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Inc. - Business
What Does the Future of the Food Industry Look Like?
At Fast Company's Innovation Festival, industry leaders unpacked emerging consumer trends and what they could mean for business.2 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
High-grade masks may have been no better than surgical masks, Covid inquiry hears
UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.5 hours ago - Covid -
BBC News - Top stories
From Taiwan to Hungary, a complex picture emerges of the pagers' origins
BBC Verify has looked into a firm called BAC Consulting, which has been linked to the pagers' production.5 hours ago -
Financial Times - World
‘People are waiting’: US hydrogen industry warns over regulatory limbo
Policy uncertainty has delayed projects and put the sector at risk of moving abroad, say industry members6 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Nintendo sues 'Pokémon with guns' video game firm
The Japanese company alleges that the Palworld video game "infringes multiple patent rights".6 hours ago - Video Game -
The Guardian - World
Billionaire Guy Hands’ property firm takes housing reforms to European court
Annington Property fears recent legislation will force it to offload some of the 38,000 freeholds it owns on UK military homes. A property company founded by the billionaire Guy Hands has taken a ...7 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Japan firm says it stopped making walkie-talkies used to target Hezbollah
A Japanese firm whose name was on devices that exploded says it discontinued them a decade ago.7 hours ago -
Wired - Tech
Content Creators in the Adult Industry Want a Say in AI Rules
A group that includes sex workers, sex tech businesses, and sex educators has demanded a seat at the table to shape AI regulations that they say could lead to discrimination against them.10 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Ex-footballer died after discharge, inquiry told
Colin Flatt's partner Melanie Leahy says she "watched the man I loved deteriorate in front of me".11 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Firm making drones for Ukraine plans more jobs
The company hopes to generate 200 jobs in the UK over the next three years across its two sites.11 hours ago - Ukraine -
ABC News - Top stories
Dozens injured after wagon overturns at apple orchard: Authorities
More than two dozen people were injured, including three critically, after a wagon overturned at an apple orchard in Wisconsin, authorities said.17 hours ago - Apple -
CBS News - Top stories
Nelson DeMille, author of action-packed adventures, dies at 81
The family of best-selling author Nelson DeMille said he "fought a valiant nine-month battle with esophageal cancer."20 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Fossil fuel firms 'spent £4bn on sportswashing' says report
Fossil fuel companies invest more than £4bn in sports sponsorship to "greenwash their reputations", according to a new report.22 hours ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Fed goes big with interest rate cut in a bid to head off an economic slowdown
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was lowering its interest rate by half a percentage point, an unusually aggressive move designed to cushion the economy from a further slowdown.23 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
Financial Times - World
Italian PM Meloni condemns EU’s green rules for struggling auto industry
Prime minister calls ban on new fossil-fuel engines from 2035 ‘self-destructive’Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Ex-OceanGate employee calls Titan disaster ‘inevitable’ as first video shown
David Lochridge tells hearing he alerted company to safety fears over submersible that imploded but was ignored. A former marine operator who worked for the company behind the Titan submersible ...Yesterday -
CBS News - Top stories
Hezbollah's exploding pagers made by Hungarian company, Taiwan firm says
A Taiwanese firm's name appeared on Hezbollah's pagers that blew up in Lebanon, but the company says they were made by a Hungarian partner.Yesterday -
Financial Times - Business
L&G to sell Cala Homes to buyout firms for £1.35bn
Deal forms part of financial group’s plan to slim down and focus on its main operationsYesterday -
The New York Times - Top stories
Trump Makes Big Promises, With Little Detail, for Michigan’s Auto Industry
At his first campaign event since the apparent assassination attempt on Sunday, Donald J. Trump used dire language to insist that if he loses in November it would crush auto jobs.Yesterday - Donald Trump -
BBC News - Top stories
Marlboro owner sells UK inhaler firm over backlash
Philip Morris International bought Vectura Group just three years ago in a deal worth more than £1bn.Yesterday - United Kingdom -
NBC News - Top stories
Bestselling author Julia Alvarez is the subject of a new PBS documentary
"Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined" covers her breakout semi-autobiographical novel "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" and her searing bestseller "In the Time of the Butterflies."Yesterday -
The New York Times - Top stories
N.Y.C. Schools Chancellor Seeks to Project Stability as Inquiries Swirl
David C. Banks, whose phone was seized during an investigation related to his brother, largely avoided discussing his current circumstances in his annual State of Our Schools speech.Yesterday -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Point the blame for latest Eagles meltdown directly at Nick Sirianni
Nick Sirianni's Eagles fell to 2-7 in their last nine games with a fourth-quarter meltdown Monday night vs. the Falcons.Yesterday -
The New York Times - Top stories
The Fires That Could Reshape the Amazon
Vast, diverse parts of Brazil are burning at the same time, forcing officials to rethink how to protect crucial ecosystems like the Amazon.Yesterday -
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The Hill - Politics
DeSantis: Florida authorities launching criminal probe of Trump assassination attempt
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Tuesday that the state is launching a criminal probe into the apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, ...2 days ago - Florida -
Financial Times - Business
North Sea regulator threatens to name oil groups for decommissioning delays
Some operators have put off plugging wells in hope of passing on cost2 days ago -
ABC News - World
Wildfires in Portugal blamed for three deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
Five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths and forcing an unknown number of residents to ...2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Trump blaming Democrats' rhetoric for apparent assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are blaming the rhetoric of Democrats and Kamala Harris for Sunday's apparent assassination attempt against Trump. CBS News campaign ...2 days ago - Donald Trump -
NBC News - Top stories
Sean Combs arrested at NYC hotel by federal authorities
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested at a New York hotel by federal agents based on a sealed indictment filed by the Southern District of New York. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley recaps how the ...2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Inquiry reveals new details of serial killer's death
Peter Tobin had multiple health issues after falling and breaking his leg in his cell at HMP Edinburgh.2 days ago -
The Hill - Politics
Harris blames reports of pregnancy-related death in Georgia on ‘Trump Abortion Bans’
Vice President Harris on Tuesday blamed former President Trump for Georgia’s restrictive abortion law after a new report that found an abortion-related death in the state was “preventable.” ...2 days ago - Abortion -
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Financial Times - World
National Grid blames old computer systems for sidelining batteries
Britain’s network operator overlooks batteries up to 30% of the time when they are cheaper, company admits2 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Business
Microsoft Boosts Dividend, Authorizes Buyback of Up to $60 Billion
Microsoft will raise its quarterly payout by about 11% and begin a new stock-buyback program.2 days ago - Microsoft