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'You lured him in': Rape myths and what we still get wrong about sexual assault
From being asked what they were wearing to having their bodies critiqued, rape victims are still subjected to old-fashioned myths.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Here’s what Keir Starmer gets wrong about reparations: we’ve made them before, but now we have to do it right | Kojo Koram
The call for justice is not going away. Rather than ignore it, Labour should be entering the conversation – and shaping it. You could be mistaken for thinking that reparations are some wacky idea ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Celtic slip into their 'A-game' as Aberdeen get reality check
Brendan Rodgers says Celtic "had to bring our A-game" to deliver the first defeat of Jimmy Thelin's Aberdeen reign with a resounding 6-0 win that seals a place in the Scottish League Cup final.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Are we worried about the wrong demographic problem?
Economists and policymakers are expressing concern over the sharp decline in birth rates in many countries, but the UN predicts that the world's population will continue to grow until the ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
Polling has turned the US election into a game. We need to take a reality check | Peter Pomerantsev
The proliferation of opinion polls on the presidential election makes it seem more like a sport involving personalities, when what these surveys should be doing is targeting policies . In ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
‘I don’t have much hope for a Harris presidency’: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israeli apartheid and what the media gets wrong about Palestine
One of the most penetrating critics of US racism discusses the reception to his new book and why talking about Palestine offered him a way to understand the world. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book The ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Liam Payne’s Death: What We Know as 3 Are Accused of Crimes in Argentina
The former One Direction singer had cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant in his system when he fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in October.Top stories - The New York Times - 21 hours ago -
Trump’s getting Harley-Davidson’s story wrong: It’s not about tariff skipping
As he tells the story, the iconic American company was forced to build bikes in India to get around its crushing import duty.Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
What We Know About the ‘Terrorist Attack’ in Turkey
After the assault on an aerospace complex in Ankara, Turkey struck sites of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and its affiliates in Syria and Iraq.World - The New York Times - October 25 -
What we know about Israel’s attack on Iran
Iran’s air defence said it had “successfully intercepted” the attacks, though “some areas sustained limited damage”.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
What We Know About Israel’s Strikes On Iran
After military-on-military attacks, will Israel and Iran be able to contain their conflict? Maria Abi-Habib, an investigative correspondent for The New York Times, looks at an unprecedented new ...World - The New York Times - October 27 -
Fact-checking claims about California's Proposition 36: What it means for drug arrests
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
What’s Wrong With Donald Trump?
I think there’s an answer. But it’s not age — or, at least, it’s not just age.Top stories - The New York Times - October 27 -
The Memo: What we know, and what we don’t, about early voting numbers
There may be two weeks left before Election Day, but the 2024 election is well underway. Around 18 million Americans had cast their ballots, either by mail or in early in-person voting, by Tuesday. ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
What we know about arrest near Trump rally in California
The Secret Service and FBI are investigating an arrest at a security checkpoint near a Trump rally in California over the weekend. The suspect was taken into custody without incident and was later ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
What we know about the arrest made in connection to FEMA threats
A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly threatening some of those involved in hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina. Officials say the threats forced FEMA responders, who have been ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
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What we know about the operation that killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
New details are coming out about the Israeli operation that killed Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' top commander in Gaza. CBS News reporter Haley Ott has the latest.Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
What we know so far about Liam Payne's death
Authorities in Argentina have released some details about the events surrounding the singer's death.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Robert Roberson Execution on Hold in Texas Shaken Baby Case: What We Know
With his execution on hold, Robert Roberson is set to testify at a Texas House hearing about his conviction, which was based in part on a questionable diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
What We Know About the Georgia Gangway Collapse on Sapelo Island
Disaster struck at the end of an annual cultural celebration on Sapelo Island. Twenty people went into the water, including seven people over the age of 70 who died.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
What we know about the alleged leak of Israel's plans to attack Iran
The Pentagon is investigating a possible leak of classified U.S. intelligence about Israel's plans to attack Iran. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more on the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
What we know about North Korea sending troops to Russia
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed there is evidence of North Korean troops in Russia. Austin stipulated it's not yet clear what they are doing there. In June, Russian President ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
What we know about the US McDonald's E. coli outbreak
Health officials are hunting for the source of 49 cases of e-coli poisoning, which includes one death.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
What we know about Turkey's strikes in Iraq, Syria
Turkey launched strikes in Iraq and Syria as a response to an apparent terrorist attack in Ankara being linked to Kurdish fighters affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). CBS News' ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
What we know about Israel's retaliatory attack against Iran
Israel launched its long-anticipated retaliatory attack on Iran on Friday night. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio and Charlie D'Agata have the latest.Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
What we know about The Washington Post's decision not to endorse a 2024 candidate
The Washington Post is dealing with the fallout from its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate for the first time in 36 years. David Folkenflik, media correspondent at NPR, joins CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
What we know about the ballot box fires in Oregon, Washington
New details are emerging about the ballot boxes set on fire in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, that may have destroyed dozens of 2024 election ballots. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
What we know about North Korea's intercontinental missile test
North Korea launched a new ICBM Thursday that's designed to reach the U.S. mainland. The U.S., South Korea and Japan all condemned the launch, which came amid warnings that North Korean soldiers in ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
What we know about deadly Orlando mass shooting
A 17-year-old suspect could be charged as an adult after allegedly shooting at least eight people in downtown Orlando as Halloween celebrations continued into early Friday morning. CBS News' Manuel ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
What we know about Trump's transition plan, team's next steps
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is reportedly moving quickly to coordinate his second term. The team includes key Trump donors and two of the former president's sons, CBS News' ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Ocasio-Cortez not going to 'sugarcoat what we are all about to collectively experience'
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) reviewed the potential adverse impact of the 2024 election and highlighted freedoms that could be threatened by President-elect Trump’s win in a social ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
What We Learned About Celebrity Culture in the 2024 Election
Hollywood endorsements, once an essential part of a campaign playbook, may have backfired in this election.Lifestyle - The New York Times - 1 hour ago -
AMD’s stock is getting hurt by this ‘unpalatable’ reality
One analyst says that AMD’s muted guidance is unlike what Wall Street has come to expect of “AI names.”Business - MarketWatch - October 30 -
What to know about the Delphi murders as trial gets underway
Richard Allen, 52, is facing two counts of murder in the killings of Delphi, Indiana eighth graders Abigail Williams and Liberty German.Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Offseason priorities for some of MLB's most intriguing teams
What is the Mets' focus? Are the Cardinals rebuilding? Here is what we learned at the MLB GM meetings.Sports - ESPN - 3 hours ago -
England need to reset after Pakistan’s dynamic spin duo offer reality check | Andy Bull
Ben Stokes’s side may need to go back to basics after spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan exposed a lack of focus. The sun was only just coming up in England when the last wicket went down in ...World - The Guardian - October 26
