Weather Briefing for Sunday, November 30, 2025

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• Outdoor Burning Unsafe Today (11-28-2025)

 
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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Below normal high temperatures stick around this week. A cold front brings light precipitation today before drier conditions develop briefly Monday. A low pressure system from the Gulf brings better precipitation chances Monday night into Tuesday. Dry high pressure returns Wednesday into Thursday.

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GENERAL FORECAST

(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)

..TODAY....Cloudy. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Lows around 30. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.

..MONDAY....Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.

..MONDAY NIGHT....Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

..TUESDAY....Rain in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Temperature falling to around 40 in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.

..TUESDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Light wintry mix across the highest elevations of the mountains through sunrise before changing to all rain. Little to no accumulations expected.

A wintry mix of light freezing rain, sleet, and/or snow could occur in portions of the mountains Monday night into early Tuesday. Minor travel difficulties again could result on some mountain roads and bridges.

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NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)

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State and Local News

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• Christmas parade to light up Franklin's downtown with music and floats [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Shortage of rural doctors won’t end anytime soon, report says [NC Newsline]

• How they voted: Key NC congressional votes for November [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• ICE may send agents to Raleigh as soon as Sunday. What we know and don’t know. [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Rediscovering GSMNP’s apple harvest heritage: Word from the Smokies [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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Published at 6.00am on Sunday, November 30, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Weather Briefing for Friday, November 28, 2025

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• Outdoor Burning Unsafe Today (11-28-2025)
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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Below normal high temperatures stick around through next week. Dry and cold high pressure remains in control through Saturday before a cold front brings precipitation chances Sunday. Drier conditions develop briefly Monday before a low pressure system brings better precipitation chances Tuesday. Dry high pressure returns Wednesday into Thursday.

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GENERAL FORECAST

(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)

..TODAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.

..SATURDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. WInds out of the southeast around 5 mph.

..SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

..SUNDAY....A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Rain likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Low relative humidity and winds will make outdoor burning unsafe today. Please hold off any outdoor burning until after we get a good soaking rain.

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NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)

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State and Local News

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• Wintry weather expected with freezing drizzle Sunday, more moisture forecast for Tuesday [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Which NC laws take effect on Dec. 1: New felonies, pretrial release changes and more [NC Newsline]

• 2025 Christmas TV & Movie Guide: When to watch Rudolph, Charlie Brown, more [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Appalachian Ingenuity: Kitchen Sink soup to make after Thanksgiving [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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World News

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The woman who paid the price for fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe | DW News | DW News



Police make arrests over huge Hong Kong flats fire - with dozens killed and more still missing | Sky News



• Trump requests 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting [Ground News]

Is war between Ethiopia & Eritrea inevitable? Mehdi Hasan & Getachew Reda | Head to Head | Al Jazeera



• Pope Leo arrives in Turkey on first foreign trip of papacy [BBC News]

• Trump downplays Witkoff leak as Ukraine peace talks progress [DW News]

• France's Macron unveils 10-month voluntary military service in face of Russia threat [France 24]

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Russo-Ukraine War

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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 25, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]

2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE | PBS



Witkoff–Putin meeting looms under cloud of leaked tapes | World News Tonight | TVP World



• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1372: Russia floods social media with AI-generated fake videos of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering near Pokrovsk [Euromaidan Press]

• West gearing up for war – key Russian ally [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

• Russia proposes large-scale weapons program to CSTO — Putin [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

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National News

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Trump Pardons Thanksgiving Turkeys At White House | Times News (UK)



• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law legalizing sports betting. He now says he’s opposed to it [Ground News]

Trump administration orders reexamination of some green card holders | NBC News



• National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dies after DC shooting [The Hill]

• Trump says lax migration policies are top national security threat after National Guard members shot [AP News]

• National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dead after DC shooting: 'Highly respected' [Fox News]

• US retailers are about to see if Black Friday benefits from a holiday halo effect [Yahoo Finance]

• CNBC Daily Open: November hasn’t been kind — or typical — for U.S. stocks [CNBC]

Can Philippines' Marcos Survive Fallout from Graft Scandal? | Insight with Haslinda Amin 11/28/2025 | Bloomberg Television



Washington Today (11-26-25): Nat'l Guardsmen shot in DC; Trump GA election interference case tossed | C-SPAN



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 27, 2025 | ABC News



PBS News Hour, Nov. 27, 2025 | PBS News Hour

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Technology and Science News

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Cave in Europe Is Full of 110,000 Social Spiders Living in a Web City | Anton Petrov


