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World - ABC News
France's budget battle: Why the government's plan to plug the deficit is sparking an outcry
France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit6 days ago -
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Sports - CBS Sports
Big Ten, SEC in discussions over landmark scheduling agreement with focus on revenue, solidifying CFP spots
College football's two richest and most powerful conferences could face off in a series of "challenge" gamesOctober 15 -
World - The Guardian
Traces of meeting hall and houses found at bronze age site in Germany
Archaeologists say site near Seddin once had surprisingly densely populated community of farmers and traders. Archaeologists digging at the site of a bronze age kingdom in northern Germany have ...October 15 -
World - The Guardian
Human rights groups urge Polish PM to shelve plan to suspend right to asylum
More than 60 NGOs including Holocaust memorial group tell Donald Tusk region’s volatility ‘doesn’t exempt us from humanity’. Human rights organisations and a Holocaust memorial group have urged the ...October 15 -
World - Financial Times
Life and Death in Gaza TV review — film focuses on human resilience
Four families tell of their struggles to find food, safety and hope in this BBC documentaryOctober 14 -
Top stories - BBC News
Who makes the WXV team of the tournament?
England were crowned WXV1 champions for the second successive year - how many of their side make Opta's WXV team of the tournament?October 14 -
Business - CNBC
Trump Media stock surges as election betting odds shift, Truth Social launches streaming site
The DJT surge came as some election betting markets shifted in favor of Donald Trump over Kamala Harris, and as Trump Media launched a Truth+ streaming site.October 14 - Donald Trump -
Sports - The New York Times
A Tennis Trick-Shot Maestro Reveals His Secrets
Pablo Cuevas, who retired recently, could pull off the spectacular like few others.October 14 -
World - The Guardian
Trump sparks outrage after calling for army to handle enemies on election day
Democrats condemn ex-president for saying armed forces should turn against ‘enemy within’ when voters go to polls. Donald Trump has provoked an angry backlash from Democrats after calling for the ...October 14 - Donald Trump -
World - The Guardian
Rachel Reeves gives closing speech at UK investment summit – business live
Chancellor says £60bn of investment has been announced at summit, showing confidence in UK economy. Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit Who will attend ...October 14 - United Kingdom -
World - ABC News
Congo cancels an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration
The government of Congo has canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, citing late submissions and a lack of competitionOctober 14 -
Top stories - NBC News
Trial set to open in Delphi double murder case that sparked a cellphone mystery
The deaths of Indiana teenagers Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German on a trail in early 2017 went without an arrest for more than five years.October 14 -
World - The Guardian
Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, study suggests
Some participants were able to discriminate order of smells at intervals 10 times shorter than previously thought. The human sense of smell is nothing to turn one’s nose up at, research suggests, ...October 14 -
Sports - CBS Sports
Three things to know about Mets breakout star Jose Iglesias beyond his 'OMG' remix with Pitbull
The veteran Iglesias has been an undeniable force in the Mets' wild playoff runOctober 14 -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
‘I was having fun:' Nick Sirianni discusses wacko behavior at end of Browns win
Nick Sirianni was caught on Sunday's game broadcast having an animated shouting match with fans at the Linc in the final seconds of the Eagles’ win.October 14 -
Top stories - The New York Times
How Israel’s Army Uses Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian former detainees say troops have regularly forced captured Gazans to carry out life-threatening tasks, including inside Hamas tunnels.October 14 - Israel -
Sports - CBS Sports
Jerry Jones laments Cowboys' face plant vs. Lions, won't discuss in-season coach change
Dallas' 47-9 home loss vs. Detroit is the largest since Jones purchased the Cowboys in 1989October 14 - NFL -
World - The Guardian
Jack Draper, I’m coming for you: how I became British tennis’s No 5,936 | Tom Garry
A decision to return to recreational tennis brought me a couple of wins, a couple of losses – and an actual official ranking. The moment when a lad half my age sent his second consecutive ace ...October 14 -
World - Financial Times
Safet Zec at Venice Biennale — humanity at its most fragile and battered
Eighty-year-old Bosnian painter is the star of the pavilion’s multinational show ‘Home Sextant’October 14 -
World - The Guardian
European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog
European Commission report ‘completely ineffective as an enforcement tool’, according to civil liberties organisation. The European Commission’s exhaustive annual audit of democratic standards ...October 14 -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Laney-Hamilton provides spark for Liberty to even WNBA Finals
You wouldn't know Laney-Hamilton recently had knee surgery after her 20 points on 8-of-14 from the field and 4-of-6 from deep in New York's win.October 13 - WNBA -
Top stories - CBS News
Rafael Nadal just really loved playing tennis
22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal told 60 Minutes in 2019: "When I retire, I think fortunately there are many things in my life that will make me happy."October 13 -
World - The Guardian
Joe Biden set to visit Germany to discuss Ukraine and Middle East
US president likely to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz within next week during rescheduled trip, say sources in Berlin. Joe Biden will visit Germany this week, government sources in Berlin said, after ...October 13 - Joe Biden