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Working Well: How to Find the Elusive Work-Life Balance
It can be hard to learn to slow down and find work-life balance.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
Georgia judge rules certification of election results is 'mandatory'
With just weeks to go until the presidential election, a Georgia judge has ruled that certification of election results by county officials in the state is "mandatory."Top stories - ABC News - October 15 -
What to Know About the Looming Election Certification Crisis
An investigation in four battleground states found that Republicans have taken control of election boards with the aim of challenging and overturning outcomes that don’t go their way.Top stories - The New York Times - October 25 -
Stewie’s rebound and a decisive 12-0 run: How Liberty pulled even in Finals
Just when things were starting to feel like Game 1, the Liberty rattled off 12 points to put away the Lynx.Sports - ESPN - October 14 -
College Football Playoff selection process: How the committee will choose the first 12-team field
The CFP Committee has a new task -- the stakes have never been higher with the tripling of the fieldSports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago -
A 4-Year-Old in Harlem Starved to Death at Home. How Were the Signs Missed?
Jahmeik Modlin was found emaciated in a Harlem apartment stocked with food. His family’s child-welfare case had been closed two years before.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Ionescu's logo 3 and a 15-point rally: How Liberty are one win away from title
Sabrina Ionescu hit a 28-foot game-winner, and the Liberty rallied from 15 down to win Game 3 of the Finals.Sports - ESPN - October 17 -
Kamala Harris: This morning routine helps me work 15 hours a day—'no matter how little sleep I get'
As the U.S. vice president and a current presidential candidate, Kamala Harris' workdays are lengthy — so she builds them around the same daily morning routine.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
Dodgers and Yankees will meet for the 12th time in World Series. How did the first 11 go?
A look at the previous 11 World Series that featured the Dodgers playing against the New York Yankees, including Hall of Famers who played in them.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
Silly season: Here's how No. 2 Georgia can finish 11-1 and not reach the SEC Championship Game
A nightmare of a tiebreaker scenario would also have the Texas Longhorns out of Atlanta.Sports - CBS Sports - 6 days ago -
How these 11 college basketball trends you don't know about yet could define the 2024-25 season
Watch out for one or more of these to be the next big thing in college basketball this seasonSports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago -
Tram derails and crashes into shop in central Oslo
At least four people injured including the driver in ‘surreal’ incident that caused panic in Norwegian capital. A tram has careered into a store in central Oslo after coming off its rails, in an ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British coloniesWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
‘It’s natural, it’s real, it’s raw’: the rise of birth photography
Pictures taken in the delivery room could be triggering for those who go through trauma, but for Chloë Hamilton inviting a photographer into the delivery room was a way to connect with her child. ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Birth of rare lemur celebrated by wildlife park
The baby greater bamboo lemur is born at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Birth rate drops to record low in England and Wales
Declining fertility risks adding pressure on the UK’s public finances and hampering economic growth, warn analystsBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Birth at 20: Jonathan Glazer’s magnificent, misunderstood masterpiece
The director’s fantastical drama, starring a never-better Nicole Kidman, was booed and criticised in 2004 but its fans have grown over time. It’s the score that hooks you first in Birth: that ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Protecting Your Vote: Nevada county emerges as battleground in certification fight
As part of the monthlong series "Protecting Your Vote," ABC News examines how county officials in several states have unlawfully refused to certify recent voting results.Top stories - ABC News - October 20 -
Arizona official pleads guilty in 2022 election certification case
A Republican county supervisor in Arizona pleaded guilty Monday after she tried to delay certification of the 2022 midterm election results, state Attorney General Kris Mayes announced.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Fulton County official appeals ruling requiring election certification
A Fulton County election official who refused to certify the results of the county's spring presidential primary election has appealed a state judge's ruling affirming that Georgia law requires ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Authorities allege million-dollar teacher certification scheme in Houston
Five people have been arrested after organizing and conducting an illegal fake teacher certification scheme that made at least $1 million in Houston, local prosecutors said on Monday. Harris ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
‘They are ruining my life’: how the shadowy world of debt collection can wreck your finances
A stranger’s bill can be passed, in your name, down a chain of companies until it reaches the courts without you knowing anything about it. The result can be catastrophic. James Barnett and his ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Furniture of Champions: How Paris Olympics Tables and Chairs Are Finding a Second Life Online
Sold and auctioned off to small businesses, Olympic Village decor lives on in a seemingly endless chain of resellers.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
How a ‘putrid’ find in a museum cupboard could be the key to bringing the Tasmanian tiger back to life
A well-preserved thylacine head was a gruesome sight – but it also contained RNA molecules crucial to reconstructing the extinct animal’s genome. Breakthroughs sometimes turn up in unexpected ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock
Scientists have pinpointed how sperm and egg fuse together across the animal kingdom, from fish to peopleTech - ABC News - October 17 -
How Moldova’s Most Popular T.V. Host Torched Her Career With a Startling Life Choice
Natalia Morari once reported on corrupt business in Moldova. Now she has upset many by having a son with a tycoon accused of corruption, and running against the pro-West president in elections.Top stories - The New York Times - October 19 -
The tortured double life of Lisa Marie Presley and how her daughter saved Graceland
A scandal began when a company announced a foreclosure sale for Graceland, claiming that Elvis' late daughter borrowed $3.8 million and used the property as collateral.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
‘Needle in a haystack’: how a six-day search for a missing woman in rugged Kosciuszko ended in relief
Lovisa Sjoberg had suffered a snake bite, dehydration and a rolled ankle in the days she spent lost in the Snowy Mountains – and was ‘pretty fortunate’ to be alive. Get our breaking news email , ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Opening day takeaways: How South Carolina, USC overcame early struggles to win
Olivia Miles tallied a triple-double, JuJu Watkins and USC held off Ole Miss, and South Carolina escaped Michigan as the 2024-25 season opened.Sports - ESPN - 15 hours ago -
WATCH: Trump town hall interrupted by medical emergencies in the crowd
Former President Donald Trump's town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Monday evening was interrupted twice by medical emergencies.Top stories - ABC News - October 15 -
In Moldova, a Pro-Russian Oligarch With a Criminal Past Tries to Derail Path to Europe
Ilan Shor fled to Russia after being convicted in a $1 billion bank heist. On Sunday he came close to defeating a referendum on joining the EU.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 21 -
At least 1 dead after train derails on Norway's north coast
Police say at least one person was killed and four people injured when a train running along Norway’s northern coast derailed Thursday with 55 people on boardWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Ohio State Football’s Win Reveals a Flaw That Could Derail Its Season
In alarming fashion, the Buckeyes looked nothing like their dominant selves from three weeks ago, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - October 27 -
Tram derails and plows into a shop in Norwegian capital, only 4 lightly injured
Four people were injured when a tram derailed and plowed into a computer shop in downtown OsloWorld - ABC News - October 29
