News from November 13, 2025

Entertainment

Noughties singer Akon arrested after warrant issued

The Locked Up singer was booked in DeKalb County on November 6 but released after only six hours. The 52-year-old’s arrest stemmed from an out-of-county warrant from Roswell, in Georgia’s Fulton County, over a suspended license, it was confirmed on Wednesday. The warrant stemmed from September 10 when a police officer noticed Akon’s Tesla Cybertruck “stranded” with a dead battery, according to an incident report obtained by Page Six. While waiting for a tow truck to arrive, the officer realised Akon had a suspended license for failure to appear for a January 2023 court date - so the songwriter was issued a citation. The songwriter wore a black hoodie in his mugshot. The Grammy nominee, born Aliaune Thiam, is best known for his hit songs, Lonely and Smack That. His personal life recently made headlines when his wife, Tomeka Thiam, filed for divorce after 28 years of marriage. In September, Thiam sought joint legal custody and sole physical custody of their 17-year-old daughter, Journey. Her filing confirmed that Akon has nine children, three years after the American Music Award winner said in a VladTV interview that he is the father of “seven boys and two girls.” During the 2022 sitdown, however, he refused to set the record straight on whether he was a polygamist. The crooner decided to “let that stay a rumour.” He explained, “I like the fact that people are guessing now, I love it. I’m not confirming nor denying. You go online, you may see nine, you might see seven, you might see four. “I love it, though,” Akon quipped. The following year, he gushed on the Zeze Mills Show that he is “there for every single one of” his children. This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission.

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Entertainment

Viewers shocked by TV stars’ candid marriage ‘arrangement’ confession

The frank chat started when Housewife Bronwyn Newport, 40, opened up about allegations she’d been hearing about her husband Todd, 65, who she wed in 2016. A person on social media alleged that they’d been sat behind Todd on a flight and watched on as he looked at photos of a lingerie-clad woman in the messages app on his phone. Bronwyn said she believed the claims: “They knew where Todd was sitting on the plane, they knew what flight he was on …” she told castmate Whitney Rose over lunch. But Bronwyn insisted it wasn’t the alleged infidelity she was mad about. “If it was someone sending him photos, and we’d talked about it ahead of time? It wouldn’t bother me.” “I don’t know that I could say that to anyone else in this group,” Bronwyn confessed, saying their younger age and their shared distance from the Mormon church made her feel comfortable opening up to Whitney. “If Todd said to me, ‘I’d like to sleep with other people, or I’d like to do it together’? I’d at least try it,” she revealed. Bronwyn’s revelation was met with a shocked expression from 39-year-old Whitney Rose – but soon she was confessing some secrets about her own marriage to husband Justin, who is 18 years her senior. They’ve been married since Whitney was in her early 20s. Whitney said that, while she wouldn’t call hers an “open” marriage, she and Justin did have an “agreement” which she outlined. “If there’s something that I wanna do,” she explained, “then I would bring it to Justin, and we’d talk about it. The minute you break trust with the agreement, it’s over. So you can’t do anything behind each other’s backs.” “You have to live your life, and they’re older than us. It’s a natural thing that’s going to happen. So agreements need to be had,” Whitney told her friend. “And we need to be evolving in the same place,” Bronwyn agreed, saying she was hoping to come to a similar agreement with her husband. “The same direction at least.” “I don’t want to be done with Todd. I want to evolve with Todd. And I need him to evolve with me.” Fans of the show applauded the duo for their candour on social media. “Bronwyn is a god-tier reality star for this, some housewives could learn a thing or two,” wrote one fan. Another called it “one of the most amazing conversations in housewives history. So vulnerable; so smart; so real.” Another joked that Bronwyn and Whitney were “low key sending swinger signals to each other.” Not everyone agreed though: “[Bronwyn’s] trying to justify her cheating husband it’s transparent and sad,” said one viewer. While Salt Lake City fans will know Todd as a gruff, frequently combative presence on screen during his brief appearances on the show, Whitney’s husband has opened up a lot more – so much so that it cost him his job. The couple stripped near-naked and covered each other in body paint for one early scene on the show, shot in their bedroom. Whitney later confessed that her husband was later fired from his high-flying corporate job over their racy on-camera antics. Meanwhile, singer Lily Allen is another celeb who’s also recently made headlines for speaking about an unorthodox marriage “arrangement”, if her brutal new break-up album West End Girl is to be believed. On the album, which traces her divorce from actor David Harbour in forensic detail, Allen shares that the couple opened up their marriage to deal with long periods spent apart, but that it ended badly when he failed to adhere to their “arrangement”: “Be discreet and don’t be blatant / There had to be payment / It had to be with strangers.” With listeners poring over the album’s candid lyrics, Allen has insisted that, while largely autobiographical, not all details on West End Girl are 100% factual.

