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ABC News - Top stories
Head of Boeing Defense, Space and Security leaving company
Ted Colbert, the president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, will be leaving the beleaguered company, Boeing announced Friday.3 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Israel Kills Top Hezbollah Commander in Beirut Strike
The attack represents another security failure for the militant group that has been reeling from repeated Israeli blows.3 days ago - Israel -
The New York Times - Sports
Did Shohei Ohtani Just Play the Single Greatest Baseball Game Ever?
With Thursday’s performance, the M.L.B. star became the first player to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in a season. Here’s how Ohtani’s master class compares to other all-time individual ...3 days ago - MLB -
CBS News - Top stories
Did the interest rate cuts spark economic growth?
The Federal Reserve Board's announcement to cut interest rates has made stocks surge for now and mortgage rates slightly drop. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent ...3 days ago -
CNBC - Business
Secret Service blames poor planning, 'complacency' for its failure to stop Trump assassination attempt
Trump was grazed with a bullet at a presidential campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, in July when shooter Thomas Crooks opened fire at the stage.3 days ago - Donald Trump -
ABC News - Entertainment
Why does 'The Babadook' still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers
Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Jennifer Kent’s directorial debut “The Babadook” is one of them3 days ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
What Trump Did to the G.O.P., Musk Did to Twitter
It’s more toxic but less relevant than ever.3 days ago - Donald Trump -
MarketWatch - Business
Social Security’s COLA provides invaluable protection
Recent inflation spike — and moderation — underscores its importance4 days ago -
The Hill - Politics
South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years after securing drugs
South Carolina inmate Freddie Eugene Owens is set to undergo the state’s first execution in 13 years, about a year after the state obtained the necessary drugs to carry out a lethal injection. ...4 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
Did central banks get the inflation crisis right?
Policymakers are lowering rates and signalling new confidence that a ‘soft landing’ is possible. But few are ready to declare victory4 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Missing Kenyan anti-government protesters resurface as police chief appears in court
Anger had been growing at police chief Gilbert Masengeli after abductions of Jamil and Aslam Longton and Bob Njagi . Three Kenyans who were abducted last month after taking part in an ...4 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Midlife left me asking what was the point of me? But then everything changed, again | Ros Reines
Losing fertility, friends, family, work – midlife for women can be self-altering. But I found liberation on the other side of menopause. In the first flush of my post-menopausal years, I didn’t ...4 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Reform UK’s Trump-style rally fires up new members
The conference is a chance for the party's new MPs and members to get to know each other.4 days ago - Donald Trump -
BBC News - Top stories
Body found in search for missing NHS TV chaplain
Katherine Watson worked as the head of chaplaincy at Newcastle NHS trust.4 days ago -
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The New York Times - Top stories
The Migrant Crisis Did Not ‘Destroy’ New York. But Challenges Remain.
It’s been a year since Mayor Eric Adams made his ominous prediction. City officials should treat the arrival of migrants as an opportunity rather than a catastrophe, advocates say.4 days ago -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
Review: In the darkly funny 'A Different Man,' an actor ditches his identity, then misses it
Sebastian Stan plays a facially deformed actor who emerges from a miracle cure to realize he's lost something deeper, in a movie co-starring Renate Reinsve.4 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Sell, sell, sell: corporate styling breaks out of the office and into fashion
From brands such as Ganni and Prada, to FKA Twigs and Taylor Swift, ‘corpcore’ is thriving. For anyone who has lived the realities of bottom lines, deliverables, bad workplace coffee and terrible ...4 days ago -
The Guardian - World
West Ham’s style revolution under Julen Lopetegui has not yet clicked into gear | Jacob Steinberg
New-look side still lack an identity in the post-Moyes era and need to be sharper and more fluent at both ends. The style revolution is moving slowly. West Ham look no less dowdy after swapping ...4 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
Ask Shrimsley: shouldn’t you have fled the country by now?
Britain’s richest plumber is the latest mogul threatening to leave the UK. Good for him4 days ago -
CNBC - Business
Japan's Nikkei leads gains in Asia Pacific after Wall Street soars; BOJ and PBOC hold rates
Traders in Asia also look toward August consumer prices index from Japan and Hong Kong, and central bank decisions from Bank of Japan and People's Bank of China.4 days ago - Japan -
CNBC - Business
China unexpectedly leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged after Fed’s jumbo cut
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it would keep the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) at 3.35%, as well as the five-year LPR at 3.85%.4 days ago - China -
CNBC - Business
Bank of Japan keeps key interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy
The decision came as the central bank seeks to wean its economy off the long-held ultra-easy monetary policy and curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar.4 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Taiwan says it did not make Hezbollah pager parts
The pagers that exploded had labels pointing to a Taiwanese firm - but it denied making the devices.4 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Tech
KKR Secures About a Third of Fuji Soft, Dousing Hopes of Bidding War
Fuji Soft shares fell sharply on fading expectations of a bidding war after two key shareholders of the software developer agreed to KKR’s tender offer.4 days ago -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Shohei Ohtani hits historic 50-50 mark with night for the ages
In a season in which he's not pitching, the Dodgers star delivers one of the best performances in MLB history.4 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
The crypto bros who dream of crowdfunding a new country
How a group of Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs plan to create "the network state."4 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Business
Warner Music Increases Layoff Plans
The entertainment conglomerate now expects to cut its workforce by 13%, or about 750 employees—up from a 10% reduction.4 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Business
Social-Media Firms Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says
The agency said the companies engaged in vast consumer surveillance while failing to provide adequate privacy controls or safeguards for children.5 days ago