SocietyNew Yorkers dressed up in white for a glamorous outdoor dinner with an unusual requirement: guests had to bring their own tables and chairs, while the location was kept secret.
SocietyNew Yorkers dressed up in white for a glamorous outdoor dinner with an unusual requirement: guests had to bring their own tables and chairs, while the location was kept secret.
EconomyPresident Trump said he would not authorize a ban on diesel exports, hours after G7 countries agreed to release diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves.
Economy2:56US farmers say they are running out of patience with President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Higher diesel and fertiliser costs are cutting into margins, while weaker exports are pushing more farms into bankruptcy. Nearly 70 percent of rural Americans voted for Trump, but his approval is now negative in nine of the country’s ten largest farm states, including Minnesota.
EconomyG7 countries have agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves to try to curb soaring global fuel prices. The release starts immediately and will last four months, with a large volume of diesel expected to reach the market within the first 20 days. The move follows US pressure on European countries to tap their reserves, alongside the prospect of restrictions on US diesel exports.
WorldA routine Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv became a fight for survival after one pilot allegedly stabbed another in the cockpit. As the plane plunged tens of thousands of feet within minutes, passengers and crew took extraordinary action to prevent a disaster.
SocietyNew York Attorney General Letitia James has taken over the Cornell rape investigation as special prosecutor. The move followed Governor Kathy Hochul’s statement that she had lost confidence in the local district attorney’s handling of the case. NBC News also obtained hundreds of pages from Cornell’s Title IX proceedings.
WorldWith deaths exceeding births in Ukraine by more than three to one, having children in the war-torn country has become an expression of national pride and even a means of survival. NBC News' Richard Engel reports from an underground bomb shelter converted into a delivery room.
PoliticsAlgorithms are changing how companies set prices for everything from groceries to concert tickets. As concerns mount over personalized and dynamic pricing, lawmakers in Maryland and elsewhere in the country are seeking new restrictions.
WorldThe Wall Street Journal reports that the co-pilot accused of trying to crash a plane bound for Israel had previously been banned from flying by Oman because of his radical views. An Israeli official told NBC News that investigators also found social media posts in which he said he wanted to kill Jews.
EconomyStocks rose as the jobs report reduced concerns about another Federal Reserve rate hike. Bloomberg Television’s market-close program also covered falling inflation, the September jobs report and Nike’s quarterly earnings.
EconomyThe G7 will tap emergency reserves and release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel over four months to help curb soaring diesel prices. Members including European countries, the US, Canada and Japan say the move fulfils commitments made in March, while Donald Trump hailed the outcome as a win.
PoliticsThe Mississauga mayoral race intensified Thursday as its four leading candidates faced off in a heated debate. Insults and accusations often eclipsed municipal issues, with the sharpest exchanges coming between incumbent Mayor Carolyn Parrish and her predecessor, Bonnie Crombie.
EconomyA new study by travel website Hopper finds that the cost of traveling home for Thanksgiving and Christmas is soaring as jet fuel prices rise. The report also offers advice for travelers.
SocietyNewly unsealed police body-camera footage shows the arrest of Luigi Mangione. Days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot, Mangione was found at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where police uncovered evidence connected to the case.
EconomyDonald Trump says he will not impose a ban on diesel exports.
HealthNew research from Nationwide Children’s Hospital indicates that colorectal cancer is affecting more young people and that their cases are increasingly severe. Jo Henderson was diagnosed at age 17.
SocietyNew York’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. The program also covers a possible retrial for Lindsay Clancy and says Christa Pike remains critically ill after a botched execution.
WorldInvestigators are seeking the motive behind a midair cockpit attack. Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul reports on the Flydubai pilot fighting for his life, while former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel analyzes the security threat.
PoliticsBBC Americast speaks with the DSA’s co-chair about proposals including abolishing ICE, ending borders and eliminating prisons, and whether the group can persuade undecided US voters. Its ranks include Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
EconomyU.S. President Donald Trump says he expects the trade war with Canada to end and that Canada will soon apologize. Power & Politics asks economist Chad P. Bown, a Peterson Institute senior fellow and co-author of How to Win a Trade War, how economists think the dispute could end, if it ends at all.
PoliticsQuebec candidates are making their final appeals before voters choose the province’s next government on Monday. Polling now points to a Parti Québécois victory, with the party potentially securing a majority.
Politics24:47Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to designate a new West Coast pipeline as a project of national interest came alongside another Conservative MP’s resignation. The discussion examines what the pipeline could mean for Alberta’s upcoming referendum and what to watch in Monday’s Quebec election.
EconomyThis week’s program examines National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett’s view that AI’s productivity gains may be much larger than official economic data suggest. It also explores calls for guardrails around AI, possible opportunities for liberal arts education, America’s effort to rebuild its critical-minerals supply chain, and the pressure shrinking college-age populations are putting on universities.
WorldThousands of people have fled Yemen for neighboring Djibouti within just a few weeks, escaping renewed fighting between government forces and Houthi rebels. Many arrived with little more than the clothes they were wearing and now face an uncertain future in overcrowded camps.