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Lee Soon-jae, South Korea’s Beloved ‘TV Dad,’ Died At 91. With Over 70+ Yrs & 140 Roles Across Stage, Film, & TV, He Was The Nation’s Oldest Active Actor & Oldest KBS Award Winner. Known For What On Earth Is Love & High Kick! He Was Also A Professor, Actors’ Union Leader, Lawmaker, & Cultural Icon Honored With The Prestigious Eungwan Order.

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Japan Moves To Restart The World’s Largest Nuclear Plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Since Fukushima 2011. Niigata’s Gov Approved The Partial Plant Restart On 11/21/25, The First For TEPCO (Fukushima Operator). Final Ok Needs The Assembly (Dec) & Regulator. Residents Are Split Due To TEPCO Distrust, While Japan Seeks Net-Zero & Lower Fuel Imports.

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Lebron James, 40, Made History With The Lakers, Becoming The First NBA Player To Log 23 Consecutive Seasons, Surpassing Vince Carter’s 22. Back From Sciatica, He Logged 11 Points, 12 Assists, & 3 Rebounds In The Lakers’ Win Over Utah. He Is Also The Only NBA Player To Play With His Son, Bronny, & Has Climbed To 6th All-Time In Three-Pointers.

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) Sold In N.Y On 11/18/25 For $236.4M, Becoming The 2nd-Costliest Artwork Only To Da Vinci’s $450.3M Salvator Mundi. It Also Set A Modern Art Sale Record, Topping Warhol’s $195M Marilyn; Became Sotheby’s Costliest Sale; Was Nazi-Looted, Rescued In 1948, & Later Owned By Estée Lauder Heir.

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Two Newly Authenticated Music Organ Works By Johann S. Bach (1685–1750), Regarded As The World’s Greatest Composer & “Father Of Modern Music,” Were Performed For The First Time In 320 Yrs At Leipzig’s St Thomas Church, Germany. The Chaconnes (BWV 1178 & 1179), Found In 1992 And Confirmed After Decades Of Research, Are Now In His Catalogue.

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Alex Ovechkin, 40-Yr-Old Russian, Became The First NHL Player To Reach 900 Goals, Scoring Against The St. Louis Blues In Washington. He Broke Gretzky’s 894 Mark Last Season & Is The All-Time Scorer. In His 21st Season, He Led The Washington Capitals To Their 2018 Cup, Has 20+ Goals In 20 Seasons, 9 Rocket Richards, Nine 50-Goal Yrs, & 3 MVPs.

King Vajiralongkorn, On The Thai Throne Since 2016, Is The First Sitting Thai Monarch To Visit China Since Diplomatic Ties Began In 1975. Invited By President Jinping For The 50th Anniversary Of Their Relations, The Trip Signals Deepening Ties. His Father, King Bhumibol (Reigned 70 Years, 1946–2016), Made Only High-Profile U.S. Visits In The 1960s.

Trump Signed A Bill Ending The Longest Ever, 43-Day, U.S Govt Shutdown (10/1–11/12/2025), After A 222–209 House Vote. It Fully Funds The VA, SNAP, & Congress; But Funds Other Agencies To 1/30/2026, & Leaves ACA Tax Credits Unresolved. The Standoff Furloughed 700k Workers; Cut Flights; & Halted SNAP, The Nation’s Largest Food Aid Program.

USS Gerald R. Ford, The World’s Largest Warship, Has Entered The Caribbean With A Major U.S. Strike Group To Boost Regional Security & Target Drug Trafficking. With Destroyers, Aircrafts, & 4k+ Personnel, The Force Supports Ongoing Strikes That Killed 76. Ordered By President Trump, It Is The Biggest U.S. Presence In Latin America In Decades.

Sunnyfields Farm In The U.K Made A 212m² Pumpkin Mosaic Of Ozzy Osbourne, Setting A Guinness World Record For The Largest Pumpkin-&-Squash Mosaic. It Honored The Rocker, Who Died July 22, 2025 At 76. Hanoi’s Ceramic Mosaic Mural In Vietnam Is The Longest Mosaic At 6.5km. The Largest Verified Single-Image Mosaic Is Chongqing’s In China At 2,402.13m².