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Gaetz Ethics Report Blocked, and the Trial That’s Horrified France

Plus, a $6.2 million piece of fruit.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Republican blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal

Markwayne Mullin stalls promotion of Lt Gen Christopher Donahue, photographed as last US soldier to leave. The US general who was photographed as the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan is ...

World - The Guardian - 22 hours ago

Ohio judge permanently blocks state's 6-week abortion ban

An Ohio county judge issued a permanent injunction Thursday blocking the state from enforcing its “heartbeat” abortion ban, the first time the entire law has been permanently blocked following the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Michael Kors owner Capri’s shares crater after $8.5bn merger blocked

Decision is a win for antitrust regulators who argued deal with Kate Spade owner Tapestry would strangle competition

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Judge blocks Virginia from purging voter rolls of alleged noncitizens

The ruling in Virginia on its voter rolls comes as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a tight presidential election contest.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Judge blocks Virginia from dropping alleged noncitizens from voter rolls

A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice request to block Virginia from systematically removing alleged noncitizens from the voter rolls this close to an election.

Appeals court leaves voter purge program in Virginia blocked

A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a Virginia purge program that was intended to clear suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls. The decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment

Marketing and sale of model prohibited after tech giant fails to meet rule 40% of phones be made from local parts. Indonesia has prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Bezos defends ‘principled decision’ to block Post’s endorsement of Harris

Billionaire denies intervention was part of deal with Donald Trump

World - Financial Times - October 29

Man arrested after suspect item led to tower block evacuation

Flats were cleared while a controlled explosion was carried out on a "device" found during death inquiry.

Jeremy Hunt attempts to block watchdog report on £22bn ‘fiscal hole’

Former chancellor argues publication on Budget day will be used by Labour as ‘political weapon’

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Albania's opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet

Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s ...

World - ABC News - October 29

Jack Dorsey's payments company Block expands corporate card service to the UK

Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey, has launched its corporate card service in the U.K.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Third-party candidates could be swing-state spoilers despite strong Democrat efforts

Less than a week before Election Day, third-party candidates still present an unknown factor in key swing states where dozens of Electoral College votes are up for grabs.

Sam Altman Says the Path to Better AI Is Blocked by Missing Computer Power

Having access to piles of cash and some of the world’s most powerful AI processing chips isn’t enough for OpenAI to release new products at its chosen pace, its CEO claims.

Business - Inc. - November 1

Supreme Court won't block counting of certain provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The order means that election officials must tally provisional ballots submitted on Election Day by voters who returned defective mail ballots.

Judge rejects suit seeking to block acceptance of hand-returned mail ballots

The judge rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person.

Raffensperger assures Georgia that voting systems are secure amid Trump campaign's lawsuit

A Georgia judge rejected a lawsuit trying to block opening some election offices over the weekend to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more on the ...

Judge rejects request to block Elon Musk $1 million voter giveaway

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are backing Donald Trump in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - November 4

Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit to block hand-returned mail ballots

A Georgia judge has blocked attempts to keep voters in Fulton County from submitting mail-in ballots in person. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with officials in the Peach ...

Pennsylvania judge declines to block Elon Musk’s $1m voter prize giveaway

Prosecutors had called sweepstakes a scam that violates state election law and asked for it to be shut down. US election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updates The $1m-a-day voter ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls

Federal judges denied two states' requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day. Both Missouri and Texas ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Mexico's High Court Fails to Block Controversial Judicial Overhaul

President Claudia Sheinbaum says she won’t comply with any ruling made by the Supreme Court over a judicial system shake-up.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

Supreme Court hears Facebook's bid to block Cambridge Analytica shareholder suit

The Supreme Court considered Wednesday a bid from Facebook to block a shareholder lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal from moving forward. Shareholders sued the social media company ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it won’t block access

Tech - ABC News - November 6

Canada Orders TikTok’s Business to Close, But Won’t Block App

Following other countries’ lead, including the United States, the government cracks down on the video-sharing app over national security concerns.

Business - Inc. - November 7

Block offers a glimpse of what to expect next year, but its stock slides

The parent company of Square and the Cash App expects to keep expanding operating margins into 2025.

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

Lisbon residents call for vote on banning tourist lets in residential blocks

Petition demands council hold binding referendum on issue after local people say they have been priced out. Housing activists in Lisbon are to hand over a petition, signed by more than 6,600 ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Jack Dorsey dramatically scales back crypto ambitions for Block

Block said Thursday that it was "winding down" its TBD division, which had sought to create an open-source crypto development platform.

Business - CNBC - November 10

ChatGPT blocked over 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates, OpenAI says

ChatGPT rejected over 250,000 AI image requests in the month leading up to Election Day according to a Friday blog post from OpenAI. Users tried to generate photos of President-elect Trump, Vice ...

Politics - The Hill - November 9

Chiefs block potential game-winning field goal to stop Broncos, keep undefeated streak alive

The Chiefs have now won 15 straight games.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 10

Follow live: Saquon Barkley leads Eagles in Dallas for NFC East showdown

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Sports - ESPN - November 10

Chiefs block FG to win 4th game on walk-off play

The Chiefs won their fourth game on a walk-off play this season after blocking the Broncos' potental game-winning field goal on Sunday.