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Estée Lauder shares plunge as China sales slump prompts dividend cut
Beauty group’s stock drops 25% after guidance withdrawn for rest of yearBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
Election surveys sent by MyPillow CEO-linked group prompt FBI referral
Election surveys sent by MyPillow CEO-linked group prompt FBI referral.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Spain's deadly floods prompt government to send 10,000 soldiers, police
So far, 205 bodies have been recovered after the floods in Spain. Volunteers are helping clean up thick mud that is covering streets and businesses.World - CBS News - 5 days ago -
The presidential election is prompting some Americans to 'doom spend,' report finds
Some Americans are "doom spending" as a coping mechanism for worries about the presidential election and inflation, according to a new survey.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
Rapidly Moving Brush Fire in California Burns Homes and Prompts Evacuations
Firefighters were working to contain fires in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties amid dangerous weather conditions.Top stories - The New York Times - 17 hours ago -
Fast-moving Mountain Fire prompts closures at Southern California colleges
A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California that has grown to more than 19,600 acres prompted a Ventura County university to cancel classes and temporarily suspend campus operations as ...Top stories - NBC News - 11 hours ago -
Trump’s Win Prompts Spike in Demand for Lobbyists With Ties to the President-Elect
Corporations and foreign governments are offering to pay steep prices for help dealing with the unpredictable president-elect.Business - The New York Times - 16 hours ago -
Violence Tied to Soccer Game Prompts Dozens of Arrests in Amsterdam
The police said 57 people were arrested amid violence tied to a game between Dutch and Israeli teams. Israel’s government said the attacks were driven by antisemitism.World - The New York Times - 3 hours ago -
Vinícius slams racist 'criminals' in Clásico loss
Vinícius Júnior has condemned racist insults aimed at Barcelona's players by fans during El Clásico as "terrible" after LaLiga said it was reporting the incident to police and hate crime prosecutors.Sports - ESPN - October 28 -
La Liga and Real condemn Yamal racist abuse
Real Madrid and La Liga condemn racist abuse aimed at Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal during Saturday's El Clasico at the Bernabeu.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27 -
Man Sentenced for Threatening Fani Willis With Racist Calls
Ms. Willis spoke of the fear she felt after a man made “vile” calls targeting her and another Black official in Georgia. The man was sentenced to almost two years in prison.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
Depiction of Kamala Harris in Halloween parade decried as racist
Some participants in a Halloween parade in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, are being heavily criticized for their float's depiction of Harris.Politics - CBS News - October 31 -
Sources: Embiid's participation to be investigated
The NBA is likely to begin an investigation later this week into the Philadelphia 76ers surrounding the player participation of All-NBA center Joel Embiid, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.Sports - ESPN - October 23 -
Lords committee calls on Labour to restore protections for modern slavery victims
Peers say protections have been undermined by three immigration acts passed by the previous government. Labour should restore protections for victims of modern slavery, which have been undermined ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
UK will not apologise for role in slavery at Commonwealth summit, No 10 says
News that no symbolic apology or reparations are planned could put Starmer on collision course with other nations. The UK government will not apologise over Britain’s role in the transatlantic ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations
UK prime minister would rather work with nations on ‘future-facing challenges’ at Commonwealth summit. . Keir Starmer has insisted he wants to “look forward” rather than have “very long endless ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issueWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Commonwealth leaders to defy UK by putting slavery reparations on summit agenda
Downing Street insists a discussion about the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
Britain's leaders likely to face slavery reparations questions at a summit of former colonies
A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly likely to feature at a summit of nations its empire once colonized, after Caribbean leaders said ...World - ABC News - October 24 -
King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
King Charles said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a curriculum that ...Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery
Missing Pieces Project maps buildings in 189 locations where African American abolitionists spoke against slavery. Historic England is commemorating the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass ’s ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
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Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Antisemitic messages raked into golf club bunkers
The incident is being investigated as a racially aggravated hate crime, police said.Top stories - BBC News - October 13