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World

Seven out of 10’: Rogan warns US sliding towards ‘civil war’ after celebration of Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Speaking to comedian Brian Redban on Wednesday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the host said he had been shocked to see the reaction to the September 10 shooting of the Turning Point USA founder while speaking at a Utah university. Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged over the shooting. Police allegedly discovered “anti-fascist” messages engraved on bullet casings left by Robinson, who had embraced “leftist ideology”, according to authorities. “Charlie Kirk gets shot and people are celebrating,” Rogan, 58, said. “Like, whoa, whoa, whoa, you want people to die that you disagree with? Like, where are we right now on the scale of one to civil war? Are we at seven? Because I thought we were at five. But after the Charlie Kirk thing, I’m like, oh, we might be like seven. This might be step seven on the way to a bona fide civil war. “As soon as you start seeing regular people celebrating somebody getting murdered in front of their wife and kid on television in front of the whole world, as soon as you celebrate that, like, man, you’re in dark territory. “And if the worst thing you could say about that guy is that he said some things I disagree with, and you’re celebrating that he got shot in the neck in front of the world, whoa. And you work at an insurance company? This is nuts. And you thought that it was OK to say that on Instagram? This is nuts. Like what are you guys on? What is happening here?” Redban, 51, joked, “Oestrogen pills.” After the 31-year-old Trump-aligned political activist’s death, many liberals took to social media to justify or outright celebrate the shooting. Conservatives in turn sought to identify and contact employers of those who had shared offensive posts about Kirk in an attempt to get people fired. Last month the US State Department announced it had cancelled the visas of at least six foreigners who had made similar comments. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio “will defend our borders, our culture, and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws”, the State Department said at the time. “Aliens who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.” Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau urged social media users to continue alerting him to relevant posts, saying he was “disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalising, or making light of the event” and had “directed our consular officials to undertake appropriate action”. The killing of Kirk, while the most high-profile political assassination in decades, was just the latest incident in a disturbing rise in politically motivated violence in the US. Mr Trump, 79, faced two assassination attempts on the campaign trail last year, narrowly surviving being shot in the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 in an attack that claimed the life of retired firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50. Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was shot and killed by US Secret Service snipers at the scene. To this day little has been revealed publicly about his potential motivation or political ideology. In June this year, a would-be assassin targeted two Democratic state legislators in Minnesota in their homes, killing one of them — Melissa Hortman, 55, along with her husband Mark Hortman, 58. Vance Boelter, 57, faces charges of murder, stalking and firearms offences over what the Department of Justice described as “heinous political assassinations”. In April, the home of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was firebombed in another act of political violence. Cody Balmer, 38, was sentenced last month to between 25 and 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including terrorism, arson, burglary and aggravated assault. Balmer targeted the Democrat, who is Jewish, over his views on the war in Gaza, the suspect said in a call to a 911 operator after the fire, according to search warrants. Governor Shapiro, 52, said after the plea deal that it was important the US not grow “numb” to acts of political violence or accept them as “the normal course of doing business”. In December, UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, 50, was shot in the back and killed while leaving a hotel in Manhattan. Luigi Mangione, 27, currently facing state and federal charges of murder, has also attracted a controversial army of mostly left-wing supporters. Speaking on Wednesday’s podcast, Rogan argued there had been a “rejection” of much of the “woke” ideology that was “rotting people’s brains”. “But the scary part is what we usually do is we do something like that and then we overcorrect,” he said. “And then we go like white nationalists and ‘we’re all Christians, get rid of the Muslims’. Like, it gets scary when there’s hardcore ideological conflict because people push back. That’s what people are doing on the left and the right.” Only around four in 10 US adults are concerned about political violence directed at conservatives or liberals, according to an Associated Press survey last month. The AP poll found younger adults were less concerned about political violence, and that there was a substantial partisan divide, with Republicans and Democrats expressing high concern about violence against their own side but not the other.