The Level1 Links With Friends Show November 28 2025: Apes and Neanderthals Sitting in a Tree



• TWiN 66: Neuroscience of overeating [Microbe TV]

• AlphaFold is five years old — these charts show how it revolutionized science [Nature]

• KDE Plasma 6.8 Set to Drop X11 Support Completely [FOSS NEWS]

• US-Russian Soyuz crew launches to the International Space Station on Thanksgiving Day [Space.com]

• Chinese Robot Sets Guinness World Record With 66-Mile Walk [Gizmodo]

• ULA aimed to launch up to 10 Vulcan rockets this year—it will fly just once [Ars Technica]

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Crypto Currencies

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Bitcoin Dominance | Into the CryptoVerse



• South Korean Police Officers Indicted in $186 Million Crypto-Laundering Case [Decrypt]

• South Korea targets sub-$680 crypto transfers in sweeping AML crackdown [Coin Telegraph]

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NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages

• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]

• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]

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Published at 6.00am on Friday, November 28, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Weather Briefing for Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

A cold front moves to the Carolina coast today. Much colder temperatures arrive behind the front and continue into the weekend. Another cold front arrives Sunday with a secondary low pressure system on Tuesday.

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GENERAL FORECAST

(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)

..TODAY....Partly sunny this morning, then clearing. Patchy fog this morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperature falling into the upper 40s this afternoon. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

..THANKSGIVING DAY....Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph, decreasing to 30 mph in the afternoon.

..THURSDAY NIGHT....Clear, cold with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

..FRIDAY....Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.

..FRIDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Other than gusty winds this afternoon, hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.

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NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)

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State and Local News

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• Environmental groups sue US Forest Service over logging in Pisgah National Forest [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Communities aid NC food banks during holidays amid funding cuts and shutdown [NC Newsline]

• NC election officials to take new steps to investigate non-citizen voting [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• Fontana library trustees get bogged down on small changes [Smoky Mountain News]

• NC agrees to use Homeland Security program to check voter rolls for noncitizens [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Small WNC turkey farmers are in 'prime time' ahead of Thanksgiving [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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World News

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West is divided 'as it has never been before', former Russian diplomat says | Sky News



• Taiwan announces special budget of $40 billion for arms purchases to bolster defense [Ground News]

Somalia faces worsening drought emergency amid critical aid shortages | Al Jazeera



• 'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia [BBC News]

• Germany news: Government under scrutiny amid budget debate [DW News]

• France's ex-president Sarkozy risks second final conviction for illegal campaign financing [France 24]

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Russo-Ukraine War

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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 25, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]

2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE | PBS



Kyiv pushes for peace deal and Zelenskyy–Trump meeting | World News Tonight | TVP World



• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1371: Russia answers peace talks with 22 missiles on Kyiv, killing six [Euromaidan Press]

• NATO state seeks missiles able to strike deep inside Russia [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

• Russia drafts response to possible seizure of assets by West — minister [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

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National News

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Trump Pardons Thanksgiving Turkeys At White House | Times News (UK)



• Trump turns turkey pardon into political attack on Democrats and Biden [France 24]

Trump signs executive order launching Genesis Mission AI project | NBC News



• DOJ left with few good options after Comey, James dismissals [The Hill]

• FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders [AP News]

• Eric Swalwell says military can be a 'check' on Donald Trump to 'save us' [Fox News]

• Hassett Emerges as Frontrunner in Trump Fed Chair Audition [Yahoo Finance]

• Sellers are taking their homes off the market at the fastest pace in nearly a decade [CNBC]

More Russia-Ukraine Talks; Hassett Fed Chair Frontrunner | Horizons Middle East & Africa 11/26/2025 | Bloomberg Television



Washington Today (11-25-25): Pres. Trump pardons turkeys, says deal to end Ukraine war 'very close' | C-SPAN



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 25, 2025 | ABC News



PBS News Hour, Nov. 25, 2025 | PBS News Hour

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Technology and Science News

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The Level1 Links With Friends Show November 26 2025: Apple Says "No" to Mac Pro


Goodbye ChromeOS, Hello… Aluminium OS? - DTNS 5153 | Daily Tech News Show



• Immune 98: T cells on the brain [Microbe TV]

• We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person [Nature]

• The Laptop That Wasn't: TUXEDO Computers Shelves Linux ARM Notebook Plans [FOSS NEWS]

• After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite (photos) [Space.com]

• Settlement Reached That Limits Your Landlord’s Favorite Alleged Rent-Fixing Software [Gizmodo]

• Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil [Ars Technica]

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Crypto Currencies

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Bitcoin: A Date With Destiny | Into the CryptoVerse



• Altcoins HYPE, WLFI, and ENA are Soaring as Bitcoin Cools [Decrypt]

• Bitcoin price bottom due 'this week' with BTC down 20% in November [Coin Telegraph]

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NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages

• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]

• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]

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Published at 6.00am on Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Weather Briefing for Tuesday, November 25, 2025

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

A cold front moves into the area today and to our east on Wednesday, producing widespread showers and a few thunderstorms. Much colder temperatures arrive behind the front and continue into the weekend. Forecast confidence is very low beyond Saturday as another cold front may affect the weather Sunday or Monday.

