Kumara removes captain Pope just before lunch

Embracing diversity: GamesBeat’s Diversity in Gaming Lunch is just around the corner

On Oct. 29, join GamesBeat's Diversity in Gaming Lunch where industry pros dig into the critical importance of diversity in the game industry.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 18

How is the economy really doing just weeks before the U.S. election?

With only weeks before the November 5 election, here's how top economists assess the health of the U.S. economy.

Pope highlights benefits of migration

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Pope Francis memoir to be released in January

Pope Francis will release his memoir next year, in what is being described as the first autobiography to ever be published by a pontiff. "Hope" publisher Penguin Random House said in a Wednesday ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Britain rejoins the EU foreign affairs council — for lunch

Also in this newsletter: the EU countries pushing for more, not less, green policy

World - Financial Times - October 14

Meta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch

Meta workers reportedly used vouchers that should have been spent on meals to buy household goods.

Woman sent cow photo to family just before being trampled to death, inquest told

Rebekah Morris, 29, sent a picture of a field of cows moments before her death, an inquest is told.

Microsoft Kills $1 Game Pass Trial Just Days Before Black Ops 6 Launches

Microsoft is no longer offering $1 Game Pass trials, killing the option just days before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launches into Game Pass on October 25. So anyone who wanted to sign up for the ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 16

UPS’s stock gets a rare ‘sell’ warning just days before its earnings report

UPS shares took a hit on Monday after a Wall Street analyst made a rare call to sell, citing near-term concerns over what weak parcel demand will mean for its earnings.

Business - MarketWatch - October 21

Star Psychologist Adam Grant Just Explained How Not to Lose Your Mind With Anxiety Before Election Day

Adam Grant draws on recent neuroscience research to offer a simple plan to beat back anxiety and stay sane until election day.

Business - Inc. - October 22

Traders’ enthusiasm for stocks returns to level seen just before 10% drop last year

Strategists at Citi are concerned about the possibility of a repeat, though they aren’t recommending investors trim their positions.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Why stocks are getting that same look they had just before the 2022 bear market

Key market indicators are breaking down, suggesting weakness ahead for stocks.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

North Korea test-fires its most powerful ICBM yet, just days before the U.S. election

North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that is designed to strike the continental United States.

‘It’s not just shameful. It is humiliating’: four celebrated authors on their hopes and fears before the 2024 US election

With the contest on a knife-edge, four award-winning writers reflect on the state of the nation, their personal feelings about Harris and Trump, and what the future holds. Irish-born novelist and ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Memphis PF Tyreek Smith heads back to transfer portal just before Tigers' season-opener vs. Missouri

A reported NIL dispute has Smith moving on from Memphis, his fourth school after transferring this offseason from SMU

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

Google just gave its AI access to Search, hours before OpenAI launched ChatGPT Search

Google launches real-time search integration for Gemini AI platform at $35 per 1,000 queries, while OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Search on the same day, setting up a major battle for the future of ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 31

Calipari rooting for Pope, 'perfect' hire for UK

John Calipari said Kentucky made the "perfect" choice when it hired Mark Pope to replace him. "He has a heart for the place and he has an idea of what that is."

Sports - ESPN - October 15

Pope, Stokes & bowlers - five talking points from Pakistan

England are exhilarating when they are good but infuriating when they are not. Stephan Shemilt tackles five questions after defeat in Pakistan.

How a Near-Death Experience Inspired This Founder to Revolutionize the Office Lunch

Sharebite founder Dilip Rao shares how surviving a serious car accident prompted him to found a mission-driven meal benefits company.

Business - Inc. - October 14

Indonesia's $30 Billion Free Lunch Plan Hinges on Big Tax Revamp

World - Yahoo News - October 16

USDA ban on school lunch fees for low-income families begins in 2027

Struggling families pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically, according to CFPB report.

Pope urged at LGBTQ meeting to reverse church ban on gender-affirming care

Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people when he held talks with LGBTQ activists at the Vatican.

Pope Francis to publish Hope, the first memoir from a sitting pontiff

Due out in January, the book deals with ‘some of the crucial moments of his papacy and some of the most controversial questions of our present times’. Pope Francis has written an autobiography, ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

New Pope Francis Encyclical Urges Catholics to Reject Individualism

In an encyclical titled “He Loved Us,” Francis draws on spiritual themes in the hopes of helping people find deeper meaning while living in today’s hectic societies.

World - The New York Times - October 24

‘Conclave’: A Fly on the Wall Inside the Secret Process to Elect a Pope

A new drama by Edward Berger draws the audience inside this largely hidden tradition. How accurate is it?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Pope Francis appears to accidentally bless the NFL's New Orleans Saints

Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.

Dylan Bachelet Brings Pirate Style to ‘Great British Baking Show’

A breakout contestant on “The Great British Baking Show” is drawing style comparisons to characters from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “The Princess Bride” and more.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 24

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