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Politics

Australia news live: senior Liberals hammer out climate and energy policy behind closed doors; jobless rate falls

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Technology

Need for speed? Why Smith thinks England’s pace attack could struggle Down Under

The Optus Stadium deck promises to be the quickest and bounciest of the summer, followed by the Gabba’s day-night Test pitch in the first week of December. However, the likes of Fergus O’Neill, Nathan McAndrew and Jackson Bird, along with quicker Test squad members Scott Boland and Brendan Doggett, have dominated the Sheffield Shield with less express bowling in recent summers. Smith noted that England’s previous attacks – built around fast-bowling champions James Anderson and Stuart Broad – may have been better suited to the current pitches. “It’s different on the wickets now, I think,” Smith said of one of the fastest attacks England have sent to these shores.

Dan Walsh 15 hours ago

Technology

Teen Nazi planned to livestream gas attack, police allege

A teenage boy allegedly plotted online with like-minded neo-Nazis to live stream a chemical attack, believing he was preparing Australia for a “nationalist and racial violence extremist” revolution. Investigators are now considering laying a terror charge, as court documents reveal how isolated young men are being radicalised on the internet. The 17-year-old’s arrest comes amid increased scrutiny on the neo-Nazi movement in Australia, after a group of 60 black-clad men, calling itself White Australia and formerly the National Socialist Network, held a rally outside NSW Parliament on Saturday. The Australian Federal Police’s counter terror squads, including ASIO, last week raided a home in the Canberra suburb of Downer. They were moving to disrupt what they now believe was a credible threat of terrorism posed by the teenager.

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Politics

The Democrats timed this bombshell perfectly – now there are signs the White House is panicking

In addition to summoning Boebert (and calling her, according to The New York Times), US President Donald Trump made a last-ditch plea, or threat, by posting to his Truth Social page that “only a very bad, or stupid” Republican would help the Democrats by joining the “Epstein hoax” bandwagon. As it stands, the petition has enough signatures, having been signed by the House’s newest member, Democrat Adelita Grijalva, as her first item of business. But if any Republicans were to withdraw their name, it would fail. Practically, the petition carries no weight unless it is also supported by the Senate and agreed to by Trump, which won’t happen. But it is evident the White House does not want a House vote to proceed, regardless. The latest emails released by the committee show us exactly why Trump doesn’t want these files released. Even on a kind reading, they raise awkward questions. What does Epstein mean when he says Trump is the “dog that hasn’t barked”? When he says Trump “knew about the girls”, what is he getting at?