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GENERAL FORECAST

(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)

..TODAY....Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

..TONIGHT....A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

..WEDNESDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperature falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

..THANKSGIVING DAY....Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

..THURSDAY NIGHT....Clear, cold with lows in the lower 20s.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to move across the area this afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become strong with very gusty winds. A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds can`t be ruled out, especially this evening.

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NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)

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State and Local News

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• Jackson County schools closed Tuesday, Nov. 25, due to cybersecurity concerns [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• North Carolinians donated almost twice as much more to charity this past year compared to last [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]


• ‘They basically just kidnapped me’: US citizen taken by Border Patrol in Cary [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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World News

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West is divided 'as it has never been before', former Russian diplomat says | Sky News



Trump orders blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood branches as ‘terrorist’ groups | Al Jazeera



• Liveblog: US and Russian officials to meet in Abu Dhabi for Ukraine peace talks after deadly overnight strikes [BBC News]

• German chancellor: Ukraine's sovereignty is nonnegotiable [DW News]

• The rise of masculinism: From obscure online forums to ballot boxes (2/3) [France 24]

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Russo-Ukraine War

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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 24, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]

Kasparov: “Ceasefire will be used by Putin to prepare for future aggression” | World News Tonight | TVP World



• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1370: Ukrainian forces capture entire Russian platoon through strategic bluff on Pokrovsk front [Euromaidan Press]

• Judge throws out case against ‘Russiagate’ ex-FBI chief [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

• IN BRIEF: What is known about large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on southern Russia [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

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National News

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Russian Shadow Tanker Blocked from Sailing to Venezuela from Cuba | USS Stockdale vs MT Seahorse | What's Going on With Shipping?



• Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service [NC Newsline]

• Trump calls for execution of Democrats — echoing aide’s testimony about Jan. 6 [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’ [Ground News]

Pentagon opens misconduct investigation into Arizona democratic Senator Mark Kelly | NBC News



• Judge dismisses DOJ criminal cases against Comey, James [The Hill]

• Lawmakers question legality of Border Patrol license plate reader program [AP News]

• Bombshell report alleges Biden team forced airports to house migrants, risking safety [Fox News]

• Bitcoin faces 3 big problems as the cryptocurrency struggles to rebound amid 30% slide from record highs [Yahoo Finance]

• Amazon to spend up to $50 billion on AI infrastructure for U.S. government [CNBC]

Russia & Ukraine Trade Fire, Trump Talks To Xi And Takaichi | Daybreak Europe 11/25/2025 | Bloomberg Television



Washington Today (11/24/25): Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) on Pentagon Invest. over ‘illegal orders’ video | C-SPAN



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 24, 2025 | ABC News



PBS News Hour, Nov. 24, 2025 | PBS News Hour



I Witnessed Trump's Case Against James Comey Implode in Court | Legal Eagle

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Technology and Science News

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The Level1 Links With Friends Show November 25 2025: Doordash Data Dumped


Big Changes Are Coming to Hulu in 2026 | Cord Cutters News



• TWiV 1273: EBV and lupus have not escaped our notice [Microbe TV]

• Synthetic tongue rates chillies’ heat — and spares human tasters [Nature]

• Linux First, Windows Later! Dell Launches Qualcomm NPU Laptop on Linux Before Windows [FOSS NEWS]

• China launches uncrewed Shenzhou capsule for 3 astronauts stuck on Tiangong space station [Space.com]

• The ‘Genesis Mission’: Here’s What’s in Trump’s Most Grandiose AI Executive Order Yet [Gizmodo]

• DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts [Ars Technica]

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Crypto Currencies

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Bitcoin: A Date With Destiny | Into the CryptoVerse



• Binance Faces Fresh Lawsuit Over Alleged Hamas Transactions [Decrypt]

• Bitcoin at $87K: BTC buying opportunity or dead cat bounce? [Coin Telegraph]

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NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages

• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]

• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]

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Published at 6.00am on Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

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