Watch given to Titanic hero sells for record breaking £1.5m

Watch given to Titanic hero sells for record-breaking £1.5m

Auctioneers say the watch sale is the highest-ever for a Titanic artefact.

Watch given to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for £1.56m

Amount paid at auction is highest ever for memorabilia related to ship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. A gold pocket watch presented to the captain of a steamship which rescued more than ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Can Inter Miami and Lionel Messi break the MLS single season points record? Where to watch, live stream

Inter Miami host the New England Revolution on MLS Decision Day with history in reach

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Patients to get full access to medical records on NHS App

Medical records, test results and letters to be available to all on NHS App in digital revolution.

Ohtani's '50-50' baseball sells for record £3.4m

The ball struck by LA Dodgers hitter Shohei Ohtani when he secured a record-breaking 50th home run sells for £3.39m at auction.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

'Extraordinary' Modric breaks Madrid record in win

Carlo Ancelotti praised Luka Modric as an "extraordinary professional" after the midfielder celebrated becoming Real Madrid's oldest ever player by providing an assist in their 2-1 win at Celta Vigo.

Sports - ESPN - October 20

Monger breaks Ironman record for double amputee

Former racing driver Billy Monger breaks the Ironman double amputee record in Hawaii, while Patrick Lange wins his third title.

Chelsea break record with 8 goals to sink Noah

Chelsea set a UEFA Conference League record with an emphatic 8-0 win over Armenian side FC Noah at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

Sports - ESPN - November 8

Record-breaking runner stars in New York Marathon

Lloyd Martin, who has Down's syndrome, runs the New York Marathon after a record-breaking London run.

Mattel CEO: Barbie film was about breaking convention, not ‘selling more toys’

After the success of ‘Barbie’, Ynon Kreiz plans to turn the company’s toy brands into a ‘playground’ for filmmakers

Business - Financial Times - November 4

Giuliani given one week to surrender Mercedes and luxury watches

Former lawyer for Donald Trump accused of ‘flouting his obligations’ to poll workers he defamed

World - Financial Times - November 7

WATCH: WNBA champs New York Liberty celebrate 1st title with a Canyon of Heroes parade

Thousands of fans flooded the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan to celebrate the WNBA champion New York Liberty with a ticker-tape parade Thursday.

Inter Miami breaks the MLS single-season points record

Lionel Messi scores his second hat trick in five days in 6-2 win over New England Revolution

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

MLS attendance and sponsorship revenue break records — and it's not just because of Messi

Major League Soccer scored several regular season records, including for attendance and sponsorship, thanks in part to international superstar Lionel Messi — and corporate strategy.

Ohtani 50/50 ball fetches record-breaking $4.39M

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 ball shattered the record paid for a ball in any sport, selling for $4.392 million at auction.

Sports - ESPN - October 23

‘Sherpas are rarely seen as elite athletes’: record-breaking teenager’s fight for equality

Nima Rinji Sherpa is youngest person to summit world’s 14 highest peaks at 18 years old. Now he is pushing for recognition of his community. Growing up as a sherpa in Nepal, Nima Rinji Sherpa was ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Kate Douglass breaks world record at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

Kate Douglass broke the 200m breaststroke world record held by Rebecca Soni.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

Yomif Kejelcha breaks half-marathon world record by one second

Yomif Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds.

Mount Fuji still without snow in late October - longest wait in 130 years

Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been unusually warm weather this year.

Gold prices break a new record, but may be near a peak

Gold topped $2,800 an ounce for the first time ever on Wednesday, but one analyst warned that the upward movement for prices may be “limited” going forward as strength in Treasury bond yields is a ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Dollar weakens as investors rein in bets on Trump victory

Markets move after poll shows unexpected groundswell of support for Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday’s election

Business - Financial Times - November 4

Early voting breaks records as the White House race tightens

On the eve of Election Day, early voting numbers reach unprecedented levels. CBS News Elections Director Anthony Salvanto looks at each party's route to securing the presidency.

Michigan on pace to break voter turnout records, official says

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) said Tuesday that the Great Lake State, a critical battleground in the presidential race, is on track to break voter turnout records. “Michiganders ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Michigan secretary of state says voter turnout "on track" to break record

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tells CBS News that the battleground state will likely have most of its ballots counted "in the next few hours." Meanwhile, CBS News projected ...

Japan’s Mount Fuji Gets Snow After Breaking Snowless Record

Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest snowless period in 130 years.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

"Mornings Memory": 90-year-old Effie Nielson breaks records in weightlifting

Our "Mornings Memory" takes us back to 2002, when Effie Nielson, at 90, lifted 135 pounds in a Nevada contest, breaking three world records and inspiring generations with her strength.

Record-breaking inferno continues to ravage Peru, killing at least 15: 'There's no help'

World - Yahoo News - November 8

Parks, zoo, schools close in Pakistan as residents choke on record-breaking smog

Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan have closed all parks and museums because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has ...

World - ABC News - November 8

LeBron James records third consecutive triple-double, breaks his own record as Lakers beat Grizzlies

James turns 40 next month and is still making NBA history

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

Bitcoin breaks $82,000 for first time on Trump trades; UK government sells £1bn of NatWest shares – business live

Cryptocurrency more than doubles since January on hopes of lighter regulation; latest share sale takes UK Treasury’s holding in NatWest to 11.4%. Kemi Badenoch has said it is “extremely ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

People smuggler convicted of £1.5m small boats operation

Pistiwan Jameel described migrants as "pigeons" or "sticks" as he facilitated illegal crossings.

Tyler, the Creator is selling $5 tickets to watch him lip sync at Intuit

The genre-blurring Los Angeles musician will preview his upcoming 'Chromakopia' LP on Sunday night at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 24

Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball sells for record $4.4 million. Who gets the money?

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball sold at an auction for a record $4.4 million. Who gets that money? That's still up to the courts to decide.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

Nasdaq hits record high as tech stocks rebound from summer sell-off

Sharp turnaround from 15% slide as investors make ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ bet

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Is Will Levis in a no-win situation with Titans? NFL on CBS analyst breaks down QB's struggles in 2024

Levis is not the same quarterback this year compared to last year

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Léon Marchand tops Ryan Lochte's 200m IM world record; Regan Smith breaks own world record set a week ago

Lochte held the record since 2012, while Smith set the world record mark in the 100m backstroke at last week's World Cup.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

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