Michael Koziol 15 hours ago

Sports

Bill Belichick Could Make Major Concession to Land Giants Coaching Job

On Monday, the New York Giants became the second NFL team to fire a head coach when they announced Brian Daboll would no longer be leading the team. More News: College Football Program Generates Major Buzz After Jumping in CFP Ranking Unlike the Tennessee Titans, the Giants and University of North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick could have a mutual interest in teaming up for 2026. Belichick was an assistant coach for the Giants from 1980 to 1990. He won two Super Bowls as the defensive coordinator in New York under then-head coach Bill Parcells. When speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Belichick didn’t deny interest in returning to coach the Giants in the NFL, saying he was focused on the Tar Heels upcoming game against Wake Forest on Saturday. EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots and Head coach Brian Daboll of the New York Giants hug after New York’s 10-7 win at MetLife Stadium on November 26, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) More News: Ole Miss Players Speak Out on Lane Kiffin to Florida Rumors “Getting ready for Wake Forest, that’s all I got this week,” Belichick said. “I’ve been asked about (an NFL return) from time to time. Look, I’ve been down this road before. I’m focused on Wake Forest, that’s it. That’s my commitment to this team. Next week it’ll be to our next opponent and so forth. I’m here to do the best I can for this team.” Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk thinks there is a possibility Belichick would leave for the Giants. However, he’d have to sell a plan that doesn’t make general manager Joe Schoen uncomfortable. New York retained Schoen after firing Daboll. “The challenge becomes getting G.M. Joe Schoen (who’s running the search) on board with the possibility of a Big Blue Belichick reunion,” Florio wrote. “Falcons owner Arthur Blank ultimately didn’t hire Belichick in 2024 after, it’s believed, an internal uprising sparked by concerns that Belichick would neutralize (if not eliminate) much of the front office. “If Belichick has been sufficiently humbled by his post-Patriots NFL snubs to embrace being the coach and only the coach, could it work?” Belichick, 73, could be desperate and humble enough to make the concessions necessary to return to the NFL. North Carolina has won its last two games, but Belichick is a disappointing 4-5 overall in his first season in Chapel Hill. It seems unlikely that the Giants will hire Belichick. But the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach has every reason to want to return to the league and finish his career better than he did with the New England Patriots in the post-Tom Brady era. Belichick’s 302 wins are third all-time in the NFL behind George Halas (318) and Don Shula (328). He’d have a chance to eclipse both in a few seasons if he had immediate success with the Giants. For more on the Giants and the NFL, head to Newsweek Sports.

Jordan Sigler 15 hours ago

Entertainment

Karan Johar Wants To Make Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Remake With 'Younger Nepo Babies'; Ananya, Janhvi, Sara On List?

Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (KKHH) won our hearts years back and is still relevant in today's time as "pyaar dosti hai". In a recent chat, Karan Johar has revealed which actors he would cast if he were to reimagine the iconic romance today. Interestingly, top stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and Kiara Advani didn’t make the list. Younger nepo babies to be a part of modern KKHH In a recent conversation with Sania Mirza for Myntra’s Glam Stream, Karan Johar named Alia Bhatt as his choice for the modern-day Anjali, Ranveer Singh as Rahul, and Ananya Panday as Tina. He also hinted that the role of Tina could alternatively go to Janhvi Kapoor or Sara Ali Khan, playfully referring to this generation of young stars as “younger nepo babies.” Karan on Nepotism: “None of Their Parents Have Ever Called Me” Addressing the topic of nepotism, Karan clarified that he has never hired anyone at the request of their parents. “I know they are nepo babies. I’ve seen them grow up in front of me. But none of their parents have ever called me. I have always been the one to call,” he said. He also mentioned that some actors have even declined his offers. ALSO READ: Cocktail 2: Shahid Kapoor Gets Into Prep Mode For Homi Adajania Film With Intense Dumbbell Training Session - See Pic Reflecting on Dharma Productions’ Journey Karan also reflected on the evolution of Dharma Productions, tracing its journey from Yash Johar’s first film Dostana (1980) to the studio’s challenges with films like Duniya and Agneepath. The turning point came with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukerji. The film’s massive success revived the banner, paving the way for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and establishing Dharma Productions as a Bollywood powerhouse, now valued at approximately Rs 2,000 crore. While Karan hasn’t yet directed any of the new-generation actors in full-length roles, Ananya, Janhvi, and Sara made cameo appearances in his recent film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, specifically in the song Heart Throb, offering fans a glimpse of what a modern-day KKHH might look like. Upcoming Projects from Dharma Productions Karan Johar is gearing up for an exciting slate of projects under his Dharma Productions banner, reflecting his desire to explore new genres and nurture fresh talent. One of these is Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, a romantic drama starring Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday, slated for release in early 2026. Another is the high-concept fantasy-comedy Naagzilla, featuring Kartik in the lead, scheduled for an August 2026 release. Get the Latest Entertainment News, Bollywood News and Gossips Also Find Upcoming Movies, Latest Movies and Web Series, Visit Times Now for Live Coverage.

