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Officials condemn racist texts sent to Black residents in several states
The FBI said it was aware of "the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country."Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Racist texts sent to random Black Americans in multiple states, FBI investigating
Law enforcement agencies in multiple states say racist text messages with almost identical language were sent to Black Americans Wednesday telling them they had been "selected for cotton picking." ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Federal agencies investigate racist texts sent after election
The FBI and other federal agencies are investigating the mass racist text messages sent after the presidential election. The messages, which referenced slavery, were sent to people around the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 9 -
Using abbreviations in text messages comes across as less sincere, study finds
People who use abbreviations were less likely to receive responses, analysis by psychologists found. Reducing your texts to a flurry of abbreviations could have unintended consequences, according ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
New Jersey county turns to young people to help fill election worker roles
Many districts across the U.S. are facing a shortage of election workers, who typically skew older. One county in New Jersey is turning to high school students to help fill the gaps. Nick Coloway ...Top stories - CBS News - October 20 -
Smoke pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests
Global heating particularly increasing risk of death from smoke inhalation in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of Asia. Global heating is causing more of the planet to be burned from ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Apple AirPods Pro's new hearing aid feature could help people face a problem they'd rather ignore
Millions who could benefit from hearing aids have never tried themHealth - ABC News - October 28 -
'It don't need to look like me': Wade cool with Heat's bizarre statue
"If I wanted it to look like me, I'd just stand outside the arena and y'all can take photos."Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29 -
Owners of New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22, appeal conviction
The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, are appealing their company’s criminal conviction on safety breaches at the High Court in AucklandWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
How Cavs unleashed the new and improved Evan Mobley: 'I'm showing people what I can really do'
Mobley, in Year 4 of his career, is proving he belongs in the conversation among the NBA's elite young big menSports - CBS Sports - October 30 -
Election security updates: CISA says election saw only 'minor' disruptive activities
Follow the latest election-related security issues and legal challenges.Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
New Zealand gallery hunts for thousands of people captured by famed photographer Ans Westra
Campaign under way to identify subjects of images shot in 1970s and 1980s by Westra, one of New Zealand’s best-known social documentary photographers. When a black-and-white photo of a man and a ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
New Zealand prime minister formally apologizes for 'horrific' and 'heartbreaking' abuse of people in state, church care
New Zealand prime minister formally apologizes for 'horrific' and 'heartbreaking' abuse of people in state, church careWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Typhoon batters storm-weary Philippines and displaces thousands more people as a new storm threatens
Typhoon Toraji has unleashed floods, knocked down trees and caused power outages in the northern Philippines before weakening into a tropical storm and blowing out to the South China SeaWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog
Pakistan introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with respiratory-related diseases as hazardous smog continued to shroud the ...Health - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog
Pakistan introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with respiratory-related diseases as hazardous smog continued to shroud the ...World - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Harris targeted with deepfakes
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Election interference efforts ramp up across the ballot Russia attempted to “undermine” Vice President ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Teacher murdered in front of schoolchildren as Lima gripped by crime wave
Extortion rackets killed seven people in less than 12 hours in Lima recently, despite a two-month state of emergency. Late into the night, mothers chanted for justice outside their children’s ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Fallen Patriots wave white flag in mauling by hungry Jaguars
Jacksonville take advantage of a porous New England defense to keep playoff hopes alive. How the mighty have fallen. The New England Patriots, a name that once struck fear in the core of an ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
ServiceNow rides AI wave to another beat-and-raise quarter
ServiceNow says businesses increasingly are turning to the company’s software to improve employee productivity — and now AI is part of the mix.Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Why Heat Waves of the Future May Be Even Deadlier Than Feared
The body’s cooling defenses fail at lower “wet bulb” temperatures than scientists had estimated.Health - The New York Times - October 25 -
Sweden’s EQT eyes deal push as it girds for wave of PE consolidation
Chief Christian Sinding says firm is weighing acquisitions of private investment groups and growth-focused investment firmsBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
How the Country’s Oldest Record Plant Keeps Riding the Vinyl Revival Wave
A resurgence of old-school LPs helped owner Mark Michaels expand United Record Pressing to six time the size it was when he bought the business in 2007.Business - Inc. - October 29 -
The Dominican Republic's Plan for Haitian Refugee Wave: Deport 10,000 a Week
The migrants are sent back home where a gang war awaits. “We’re being treated like animals,” one said.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 29 -
Journalist shot dead in Mexico amid wave of cartel violence
Radio host Mauricio Cruz Solis was a "source of inspiration and a tireless voice in the service of our community," the station said.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Welcome to The Long Wave: ‘The Black diaspora is like a large, sprawling family’
My father’s old radio inspired a place where we can show Black life in all its textures. Plus: Jamaicans on Kamala Harris’s final push for the White House, and Mati Diop follows the return of ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Man waves machete with Trump supporters at Florida polling station
An 18-year-old man "brandished a machete" at an early voting station in Florida, where he protested with a group of Trump supporters, police said.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Watch first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia
Cars were still driving along streets when the Valencian town of Paiporta was hit by devastating floods.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in fresh waves of airstrikes
Lebanese health authorities say that Israel has launched dozens of intense airstrikes across Lebanon’s northeastern farming villages, killing at least 52 people and wounding 72 othersWorld - ABC News - November 1 -
Wave season finale moved over field safety fears
Sunday's NWSL regular-season finale between San Diego Wave FC and Racing Louisville FC has been moved to Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, due to an unplayable field at Snapdragon ...Sports - ESPN - November 2