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2024 election updates: Trump asks JD Vance, 'How brilliant is Donald J. Trump?'

Most polls show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump mostly neck-and-neck in key states with less than two weeks to go to Election Day.

A Brilliant Tech Entrepreneur Gave Up on His Awesome Startup , and I Don’t Blame Him

Some of our best entrepreneurial minds are leaving the startup game for the corporate world. Here’s why.

Business - Inc. - October 25

Trump calls in to Vance town hall on NewsNation, asks ‘How brilliant is Donald J. Trump?’

Former President Trump phoned in to NewsNation's town hall featuring his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), on Thursday night to ask what he called "quite an interesting" question. "The answer ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Apple Just Quietly Updated the 2-Year-Old M2 MacBook Air. It’s the Most Brilliant Thing I’ve Seen Yet

Apple Intelligence is important enough that the company is even updating older models.

Business - Inc. - October 30

I had never really considered bad luck before. A brilliant memoir changed all that | Adrian Chiles

Davy Russell’s magnificent autobiography of life as a jockey taught me a valuable lesson about gratitude and achievement. Today, I’m interviewing a jockey on my radio programme about his memoir. ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Starbucks’s New CEO Just Revealed a Brilliant Master Plan to Turn the Company Around. It All Starts With 4 Words

Brian Niccol’s new four-word goal for Starbucks is brilliant in its simplicity. But there’s more than meets the eye.

Business - Inc. - October 31

With 10 Short Words, the CEO of Walmart U.S. Just Taught a Brilliant Leadership Lesson

I can imagine the anxiety and uncertainty could be distracting!

Business - Inc. - November 3

Brilliant performance by Kyler Murray leads Cardinals over Jets 31-6 for 4th straight victory

Kyler Murray threw for 266 yards and a touchdown and ran for two scores and the Arizona Cardinals won their fourth straight game by racing to a big lead and easily handling the New York Jets 31-6

Sports - ABC News - November 10

From 'brilliant' to 'dangerous': Mixed reactions roll in after Trump picks RFK Jr. for top health post

In the hours after President-elect Donald Trump announced that vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was his pick for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, mixed reactions began ...

Politics - NBC News - November 15

Tesla Offers Lower Salaries Than Its Top Competitors. The Reason Why Is a Brilliant Lesson in Great Leadership

Elon Musk pays his Tesla employees less in their regular paychecks, but more in stock offerings. Should your company do the same?

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

My Brilliant Friend season four review – every episode of this stunning drama is like a mini movie

One of TV’s finest series in years reaches its end with a gorgeous finale. This Elena Ferrante adaptation is rich, sumptuous and deliciously overwrought – it truly is a wonder. Having adapted Elena ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Kate Bush shares plans to make new music: ‘I’ve got lots of ideas’

In rare interview to coincide with release of her short film, English singer says she’s ‘really looking forward to getting back into that creative space’. Kate Bush has said she’s “very keen” to ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Wool webs, faceless mannequins and creepy lights: five budget Halloween decoration ideas that won’t cost the Earth

With a little craftiness, common household goods and secondhand items can be turned into eerie embellishments. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Trick or treat, or recycle and reuse? ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Yankees' Aaron Boone has two-word answer to idea of moving struggling Aaron Judge down in World Series lineup

The Dodgers intentionally walked Juan Soto to pitch to Judge in Game 1

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

Do we have any idea who will win the US election? No. Uncertainty is sky-high | Cas Mudde

Not only do we have no idea who will win, we also may not get a result till days after the election. It is generally believed that Americans only start to care about presidential elections one ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

It’s easy for the British to insult Donald Trump – but here’s why it’s a very bad idea | Simon Jenkins

A majority of Britons may want Kamala Harris to win the US election, but antagonising a powerful potential ally is unwise. Is it wise for Britons to heap abuse on Donald Trump? At present he is the ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Pfizer CEO says he welcomes good ideas as Starboard ups pressure on company

Pfizer reported an earnings beat Tuesday morning and raised its full-year outlook, seeing strength in sales of its Covid vaccine and antiviral pill, Paxlovid.

Business - CNBC - October 29

Stacey Abrams Has Some Ideas on How to Stop Elon Musk and the Far Right in Georgia

In the week leading up to the election, former state representative and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks democracy, conspiracies, and Kamala Harris’ chance at winning Georgia.

Tech - Wired - October 31

‘An intriguing idea:’ 5 reasons we should talk about Harris’s Medicare home-care benefit

An examination of long-term care is good for all of us

Business - MarketWatch - November 1

The UK was crying out for a new kind of budget. Labour has given it repackaged Tory ideas | David Edgerton

A fairer, happier and more equal country is possible – but only if the party in power actually wants to make it happen. Has Labour got a radical economic programme, on a par with 1945 or 1964? Has ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Walmart Is Testing a Smart New Idea, and Its Most Loyal Customers Will Be Very Happy

We’re not going back to how things were. But maybe the future can be better.

Business - Inc. - November 9

Apple's four-phone strategy is lagging. One idea to reviving sales: Cut the cameras

Every year since 2020, when Apple moved to a four-model lineup, one of them has lagged in terms of sales.

Business - CNBC - November 12

Steve Jobs Said Great Ideas and the Success That Follows Come Down to 2 Simple Words

Jobs’ success wasn’t merely about his genius or luck but rooted in something else.

Business - Inc. - November 14

Mazzulla has more rule change ideas about NBA Cup, ‘loaning' players

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is back with more creative ideas about how to improve the NBA Cup and what a loan system would look like in the league.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 14

Gift Idea For Dad: Columbo's Blu-Ray Box Sets Are Steeply Discounted At Amazon

The last few years have seen a resurgence in appreciation for Columbo, and if you're looking to catch up with Peter Falk's charming detective, both of the recently released Blu-ray collections are ...

Tech - GameSpot - 6 days ago

Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson back Charley Hull's ruthless idea to fix slow play on LPGA

Korda and Thompson both would love to see the LPGA start handing out penalties for slow-play offenders.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Trump’s tax cuts and Musk’s Doge show they have no idea about US debt | Jeffrey Frankel

It is often said the tycoons know how to put America’s fiscal house in order – but the smart money says that’s not the case. When the US presidential election was called for Donald Trump, the yield ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024's biggest indie hits

The microbudget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into lo-fi legend

Entertainment - ABC News - Yesterday

Is ‘working people’ working for Labour?

Plus what to expect from the ‘bazooka’ Budget

The appointment of Robert F Kennedy has horrified public health experts. Here are his three most dangerous ideas | Devi Sridhar

He says his goal is to “Make America healthy again”. But behind the laudable slogan there’s a morass of conspiracy theories. Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Starmer claims people with shares do not count as ‘working people’

Labour’s manifesto pledges on tax are coming under increasing scrutiny ahead of the Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 24

People's incomes are catching up with their debt

Credit card debt levels keep smashing records, but average balances are lower relative to borrowers' earnings than pre-pandemic and delinquencies are slowing.

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