Sharva Srivastava 15 hours ago

Technology

Lane Johnson among four Eagles' OL estimated as limited

Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson had his left ankle rolled in the first half Monday night. He later returned and ended up playing 37 snaps, the same as his replacement, Fred Johnson. The good news for the Eagles is: Lane Johnson is listed with a limited practice on Wednesday’s estimated report. The Eagles also had left guard Landon Dickerson (quad), right guard Tyler Steen (oblique) and center Cam Jurgens (knee) also listed as limited. Jurgens has not played since Week 7. Long snapper Cal Adomitis (finger), cornerback Jakorian Bennett (pectoral), wide receiver Darius Cooper (shoulder), offensive lineman Willie Lampkin (knee/ankle) and outside linebacker Nolan Smith (triceps) were full participants.

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Business

Forests Minister Parmar in Asia trying to find new customers for B.C. lumber

Forests Minister Ravi Parmar is in the midst of an eight-day trade mission to Asia to forge some new ties for B.C.’s forestry industry, blaming U.S. tariffs for recent mill closures and trying to find new places to sell B.C. wood products. “The reason these mills are curtailing and closing is not because of government policy, rather because of the actions of Donald Trump and his assertive tactics on forestry workers in our forest sector in British Columbia,” he told reporters in a call from Tokyo on Wednesday. But B.C. Conservative Forests critic Ward Stamer doesn’t see it that way, arguing that the B.C. government has hampered the province’s forestry sector through excessive rules and regulations. “For whatever reason, this government doesn’t seem to want to make any changes to policy or regulations and recognize that it’s not just Donald Trump’s fault, it’s not just the federal government’s fault,” Stamer told Black Press Media. Both acknowledge that the recent announcement of the closure of the West Fraser timber mill in 100 Mile House is a result of the company being unable to access economically viable timber. Parmar said the company applied for seven permits this year — and was granted every one within 25 days — but that was all the profitable timber the company could find to log. “When you have 45-per-cent duties and tariffs, full fibre no longer becomes viable for them to move, especially when you’re reliant on the United States as a sole trading partner,” he said. “It’s why we have to diversify.” Parmar’s mission to Asia includes stops in South Korea and Japan, and he is joined on the trip by First Nations leaders and industry representatives. Japan is the second-largest market for B.C. lumber by value, buying $887 million worth of product in 2024. This is still dwarfed by the U.S., which in 2024 took in 74.8 per cent of B.C.’s softwood lumber, worth roughly $4.5 billion. Parmar said he has already struck a couple of deals that have resulted in the signing of memorandums of understanding for companies to buy Canadian wood products. While he promotes the forestry industry, Parmar defended the province’s record on environmental protection, despite a new Sierra Club report that the province “continues to prioritize timber supply over ecological resilience. Parmar said old-growth logging is down more than 50 per cent since 2021, when old-growth deferrals were introduced. “It shows a clear downward trend,” he said. The Sierra Club counters that much of the land set aside was already in the process of protection before the deferrals were introduced, and that logging is still four times more likely in at-risk forests recommended for deferral than on other stands of old growth. The Sierra Club’s study found that nearly five per cent of the 11 million hectares of old-growth forest that existed in B.C. in 2021 has been logged in the four years since. Critic wants companies to earn more per tree Stamer, a former logger himself, wants the government to ease restrictive regulations to ensure forestry companies can get more money per log, while making it cheaper to do business. He gave the example of the added costs of the requirement to build a bridge instead of a fish culvert on certain logging roads. “That’s 10 times more than a fish culvert,” he said of the cost. Stamer doesn’t deny that the tariffs have some impact — saying it’s good that Parmar is over in Asia trying to strike some new deals — but he doesn’t think that will get the fibre moving in the short term. A couple of quick actions that Stamer suggested are making it easier for companies to access burnt timber after fires, and for the province to encourage the use of scraps that end up in burn piles for biomass power generation systems. “If I were the forests minister, I wouldn’t be having junk piles that we would burn,” he said. “I’d be making sure that we could be grinding it up and creating electricity, just like our pulp mills are doing.” On the whole, Stamer wants trade diversification, but said there is more the provincial government could do to make things easier for industry. “The minister is pointing the fingers in the wrong direction because he should also be pointing at himself,” he said. “This government is partly responsible for the mess that we’re in.”

