6 AM · While you were asleep · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

House shelves Hegseth impeachment, Spain's general strike, Hellebuyck booed in Winnipeg

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House shelves impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

The House voted 211-204 on Tuesday evening to send eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee, effectively blocking the effort for now. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who is leaving…

✔ Sources: Reuters via Daily Sabah, Military Times, Al Jazeera

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Spain holds its first general strike in 14 years over housing

Workers across Spain staged the country's first general strike in 14 years on Wednesday, in anger over housing costs, rents and evictions. It is backed by the two largest unions, UGT and CCOO, plus other labor groups and tenants' associations. Spain's…

✔ Sources: Reuters via Internazionale, elDiario.es

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Asian chip stocks rally a day after Wall Street slips on hot inflation

South Korea's Kospi rose more than 2% on Wednesday, led by chipmakers SK Hynix, up more than 5%, and Samsung Electronics, up more than 3%, on AI chip demand. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.3%. On Tuesday, U.S. stocks fell after October inflation came in hotter…

✔ Sources: AP via KSAT, Korea JoongAng Daily, Saxo

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MINNESOTA: Feds deny more than $112 million in Medicaid reimbursements

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is denying Minnesota more than $112 million in Medicaid reimbursements for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2025. CMS reviewed 330 claims from high-risk services and found 78 did not meet federal…

✔ Sources: MPR News, The Washington Sun, Minnesota News Network

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Hellebuyck booed in Winnipeg return as Jets beat Devils 4-2

Fans in Winnipeg booed former Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck when he took the ice for the New Jersey Devils' pregame warmup on Tuesday, and the Jets won 4-2. The Devils' coach and general manager decided Hellebuyck would not play. He asked the Jets for a…

✔ Sources: ESPN, NHL.com, Global News

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