Alan Bennett at 90: ‘What will people think? I don’t care any more’

In his 10th decade, the writer is as prolific as ever with a war film in the works and a new sex-fuelled novella set in a home for the elderly. He talks about mourning Maggie Smith, turning down a ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Israeli airstrike on Gaza residential building kills more than 90 people

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza killed more than 90 people, the deadliest strike in several months. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports on the renewed Israeli assaults and the ...

More than 90 killed in Spanish flash floods: What to know

Flooding from excessive rainfall killed 95 people in Spain, according to Wednesday reports from The Associated Press. The storms started on Tuesday, triggering tornadoes and hail and upending ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

‘Does time heal? I don’t think so’: Richard E Grant on love, loss – and bonking

The raw intensity and personal honesty that Richard E Grant brought to Withnail and I was real and has never left him. Now the actor and diarist, still grieving the loss of his wife, talks openly ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Killing Time by Alan Bennett review – senior moments full of wit and style

The author employs his pitch-perfect repertoire of satirical skills in his first book for five years – a novella about the residents of an upmarket care home during the pandemic. Alan Bennett, now ...

World - The Guardian - 11 hours ago

More than 90 killed, 50 injured after gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say

More than 90 people are killed and 50 injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say

World - ABC News - October 16

‘I don’t care about looking weird’: are we finally listening to the dangers of hearing loss?

As cases of tinnitus rise, earplugs for live music are becoming more popular – as is the deeply uncool act of asking for the volume to be turned down. If you attended a music festival this summer, ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

Dining across the divide: ‘I think his opposition to child benefit came partly from a place where he doesn’t have any kids’

They differed on support for those with children – would they agree on experts, immigration or Brexit?. Jonjo, 30, Lincolnshire . Occupation PR consultant Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

'It don't need to look like me': Wade cool with Heat's bizarre statue

"If I wanted it to look like me, I'd just stand outside the arena and y'all can take photos."

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Start of a Dodgers dynasty? MLB's exemplary franchise primed for more titles: 'I think that we're on our way'

The Dodgers won the World Series in Year 1 of Shohei Ohtani's 10-year contract

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Five people who will be impacted by Tony Bennett's retirement

Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced his retirement on Friday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Will home prices rise with more Fed rate cuts? Here's what experts think.

With the Fed cutting rates again, home prices are unlikely to remain the same. Here's what some experts are predicting.

‘I don’t have much hope for a Harris presidency’: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israeli apartheid and what the media gets wrong about Palestine

One of the most penetrating critics of US racism discusses the reception to his new book and why talking about Palestine offered him a way to understand the world. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book The ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Experience: I graduated from art school at the age of 90

I never had any problem with my classmates, who were nearly all in their 20s. But a couple of teachers wouldn’t take me seriously. I have always been passionate about art, but I had no money, and ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

‘I don’t trust my financial guy.’ I’m 67 and trying to live on $2.2K-a-month Social Security. I have $500K with an adviser, who charges 2%, but last year the return was 26%. What’s my move?

We spotted a lot of too-common red flags.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

‘They don’t think he’s talking about them’: Trump support rises with Latinos

Activists in swing Michigan county are alarmed by Hispanic voters backing Trump despite his anti-immigrant rhetoric . Dan Soza has seen the harsh realities of Donald Trump’s immigration policies ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

‘Who do people like me turn to?’ I am 70 with absolutely no emergency or retirement savings. So now what?

Have an issue with your financial adviser or looking for a new one? Email questions or concerns to picks@marketwatch.com. We’ll have financial advisers weigh in.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads?

In avatar therapy, a clinician gives voice to their patients’ inner demons. For some of the participants in a new trial, the results have been astounding. In the summer of 2019, when Joe was 21, he ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

How Cavs unleashed the new and improved Evan Mobley: 'I'm showing people what I can really do'

Mobley, in Year 4 of his career, is proving he belongs in the conversation among the NBA's elite young big men

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Marcel Desailly: ‘I don’t know if I was a star, but I’m now a legend’

The World Cup winner has firm grip on the game’s pulse and praises those players taking on the right in his native France. “I love watching the Championship,” Marcel Desailly says. “Usually I don’t ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Virginia's Tony Bennett digs deeper after retirement news conference: 'I felt I was the one holding them back'

Bennett's retirement ceremony on Friday provided a surreal transitional moment for Virginia — and possibly college basketball

Sports - CBS Sports - October 19

What the world thinks of Harris versus Trump

Strongman leaders around the globe would welcome a victory for the Republican former president

World - Financial Times - October 21

What Connor McDavid Thinks Of Duncan Keith

Connor McDavid spoke about some of the impact that the former Chicago Blackhawks had on the superstar.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Polls show an election that could be the 'closest since Bush v. Gore'

There are few predictions about the November election, let alone the kind of consensus views that defined the final days of the last four presidential campaigns.

Giannis Antetokounmpo: 'If we don’t win a championship, I might get traded'

The Bucks are not going to trade Antetokounmpo unless he demands one. Would he?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Charlamagne tha God on Walz as VP: 'I don’t see the impact'

Radio host Charlamagne tha God critiqued Vice President Harris’s choice of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) as a running mate in a Friday discussion on his show The Breakfast Club. “I don’t think he’s ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

I Don’t Want to Live in a Monoculture, and Neither Do You

Few things can change your perspective for the better more than being attacked from both sides of America’s culture war.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 20

‘If I don’t do it, who will?’: Greenlandic MP defends actions in Danish parliament

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who was ordered to leave podium after refusing to translate speech, attacks ‘racist’ mindset. A Greenlandic MP has accused Copenhagen of “cognitive dissonance” after she was ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

How one Minnesota college got nearly 90% voter turnout — and is pushing for more

St. Olaf College in Minnesota boasted an 87.6% voter turnout rate in 2020, taking home the top prize in the All In Campus Democracy Challenge. It's trying to beat its own record in 2024.

Politics - NBC News - October 17

Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures dozens more in Nigeria

More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they tried to scoop up fuel

World - ABC News - October 16

Number of people sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's rises to 90: CDC

The number of cases in the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has risen to 90, the CDC said in an update on Wednesday.

CDC says 90 people affected in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

The CDC believes the risk to the public is "very low" due to the actions taken by McDonald's and Taylor Farms to remove slivered onions from affected locations.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

How Democrats are making health care more affordable

As physicians, we are witnessing firsthand how growing health care costs affect average Americans.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Who Said Self-Care Was for Young People?

How aging has affected six older Americans’ view of wellness and staying healthy.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 15

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