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Power Rankings: Alabama takes over lead spot
Two new teams enter our top 25 and the Crimson Tide claim the top spot following Week 5.1 hour ago -
Business - Financial Times
Middle East’s power scales tip as Israel senses Iran’s weakness
Regional tensions will remain high with neither Netanyahu’s coalition nor the Palestinians ready for a settlement2 hours ago - Israel -
Top stories - NBC News
Hurricane Helene aftermath: Death toll rises, millions without power
Millions across the South are struggling to recover after Hurricane Helene left much of the region devastated with historic flooding. The death toll is now at least 80 with thousands unaccounted ...3 hours ago -
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9/29: CBS Weekend News
Death toll from Helene keeps rising across Southeast; A San Francisco coffee roaster's mission to deliver the perfect cup3 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
Ukrainian energy minister censured over response to power grid attacks
Critics say decentralised stations are cheaper and less vulnerable than government’s preference for large nuclear reactors3 hours ago - Ukraine -
Top stories - BBC News
Landmark moment as UK closes last coal power station
The UK's last coal power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, is due to end operations on Monday.4 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - The Guardian
José Mourinho booked for bizarre laptop VAR protest in Fenerbahce match
Computer put in front of TV camera to contest decision ‘It’s a good goal,’ says Mourinho of disallowed strike The Fenerbahce manager, José Mourinho, was booked by the referee on Sunday after he ...4 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Helene death toll climbs, nearing hundred; millions still without power
Days after Hurricane Helene made landfall, devastating flooding, road closures and power outages remain in hard-hit areas.8 hours ago -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
NFL power rankings: Where 49ers stand after win vs. Patriots
Here's where the San Francisco 49ers and the rest of the NFL stand heading into the "Monday Night Football" doubleheader.10 hours ago - NFL -
World - ABC News
A powerful typhoon is lashing northern Philippine islands
A powerful typhoon is lashing the northernmost islands of the Philippines, where officials are warning of “potentially very destructive” damage to coastal villages10 hours ago -
Business - Financial Times
‘Hizbollah is voiceless’: Lebanon’s most powerful force reels from loss of leader
Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah shakes militant group and raises fears of civil strife in a fragile nation10 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
The best recent politics books — insights on conflict
The US foreign policy machine in action, origins of the new cold war, and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as viewed from Washington10 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
Mexico’s first female president to take power under mentor’s shadow
Claudia Sheinbaum’s predecessor began a contentious national transformation. Can she chart her own path?10 hours ago -
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Israel's Netanyahu strengthens his hold on office by adding a rival to his Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a former rival as a member of his Cabinet12 hours ago - Israel -
Business - Inc.
Escalate Your New Hire's Impact
Five practices to enable new team members to contribute more quickly.14 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good. Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in ...15 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
‘It’s an intensely beautiful moment – then it goes away’: Emma Portner on dance’s raw power
The choreographer talks about overnight fame, ‘extreme ambition’ and her goofy/serious duet, staged by the National Ballet of Canada. Emma Portner wishes I didn’t need to ask her about being hired ...18 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Mark Kelly: IDF sent 'powerful message' to Hezbollah with death of leader
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sent the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah a “powerful message” with the death of its leader. “Well, I think the IDF ...20 hours ago -
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Richard Branson champions dyslexic education with new university
Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, has turned his money and focus toward a very personal new project: DyslexicU, the first free online university for dyslexic thinkers.20 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
America should welcome India’s rise as a space power
The situation sets up an interesting dynamic that the United States and India both can use to their mutual advantage.23 hours ago -
World - Yahoo News
Police Department Testing AI-Powered Detective on Real Crimes
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Business - Inc.
The Power of Empathy in Leadership
A path to sustainable business success is paved with empathy.Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
‘Death isn’t necessarily always sad’: the pathologist taking the French book charts by storm
Philippe Boxho’s macabre true stories are approaching 1m copies sold and shedding light on a ‘misunderstood’ job. A girl on a farm is devoured by pigs. A walker’s throat is slit by the broken-off ...Yesterday -
Top stories - The New York Times
Book Review: ‘The Message,’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates
“The Message” marks his re-entry as a public intellectual determined to wield his moral authority, especially regarding Israel and the occupied territories.Yesterday -
Top stories - NBC News
Helene leaves a trail of destruction, climbing death toll and millions without power
Helene kills at least 64 as North Carolina reels from devastating floods.Yesterday -
Lifestyle - The New York Times
Adam Dressner’s Subjects Step Out of His Paintings in Grand Central Show
Adam Dressner, a lawyer turned portrait artist, began painting eccentric New Yorkers a few years ago. Many of them made an appearance at a recent exhibition.2 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Thomas Schütte Finally Gets His MoMA Moment
The German artist Thomas Schütte expects blowback when a retrospective of his work opens. Maybe he even enjoys that prospect.2 days ago