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Power Rankings: Gonzaga, Auburn, Kentucky make gains

Statement wins helped the Zags, Tigers and Wildcats enjoy massive boosts.

Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago

On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy review – in the presence of a higher power

Philosopher Simon Critchley’s painstaking attempt to explore transcendent experience provides a fascinating overview of Christianity’s great outliers. I sometimes think of mysticism – the name we ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

The Balance of Power Has Officially Shifted in the N.F.L.

Week 11 was all about the A.F.C.’s top contenders trying to bully one another, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 5 days ago

NFL Power Rankings entering Week 12: Can the Bills or Steelers take No. 1 seed from Chiefs?

The AFC playoff picture got a shakeup, so pay attention to the strength of schedule for the trio of front-runners.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Instagram will let users reset recommendations that powers their feeds

Instagram users will soon be able to manually reset the recommendation algorithm that determines what they see in their feeds.

Pacific Northwest slammed by powerful bomb cyclone

A powerful bomb cyclone has hit the Pacific Northwest, bringing hurricane-force winds, rain and snow that knocked out power to more than half a million people. The storm could result in significant ...

Power Rankings: The state of Wisconsin had a great week

The surprises of the past week came from the Big East (Marquette, St. John's) and Wisconsin.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Atmospheric River Shifts South: What to Expect from the Forecast

More extreme rain will fall across the region on Thursday as forecasters warn of the potential for dangerous flooding.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Nick Chubb powers in for memorable touchdown vs. Steelers

Chubb scored on a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, giving the Browns a lead.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

How to Cut AI's Appetite for Electricity and Water

Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to be such a power guzzler. Here’s how to make it less hungry.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

The Great Mughals at the V&A — art, opulence and military power

The 400-year-old treasures of India’s one-time rulers are still startlingly magnificent

World - Financial Times - 19 hours ago

Israel Strike Against Hezbollah in Lebanon Kills at Least 20

Israel was targeting a senior Hezbollah commander, but failed to kill him, one Israeli official said. Hezbollah officials said none of the group’s leaders were at the attack site.

World - The New York Times - 4 hours ago

Beirut strike 'so powerful it was felt across the city'

An eight-storey building in Lebanon's capital was destroyed when it was struck without warning, the BBC's Hugo Bachega says.

Yankees' Juan Soto addresses impending free agency, says money is not necessarily 'biggest thing'

Soto has made a huge splash during his first (and only?) year in the Bronx

Sports - CBS Sports - October 25

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman unveils ‘super agency’ vision at TED AI conference, takes subtle shot at Elon Musk

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman introduces 'super agency' framework for AI development, dismissing near-term election risks while advocating for balanced regulation and human-AI collaboration in ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 25

Viral video of ripped-up Pennsylvania ballots is fake and Russian-made, intelligence agencies say

Russian actors "manufactured and amplified" a viral video that falsely showed a person tearing up ballots in Pennsylvania, the FBI and two other federal agencies said Friday.

An attack in Iran's restive southeast kills 10 members of the country's national police force, 2 news agencies report

World - ABC News - October 26

Could Juan Soto beat Shohei Ohtani's $700M contract? Everything to know about superstar's looming free agency

Soto is almost peerless given his talent and his age, making his free agency a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help

Conglomerate rejects claim it co-operated to siphon money out of the country during rule of ousted Sheikh Hasina

World - Financial Times - October 28

Juan Soto rumors: Dodgers expected to join free agency sweepstakes; Scott Boras weighs in during World Series

The Yankees star is currently going head-to-head with the Dodgers in the World Series

Sports - CBS Sports - October 28

Middle East crisis live: world leaders express ‘grave concern’ at Israeli vote to ban Unrwa; deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon

Israel passes bill dealing huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank; at least 60 people killed in latest reported strikes . . The Israeli army told residents in parts of ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Israeli lawmakers pass second law to restrict the main UN agency providing aid to Gaza, and designate it a terror group

World - ABC News - October 28

Israel passes legislation that risks paralyzing the work of the main UN agency distributing aid in Gaza