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Sports

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Rob Gronkowski Debates The Greatest Catch From His Playing Career

What is Rob Gronkowski's best catch of all time? Not even Gronkowski can decide. But when the all-time great tight end returned to New England after signing a ceremonial one-day contract to retire as a member of the Patriots on Wednesday, he posed two options. One was a catch against the Buffalo Bills, the other — a grab against the Denver Broncos. In the catch against the Bills, which occurred in Week 16 of the 2017 NFL season, Tom Brady connected with Gronkowski in the front corner of the end zone for a touchdown as the tight end broke free of Buffalo defensive back Micah Hyde to reel in the ball with his right paw. The catch tied the game at 10, and the Patriots used the momentum to build a 37-16 victory. "I always love to stick it to them," Gronkowski said, making reference to the fact that he grew up in the Buffalo area. The catch against the Broncos came in the fourth quarter of a game on Nov. 2, 2014, essentially sealing a 43-21 win for the Patriots. Brady rifled a pass across the middle of the field, and Gronkowski reached up his left arm, the one he had broken in the 2013 playoffs, to haul in the pass. He was taken down on the 1-yard line, but scored on the following play. "I caught it with my broken forearm," Gronkowski said. "[Tom] threw it up there and I just turned around, and just one-handed and brought it in." Gronkowski had a great week back in New England seven years after playing his final snap for the team. "It's great being back here, all the memories are flowing," he said. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!

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Trump plans to sign bill to end shutdown on live TV; House to vote on releasing Epstein files next week - live

Congress’ newest member, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, signs petition which should force House vote on legislation to release Epstein files

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Technology

Photos as the southern lights dazzle skies across Australia

The southern lights, also known as aurora australis, danced across the skies in a majestic display of pinks, yellows and purples on Wednesday, November 12. The Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre issued an Aurora Alert, and it was visible in locations as far north as Queensland. The sky was lit up in hues of purple, pink and red as the severe geomagnetic storm hit. Did you snap a photo? Email them to news@acm.media.com.au to be added to the community photo gallery. If you missed the show, the Bureau of Meteorology has reportedly confirmed there is a high chance the southern lights will be visible once again tonight. How to catch the lights The aurora australis is triggered by geomagnetic storms that are caused by interactions of charged particles from the sun with the atmosphere of the Earth, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Keep your eyes on the sky just after nightfall. For the best view, find a dark location and hope for little cloud cover. While some colours may be visible to the naked eye, the best view is usually obtained through a camera with a long exposure.

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Technology

Unemployment falls to 4.3 per cent, exceeding forecasts

Australia's unemployment rate has plunged to 4.3 per cent, further diminishing hopes of more Reserve Bank rate cuts as the labour market shows signs of ongoing strength. About 42,000 jobs were added to the economy in October, while the number of unemployed peopled fell by 17,000, the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed on Thursday. The unemployment rate fell by 20 basis points, unwinding a commensurate spike the month prior. "The October unemployment rate is in line with June, July, and August 2025," ABS head of labour statistics Sean Crick said. The jump in employment exceeded economist forecasts of about 20,000 jobs. Analysts and the RBA anticipated unemployment to edge down to 4.4 per cent. In their latest economic forecasts released in November, RBA staff predicted the unemployment rate would remain stable at 4.4 per cent for the foreseeable future. Several indicators, such as low underemployment, an above-average share of firms struggling to find workers, a high ratio of vacancies to unemployed workers and strong growth in unit labour costs suggested the labour market remained tight, the bank said. Full time employment rose by 55,000, while part-time employment fell by 13,000. The participation rate held steady at 67.0 per cent. Despite the fall in unemployment, the trend since the start of 2025 has been one of a distinct gradual softening in labour market conditions. After inflation was substantially higher than RBA forecasts in the September quarter, today's surprise result lends further weight to the idea that the economy is running near capacity and inflationary pressures are not going away. How jobs and inflation data continues to unfold will play a crucial role in whether the RBA can afford to cut interest rates again in 2026, or whether it deems conditions too tight to afford any more relief for borrowers. Australian Associated Press

