Some Geologists Argue Earth Has Less Than Seven Continents

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Tech - Wired - October 23

Why Some Republicans Are Praising An Agency They Hate

Not long ago, the CFPB's survival was a question mark. Its latest rule looks built to last.

Politics - Politico - 6 days ago

Van Jones: Some Harris 'evasions are not necessary'

Former White House advisor Van Jones is offering criticism of Vice President Harris’s performance in a Wednesday town hall hosted by CNN, saying she needs to speak more directly and lower her ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Team Behind Starface Pimple Patches Takes On Fentanyl Test Strips

The founders of Starface took the shame out of blemishes. Now, they’re hoping to make it less risky to use recreational drugs and alcohol.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 1 hour ago

Brutal Budget is likely to stoke some upset

Departmental spending to increase by only 1.7%, with little going towards tackling poverty at home and overseas

World - Financial Times - 47 minutes ago

Harris and Trump are tied in the polls – so I conducted my own less traditional research | Arwa Mahdawi

The latest survey shows the presidential candidates are neck and neck. But a trip around my neighbourhood suggests good news for Harris and possibly for giant meteors. Polls! What are they good ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

First roster since Olympic gold shows USWNT getting younger, less reliant on known stars

Coach Emma Hayes appears ready to turn the page ahead of the 2027 World Cup.

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Game 4 of the W.N.B.A. Finals Was a Nail-Biter. Expect Nothing Less From the Finale.

A grinding, tightly contested affair between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx seems all but guaranteed, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 20

‘It was to make bank managers less uptight’: the toy that put Newton’s law on executive desks

The eccentric British design firm behind Ballrace, the bestselling shiny 1970s Newton’s cradle, is celebrated in a new book. Sir Isaac Newton was a genius of science, but for many Britons of a ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

To win, Harris should talk more about working-class needs and less about Trump | Dustin Guastella

Our polling shows that the best way to defeat Trump is offer a compelling economic platform that puts working families first. The 2024 campaign has entered the final stretch and, as polls ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Armed police have a dangerous job, but that doesn’t mean they should be less accountable | Gaby Hinsliff

The home secretary mustn’t let herself be held to ransom over the Chris Kaba case. Officers need her support, but so do the public and grieving families. Dalian Atkinson was a gifted Premier League ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Foreign investors flock to flagship Saudi economic conference — but face less free-flowing cash

Thousands of financiers, founders and investors are set to descend on the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the eighth edition of the kingdom's Future Investment Initiative.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

No, Trump is not a fascist. But that doesn’t make him any less dangerous | Jan-Werner Mueller

Trump is similar to far-right populists like Modi and Orbán. But fascist? No. Trump’s former chief of staff has just confirmed the ex-president is a fascist . The former chairman of the joint ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

‘Sex writing feels less cringe now’: are we entering a new era of erotic literature?

As the Erotic Review is joined by dating app Feeld’s literary magazine and Gillian Anderson’s anthology of women’s fantasies, there seems to be a fresh appetite for writing about desire. ‘Sexual ...

World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago

Voters from all seven battleground states join focus group on 2024 election

Margaret Brennan speaks to a focus group of voters from all seven battleground states as Election Day 2024 nears.

America’s Cup 2024: New Zealand take 4-0 lead over Britain in first-to-seven series – as it happened

Though the contest was the closest of the regatta, the result was the same: a New Zealand victory, and they now lead Great Britain 4-0 in a race to seven. GB’s Matt Gotrel, known as Shrek – ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Ex-husband of 'Real Housewives' star gets seven years for hiring mobster to assault her boyfriend

The ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo has been sentenced to seven years in prison for hiring a reputed mobster to assault her boyfriend in exchange for the ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 15

Mysterious tar balls washing ashore force closure of seven beaches in Sydney including Bondi

Randwick council started closing its beaches, including Coogee, on Tuesday and neighbouring Waverley council followed suit on Thursday ‘out of precaution’. Follow our Australia news live blog for ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Second body found after explosion which also killed seven-year-old boy

A body, believed to be a man in his 30s, is found after the blast which killed a seven-year-old boy.

America’s Cup 2024: New Zealand double up to take 6-2 lead over Great Britain – live

Team Emirates NZ lead Ainslie’s Ineos Britannia crew Report from races five and six | And email Yara Leg 3 of 6: So many potholes on the course but New Zealand are still maintaining that ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Black men are a coveted — somewhat movable — voting bloc. Seven told us how they planned to vote.

The campaigns are putting significant time and attention toward courting Black men, seen as a crucial voting bloc in a tight presidential race. We asked some how they planned to vote.

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