2 cut undersea internet cables — a suspected Russian sabotage — highlight a fragile global network

Empty Beds: a mural highlights the abduction of Ukrainian children

Artist Phil Buehler has constructed a reminder of the almost 20,000 kids taken by Russian forces, on show in Little Ukraine, Manhattan. Does anything have more pathos than the empty bed of a child ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Butter thefts highlight cost of Russia’s war economy

Rampant inflation of staple food prices is linked to soaring defence spending

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Trump's 2024 win highlights Democrats' economic challenge

The 2024 election saw a shift towards the GOP and MAGA, with Democrats needing to aggressively address economic anxieties in order to win back voters.

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Watch: DP World Tour Championship highlights

Andrew Cotter introduces highlights as the leading golfer on the European Tour is crowned.

UFC 308 results, highlights: Shara 'Bullet' Magomedov scores highlight-reel spinning knockout

Magomedov delivered a double spinning backfist to stop Armen Petrosyan in dramatic fashion

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

How internet memes took over Halloween: Inside the holiday's latest costume evolution

From Moo Deng to Raygun, the rise of the meme-inspired Halloween costume not only displays the power of social media — it also shows the endless adaptability of the holiday itself.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 24

12 Ways to Upgrade Your Wi-Fi and Make Your Internet Faster (2024)

From changing Wi-Fi channels to routing an Ethernet cable, there’s always something you can do to improve your internet at home.

Tech - Wired - November 1

Charter’s broadband saga may have bottomed. Has its stock done the same?

Charter shed 110,000 internet customers in the quarter, but a MoffettNathanson analyst thinks the rate of decline has bottomed out.

Business - MarketWatch - November 1

Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead?

Black social media users, one of X’s most engaged demographics, are among the users leaving Elon Musk’s platform since the polarizing presidential election.

A Russian reprieve for JPMorgan?

Trump victory puts a twist in the tale of Moscow vs America’s biggest bank

World - Financial Times - November 7

Global Conference for Israel unites American-Zionists in Dallas amid global tensions

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Cable work begins on German grid project to transmit renewable energy

World - Yahoo News - October 22

UK approves 5 subsea cables to boost clean energy supply

Interconnectors will tackle intermittency and strengthen North Sea industry, says Ofgem

World - Financial Times - November 12

Germany and Finland investigate a severed data cable through the Baltic Sea

German and Finland have expressed deep concern over the discovery of a severed undersea cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

Two Baltic Sea communications cables have been knocked offline

World - Yahoo News - 23 hours ago

Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps

Eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, local authorities said

World - ABC News - 7 hours ago

Chinese vessel spotted where Baltic Sea cables were severed

Swedish investigators are looking into Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier that was travelling from Russia to Egypt

Business - Financial Times - 2 hours ago

Volvo Global Sales Boosted by EVs

The carmaker’s global sales rose 3% in October, with solid performance of its electrified range in Europe, but sales in the U.S. and China declined.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4

From cars to planes: global manufacturers brace for Trump’s tariffs

Executives across multiple industries expect supply chain upheaval

Business - Financial Times - November 8

Network of Israeli citizens arrested after spying for Iran, police say

Suspects are accused of photographing and collecting information about Israeli bases and facilities. Middle East crisis – live updates Israeli police and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Israel Dismantles Iranian Spy Network and Arrests Seven People, Authorities Say

The suspects, all Israeli citizens, conducted intelligence missions for two years under the direction of two Iranian agents, the authorities said.

World - The New York Times - October 21

Oracle applies to join Epic and others in new federal medical record network

Oracle announced Monday that it intends to join a federally-backed medical information exchange network called TEFCA

Business - CNBC - October 28

Tlaib tears into CNN for ‘normalizing’ 'anti-Arab hate' rhetoric on network

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is blasting CNN over a segment that aired on the network Monday during which a panelist made an offensive comment Monday toward Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan. "CNN has ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

How the virtual network "Win With Black Women" is impacting the 2024 presidential race

Jotaka Eaddy is the woman behind the virtual network "Win With Black Women," which started meeting every Sunday during the pandemic via Zoom. Their goal is to support and advance the policy agenda ...

Trump sues CBS News; network says suit "completely without merit"

Former President Donald Trump has sued CBS News over a recent 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. The network says it intends to vigorously defend against the lawsuit.

American activists were behind efforts to spread conspiracies with bot networks, study finds

American political activists on the left and the right are using networks of social media followers that behave like bots to rapidly spread conspiracy theories.

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Why do TV networks call a winner in the US?

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