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50 Years After Killing, a Berlin Court Convicts a Stasi Officer of Murder
The court handed down a guilty verdict and a 10-year sentence to a former officer of East Germany’s dreaded secret police, in a case straight out of the Cold War.October 15 -
World - The Guardian
Martin Rowson on a parlous outlook for the UN – cartoon
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Top stories - CBS News
Giant pandas arriving at National Zoo after agreement with China lapsed last year
Generations of giant pandas have called the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., home for more than 50 years. But last year, an agreement with China lapsed, sending the pandas home. After delicate ...October 15 - China -
World - The Guardian
Global public debt to hit $100tn this year, says IMF; Boeing to raise up to $25bn to shore up balance sheet – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as IMF warns that future debt levels could be higher than currently projected. Cooling labour market adds to Reeves’s tax-raising ...October 15 -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
How the WNBA went from an ‘existential’ moment to record success
In spring 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the country, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert was locked down in her New Jersey home. The league was facing a season on the brink right as its ...October 15 - WNBA -
Business - CNBC
Asian semiconductor stocks rise after shares of AI chip darling Nvidia hit a record high
Nvidia's gains in share price lifted its market value to top $3.4 trillion, unseating Microsoft as the second most valuable company on Wall Street.October 15 -
World - ABC News
A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years
Back in the 19th century, migrant miners from Cornwall, in the southwest of England, brought their pastries to the Mexican mining town of Real del MonteOctober 15 -
World - The Guardian
Chinese film star Fan Bingbing to make comeback after five-year purgatory
Fan, who disappeared after tax scandal, stars in thriller – but experts say she is unlikely to regain previous fame in increasingly authoritarian nation. Fan Bingbing, once one of China’s most ...October 15 -
Top stories - NBC News
Foot of a famed Mount Everest climber is possibly found after 100 years
A National Geographic documentary crew may have found partial remains of the foot of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, the famed mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest 100 years ago.October 14 -
Politics - The Hill
Pandas en route to National Zoo after a year
Two new giant pandas are en route to the National Zoo, according to multiple reports. CNN reported Monday that the pair of 3-year-old pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, had left a southwestern ...October 14 -
Entertainment - Los Angeles Times
Demi Moore confirms Bruce Willis 'is stable' in aphasia battle, two years after diagnosis
Demi Moore says ex-husband Bruce Willis 'is stable' amid his battle with aphasia. 'The disease is what the disease is,' she says at a film festival.October 14 -
Top stories - The New York Times
Founder of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn to Retire After 50 Years
In 1973, Joe Holtz helped start the Park Slope Food Co-op, a Brooklyn institution that is equally loved and ridiculed. Will it survive his retirement?October 14 -
Politics - The Hill
Trump calls for Harris to take cognitive test after criticism of his medical records
Former President Trump said Monday that Vice President Harris should take a cognitive test, as the Harris campaign hammers him for his refusal to release his own detailed medical records and ...October 14 - Donald Trump -
World - ABC News
A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome
A Sherpa teenager has returned to Nepal to a hero's welcome after becoming the youngest person to scale all the world’s 14 highest peaksOctober 14 -
Business - CNBC
European Central Bank set for third interest rate cut of the year in meeting this week
Markets are eyeing two more rate cuts from the euro area's central bank this year amid a weak growth outlook and lower inflation.October 14 -
Sports - ABC News
A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome
A Sherpa teenager has returned to Nepal to a hero's welcome after becoming the youngest person to scale all the world’s 14 highest peaksOctober 14 -
Business - The New York Times
China’s Stock Markets Rebound on Promises to Help Businesses
Assurances from government officials on plans to strengthen the private sector offset a lack of specifics about economic stimulus.October 14 - China -
Business - Inc.
Historic Amusement Park to Close After Nearly 100 Years
Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, an Ocean City staple, fell victim to the pandemic and Superstorm Sandy.October 13 -
World - The Guardian
Liberty and record-breaking Stewart hold off Lynx to level WNBA finals
Stewart’s 21 power New York to 80-66 win in Game 2 Game 3 of best-of-five series is Wednesday in Minnesota The New York Liberty held off the Minnesota Lynx in Game 2 of the WNBA finals on Sunday ...October 13 - WNBA -
Politics - The Hill
Beshear: ‘It hurts’ to see Trump, Vance lie about election, natural disasters
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said in an interview Sunday that “it hurts” to see former President Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, lie about the results ...October 13 -
Sports - CBS Sports
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya sets women's world record in Chicago Marathon
Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon nearly two minutes faster than the previous women's marathon world recordOctober 13 -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Detroit Tigers 2024 offseason preview: What's ahead in 2025 after the Tigers' surprise playoff run?
With Tarik Skubal, Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter, Detroit is a team on the rise in the AL Central.October 12 - NFL