After years of undermining third parties, conservatives want one of their own

One year on, we know this: Sweden’s trade unions are more than a match for Elon Musk | German Bender

This long-running strike could be resolved if Tesla recognised a simple fact that I’ve uncovered in my reporting. The US presidential election has not been the only high-stakes date looming for ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

MLB qualifying offer: Candidates to receive QO, plus how the one-year, $21.05 million deal works

Teams have until Monday to tender their free agents the QO

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Yankees' Gerrit Cole opts out of contract; team expected to retain ace by adding to current deal

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole reportedly opted out of his nine-year, $324 million contract with four years still remaining, but New York is expected to keep the right-hander by adding one more year to ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Historic Amusement Park to Close After Nearly 100 Years

Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, an Ocean City staple, fell victim to the pandemic and Superstorm Sandy.

Business - Inc. - October 13

Founder of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn to Retire After 50 Years

In 1973, Joe Holtz helped start the Park Slope Food Co-op, a Brooklyn institution that is equally loved and ridiculed. Will it survive his retirement?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

Foot of a famed Mount Everest climber is possibly found after 100 years

A National Geographic documentary crew may have found partial remains of the foot of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, the famed mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest 100 years ago.

50 Years After Killing, a Berlin Court Convicts a Stasi Officer of Murder

The court handed down a guilty verdict and a 10-year sentence to a former officer of East Germany’s dreaded secret police, in a case straight out of the Cold War.

World - The New York Times - October 15

A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years

Back in the 19th century, migrant miners from Cornwall, in the southwest of England, brought their pastries to the Mexican mining town of Real del Monte

World - ABC News - October 15

Do Look Up: A Comet Is Visible After Not Being Seen For 80,000 Years

It's been 80,000 years since a meteorite by the name Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has visited our little planet called Earth. But now it's back and even visible by the naked eye in the western skies. ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 16

Unity's new CEO pitches 'fundamentally different company' after rough year

Unity CEO Matt Bromberg, who joined in May, is overseeing his first big product launch since taking over the gaming software company.

Business - CNBC - October 17

A couple's lost wedding film is returned after more than 50 years

Bill and Aileen Turnbull had only seen their 1967 wedding film once before it was lost. This year, a man in Scotland found the footage and sent them a link to watch it again—over half a century later.

Entain Raises Full-Year Guidance After Results Exceed Expectations

Ladbrokes owner Entain raised its full-year guidance and reported third-quarter results that exceeded its own expectations, helped by growth in the U.S.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

Dad's WW2 fork found 84 years after last meal

World - Yahoo News - October 18

Delphi murders trial begins in Indiana, 7 years after girls killed

Twelve jurors and four alternates were chosen Monday and Tuesday in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to hear Richard Allen's trial in the 2017 killings of 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty ...

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