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It might be time to fill out your Anthony Weaver apology form — Miami’s defense has quietly undergone a stunning midseason transformation by nearly any measure

Take your pick of any measure of defensive football. Any one! Go ahead. Points? In Weeks 1-5, Miami was allowing 29 points per game. Over the last five weeks, it's nearly a full touchdown less (22.2 points per game to be exact). It'd be even better if not for a Week 7 pick-six by Tua Tagovailoa and several other short fields the defense had to defend against Cleveland and Baltimore, too. Yards per play? Miami is averaging a full yard less per play over the last five weeks than they did in the first five weeks of the season. (6.4 yards per play allowed in Weeks 1-5 versus 5.4 in Weeks 6-10). That's an improvement of 15 spots in the NFL rankings, from 31st to 16th. The Dolphins are averaging 69 less rushing yards per game allowed. Their net yards per attempt conceded on pass attempts is more than a full yard lower (7.8, T-30th in Weeks 1-5 versus 6.7, T-15th in Weeks 6-10). Miami was conceding 50% of third-down attempts in the first month of the season. That number has been cut to 33.8% in the last five weeks (12th best mark in the NFL). Perhaps raw numbers aren't your thing. Perhaps you're more partial to efficiency metrics. Walk with me.The Dolphins allowed 3.07 points per possession defensively through the first five weeks of the season. That number is down to 1.93 points per possession in the last five weeks, an improvement that has Miami ranked 12th best in the NFL since Week 6. The number of possessions ending in punts has doubled from 20% to 40.7%. That latter mark for Weeks 6-10? It ranks 7th in the NFL. The unit's three & out rate (three plays and punt) defensively has also doubled from 17.8% to 35.2%. 2025 Miami Dolphins' Defensive Splits (Weeks 1-5 versus Weeks 6-10) Points per game: 29.0 versus 22.2 Yards per game: 386.6 versus 307.2 Yards per play: 6.4 versus 5.4 Third down conversion rate: 50% versus 33.8% Defensive EPA/game ranking: 30th versus 12th Their blitz rate is down six percent while their pressure rate is, simultaneously, up. Their sack rate is up, albeit still not ranking where you'd ideally like to see it among the league's best. Don't mistake this as a suggestion that Miami is always playing great defense. But man, the shift in the last month is stunning nonetheless. Perhaps the most glaring shift is in Expected Points Added per game, where Miami went from ranked 30th in the NFL in Weeks 1-5 to ranked 13th in Weeks 6-10 with the same personnel. They've gone from dead last in the league in defensive EPA/game against the run to No. 2 in the NFL over the last five weeks. And, reminder, they've played the Ravens, the Bills, and the Falcons in the last three games. The Falcons and Bills rank in the top-12 in the NFL in rushing EPA per game. This has all been accomplished with no notable additions through free agency or trades. There have been no major October additions to change the landscape of the depth chart. As a matter of fact, Miami traded away one of their best defenders, Jaelan Phillips, ahead of the trade deadline. So what has changed? Time. Time on task is a real thing. The starting secondary is comprised of a veteran acquired via trade in July, a Day 3 rookie, and pair of veteran corners signed in August. The next most intriguing player, JuJu Brents, was an August waiver claim. This unit has got the reps together now. Let it be a reminder of why Anthony Weaver is so well respected as a coach. He was getting head coaching interviews last offseason, only to watch his unit get gutted via personnel. As it turns out, he didn't forget how to coach. He just had to get these guys to learn how to play together. And it's coming into focus, now. window.addEventListener('message', function (event) {if (event.data.totalpoll && event.data.totalpoll.action === 'resizeHeight') {document.querySelector('#totalpoll-iframe-426').height = event.data.totalpoll.value;}}, false);document.querySelector('#totalpoll-iframe-426').contentWindow.postMessage({totalpoll: {action: 'requestHeight'}}, '*'); This story was originally reported by A to Z Sports on Nov 13, 2025, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add A to Z Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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California revokes 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants

