Man hands in 80 firearms and ammunition during Denmark weapons amnesty

Marvin Preston IV, 80, Dies; Saved the Martha Graham Dance Company

An expert at rescuing distressed companies, he took over the struggling organization in 2000, leading it through a painful restructuring and a lengthy legal battle.

Business - The New York Times - October 20

Ask Shrimsley: were the ’80s as much fun as Jilly Cooper says?

Absolutely. Although I don’t remember doing any of that stuff myself

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Michael Jackson, British General Who Disobeyed U.S. Superior, Dies at 80

Labeled “the Prince of Darkness,” he refused to follow an order by NATO’s commander during the Balkans war, saying, “It’s not worth starting World War III.”

World - The New York Times - October 24

Extreme drought areas treble in size since 80s - study

Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.

OpenAI Just Made an Important Service 80 Percent Cheaper

Voice-to-voice chatbots, now at a much more reasonable rate.

Business - Inc. - October 30

Corsair's Highly Rated 1TB PS5 SSD Is Only $80 At Amazon

Outfitting your PS5 with a larger NVMe SSD for more storage space is a worthwhile upgrade. Unfortunately, NVMe SSD prices are higher than they were last year due to production costs and general ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 1

Murray McCory, 80, Dies; JanSport Founder Created the School Backpack

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

Business - The New York Times - November 6

Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80

He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of his breed.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Jekyll-and-Hyde England need to back themselves for 80 minutes - Dawson

Former scrum-half Matt Dawson on what England should learn from their agonising last-gasp defeat by Australia.

‘It took on a life of its own’ – how a bet started the inflatable craze in the 80s

English football grounds in the late 1980s could be grey and downbeat but that changed thanks to Manchester City fan Frank Newton . Amidst the depressing backdrop of hooliganism and the imminent ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

U.S. Bombs Weapons Caches of Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen

Air Force B-2 bombers struck five underground weapons facilities in what may be a signal from the Biden administration to Iran.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

U.S. Strikes Target Houthi Weapons Stores in Yemen

The bombing is designed to stop the Iran-backed group from attacking commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the Pentagon said.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

Trump’s secret weapon may tip the election

Real-world business experience mattered in 2016 and it matters even more now.

Politics - The Hill - October 26

The quiet, terrifying weaponization of state judicial conduct commissions

In recent years, state legislators, governors and other partisan actors have increasingly sought to exert control over state courts to get the outcomes they want.

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Fortnite New Weapons In Remix Chapter 2

Fortnite Chapter 2 Remix is here , and unlike a normal season transition, we're swapping out everything . All things Chapter 5 are gone, replaced with a new Chapter 2-inspired battle royale map , ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 2

Weaponize Deception With This Week's Epic Games Store Freebie

The Epic Games Store continues to give away a free game each week, and this week is another nice find with a price that can't be beaten. Every Thursday at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, Epic offers at least ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 7

Franco faces weapons charges after altercation

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm, public prosecutors said Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Franco weapons charge: Court mandates check-ins

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco on Wednesday was assigned monthly check-ins as he awaits a court date to face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm related to his arrest Sunday ...

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Faces, hands and sunshine: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

A helping hand to America's wounded veterans

In 2004 Karen Guenther was an ICU nurse at Camp Pendleton, in California, when wounded service members from the Battle of Fallujah started coming home, to seemingly insurmountable financial ...

Broncos handle business in blowout of short-handed Saints

The Broncos followed a familiar formula to beat the Saints in New Orleans.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Ministers explore handing Post Office to sub-postmasters

The proposal is in its early stages and is one of many under consideration, sources told the BBC.

Ministers explore plan to hand Post Office to subpostmasters

Campaigner Alan Bates says mutualisation won’t work as organisation will continue to need government subsidies. Ministers want to turn the Post Office into a co-operative and have asked business ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Is England's number one shirt in Hampton's hands?

Former England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley explains why nothing is decided yet in Hannah Hampton's battle with Mary Earps to be first-choice for the Lionesses.

Sources: Murray fractured hand in Pelicans debut

Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray will be sidelined for an extended period of time after fracturing his left hand during Wednesday night's season opener, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 24

$Dejounte Murray reportedly fractures hand in Pelicans debut$

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