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The US election… it’s different this time! | First Dog on the Moon
No wait, I’m being told I just imagined it. Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
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Hoosiers hang on, get to 10 wins for first time
Indiana, a bottom-rung program that hasn't even shared a Big Ten Conference title since 1967 and never made the College Football Playoff, improved to 10-0 with a 20-15 win against defending ...Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago -
Bitcoin resumes its climb, briefly touching $90,000 in late afternoon trading
Bitcoin climbed over the $90,000 level in late afternoon trading Tuesday.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Inflation ticks up for first time since March
The Consumer Price Index in October rose 2.6% year-over-year, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, a higher rate than September's 2.4%. The uptick means the Federal Reserve's 2% target rate is ...Top stories - CBS News - 21 hours ago -
World Opens to the Taliban Despite Their Shredding of Women’s Rights
Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
How the Taliban are erasing Afghanistan’s women – photo essay
The journalist Mélissa Cornet and the photographer Kiana Hayeri met more than 100 Afghan girls and women in seven provinces, and found resistance and defiance but also despair. Earlier this year, I ...World - The Guardian - 15 hours ago -
U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Southern Lebanon Will Remain, U.N. Official Says
Israel has demanded that the force, known as UNIFIL, pull out. But all the countries contributing troops and the U.N. Security Council decided unanimously that UNIFIL should stay.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
‘You don’t want to waste time on climate change’: TV weather’s big problem with the environmental crisis
Lack of time, difficulties with scientific rigour, an uninterested public … television meteorologists open up about why they’re so quiet about the reasons for extreme conditions. Why do TV and ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
‘A total waste of time’: why Papua New Guinea pulled out of Cop29 and why climate advocates are worried
Country’s foreign minister says UN climate summits have produced ‘no results’ as Pacific nation takes the rare step of withdrawing from upcoming Cop29. Papua New Guinea’s decision to pull out of an ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Israeli strikes kill 21 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
Officials say Israeli airstrikes have pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are ...World - ABC News - October 16 -
Israel strikes southern Beirut for the first time in nearly a week
Israel strikes southern Beirut for the first time in nearly a weekWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
UK inflation falls below 2% for first time since 2021 in boost to Rachel Reeves
Surprise annual drop to 1.7% in September raises chance of interest rate cuts, increasing budget leeway. UK inflation surprise opens up wriggle room for lower rates and less painful budget ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Gender wage gap widens for the first time in 20 years
Pay gap between men and women working full-time widened in 2023 for first time in 20 years, USCB data shows.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
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Global water cycle off balance for 'first time in human history': Report
The world’s water cycle is out of balance ”for the first time in human history,” according to a new report. The Global Commission on the Economics of Water, which is made up of global experts, ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
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Alec Baldwin returns to host Saturday Night Live for the first time since Rust trial
The actor opened the show in a sketch parodying Kamala Harris' interview on Fox News.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
NFL Week 7: A bad time to be a first-place team
Of the eight division leaders entering the weekend, four — the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings — left it as losers.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Freshman Enrollment Appears to Decline for the First Time Since 2020
A projected 5 percent drop in this year’s freshman class follows a number of disruptions last year, including persistent failures with the FAFSA form.Top stories - The New York Times - October 23 -
Tua Tagovailoa practices for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 2
Tua Tagovailoa practiced Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 2, and the Dolphins are aiming for him to start Sunday against ArizonaSports - ABC News - October 23 -
‘Fascinating’: Tove Jansson’s Moomins notes to be published for first time
Handwritten notes about characters’ traits and voices to be published in 80th-anniversary edition of The Moomins and the Great Flood. As a cult series of 20th-century children’s books, the Moomins ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
UPS beat on revenue for the first time in 2 years, even as online sales slowed
UPS’s stock jumps toward a three-month high after earnings beat expectations, with revenue topping forecasts for the first time in nine quarters.Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Hungary’s opposition overtakes Orbán’s party for first time in decades
Tisza upstart catches up with ruling Fidesz party months after it was founded, opinion polls showWorld - Financial Times - October 24 -
Washington Post not endorsing presidential candidate for first time in decades
The Washington Post will not be endorsing any candidate for president this year, the newspaper's publisher announced Friday. In a note to readers, Post publisher William Lewis said the outlet would ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Washington Post says it will not endorse candidate for first time in 30 years
Newspaper condemned for ‘chicken-shit’ decision on White House race as staffers say they are ‘deeply concerned’. For the first time in over 30 years, the Washington Post announced on Friday its ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Many North Carolina students return to class for first time since Helene
When Hurricane Helene hit, 459 schools in 28 North Carolina districts were affected. Schools in five of those districts remain closed.Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
How Diana's trips to homeless shelters changed Prince William
Prince William sets out the personal motivation behind Homewards, his project to tackle homelessness.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
Japan Election: Governing Party Projected to Lose Majority
The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power.World - The New York Times - October 27 -
Deion Sanders takes Colorado to bowl eligibility for first time in eight years
In the grand scheme of things, it's not all that hard to become bowl eligible in today's NCAA.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27 -
Tove Jansson murals, with hidden Moomins, seen for first time in Helsinki show
Paradise exhibition focuses on public works for factory walls, hospitals and nurseries – long before Moominmania took hold. A white, hippo-like snout, matched in bulbosity by a well-padded paunch, ...World - The Guardian - October 28