By JOSH FUNK California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about people in the country illegally improperly receiving licenses to drive a semitruck or a bus. But Gov. Gavin Newsom said that isn’t the reason. Newsom said the revocations are for violations of state law, but he didn’t provide specifics. Both the Democratic governor’s office and the Republican Trump Administration’s Transportation Department agreed that these licenses violated the existing standard that were in place before Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently tightened the rules following a nationwide commercial driver’s license audit launched after a driver in the country illegally made a U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people. Fatal truck crashes in Texas and Alabama earlier this year also highlight questions about these licenses. A fiery California crash involving an illegal immigrant truck driver last month that killed three more people only added to the concerns. California state transportation officials didn’t immediately respond to questions seeking more details about why these licenses are being revoked. Duffy said Wednesday that California’s action to revoke these licenses is an admission that the state had acted improperly even though the state had previously defended its licensing standards. California launched its review of commercial driver’s licenses the state had issued after Duffy raised concerns. Duffy previously imposed new restrictions on which immigrants can qualify for one of these commercial driver’s licenses. He said earlier this fall that California and five other states had improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens, but California is the only state Duffy has taken action against because it was the first one where an audit was completed. The reviews in the other states have been delayed by the government shutdown, but the Transportation Department is urging all of them to tighten up their standards. Duffy revoked $40 million in federal funding because he said California isn’t enforcing English language requirements for truckers, and he reiterated Wednesday that he will take another $160 million from the state over these improperly issued licenses if they don’t invalidate every illegal license and address all the concerns. But revoking these licenses is part of the state’s effort to comply. "After weeks of claiming they did nothing wrong, Gavin Newsom and California have been caught red-handed. Now that we’ve exposed their lies, 17,000 illegally issued trucking licenses are being revoked,” Duffy said. ”This is just the tip of iceberg. My team will continue to force California to prove they have removed every illegal immigrant from behind the wheel of semitrucks and school buses.” Newsom’s office said that every one of the drivers whose licenses are being revoked had valid work authorizations from the federal government. “Once again, the Sean ‘Road Rules’ Duffy fails to share the truth — spreading easily disproven falsehoods in a sad and desperate attempt to please his dear leader,” Newsom’s spokesman Brandon Richards said. The new rules for commercial driver’s licenses that Duffy announced in September make getting commercial driver’s licenses extremely hard for immigrants because only three specific classes of visa holders will be eligible. States will also have to verify an applicant’s immigration status in a federal database. These licenses will be valid for up to one year unless the applicant’s visa expires sooner than that. Under the new rules, only 10,000 of the 200,000 noncitizens who have commercial licenses would qualify for them, which would only be available to drivers who have an H-2a, H-2b or E-2 visa. H-2a is for temporary agricultural workers while H-2B is for temporary nonagricultural workers, and E-2 is for people who make substantial investments in a U.S. business. But the rules won’t be enforced retroactively, so those 190,000 drivers will be allowed to keep their commercial licenses at least until they come up for renewal. Those new requirements were not in place at the time these 17,000 licenses were issued. But these drivers were given notices that their licenses will expire in 60 days. Duffy said in September that investigators found that one quarter of the 145 licenses they reviewed in California shouldn’t have been issued. He cited four California licenses that remained valid after the driver’s work permit expired — sometimes years after. Newsom’s office said the state followed guidance it received from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about issuing these licenses to noncitizens. Associated Press writer Sophie Austin contributed to this report from Sacramento, California.

Associated Press 15 hours ago