., forecasters said.
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Columbus police are investigating the viral video of students on fire as potential hazing, according to records obtained by The Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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For one of the few times on record, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels are projected to decrease in 2026.
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Ahmed Moor, a Democratic socialist who was born in Gaza, announced his campaign for U.S. Senate on Nov. 9.
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Dustin Hoffman dishes on everyone in Hollywood in new memoir "Look at Me," including Steve McQueen and his alleged drug habits.
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Julianne Moore won an Academy Award for portraying a doctor with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in "Still Alice." A decade later, she's still talking about brain health.
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Play Your Way to a Relaxing Break
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Unwind with crosswords and challenges that recharge you.
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Crosswords, Puzzles, Comics & Horoscopes
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