Drought areas have trebled in size since 1980s, study finds

Tesla stock soars 22% for best day in over a decade on Musk's 2025 growth projection

Tesla shares soared 22% Thursday, the stock's best day in 11 years, following its better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

The French engineer chasing Ferrari’s first championship since 2008

Frédéric Vasseur has led the F1 team’s resurgence, reinvigorating fans and sponsors

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Maine marking one year since worst mass shooting in its history

Maine residents whose sense of safety was shattered last year by the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history planned to mark the day Friday in ways big and small, including a planned ...

Gender gap among young voters doubles since spring

The gender gap among youth supporters of Vice President Harris and former President Trump more than doubled since the spring, a Harvard Institute of Politics youth poll found. The survey found that ...

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Many North Carolina students return to class for first time since Helene

When Hurricane Helene hit, 459 schools in 28 North Carolina districts were affected. Schools in five of those districts remain closed.

Vice President Harris marks 6 years since Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

In a statement Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris commemorated six years since the deadly shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue.

China's industrial profits plunge at fastest pace since the pandemic

The country's industrial profits declined 27.1% year-on-year in September.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

BP reports lowest quarterly profit since pandemic on weak oil prices

Energy group pledges to review share buyback plan in February after latest $1.75bn repurchase

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Apple announces new and smaller Mac Mini with first redesign since 2010

Apple is framing the new Mac Minis, like all of its new products announced this year, as built for Apple Intelligence.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Bitcoin rises 3% after topping $73,000 for the first time since March

Bitcoin has struggled to reclaim the $70,000 level this year after reaching a record of $73,797.68 in March.

Business - CNBC - 18 hours ago

Mortgage rates rise to highest level since July due to these 3 reasons

Mortgage applications fell 0.1% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 hours ago

‘No shortcuts’: Labour sets Britain on risky road to recovery

Starmer and Reeves have time on their side as they take major political gamble

Business - Financial Times - 29 minutes ago

Bengals vs. Giants score: Cincinnati wins ugly 17-7 defensive slugfest at the Meadowlands on Sunday Night Football

Neither offense played well, but the Bengals' run game did just enough for the win.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 13

Anti-Zionist beliefs ‘worthy of respect’, UK tribunal finds

Judges say unfairly dismissed academic David Miller’s views on Israel should be protected by antidiscrimination laws. The belief that Israel’s actions amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Data Finds Many New Executive MBA Grads Launch Their Own Startups

An annual ranking of global EMBA programs finds numerous graduates use knowledge gained to found startups, not continue scaling the corporate ranks.

Business - Inc. - October 14

Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions

Florida's government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging fraud in petitions to get it before voters

Health - ABC News - October 14

Trump, Harris in critical Pennsylvania as NBC News poll find the race even

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump campaigned in battleground Pennsylvania, with Harris courting Black voters and Trump blasting Harris' handling oF the economy. A new ...

Politics - NBC News - October 14

Half of low-paid Londoners use a food bank, survey finds

A survey finds 23% of London’s lowest-paid workers go to a food bank once a week and 28% once a year.

Toronto Raptors 2024-25 season preview: Are they close to finding a direction?

Breaking down Toronto's biggest question, best- and worst-case scenarios, and fantasy outlook.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15

Reeves eyeing £40bn in tax rises and spending cuts

Filling the £22bn financial "black hole" would only be enough “to keep public services" still, she told a meeting.

700,000 years of Egyptian history finds enormous new home

Even before it opened this week, the Grand Egyptian Museum looked to be making history. On Wednesday, Egypt will finally open doors to some of the 700,000 years' worth of artifacts to the public.

How Tennessee's aggressive defense is carrying the load as the offense finds its way

Known for their high-flying offense, the Vols have flipped the script, staying afloat by keeping opponents off the scoreboard.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

Sewage illegally dumped into Windermere over three years, BBC finds

United Utilities failed to report 100 million litres of illegal discharges, analysis of its data shows.

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