Digested week: In defence of cat ladies (especially those with children) | Lucy Mangan
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ESPN - Sports
Flex and superflex rankings for Week 3
Eric Karabell ranks the top 150 QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs to make decisions easy for you.58 minutes ago -
The Guardian - World
Dozens of children and adults injured in Wisconsin apple-orchard wagon accident
The kids, parents and chaperones were on a school field trip when a wagon overturned, critically injuring three. About 25 children and adults were injured on Wednesday when a wagon carrying them ...1 hour ago -
ABC News - World
Rampant adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds
The South Korean government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to satiate intense demand for adoptable babies in the West, despite years of evidence they were being procured ...6 hours ago -
CNBC - Business
CNBC Daily Open: Markets need time to digest the 50-point cut
Fed Chair Jerome Powell spent a big portion of the post-meeting press conference massaging sentiment.7 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
The great divide: are office workers more productive than those at home?
Amazon has told staff they must return five days a week – but experts don’t all agree that flexible working cuts output. Four years ago when the world of work was upended by the Covid pandemic, ...9 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Swedish children to start school a year earlier in move away from play
Compulsory preschool year for six-year-olds to be replaced with extra year in primary school from 2028. Children in Sweden are to start school at six years old from 2028, a year earlier than at ...10 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Death toll in Lebanon walkie-talkie explosions rises to 20, with more than 450 injured – Middle East crisis live
Rising number of deaths comes as White House says US not involved in wave of explosions ‘in any way’. Local Palestinian media is reporting that a 17-year-old child has been killed by Israeli ...16 hours ago -
GameSpot - Tech
Lady Gaga Reveals Latest Joker: Folie à Deux Trailer With A Familiar Face
In Joker , the title character--Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix)--was so lonely that he had to imagine a romantic relationship with Sophie Dumond (Zazie Beetz), a neighbor whom he barely knew. But ...18 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Cat that comforts trafficked women in London safe house is feline of the year
Marley, whose ‘incredible gift of empathy’ is said to help exploited women, beats thousands of cats to prize. A cat that offers comfort to trafficked women has been named cat of the year at a ...19 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Unlawful care homes ‘profiteer’ from at-risk kids
Placing children with complex needs in care threatens to bankrupt some councils, the Family Court is told.19 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Jabs at Harris for Not Having Biological Children
“My kids keep me humble,” Ms. Sanders said at an event with former President Donald J. Trump. “Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble.” The remark quickly drew backlash.21 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
When nations clash, children suffer: Unpacking China's adoption ban
For the impacted families, it is a waking nightmare. For the United States, it is the latest failure of Washington to tame the worst impulses of the Chinese Communist Party.21 hours ago - China -
The New York Times - Lifestyle
What’s It Like When Your Mom Is the ‘Golden Bachelorette’?
The adult children of contestants on dating shows about older people speak out.21 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
VA halts cat and dog research, a win for animal advocates
The Department of Veterans Affairs has confirmed that it is no longer conducting feline testing and is ending animal research on sensitive species, marking a significant victory for animal lovers ...21 hours ago -
CBS Sports - Sports
Four ways the Braves have stayed in the MLB playoff race despite all those injuries to star players
The Braves currently sit two games out of the third and final NL wild-card spot22 hours ago - MLB -
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Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
The week's bestselling books, Sept. 22
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.Yesterday -
ESPN - Sports
Rankings for Week 3
Individual and composite rankings for each position in PPR and IDP formats, as well as superflex ranks.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
JD Vance’s obsession with cats is bizarre. He needs to stop spreading fake mews | Arwa Mahdawi
From banging on about ‘childless cat ladies’ to spreading racist rumours about Haitians eating pets, Trump’s running mate can’t seem to move on from his strange fixation with felines. Want to know ...Yesterday -
The New York Times - Business
A Week on a Riverboat in Paris
For a week, the novelist Joyce Maynard said good night to Paris from the deck of a péniche, within full view of the Eiffel Tower. Who cared if it rained the whole time?Yesterday -
ABC News - Tech
Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s livesYesterday -
NBC News - Top stories
Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
Six members of a Kansas cult were convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Lebanon explosions ‘an extremely concerning escalation’, says UN official, as Hezbollah threatens retaliation – live
Young girl among those killed as nearly 3,000 people injured; US says it had no involvement. Hezbollah vows retaliation after deadly pager explosions At a glance: what we know so far German ...Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Kansas cult leaders convicted of making children work 16-hour days without pay
Prosecutors say the group beat children as young as eight years old and imposed strict rules on what they did and ate. Six members of a Kansas -based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house ...Yesterday -
ABC News - World
12-year-old boy stabs and injures six children at a school in Portugal
A 12-year-old boy at a school in Portugal has stabbed and injured six other children in an extremely rare episode of school violence in the countryYesterday -
The Hill - Politics
Rep. Bucshon calls vaccine access for children, elderly 'critically important'
Vaccine access of Americans, especially for children and the elderly, is “critically important,” Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) said Tuesday. “We need to get back to a normal place where we understand ...Yesterday -
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The Guardian - World
Lucy Letby: mother of murdered baby demands apology over hospital ‘failings’
Mother of Child D describes feeling she was ‘losing mind’ as she pushed for investigations. The mother of a baby girl murdered by Lucy Letby has demanded an apology from the hospital for “dozens” ...2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Rupert Murdoch in tense court battle with his children over media empire
Fox patriarch Rupert Murdoch is in the middle of a fierce court battle with three of his four eldest children over who controls his media empire, which includes Fox News and News Corp. Murdoch was ...2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Four children trapped in freezer in Namibia die
Police believe they were accidentally trapped while playing but an investigation is under way.2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
British children the least happy in Europe – and Dutch kids the happiest? Don’t believe the hype | Senay Boztas
Careful with comparisons. A close look shows skewed figures – and a troubling picture of childhood in the Netherlands. Last month, headlines declared that teens in the UK were “ the least happy in ...2 days ago -
ABC News - Entertainment
Control of Murdoch media empire at stake as hearing to proceed with mogul and children
Rupert Murdoch and his four children are in Nevada where they're scheduled to return to court Tuesday at an evidentiary hearing that could decide who control’s Murdoch’s media empire after his death2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
‘We’ve lost everything’: inside a Sudanese town where children die of hunger every day
People fleeing conflict in North Darfur seek refuge in Tawila – but find food and medical aid scarce. In the small town of Tawila, in Sudan’s North Darfur state, at least 10 children are dying of ...2 days ago