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The drama and farce of the Baker Street bank heist

In 1971, a group broke into a bank vault - but the plan was nearly brought down by a radio ham.

Seahawks trade Baker, pick for Titans LB Jones

The Seahawks acquired Ernest Jones IV from the Titans in exchange for Jerome Baker and a draft pick.

Sports - ESPN - October 23

MNF live updates: Jackson, Ravens shredding Bucs defense

Lamar Jackson has thrown five touchdown passes and Baltimore is on the verge of its fifth straight win. Follow that game and Chargers-Cardinals here.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

Numbers Do Lie: Baker Mayfield leads the league in TD passes ... for now

Fantasy football analyst Dalton Del Don investigates some of the league's most deceiving stats heading into Week 9.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

High school coach lauds Baker Mayfield's helmet donations

Baker and Emily Mayfield donated almost $18,000 worth of helmets to the struggling Space Coast Vipers.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species

With a new database of medical images, zoo and wildlife vets can finally see what healthy uncommon animals, from rhinos and tamarins to pangolins and sea stars, should look like on the inside.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Trade grades: Seahawks deal Jerome Baker to Titans for Ernest Jones IV as teams swap linebackers

Seattle and Tennessee exchange linebackers ahead of the trade deadline

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield will not be disciplined for using nicotine product during game, per report

Mayfield could reportedly be fined if he's caught again

Sports - CBS Sports - October 25

Filmmaker Sean Baker on his sex-worker story ‘Anora’ and refusing to play it safe

The director of ‘The Florida Project’ and ‘Tangerine’ is tipped for Oscar success but says ‘I’m staying in reality’

Business - Financial Times - October 26

Week 9 Fantasy Football Buy or Sell: Baker Mayfield must-start, Jalen Hurts QB1, plus more

It was a jam-packed Week 8 recap with a lot of nuggets on Fantasy Football Today

Sports - CBS Sports - October 28

Perry Baker might be the best American rugby player of all time – right now, he just needs a job

At 38, the sevens star finally retired – wistful over three Olympic disappointments and uncertain about the future. Perry Baker is a three-time Olympian and two-time World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

NFL trade deadline: Top players at each position who could be dealt, including Budda Baker, Miles Sanders

Breaking down some of the best players who could be available for trade

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield misses practice again with toe injury: 'I'll be good to go by Sunday'

The QB says he is a little sore

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

Deutsche Bank's Investment Bank Performance, Provision Releases Lift Profit

Deutsche Bank reported a better-than-expected rise in its third-quarter profit on growth in its investment-banking division and the partial release of provisions linked to litigation over its ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Bank of Canada resorts to jumbo rate cut as growth falters

Slowdown prompts shift to 50bp reduction, with rate-setters saying borrowing costs are likely to fall further

World - Financial Times - October 23

UK banks deserve a place in the sun

Third-quarter results underscore their low sensitivity to interest rates

World - Financial Times - October 29

The West Bank Is on the Edge of Economic Collapse

After over a year of war, the economy in the occupied West Bank is being choked off by restrictions on Palestinians’ movements in the territory, the cancellation of work permits in Israel and ...

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

Harris phone banks on Election Day

Vice President Kamala Harris spent Election Day phone banking and thanking her staff at Democratic headquarters in Washington D.C. Nancy Cordes reports.

‘I just thought I’d made a crazy-ass exploitation movie’: Sean Baker on his Palme d’Or-winning lapdance film

Anora, his tragi-comedy about a lapdancer who marries a Russian oligarch’s son, is the latest in a line of acclaimed movies about sex work. The Hollywood outsider talks about his anxieties about ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

California Golden Bears vs. Cal-Baker. Roadrunners: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch California vs. Cal State Bakersfield basketball game

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

How to watch Cal-Baker. Roadrunners vs. Fresno State Bulldogs: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Cal State Bakersfield vs. Fresno State basketball game

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 hours ago

Blasts across Lebanon as Israel targets Hezbollah banks

The Israeli military tells people in more than 20 areas in Lebanon to leave, ahead of its overnight strikes.

The IMF and World Bank are stuck in an underperforming rut

The multilateral organisations are not providing the finance the developing world needs

World - Financial Times - October 21

DNB to Buy Swedish Banking Group Carnegie

DNB agreed to buy Swedish investment bank and asset manager Carnegie for around $1.1 billion in cash as it moves to bolster its Nordic footprint.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 21

Deutsche Bank warns of rising bad loan provisions

German lender posts record third-quarter profits but tells investors to brace again for credit risks

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Open banking challenges America’s cozy lenders’ club

A new rule tells US banks to share data with rivals whenever customers demand it. They would rather not

World - Financial Times - October 23

‘Bespoke’ private banking: the ultimate in customer service?

Ultra-wealthy clients can pay for customised care in investments, tax and family governance. But they may not get everything they need

Business - Financial Times - October 25

HSBC’s investors should not bank on its latest overhaul

Grand global restructuring announcements have been all too familiar from the lender over the past decade

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Everyone hates the SEC’s bank bail-in take

FinReg FUBAR

World - Financial Times - October 29

Giants to stick with Banks, Jones amid struggles

After coming under fire again for questionable play, Giants CB Deonte Banks will start vs. the Commanders after being benched, while Daniel Jones will remain QB1.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

Interest rates cut but Bank hints fewer falls to come

Interest rates were cut to 4.75% but the Bank expects inflation to creep higher after last week's Budget.

Trump’s victory sets up traps for central banks

The incoming president is likely to attack the Fed if it seeks to counteract his policies or if inflation takes off again

World - Financial Times - November 7

Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.75%

Central bank signals further reduction is unlikely before next year as it raises post-Budget inflation forecast