Peress Lingerie Shop Closes After More Than 90 Years

Major challenges remain in North Carolina more than two weeks after Hurricane Helene

More than two weeks after Hurricane Helene, school systems in western North Carolina were still struggling with lack of water and damage. Schools are not set to reopen until the end of the month. ...

Bulls’ Lonzo Ball returns to court after surgeries, missing more than 2 seasons: ‘It’s all behind me now’

Lonzo Ball took the court to a standing ovation on Wednesday night, and then drilled a 3-pointer almost immediately in a preseason game against the Timberwolves.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

U.S. crude oil rebounds nearly 2% after selling off last week

Traders increasingly believe Israel-Iran tensions will not lead to an oil supply disruption in the Middle East.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Hundreds more babies in US died than expected in months after Roe was overturned

Study shows roughly 247 more infant deaths per month in October, March and April following supreme court’s decision. In the 18 months after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, leading more ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Gunmen kill seven with more than a dozen missing after Papua New Guinea bus shooting

Police say it is unclear if 17 missing passengers are still alive or wounded, and may be hiding in bushes or sheltering with neighbouring clans. At least seven people were killed and more than a ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Rocket Lab stock climbs more than 6% after KeyBanc raises price target

Shares of Rocket Lab USA Inc. are up 6.1% Thursday after KeyBanc Capital Markets raised its price target for the space-launch company.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

U.S. oil posts worst day in two years after Israel spares Iran crude facilities

Oil prices lost ground on Monday after Iranian energy facilities were spared during an Israeli attack over the weekend.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Trump's social media company is now worth more than Musk's X after recent surge in stock price

Donald Trump’s Truth Social is now worth more than Elon Musk’s X

Tech - ABC News - October 29

FEMA has provided more than $190M in aid for North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided more than $190 million in aid to North Carolina, as the battleground state continues to recover from devastation left by Hurricane ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is more than $2 billion richer after post-election stock pop

Coinbase's success in helping its candidates win their elections on Tuesday sent the company's stock price soaring, lifting CEO Brian Armstrong's net worth.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

More than 60 arrests in Amsterdam after attacks on Israeli football fans – Middle East crisis live

City officials say supporters were attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks. Reuters reports that the Israeli military said on Friday that all Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel have been ...

World - The Guardian - 22 hours ago

Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans

Plane carrying fans home lands in Israel as Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘hit and run’ attacks on visiting supporters. Amsterdam police have made more than 60 arrests after what authorities called ...

World - The Guardian - 18 hours ago

"Mornings Memory": Meet the 90-year-old baking champion who made history

In today's "Mornings Memory," we look back to the year 2000, when 90-year-old Gladys Jeffries became a county fair sensation, winning more baking ribbons than anyone could count.

How one Minnesota college got nearly 90% voter turnout — and is pushing for more

St. Olaf College in Minnesota boasted an 87.6% voter turnout rate in 2020, taking home the top prize in the All In Campus Democracy Challenge. It's trying to beat its own record in 2024.

Politics - NBC News - October 17

Alan Bennett at 90: ‘What will people think? I don’t care any more’

In his 10th decade, the writer is as prolific as ever with a war film in the works and a new sex-fuelled novella set in a home for the elderly. He talks about mourning Maggie Smith, turning down a ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Family of Maine mass shooter wants more brain injury research one year after rampage

LEWISTON, Maine — For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.

Move over Black Friday: Consumer interest in 'Travel Tuesday' soars

Search interest for "Travel Tuesday" rose more than 500% over the last two years, according to a report published Thursday by McKinsey & Company.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Israeli airstrike kills 90 in Gaza, officials say, as aid fears grow after UNRWA ban

An Israel airstrike killed at least 90 people in the Gaza city of Beit Lahia, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said, as the Knesset voted to ban UNRWA.

At least 90 Palestinians dead or unaccounted for after Israeli strike on Beit Lahiya residence

Dozens of displaced people, many of them women and children, were killed or wounded by an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza's Beit Lahiya, health ministry officials said.

The window of opportunity to address our climate crisis is closing — and faster than ever

We are living on a planet already hotter and more unstable than at any time in human history. Pretending otherwise will only perpetuate and worsen human suffering and the demise of nature.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Will the Polls in 2024 Be More Accurate Than in 2016 and 2020?

Can you trust the polls this year? Kaleigh Rogers, a polling reporter at The New York Times, describes how pollsters have tried to fix past mistakes.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

This Watch Line Says It’s More a ‘Gathering’ Than a Brand

‘We’re just friends having fun, doing something that we would like for ourselves,’ one Kollokium founder said.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 18

'Sorry' water boss has plan to end sewage spillages

Water UK chief apologises for the industry's performance as the sector faces a "root and branch" review.

More than 60 die in Spanish floods

Worst European flooding since 2021 raises questions about how residents were alerted to forecasts of intense rain

World - Financial Times - October 30

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