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Ask Shrimsley: Can I call you Rob?

Barely a week goes by without someone deciding it’s friendly to shorten my name. This is a basic misjudgment

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Ask Shrimsley: Am I a real working person?

So what if you work and you’re a person? In what way is that a qualification?

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Ask Shrimsley: were the ’80s as much fun as Jilly Cooper says?

Absolutely. Although I don’t remember doing any of that stuff myself

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Labour volunteers helping Harris 'in spare time', says Starmer

The prime minister said volunteers from his party travelled to the US for "pretty much every" presidential election.

Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Dropping. Not Everyone Is Spared.

Federal officials have celebrated a striking drop in drug overdoses across the country. But state-level data shows that Black people are suffering significantly worse outcomes than white people.

Health - The New York Times - October 27

Israel’s attack on Iran spares oil, nuclear facilities and probably markets too

Israel launched air strikes against military targets in Iran on Saturday in its long anticipated retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on October 1st, but avoided hitting energy infrastructure ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

Oil prices drop over 6% after Israeli airstrikes spare Iran’s oil facilities

Oil futures fell sharply Monday, with U.S. and global benchmark crude posting the largest one-day percentage decline in over two years after widely anticipated Israeli airstrikes against Iran did ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

FTX’s engineering chief Nishad Singh spared prison time in fraud case

Coder was one of several members of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle to testify against their former boss at trial

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Ex-FTC Executive Singh Spared Prison for Role in Crypto Fraud

The former chief engineer at FTX cooperated extensively with prosecutors in their case against founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

Business - Inc. - October 30

Think your job is stressful? Spare a thought for those who can see what’s coming next | Fiona Katauskas

It’s all in the line of sight. See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Israel's first open attack on Iran targets missile sites and apparently spares oil and nuclear ones

Israel has attacked Iran with pre-dawn airstrikes in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired on Israel earlier this month

World - ABC News - October 26

U.S. oil posts worst day in two years after Israel spares Iran crude facilities

Oil prices lost ground on Monday after Iranian energy facilities were spared during an Israeli attack over the weekend.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Nishad Singh spared prison time over crypto fraud

Former FTX executive who shared Bahamas penthouse with Bankman-Fried pleaded guilty to six felony counts. The former cryptocurrency executive Nishad Singh, who once shared a $35m Bahamas penthouse ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Trump claims victory: People tell me 'God spared my life for a reason'

Former President Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election in remarks to his supporters, sharing that people told him, "God spared my life for a reason." NBC News has not yet ...

Let Me Ask a Question We Never Had to Ask Before

Election Day is only the beginning.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

China asks: what is an e-bike?

State bureaucracy makes the question more difficult than it may seem

World - Financial Times - October 22

Trump's lawyers ask for delay in election interference case

The judge in former President Donald Trump's election interference case could unseal more evidence before the 2024 election. Trump's lawyers are requesting U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan delay ...

'Liam called asking for advice on handling fame'

Mark Rhodes tells how the star called him in the early stages of his One Direction career.

Leading Is Hard. Just Ask Fourth Graders

No, really. Ask them. You’ll be surprised what you learn.

Business - Inc. - October 20

Public to be asked for suggestions on how to fix NHS

Wes Streeting says health service is in ‘awful state’ as he launches ‘national conversation’ about its future

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Prosecutor in Menendez Brothers Case to Ask Court for Resentencing

The request from George Gascón, the Los Angeles County district attorney, could lead to Lyle and Erik Menendez being released from prison, decades after they were convicted of murdering their parents.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Drivers face severe delays after lorry fire

The M5 in Somerset has reopened after an earlier lorry fire closed all lanes.

Gérard Depardieu absent as sexual assault trial begins

Proceedings get under way in Paris without accused who is said to be ‘extremely affected’ by ill health. The trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges has opened in Paris in the absence ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Gerard Depardieu's sexual assault trial opens in Paris

Two women have accused the actor of sexual assault on the set of 2021 film Les Volets Verts.

The questions being asked over the Southport attack

The complexities of how our prosecutions work can mean there are limits on what the public can know.

Trump Asked for Power. Voters Said Yes.

This was a conquering of the nation not by force but with a permission slip. Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Trescothick asks for patience after big England loss

Interim coach Marcus Trescothick asks for patience from England fans after his side falls to a ODI series defeat by West Indies in Barbados.

Killing of Japanese Boy Leaves Chinese Asking: Is This My Country?

Angry at what they view as China’s state-led xenophobia, taught in schools and prevalent online, some people are taking action, even at personal risk.

Business - The New York Times - October 14

What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland

Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores. Read more: Trees ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

What LeBron said when asked if he, Steph will be teammates again

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had an interesting answer when asked if he ever would be teammates with Golden State Warriors icon Steph Curry again.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15

Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs ask judge to release identities of his accusers

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking a New York judge to force prosecutors to disclose the names of his accusers in his sex trafficking case

Entertainment - ABC News - October 16

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