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World - The New York Times
Venezuela’s New Comedians Are Using Political Satire to Laugh Amid the Pain
A generation that fled political persecution and economic hardship is finding a way to laugh amid the pain.October 15 -
Top stories - NBC News
Tom Brady and partner Tom Wagner to pay over $200 million for stake in Las Vegas Raiders
National Football League owners approved Tom Brady as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday.October 15 -
Top stories - NBC News
Trump turns political event into surreal listening party
Donald Trump turned a town hall event in Pennsylvania into an impromptu listening party Monday, playing a unlikely selection of tunes for more than 30 minutes after the event was paused for a ...October 15 -
Business - Financial Times
Citi and BofA join other big US banks in beating gloomy forecasts
Stronger than expected earnings add to hopes of a ‘soft landing’ for economyOctober 15 -
World - The Guardian
Gaza at risk of becoming ‘graveyard of international law’ – Palestinian lawyer
Raji Sourani says west is ‘jeopardising something precious’ by shielding Israel from legal consequences. A prominent Palestinian human rights lawyer whose Gaza home was destroyed by an Israeli ...October 15 -
Politics - The Hill
Morning Report — Break a political deadlock? Take risks.
In today’s issue: Vice President Harris insists she’s the underdog in the presidential race. This week, she’s campaigning that way. Underdogs, when hemmed in, take risks. And sitting for a Fox News ...October 15 -
Politics - The Hill
House Republican fights for his political life in Arizona swing district
Rep. Dave Schweikert (R-Ariz.) is fighting for his political life in a key Arizona swing district, in what observers say will likely be the most competitive race of his years-long career. ...October 15 -
World - The Guardian
Briton becomes youngest woman to climb world’s 14 highest peaks
Adriana Brownlee, 23, reaches summit of Shishapangma three years after setting target at top of Everest. A 23-year-old has become the youngest woman to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre-plus ...October 15 -
World - The New York Times
Political Infighting Hampers Ukraine’s Efforts to Avert Energy Crisis
Top energy officials have fallen and key energy policy decisions have been delayed because of political calculations, lawmakers and experts say, costing Ukraine valuable time in preparing for winter.October 15 -
Top stories - BBC News
Is there a danger of F1 becoming the best rich drivers?
F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season resumes with this weekend's United States Grand Prix.October 15 -
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Top stories - The New York Times
Trump Has Become Unmoored in Time
His grim vision of America seems stuck in the past.October 14 -
Top stories - The New York Times
America Is on the Brink of a Great Political Realignment. It’s Already Visible in Arizona.
He and his acolytes purged the G.O.P. to make it smaller and more strident.October 14 -
Business - MarketWatch
Google becomes the latest tech giant to strike a nuclear-power deal for AI
Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle all have nuclear arrangements of their own as tech companies seek clean-energy solutions for AI’s massive power needs.October 14 -
Business - CNBC
Election betting: Appeals court fast-tracks CFTC challenge to Kalshi political bets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opposes the offer of bets on political races offered in contracts by Kalshi and other event-based platforms.October 14 -
Top stories - NBC News
Where Speaker Johnson sees the GOP's path to victory: From the Politics Desk
House Speaker Mike Johnson sees traditionally Democratic constituencies as key to Republicans' path to power in Washington this election.October 14 -
World - The Guardian
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found
Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan. An estimated 500 elite Afghan soldiers who fought alongside the ...October 14 -
Sports - ABC News
Jerry West becomes first three-time inductee as Carter and Billups enter basketball's Hall of Fame
Jerry West has made history by becoming the first three-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of FameOctober 14 -
Top stories - The New York Times
A Political Misdiagnosis
Democrats imagined that they would become the majority party as America became more racially diverse. It’s not working out that way.October 14 -
Business - Inc.
She Weathered Angry Comments and Attacks After a Visit From Kamala Harris. She Still Thinks Entrepreneurs Should Have a Voice in Politics
After Danielle Romanetti, the owner of Fibre Space, hosted Kamala Harris’s visit in 2021, she saw a $30,000 windfall—and a surge in troll attacks. How she suggests dealing with attention, even if ...October 14 -
Top stories - CBS News
Steve Ballmer on becoming one of the world's richest billionaires
LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has seen his net worth soar north of $120 billion.October 13 -
Politics - The Hill
Florida Democrat: Sexism and racism 'still exist' in US politics
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said Sunday he thinks sexism and racism “still exist” in U.S. politics, and it’s reflected in Vice President Harris’s run for office. Frost joined CBS News’s “Face the ...October 13 -
Top stories - NBC News
Trump escalates rhetoric on outlawing political dissent and criticism
Donald Trump is ramping up his rhetoric depicting his political rivals and critics as criminals, while dropping a long trail of suggestions that he favors outlawing political speech that he deems ...October 13 -
Top stories - BBC News
Alex Salmond: Champion of independence leaves a fractured political legacy
Alex Salmond, who has died at the age of 69, led the SNP into power and through the 2014 referendum.October 13 -
Top stories - NBC News
Young men's economic prospects are shifting, along with their politics
For David Tasker, an 18-year-old construction worker in Pennsylvania, his top financial priorities are having enough money for gas, dining out and spending on his girlfriend while living at home ...October 13 -
Top stories - NBC News
The story of the California couple mauled by chimps has become even more disturbing
St. James and LaDonna Davis spent 30 glorious years with a pet chimp they raised like a son. A horrific attack changed their lives, and then a man allegedly targeted their bank accounts .October 12