9 NBA Observations: Wemby needs to step up, Sixers in trouble & more

Elon Musk promises to award $1m every day to voters as he steps up campaigning for Trump

The billionaire’s Trump-supporting Pac will give the money to those who sign a petition that encourages Republicans to register to vote. Elon Musk said his Trump-supporting political action ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Ranking NFL Week 7 rookie performances: Defensive backs step up in the absence of quarterbacks

Caleb Williams and the Bears were off this week

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

Trump lashes out as race with Harris goes down to the wire

Democratic candidate tries to stress upbeat message in contrast to Republican rival

Business - Financial Times - November 4

Middle East crisis live: protests in Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu sacks defence minister

Crowds reportedly clash with police outside Israeli prime minister’s home after he sacks Yoav Gallant. Al Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Biggest need for each NFL team ahead of Week 9: Cowboys still waiting for defensive stars to return

Christian Darrisaw and Stefon Diggs were among the players added to IR this week

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 9: Cowboys' collapse falls on Jerry Jones, Saints may also need a reboot

Plus more from around the NFL after Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Wemby 'not worried,' expects Popovich back soon

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama said he was "not worried" about Gregg Popovich, adding that he and his teammates expect the longtime coach to "come back soon."

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Power Rankings: Edwards and Jokic hit early-season struggles while Cavs climb

Two weeks into the season, some teams have had surprising slips while others are ascending the ranks.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

9 best players under 28 years old & what happened to NBA fights? | Good Word with Goodwill

Vincent Goodwill and Isis "Ice" Young list off the best NBA players under 28 years old and then address why fights in the NBA are not as frequent, or as violent, as they used to be.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Video showing voters' ballots being ripped up is fake, officials say

Law enforcement officials in Bucks County said a video showing ballots being torn up is fake and is being investigated by the FBI.

Politics - CBS News - October 24

Cornish miner hoping to capitalise on global race for lithium

Analysts expect supply deficit to develop as countries race to meet climate targets

World - Financial Times - October 27

The Eagles have been waiting a long time for this Jalen Hurts to show up

Jalen Hurts put together his finest performance in quite a while Sunday against the Bengals as the Eagles won their third straight game.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 28

Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion

The company’s profit increased 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s expectations and its own predictions.

Tech - The New York Times - October 30

Thousands show up in Dublin, duped by online Halloween parade hoax

Large crowds that gathered in central Dublin for a Halloween parade were tricked, not treated, by an apparent online hoax.

Black leaders voice confidence Black men will show up for Harris

Vice President Harris and her allies are making a final appeal to Black male voters in key swing states, hoping to shore up the support of a voting bloc that has shown some signs of skepticism ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

China's services activity picks up as conditions improve, Caixin PMI shows

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Rudy Giuliani shows up to vote in the Mercedes he was ordered to surrender

Rudy Giuliani has yet to surrender any of the valuables he was ordered to turn over to the two election workers he defamed, their lawyers say — including the Mercedes he was spotted riding around ...

Democrats had bet on women showing up in force. They didn’t

All the talk before the vote was of a huge gender gap, but it didn't happen. Why was that?

'Hope and fear' and 'bigly trouble'

The US presidential election dominates Wednesday's front pages as the world waits to hear who won.

High early voter turnout shows Americans are more "resilient against the disinformation"

With 76 million Americans having voted early, CBS News election law contributor David Becker tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" those high numbers show that Americans "increased our ...

How the UK's 'big brother' role in Africa is changing

David Lammy is on his first visit to the continent since he became foreign secretary.

Sixers' Embiid, George out for 4th straight game

Sixers stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, who both participated in practice, will not play in Tuesday's game vs. Detroit and have yet to make their season debuts.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

Sixers fined $100K in relation to Embiid's status

The 76ers have been fined $100,000 by the NBA for public statements made by coach Nick Nurse and president of basketball operations Daryl Morey about the health status of Joel Embiid.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

Sources: Sixers eye Embiid debut amid progress

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has completed multiple 5-on-5 scrimmages in recent days as he progresses toward a season debut, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Sunday shows preview: Top Harris, Trump allies make final pitch 9 days out from Election Day

Allies of Vice President Harris and former President Trump are setting out to make their final pitches as the election enters the homestretch. With just nine days until Election Day on Sunday, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Fantasy Football Pulse Check: How late-round RB showed out in Week 9

Fantasy football analyst Tera Roberts looks at how some key late-round running backs showed their value in Week 9.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

If Kamala Harris is trying to show she can meet the needs of Black America, she has gaps to fill | Shamira Ibrahim

The Democratic nominee talked to Charlamagne tha God about turning her attention to Black men – but her vision is undercut by reality. As we enter the final 21 days of the 2024 presidential ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Dodgers vs. Mets: Dave Roberts knows urgency is needed in closeout games, but he didn't show it in NLCS Game 5

Roberts, who sparked the best comeback in MLB playoff history two decades ago, didn't show enough urgency Friday

Sports - CBS Sports - October 19

Jeff Bezos’s Advice to the ‘Washington Post’ Shows the Emotional Intelligence That All Business Leaders Need

Managers take heed: Bezos is right—you have to manage both reality and perception or people won’t trust you.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Volkswagen CFO says 64% drop in profits shows ‘urgent need’ for cost cuts

The German car maker reported a sharp 12% drop in its sales in China as it said it profits were hit by higher fixed costs and €2.2 billion worth of restructuring expenses

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Blaney lost sleep after last week's loss, needs a big showing at Martinsville to defend NASCAR title

Ryan Blaney had the checkered flag in sight and a spot in NASCAR’s title-deciding race within his grasp last week on the last lap of a contentious battle

Sports - ABC News - November 2

NASCAR's controversy at Martinsville showed why its playoff system needs to be overhauled or ditched entirely

NASCAR is no longer competing with the NFL for eyeballs. It's time to reward a champion in a much fairer way.