Their fireworks lit up Delhi at Diwali for decades. Pollution wiped them out.

Efforts by Indian officials to combat air pollution in New Delhi have upended the livelihoods of family-run businesses that produced fireworks for generations.

Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens

Pollution levels in the Indian capital have reached 20-25 times more than the WHO's recommended safe limit.

‘More toxic than ever’: Lahore and Delhi choked by smog as ‘pollution season’ begins

As air pollution hits toxic levels, one proposal is to introduce a ‘smog diplomacy’ initiative between Pakistan and India. As the smog descended over Lahore, people began to feel the familiar ...

World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago

Smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India ahead of Diwali

As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollution

World - ABC News - Yesterday

‘For years, I chalked it up to bad hearing’: My partner has signs of dementia. He’s already spent $750,000. How can I stop him from wiping us out?

“Some of these expenditures were along the lines of ‘Guess what I bought today?’ bad surprises.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

Toxic smog cloaks India's capital as Diwali firecrackers push air pollution to hazardous levels

A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushes air pollution to hazardous levels

World - ABC News - 5 hours ago

Toxic smog cloaks India's capital as Diwali firecrackers push air pollution to hazardous levels

A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushes air pollution to hazardous levels

Health - ABC News - 5 hours ago

Lebanon: 'Whole neighbourhood wiped out' in Israel air strike

Fouad Hassan, who lost family in the attack on south Beirut’s Jnah neighbourhood, describes how buildings were brought down on residents with no warning.

Tech stock sell-off wipes out Wall Street’s October gains

Disappointing earnings from Microsoft help put US equities on track for biggest one-day drop since early September

World - Financial Times - 18 hours ago

Texas apologizes to Georgia players, staff, SEC and game officials after fans throw trash on field

Texas has apologized after fans littered the field with water bottles and other trash after an interception for the top-ranked Longhorns against No. 5 Georgia was initially wiped out by a ...

Sports - ABC News - October 20

Dominant Anthony Davis helps Lakers wipe out 22-point deficit to defeat Suns

Anthony Davis again dominated inside for 36 points, Austin Reaves makes five of seven from deep to score 26, and LeBron James had 21 points and eight assists in the Lakers' 123-116 win.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

How to prevent one wrong trade from wiping out your investment account

Successful trading isn’t about finding the perfect system. It’s more about knowing yourself, says Shay Huang, a.k.a. ‘Humbled Trader.’

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

UK savings plans overhauled with planned pension tax changes

Advisers race to rethink approach after Rachel Reeves pledges to bring retirement pots under inheritance levy regime

Business - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

OpenAI brings online search to ChatGPT

Move takes aim at rivals including Google and Perplexity

Business - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

Parents to be hit by ‘nanny tax’ after national insurance changes

Families affected will be worse off by more than £1,000 a year

Business - Financial Times - 18 hours ago

Jets rookie Malachi Corley drops ball before crossing goal line, wiping out his 1st career TD

Malachi Corley is on a list of players who cost themselves TDs with a bad mistake.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 12 hours ago

'Hear Me Out': Meme Halloween Costumes Are So Last Decade

Chronically online millennials turning memes into costumes used to be all the rage. Now, the TikTok generation has a new challenge to bring back some old classics.

Tech - Wired - October 25

Does air pollution cause dementia? UK scientists launch study to find out

Research at the Francis Crick Institute could lead to new drugs to counter progress of diseases like Alzheimer’s. British scientists are about to launch a remarkable research project that will ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Costco's gold bars are selling out. Here's where else to buy them.

If you're planning to buy gold at Costco's warehouse stores, you may need a backup plan. Here's where else to look.

If You Cannot Outspend Your Competition, Out-Weird Them

Personality can help purpose-led brands stand out from the pack.

Business - Inc. - October 21

A Trump Rally Speaker Trashed Puerto Ricans. Harris Reached Out to Them.

Her campaign moved swiftly to highlight that even as a speaker at Donald Trump’s rally in New York made offensive remarks about Puerto Rico and Latinos, she was visiting Puerto Rican voters in ...

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

A Chicago league has spent decades inspiring Black women to take up golf

The Ebony Ladies Golf League of Chicago, which just marked its 50th anniversary, has spent decades growing the game with African American women. Jim Williams has more.

Payton: Running out clock, not running up score

Accused of trying to run up the score, Broncos coach Sean Payton said he was trying to "finish" and close out the game. His advice to the Panthers: "Play better."

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump

Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday

Entertainment - ABC News - 6 days ago

Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump

Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday

Health - ABC News - 6 days ago

In Game 5, Yankees fans lifted their team up -- even as it let them down

The Yankees lost the World Series on Wednesday, but the Bronx cheer was notably absent.

Sports - ESPN - 14 hours ago

England drop five catches as Windies knock them out of T20 World Cup

England lose captain Heather Knight to injury and drop five catches as they are stunned by the West Indies and knocked out of the Women's T20 World Cup following a six-wicket defeat in Dubai.

Mets stick with righties in lineup for NLCS Game 4 vs. Dodgers, but does Carlos Mendoza's logic make sense?

New York's first-year manager is staying the course with Jose Iglesias and J.D. Martinez against Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

This App Set Out to Fight Pesticides. After VCs Stepped In, Now It Helps Sell Them

Plantix started with the mission of making farming more environmentally friendly. So how did it end up selling the very products it wanted to fight against?

Tech - Wired - October 24

How to make a Trump voter out of any undecided parent: Take them to a library

A couple of weeks ago, I took my daughters, 7 and 6, to the local library because I had seen a sign for an event that seemed like it would be fun. It was, sort of, if poorly organized and cheaply ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

38 Video Game Movies In The Works: How Many Of Them Will Actually Come Out?

Like the seemingly unending comic book movie craze, Hollywood loves to find a type of film that it can turn into the next big cultural touchstone. Over the years, we've seen movies based on video ...

Tech - GameSpot - 20 hours ago

Fireworks force Swedish league derby suspension

The Stockholm derby between Djurgarden and Hammarby was suspended in the second half Sunday after supporters threw three smoke bombs onto the field.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Officer injured as riot police called to Edinburgh fireworks disorder

Police say a number of people have been involved in disorder in the same area of Edinburgh where there were attacks last year.

'Sometimes I can't cope with Mum's firework death'

The son of a woman killed when a firework was put in her letterbox calls for tighter regulation.

Disney rolls out line-skipping park passes costing up to $449

Disney parks are adding a top-tier, line-skipping upgrade with a whole new world of pricing: as much as $449 per person on top of park admission, Walt Disney Co.

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