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Pope Leo XIV spent almost three hours on Saturday with 15 victims of sexual abuse by Belgian clergy. The Holy See’s press office said the meeting between the pope and the survivors was “profound and painful.” Each of the survivors suffered abuse at the hands of priests when they were minors. The office said the meeting took place in a “spirit of intimacy, listening and dialogue.” The Catholic Church in Belgium has been rocked by a series of devastating clergy abuse scandals in recent years, but Pope Francis confronted the scandals directly during a visit to Belgium last year, spending…

Kai Yan Chan (left) and Jiayi Chow (right) run a Singapore-based bakery called Cake Inspiration.Provided by Cake InspirationWhen Kai Yang Chan and Jiayi Zhuo matched on Tinder at age 19, neither of them expected it to lead to marriage. Six years later, they were not only married, but also business partners.”I downloaded Tinder because I was so bored at school that I would just (swipe) it during class,” Zhuo said. “Neither of us ever thought we would end up together,” she said.”Personality-wise, we’re very different,” she says, adding that she is an introvert while her husband is the life of…

McLaren’s Lando Norris won Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, giving him a 24-point lead in the F1 championship. Meanwhile, teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri finished fifth after a collision and a penalty.Mercedes’ teenage rookie Kimi Antonelli maintained a career-best second place, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen started from the pit lane to claim an incredible third place.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listVerstappen’s performance was all the more impressive after the four-time world champion, who won from 17th at Interlagos last year, suffered an early slow puncture and was forced to fight back from 18th.”It’s a crazy race,”…

Castor containers for high-level radioactive waste.Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty ImagesNuclear power is back, largely due to the skyrocketing demand for electricity, including big tech’s hundreds of artificial intelligence data centers across the country and the reshoring of manufacturing. But it returns with an old and still-unsolved problem: storing all of the radioactive waste created as a byproduct of nuclear power generation.In May, President Trump issued executive orders aimed at quadrupling the current nuclear output over the next 25 years by accelerating construction of both large conventional reactors and next-gen small modular reactors. Last week, the U.S. signed a…

On September 13, 2023, gallium crystals are seen in a laboratory at the Freiberg University of Mining in Saxony, Germany.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesChina has lifted a number of restrictions on exports of critical minerals and rare earth materials to the United States, in a sign that the trade ceasefire between the world’s two largest economies remains in place.China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday that it would suspend for one year some export controls on critical minerals used in military equipment, semiconductors and other high-tech industries.The suspended restrictions, first imposed on October 9, include export restrictions…

Auli Cravalho is only 24 years old, but her career has already spanned 10 years and she has changed professions many times.Cravalho made her Hollywood debut with a voice role in the 2016 classic “Moana,” and went on to make a name for herself in films such as 2024’s “Mean Girls,” TV roles, and as Sally Bowles in Broadway’s “Cabaret.”But she didn’t always get the roles she most wanted.”For me, the best way to get through it is, number one, time, and number two, realizing that the young woman who got the role is just like me, very different from…

“My child won’t tell me anything about the day!” This is a frequently asked question from parents in my psychotherapy clinic. They want a glimpse into the child’s world. But when you ask someone, “How was school today?”, you can usually get a one-word answer.As a therapist and author of 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do, I encourage parents to ask questions that start thoughtful, meaningful conversations. By reflecting on their own experiences, children practice skills such as emotional recognition, problem solving, and empathy, and develop a growth mindset.Here are seven questions that will lead to productive conversations and…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 7, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Pratt | Getty Images November is historically the best month for the S&P 500 index, with an average gain of 1.8% over the period, according to Stock Traders Almanac.However, during the first full week of the month, stocks were hit by the November rains.of S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average Each decreased by more than 1%, but Nasdaq Composite It fell by about 3%. This was the biggest weekly decline since the tech index fell 10% in the week…

Adam Grant says traditional interview methods that force candidates to talk about their strengths rather than show them can be causing employers to “miss diamonds in the rough.” Instead, he says interviewers should incorporate two steps to assess a candidate’s true potential and suitability for the job.Grant, a best-selling author and organizational psychologist at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke at WOBI’s World Business Forum in New York City on November 5 and shared tips for improving the interview process.He cited research showing that “how well a person does a job is not determined by the results…

Volunteers display information about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at a grocery store on Monday, November 3, 2025 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIn a memo late Saturday evening, the U.S. Department of Agriculture threatened financial penalties to states that issued full monthly SNAP benefits in November if they did not “cancel” food stamp payments.The late-night directive from the Trump administration adds to the confusion over the anti-hunger program, which serves more than 42 million Americans.The memo, signed by Patrick Penn, USDA assistant secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, warned states that the…