Walkie Talkies in Lebanon May Have Held More Explosives Than Pagers

British pound and bond yields dive as U.K. inflation hits lowest in more than three years

Traders boost rate cut bets after U.K. inflation dives below 2%

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

More than 90 killed, 50 injured after gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say

More than 90 people are killed and 50 injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say

World - ABC News - October 16

Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors

Amazon is the latest large tech company to buy into nuclear power to fuel the growing demands from data centers.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Amazon goes nuclear, plans to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors

Amazon Web Services is investing over $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington State.

RTX subsidiary Raytheon to pay more than $950 million to settle foreign bribery, export control fraud probes

The huge legal settlement by Raytheon related to bribery in Qatar, and to defrauding the Pentagon in regard to the Patriot Missile systems.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Harris faces Fox News grilling as Trump stands by false claims about immigrants eating pet – US elections live

Vice-president’s interview with rightwing channel airs just hours after her Pennsylvania rally with senior Republicans. Don’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

In the final stretch, Trump and Harris go to Pennsylvania more than any other battleground

NBC News put together a map looking at the cities where the presidential candidates, as well as their running mates, are stopping in Pennsylvania.

Major challenges remain in North Carolina more than two weeks after Hurricane Helene

More than two weeks after Hurricane Helene, school systems in western North Carolina were still struggling with lack of water and damage. Schools are not set to reopen until the end of the month. ...

Bulls’ Lonzo Ball returns to court after surgeries, missing more than 2 seasons: ‘It’s all behind me now’

Lonzo Ball took the court to a standing ovation on Wednesday night, and then drilled a 3-pointer almost immediately in a preseason game against the Timberwolves.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Mexico ex-drug czar sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison over cartel bribes

Genaro Garcia Luna, who led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, was sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight.

Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers

A student loan cancellation program for public service workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden ...

International experts say Gaza is still at risk of famine after more than a year of war

World - ABC News - October 17

Former NFL No. 1 overall draft pick Jake Long has lost more than 70 pounds since retirement

Former No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Jake Long has lost more than 70 pounds since his professional career ended.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Messi talks Barcelona, Inter Miami, 2026 World Cup – ‘Achieved much more than I had dreamed’

Lionel Messi was present at a recent award ceremony hosted by MARCA, where he spoke about his love for Barcelona.Messi also reflected on his successes, both at the club and international levels. He ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Sea Of Thieves Finally Gets A Much-Requested Feature After More Than 6 Years

Rare has finally broken the pirate's curse in Sea of Thieves that kept players from bending their knees. That's right--buccaneers can finally crouch in the multiplayer action-adventure after ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 18

More than 1 million votes cast in Georgia during early voting period

More than 1 million votes have been cast in the critical battleground state of Georgia just days after early voting opened in the state. Georgia shattered records with more than 300,000 ballots ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

NHS consultant who lost £39k among 100 Revolut customers contacting BBC over scams

People say they have been poorly treated by the firm after being tricked out of cash while using app.

Mexico navy seizes more than eight tonnes of illicit cargo in record drugs bust

Six boats among impounded assets worth at least $100m off country’s south-west coast, navy says, after arresting 23 people. Mexico’s navy has said it arrested 23 people in its largest-ever drugs ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Are the Amazon's Trees Worth More Alive than Dead? A New Industry Thinks So

Brazil is encouraging bioplastics, ecotourism and fishing businesses in the rainforest to replace illegal logging and mining.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 19

The assisted dying debate is about so much more than kindness v conservatism | Sonia Sodha

George Carey is wrong to reduce the bill to a simple question of right or wrong. There is perhaps nothing more 2020s than taking a sensitive, morally fraught issue loaded with complexity and ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

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