Biden’s home town says farewell to ‘Scranton Joe’: ‘We were very proud of him’

The deep connection between Joe Biden and this scrappy city is everywhere, from Biden Way to a life-size cutout at Hank’s Hoagies. There’s the President Joseph R Biden Jr Expressway that winds off ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

The town Joe Biden will call home after leaving White House

BBC News NI's Chris Buckler talks to voters in Wilmington, Delaware, as Biden's presidency comes to an end.

‘We were not prepared’: three weeks in a small town devastated by Hurricane Helene

Gerton, North Carolina, population 250, was badly hit by the storm. Emma Churchman describes how the community came together in the aftermath. The small mountain community of Gerton, about 16 miles ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Tuchel 'very proud' to be named England manager

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel becomes only the third non-British manager of the England men's team.

Biden says 'Lock him up — politically lock him up' in remarks about Trump

President Joe Biden echoed language former President Donald Trump has used in the past, saying of the former president that "we gotta lock him up."

Politics - NBC News - October 23

Joe Biden says he hopes latest Israeli strike on Iran will end escalation

Iran’s military suggests it would prioritise an agreement to end fighting in Gaza and Lebanon over any retaliation . The US President Joe Biden said on Saturday he hopes Israel’s latest strikes on ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

‘We want Bronny’: James Jr gets first NBA points as Cleveland fans welcome him home

Lakers rookie born in Akron when father was with Cavs First bucket comes in 134-110 loss to Cleveland With LeBron James on the bench in the final minutes of a blowout loss, Bronny James scored ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Pelosi says she still hasn’t spoken to Biden since pressuring him to drop out

Ex-House speaker also says on Guardian podcast that she thinks Trump is ‘a grotesque word’ and rarely says his name. Nancy Pelosi has admitted she still has not spoken to Joe Biden since her ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

What if Joe Biden was the better candidate all along?

Whenever the 47th president is decided, at some stage, people may wonder whether the best choice was not Harris or Trump.

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Liam Payne vigil: candles, tears and applause at Buenos Aires as One Direction fans say farewell to Liam Payne

Hundreds of distraught fans gathered outside Palermo hotel to mourn a singer who was part of the soundtrack of their teenage years. Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies aged 31 Liam ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Proud Boys founder says ‘corrupt leftwing media’ should apologise for January 6 riot

Gavin McInnes told makers of BBC Trump documentary that far-right group wasn’t responsible for US Capitol insurrection. US elections 2024 – live updates The founder of the Proud Boys , the ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Quincy Jones’s music was the soundtrack to so many Black lives – and something we could be proud of | Michelle Kambasha

There will be countless tributes to the revered producer, but for me he evokes happy days growing up and the chaos of family parties. I don’t have a lot of memories, especially from when I was ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

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 ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

India is key to rescuing Joe Biden’s troubled foreign policy legacy

The Sino-Russian entente has raised the strategic imperative for America to forge an informal alliance with another nuclear-armed giant.

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Biden apology: What were the Native American boarding schools?

Joe Biden is set on Friday to become the first president to apologize for a 150-year policy that sent thousands of Native American children to boarding schools in an attempt to assimilate them to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

BBC reporter: 'They ransacked my home and left my town in ruins'

The BBC’s Mohanad Hashim, in Sudan for the first time since the war began, sees what has happened to his childhood neighbourhood.

Venus Williams says to be proud of your money decisions, even if they turn out to be mistakes—financial experts agree

Along with being considered one of the greatest tennis players of all-time, Venus Williams has been a champion for financial independence.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Family of slain hostage: "We were failed by Israel's leaders"

The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli-American hostage who was killed by Hamas, are speaking out for the first time since their son's death. Elizabeth Palmer has more.

The couple who took on Google and cost the tech giant £2bn

Shivaun Raff and her husband, Adam, describe their long court battle with technology giant Google.

‘We Were Wrong’: An Oral History of WIRED’s Original Website

With HotWired, we introduced the world to the internet. Hyperlinks! Verticals! Banner ads! Cookies! Thirty years later, the hangover is real.

Tech - Wired - October 29

‘We were trapped like rats’: Spain’s floods bring devastation and despair

Residents describe impact of floods and downpours – with some places hit with a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours. Spanish flash floods – live updates The gratitude that greeted ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

We Finally Know How Many PS3s Were Ever Made

The exact number of PlayStation 3 consoles that were ever produced has been revealed, according to a current Sony employee.. In what started as a discussion on Twitter about the PS3's infamous ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 days ago

A rebuke to those who said clean power by 2030 was unachievable: they were wrong, we were right | Ed Miliband

Expert analysis backs our policy and its benefits for the country. Defeatist critics should take note. Ed Milband is secretary of state for energy security and net zero Labour fought and won the ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

A month after the trade, Karl-Anthony Towns looks very settled in New York

Someone asked New York coach Tom Thibodeau before Wednesday’s game what else he’s looking to get from Karl-Anthony Towns as this season goes along

Sports - ABC News - 6 days ago

A 4-Year-Old in Harlem Starved to Death at Home. How Were the Signs Missed?

Jahmeik Modlin was found emaciated in a Harlem apartment stocked with food. His family’s child-welfare case had been closed two years before.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Billionaire investor says market is 'very convinced' of Trump victory

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller said Wednesday that the market is “very convinced” of an election victory for former President Trump. “I must say, in the last 12 days, the market and the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

U.S. Says North Korean Troops Are in Russia to Aid Fight Against Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III called the situation “very, very serious,” though he said that what the soldiers were doing in Russia was “left to be seen.”

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Investors' reaction to Budget 'very different' to Truss, says Reeves's deputy

Treasury secretary speaks out to reassure the markets after a rise in the cost of government borrowing.

Rubio says Chinese hacking of U.S. telecom companies is a "very serious situation"

Sen. Marco Rubio, who is on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that as "time goes on, we're going to learn more" about Chinese hacking of U.S. telecom companies.

Kamala Harris has no current plans to campaign with Joe Biden before Election Day

With just two weeks left in the 2024 campaign, there currently are no plans for Vice President Kamala Harris to appear on the trail with President Joe Biden before Election Day, according to three ...

Politics - NBC News - October 20

Jill Biden admits husband Joe made ‘right call’ by exiting presidential race

First lady says family is excited to ‘start new chapter of our lives’ in Good Morning America interview. Jill Biden acknowledged Monday that her husband, Joe Biden , made “the right call” by ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Joe Biden’s big blunder: how the war in Ukraine became a global disaster | Simon Tisdall

Failure to contain the conflict has led to huge suffering and geopolitical shifts. Why didn’t the US commit to Nato?. Reflecting the instincts of a cold war veteran, Joe Biden’s strategy was ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

2 found guilty of robbing off-duty Secret Service agent at gunpoint after Biden fundraiser

Two men have been convicted of robbing an off-duty Secret Service agent at gunpoint after the agent had finished working at a Los Angeles fundraiser that President Joe Biden attended, prosecutors ...

One Direction pays tribute to Liam Payne: 'We will miss him terribly'

Former One Direction star Liam Payne died Oct. 16 at age 31.

Paul Whelan's attorney reflects on effort to bring him home

Marine veteran Paul Whelan is speaking out for the first time since his release from Russian imprisonment. Whelan spoke with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about the toll of life in ...

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