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‘Wicked' and 'Moana 2' films lead major box office resurgence

“Wicked” is leading a major box office resurgence with the blockbuster raking in more than $250 million domestically since hitting screens. Meanwhile, “Moana 2,” which came out Wednesday, has already grossed $175 million. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/ID4Gam7

For big-box retailers, one of the longest-running experiments is shrinking

As shoppers search for deals this holiday season in an environment where less in price is more for many consumers, more Americans may find the square footage they visit in retail matching this “reduction” mantra. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/oZsIQgy

Lebanese civilians return home to shattered lives and cities after ceasefire

The crushing reality of homes and businesses reduced to crumbled cement and mangled steel has curdled the joy many in Lebanon felt after Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire earlier this week. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/WDkKnfQ

Watch: In speeches spanning 6 years, RFK Jr. shares conspiracy theories about vaccines, likens scientists to Nazis

In remarks at AutismOne conferences in 2013, 2017 and 2019, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likened vaccinating children to putting them in “Nazi death camps” and falsely alleged a cover-up of vaccine injuries similar to the child sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/mAgxoHj

Trump says Mexico's president promised to close the border. She begs to differ.

President-elect Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum appear to have starkly different recollections of a conversation that covered migration. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/Yx2yPAC

Drones spotted over military bases in the U.K. that are used by the U.S.

The British military has increased security around four air bases in the country that are used by U.S. forces after "a number" of drones were spotted near them. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/jy9e8V7

'Moana 2' makes history by releasing Maori-language version alongside premiere

“Moana 2 Reo Māori” is the first Disney animated feature to premiere in an Indigenous language directly alongside its English-language counterpart. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/NMCV9wz

Russian general reportedly dismissed amid allegations of false reports on war's progress

A senior Russian commander who was responsible for troops in Ukraine has been removed from his position, according to reports from several news outlets. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/fjuehtW

Transgender Rep.-elect Sarah McBride calls GOP attacks 'an attempt to distract' from the issues

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender person elected to serve in Congress, on Sunday called House Republicans’ moves to ban her from using women’s bathrooms in the Capitol “mean-spirited” and an “attempt to misdirect” from other policy priorities. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/Emovcq1

Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83

NEW YORK — Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/u8rs5jn

Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, for FDA chief

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, as commissioner of the FDA. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/EbUQ45f

Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing; Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion Saturday he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/XQbe3Lo

Malala Yousafzai-produced documentary emphasizes Afghan women's fight for freedom

Malala Yousafzai-produced documentary “Bread & Roses” follows several women in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/UjwJ6gs

Matt Gaetz withdraws his bid for attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday announced that he would withdraw his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/kXtHMG4

Trump names former top DOJ official to serve as ambassador to NATO

President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday named former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as his pick for the next ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a key alliance that Trump derided for years. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/5Vuv2kr

NYC monsignor who let Sabrina Carpenter film in church is removed, accused of mishandling $2M

A New York City monsignor who raised eyebrows by allowing pop star Sabrina Carpenter to film a video in his church was relieved of duties after he allegedly mishandled nearly $2 million of church funds, church officials announced. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/wrc0nl1

House Ethics Committee to meet Wednesday to discuss Matt Gaetz report

House Ethics Committee to meet Wednesday to discuss its report on Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/qmSsQIW

Workplace flexibility is helping Americans take longer trips this holiday season, report finds

Americans are determined to travel this holiday season — and certain workarounds are helping them take those trips. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/PhlWTcE

Las Vegas man who called 911 for help in break-in was fatally shot by officer

Las Vegas police are investigating after an officer fatally shot a 43-year-old father who had called 911 for help during a home break-in. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/wnFbzKo

Eight killed in stabbing attack at vocational college in eastern China

BEIJING — A former student went on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding 17 others, police said, adding it appeared the suspect was angry over not getting his graduation certificate and failing an exam. The knife attack took place at the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology in Yixing, part of Wuxi city in the eastern province of Jiangsu. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/IJo3xvt

Black Friday 2024: What to buy, what to skip and how to save

Save the most money during Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024 by following these expert tips. Plus, learn what to buy and skip. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/zpW51ea

Fingerprint from decades-old taxi application led to arrest in 1978 cold case double murder

A fingerprint on a decades-old taxi application led to the arrest of a man accused of fatally shooting two people and leaving their bodies along a Massachusetts roadway in 1978, officials said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/FamqeCD

DATELINE FRIDAY SNEAK PEEK: Deadly Dance

Dubbed the ‘Black Swan’ case, a former ballerina falls in love with a man 30 years her senior, but when their love story spirals out of control one of them winds up dead. Andrea Canning reports Friday, November 15, at 10/9c on NBC. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/zCMkyln

Democrats won 4 big Senate races in states Harris lost. Their ads looked very different.

Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t win Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada or Arizona. But her party still did: Democratic Senate candidates in each of those battlegrounds emerged victorious, even as voters rejected Harris. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/aV1IDbq

Democrat Dave Min defeats Scott Baugh in critical California House race

Democrat Dave Min has defeated Republican Scott Baugh in the race for a congressional seat in Orange County, California, NBC News projects. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/md3c7Uy

Patrick Mahomes calls burglaries of his and Travis Kelce's homes 'frustrating, disappointing'

Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday it's "frustrating, disappointing" that he and teammate Travis Kelce were recently targeted by burglars. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/qdtp0BY

Trump's Latin America policy will most likely focus on controlling migration, former ambassador says

Trump adviser Carlos Trujillo said that the incoming administration will likely have to expand its focus beyond Mexico and the Northern Triangle to stem migration. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/k39DCny

Dev Patel look-alike competition draws South Asian men and fans to San Francisco

After the viral sensation that was New York City’s Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest, the South Asian men of the Bay Area assembled for its offspring: the Dev Patel lookalike contest. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/cKOo6NZ

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott is out for the season with hamstring injury

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will undergo surgery on his hamstring and miss the rest of the season, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/TJvrqFl

Senate Republican leadership fight becomes a proxy for MAGA influence under Trump

An army of online pro-Trump voices is trying to boost underdog Rick Scott for Senate Republican leader over two Mitch McConnell deputies, John Thune and John Cornyn. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/k18a0Dj

FIFA must halt Saudi World Cup bid due to human rights issues, says Amnesty

FIFA must halt the process to pick Saudi Arabia as hosts of the 2034 World Cup unless major human rights reforms are announced before the vote next month. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/WPHdEs6

Director Jon M. Chu joins ‘Wicked’ premiere from hospital as wife gives birth to daughter

Director Jon M. Chu and his wife, Kristin Hodge, expanded their family by one more, welcoming the birth of their daughter on Nov. 9. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/suYfyv0

18-year-old parks and recreation employee killed while battling New York wildfire

An 18-year-old New York state employee was killed while battling a wildfire in Orange County's Sterling Forest Saturday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/Iv8rsMq

Trump has promised lower interest rates. That will be largely out of his control.

While Trump has sought to pressure the Fed to cut rates, consumer rates on mortgages and other loans are determined by a range of factors largely outside of the president’s control. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/7ctEQfD

India lifts 3 decade import ban on Salman Rushdie’s controversial book 'The Satanic Verses'

India’s ban on importing author Salman Rushdie’s book “The Satanic Verses” has been lifted after a court said officials were unable to find the original order. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/dAvwjF0

China has increased military flights near Taiwan by 300%, U.S. general says

Gen. Kevin Schneider, a top US commander in the region, told NBC News that Chinese military flights have increased dramatically since Taiwan’s new president took office in May. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/7BNZDpm

Chauncy Glover, Los Angeles TV news anchor, dies unexpectedly at 39

Three-time Emmy-winning journalist and Los Angeles TV news anchor Chauncy Glover died unexpectedly Tuesday, his family announced. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/xnkHRbX

1-month-old who died from malnutrition investigated as homicide

Authorities on Tuesday announced they are investigating the death of a 1-month-old baby boy who was brought to a New York hospital over the summer for malnutrition as a homicide. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/VOAWcga

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is ready to 'push back' on a second Trump administration

Voters in Delaware elected the country’s first out transgender member of Congress on Tuesday, with NBC News projecting a win for state Sen. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/rVBdPM3

Travis Kelce says brother Jason was 'defending his family' in phone-smashing incident

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce defended his brother Jason Kelce's phone smashing incident last week, saying he was defending his family. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/KvIhl0Z

NYC Marathon bans running influencer after crew on e-bikes filmed him on course

A running influencer from Texas has been disqualified from the New York City Marathon and banned from future New York City running events after he ran part of the course with people on e-bikes filming him. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/aerdfWw

Investigators say Massachusetts spa owner gave fake botox injections

Federal investigators say a Massachusetts beauty spa owner posed as a nurse while administering thousands of fake botox and filler injections. WBTS' Jericho Tran reports. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/He3sFO6

Israel announces ground raid in Syria was conducted 'in recent months'

Israel announced Sunday that it carried out a special ground operation in Syria "in recent months," according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/na3Ncjh

Angry crowds hurl mud and insults at Spain's king in flood-hit Valencia

Angry residents in the town of Paiporta shouted "murderers" and threw mud at Spanish King Felipe VI as he was surveying the damage from historic flash floods that killed more than 200 people in the Valencia region. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/gtDRUAH

Man grazed by bullet recounts moments before Orlando Halloween shooting

A man whose head was grazed by a bullet described the moments leading up to when a gunman opened fire during Halloween celebrations in Orlando and killed two people. Anthony Berry said he and his friend had seen a man who took out a gun and opened fire on a crowd. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/vuQ7rYo

Orlando shooting survivor speaks out: 'Thank God I’m still here'

Another centimeter or two in either direction and it could have been the last Halloween Anthony Berry ever celebrated. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/ehZQaqv

Sexual misconduct allegations directed at former MrBeast collaborator are baseless, law firm probe finds 

A third-party legal probe into Jimmy Donaldson’s MrBeast LLC found that allegations of sexual misconduct directed at the top YouTube creator’s company were baseless. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/hFoTMKp

Election betting is newly legal — and risks getting confused with polls

Wagers have been flooding in after a ruling opened the door to U.S. users placing bets on ballot outcomes, raising concerns that the lines between elections and sports would blur. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/qVgD5rQ