New report details link between excessive alcohol use and cancer

US charges Indian official over thwarted New York assassination plot

Move comes just days after Canada and India expel diplomats over killing of Sikh activist

Business - Financial Times - October 17

This Creepy New Horror Game Unravels A Mystery Using A Cursed Photo Album

October is full of new horror games you can play now or before Halloween comes to a close. Though it won't be among those playable so soon, Corporeal looks creepy enough to stretch spooky ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 21

BlackRock leads opposition to new US limits on bank ownership

A proposal by regulators requires passive investment funds to seek approval when holdings hit 10%

Business - Financial Times - October 24

How Trump is using a new 'big lie' to undermine the 2024 election results

Former President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters are mobilizing around a new “big lie”: the false claim that a flood of noncitizens votes could swing the 2024 election.

Activision to use AI to keep cheaters off new "Call of Duty" game

Activision's highly-anticipated "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" debuted on all major gaming consoles at midnight Friday. But even on day one, the company already expects online cheaters to be an issue. ...

F1 championships are increasingly being decided by how teams use new technology

With the cost-cap limiting budgets to $135 million per year, automating repetitive tasks is crucial to ensuring teams are using their resources efficiently.

Business - CNBC - October 29

Harris or Trump: How UK is preparing for new US president

With two very different candidates in the race, BBC political editor Chris Mason considers future UK-US relations.

North Korea launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten US

North Korea has launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile in its first test in almost a year of a weapon designed to threaten the U.S. mainland and occurring days ahead of the U.S. election

World - ABC News - October 31

North Korea boasts of 'the world's strongest' missile, but experts say it's too big to use in war

North Korea is boasting that its new intercontinental ballistic missile is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after experts assessed it as being too big to be useful in a war ...

World - ABC News - November 1

US news groups brace for a storm of election night disinformation

Outlets that play a critical role in calling results are investing to counter distrust in mass media

World - Financial Times - November 1

Have I Got News for You: how does the US version compare?

The long-running topical comedy show made its way stateside in September and it’s turned out to be a far different proposition than the original. “Big up Keir Starmer,” declared a British prisoner ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Fox News defies the odds in a US election many voters tuned out of

Murdoch family’s cable channel has bucked a trend of news fatigue and splintering audiences

World - Financial Times - November 5

FirstFT: Jockeying to join Trump’s cabinet

Also in today’s newsletter, Fed and BoE rate decisions, and Germany’s government collapses

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Canada Could Use a New Approach to Dealing With Trump This Time

While Canadian lawmakers are publicly sanguine about the incoming U.S. administration, several experts say that Canada faces significant challenges.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to US

Indonesia's new leader has called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Trump picks New York congresswoman Stefanik as US ambassador to UN

Republican representative is a staunch critic of the international body

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

HBO Unveils New Footage From The Last Of Us Season 2

It's become an HBO tradition for the season finale of one show to be accompanied by clips of future original series. Before The Penguin 's season finale, that trend continued with an advance look ...

Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago

STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US

There's some good news about sexually-transmitted diseases in newly released U.S. health data

Health - ABC News - Yesterday

New Jersey declares drought warning and urges residents to reduce water use

New Jersey’s governor has issued a drought warning and said water restrictions could come if conditions worsen. The dry spell is plaguing much of the Northeast.

Chinese warships could use Peru’s big new port, US general warns

Head of US Southern Command sounds alert over Beijing ‘playbook’ for large overseas infrastructure projects

World - Financial Times - November 4

Europe is trapped between technocracy and democracy

As the EU fills its top jobs, the risk is that von der Leyen will end up as a leader without followers in national capitals

World - Financial Times - November 4

What happens between now and inauguration?

President-elect Trump was declared winner of the 2024 election Wednesday, unlocking a path to the White House that involves a series of key events required to ratify the results. This process is ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali bandits and Islamist fighters

Despite the dangers, the transporters of the illicit brew see it as a way out of poverty.

Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali Islamists

World - Yahoo News - October 21

Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds

Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar. Humans may have turned drinking into something of an art form but when it comes to animals putting ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

The Other War for These Gazans Is Against Cancer

The small number of cancer patients from Gaza who are receiving care in Jordan’s capital, Amman, bear burdens beyond those of illness — deep feelings of guilt, along with fear and homesickness.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Davante Adams traded to Jets: Raiders WR reunites with Aaron Rodgers as New York aims to turn season around

Adams' time in Las Vegas has come to a close

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

The Hunt Report: New Haven RB next up for a program that pumps out talent, plus other Division II standouts

You probably don't know these prospects, but NFL scouts sure do