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Mystery blobs, maligned cities and that terrible Oasis sketch – take the Thursday quiz
Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?. Last week’s 100 raccoons story arrived in what is considered “the witching hour” at the ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Hippo names, GPS claims and a question of degree – take the Thursday quiz
Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?. This week’s quiz is suffering a little bit from a Halloween hangover, as you face 15 mostly ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
A forest of questions: take our quiz on the Cure!
Ahead of the band’s first album in 16 years coming out on Friday, superfans can test their mettle with this trivia spanning their entire career. It is a wonderful week for those of us with a gothic ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Wallace And Gromit Come Take On Robotic Gnomes In New Trailer
The eccentric inventor Wallace and his faithful beagle, Gromit, are back again for one of their wild stop-motion adventures. Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will be the sixth Wallace and ...Tech - GameSpot - October 16 -
The minister taking a chainsaw to Argentina’s statute book
Deregulation tsar Federico Sturzenegger targets country’s entire body of law in bid to create world’s freest economyWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
TikTok’s Owner Already Publishes Digital Books. Now It Is Moving Into Print.
ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok, will focus its publisher, 8th Note Press, on popular genres such as romance, romantasy and young adult fiction.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
Take-Two hits targets for September quarter with $1.47B in net bookings
Take-Two Interactive Software reported that its net bookings hit $1.47 billion in the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, up 2% from $1.44 billion a year ago. The bookings growth was driven ...Tech - VentureBeat - 3 days ago -
On the Move with ‘Subway Takes’ Creator Kareem Rahma
The creator and host of “Subway Takes” and “Keep the Meter Running” makes New Yorkers — and the Democratic presidential ticket — explain themselves.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Bezos breaks silence, defends move to drop Washington Post presidential endorsements
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, broke his silence late Monday in the face of an intensifying controversy over the outlet's decision not to endorse a ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Searches for 'moving to Canada' spike during U.S. presidential election
As election night wore on and Vice President Kamala Harris' path to 270 electoral votes dwindled, some Americans were contemplating a move to the Great White North, Google data shows.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Actor Zoey Deutch takes on Broadway in Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Our Town"
Zoey Deutch joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about stepping onto the Broadway stage as Emily Webb in the revival of "Our Town," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in a small fictional town in 1901.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Threat actors likely to take advantage of election fraud claims to fuel violence, bulletin warns
The bulletin was published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Vanishing act: Panama’s Guna people forced to move as the sea swallows their island – in pictures
Earlier this year, families from the Indigenous Guna people on the tiny island of Gardi Sugdub became the first to undergo a climate-related relocation by the Panamanian government because of the ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Woman dies after backing into plane propeller while taking picture at Kansas airfield
A woman died on Saturday after backing into plane's propeller while trying to take a picture at an airfield in Kansas, officials said.Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
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FTC moves to take the frustration out of canceling subscriptions for consumers
The Federal Trade Commission is announcing a finalized rule to make it easier for people to cancel subscriptions and memberships they just don’t want anymore.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
As sports betting addiction takes hold in Brazil, the government moves to crack down
The story of “King,” who doesn't disclose his real name, is similar to that of many vulnerable Brazilians in recent yearsWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
As sports betting addiction takes hold in Brazil, the government moves to crack down
The story of “King,” who doesn't disclose his real name, is similar to that of many vulnerable Brazilians in recent yearsHealth - ABC News - Yesterday -
Book Review: 70-year-old psychiatrist takes to the road in Anna Montague's beguiling new novel
Anna Montague has written a road novel with a twistEntertainment - ABC News - October 21 -
NFL 2024 playoff picture, standings for Week 8: Chiefs stand as last unbeaten team; Lions take over NFC lead
An early look at the playoff standings after Week 7Sports - CBS Sports - October 22 -
NFL 2024 playoff picture, standings entering Week 9: Steelers take over AFC North, Cardinals atop NFC West
An early look at the playoff standings after Week 8Sports - CBS Sports - October 29 -
This Is a Glimpse of the Future of AI Robots
Physical Intelligence, a well-funded startup chasing breakthroughs in robotic intelligence, has developed a robot capable of doing various household chores remarkably well.Tech - Wired - October 31 -
Thursday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
Stocks bounced on Wednesday, and the Dow posted a second record close this week. Here's what CNBC is watching going into Thursday.Business - CNBC - October 16 -
Senate and House races in battleground Arizona are taking place in their own universe
PHOENIX — Mesa Mayor John Giles, a Republican who supports Kamala Harris for president, is vexed by the disconnect between Arizona’s presidential race and what’s happening down the ballot.Top stories - NBC News - October 19 -
Bill Clinton defends George W. Bush for not taking sides in 2024 presidential race
Former President Clinton defended former President George W. Bush for not playing a more active role in the 2024 presidential campaign and making clearer whom he supports as candidate for ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Election Day 2024 live updates: Trump declares victory, claims 'powerful mandate'
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are awaiting the results of the presidential election, with the race remaining deadlocked and many pundits considering it a jump ball.Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Emily in Paris is moving to Rome. Take it from an Italian: this is what she’d really find there | Angelica Frey
Americans may think it’s all pasta and wise nonnas – but the Netflix star could easily wind up at a Lord of the Rings-themed neo-fascist rally. Among the Instagram characters created by the Italian ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Davante Adams and Amari Cooper are on the move; Yankees take 2-0 lead on the Guardians
It was a busy day on the NFL trade marketSports - CBS Sports - October 16 -
DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office
Justice Department officials have begun evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, two people familiar with the matter ...Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Cardinals moving Willson Contreras to first base to take over Paul Goldschmidt's spot, 'unlikely' to catch
The move, in theory, will keep Contreras healthier as his contract continuesSports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago -
Football quiz: name the players and managers by their trophy cabinets
Match the footballers and coaches to the shiny silverware. Below, we’ve listed the trophy hauls of players and managers – with players first. The lists do not include losing final appearances ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Weekly quiz: Who blocked the King and Queen’s view?
Test how closely you've been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
Weekly quiz: Which celebrity dressed as ET for Halloween?
Test how closely you've been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Would you pay $180,000 for this painting by a robot?
Sotheby's expects an auction for its first piece of art made by a robot, dubbed Ai-Da, to fetch as much as $180,000.Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
Your pictures on the theme of 'in the air'
A selection of pictures sent in by our readers on the theme of 'in the air'.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Phil Lesh’s Life in Pictures
Looking back at the career of the Grateful Dead bassist, starting with when the band was clean cut and called the Warlocks.Top stories - The New York Times - October 26 -
Teri Garr’s Life in Pictures
Garr, who could easily command attention onscreen with her expressive eyes, later became known as a spokeswoman for multiple sclerosis research.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30