Checking Harris’s Closing

Fantasy Football Pulse Check: Caleb Williams, rookie QBs show out in Week 6

Fantasy football analyst Tera Roberts takes a look at how the 2024 class of rookie QBs took a step forward in Week 6.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

Trump claims Justice Dept. sued to add "illegal voters" in Virginia. Here's a fact check.

Republicans mischaracterized a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department to protect voters from being removed from voting lists too close to Election Day, CBS News' election law expert says.

Paul George has bone bruise in hyperextended knee, no structural damage, per 76ers

The health of Joel Embiid and now Paul George lingers over a 76ers team with high expectations and high anxiety on the cusp of the regular season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15

76ers' Paul George diagnosed with bone bruise but no structural damage after hyperextending knee

The Philadelphia 76ers say forward Paul George has a bone bruise but didn't suffer any structural damage when he hyperextended his left knee during a preseason game

Sports - ABC News - October 15

Arizona counties don't have to do citizenship checks before election, judge rules

Those who sought the checks made their request too close to the election.

Haason Reddick trade rumors: Lions check in on disgruntled pass rusher, but here's why deal unlikely to happen

Detroit is exploring all avenues to reduce the impact of losing Pro Bowler Aidan Hutchinson for the rest of the 2024 season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 16

Middle East crisis live: Israel hails Yahya Sinwar’s death as ‘beginning of the end’ as US signals push for ceasefire and hostage return

Israeli PM says 'task before us is not yet complete’; US president, VP and senior leaders say killing must be opportunity to end Gaza war. Israel says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is dead: what we ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Some workers qualify for a maximum Social Security retirement benefit. But even people with moderate earnings can increase their checks

A 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment in 2025 will push Social Security benefits up for all beneficiaries, including high earners.

Business - CNBC - October 17

CoD: Black Ops 6 Zombies - Check Out Liberty Falls Changes And Terminus Map POIs

Ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 release on October 25, Activision has revealed new information about the game’s Zombies mode. This includes a deep-dive into all the main points of interest for ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 17

How votes get counted and reported on election night — and how NBC News gathers and checks the data

A network of reporters and voting experts gather results from thousands of jurisdictions, checking all of it for anomalies before viewers and readers see the data.

Stratospheric, AI-enabled robotic cameras on balloons could help you get your insurance claim check faster

Near Space Labs, a Brooklyn, New York-based startup, invented stratospheric, AI-enabled robotic cameras that fly on weather balloons.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Bill Maher puts the fate of the Great Barrier Reef in the spotlight – but do the claims stack up? | Temperature Check

The Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg has told the US cable host its biggest threat is not the climate crisis, but do his claims stack up?. Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching leaves ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

MLB testing automated check-swing challenge system this fall as league further embraces robo ump experiments

MLB is experimenting with the system in the Arizona Fall League

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Musk shares fake image of The Atlantic, bringing fact-checking and condemnation from the magazine

The Atlantic magazine has found itself in the crosshairs of Elon Musk after it fact-checked a fake image shared by the tech billionaire.

Bowl Eligibility Heat Check: Oklahoma, USC among notable teams in danger of missing postseason bid

These teams entered 2024 with high hopes but now face steep climbs to the postseason

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Musk's election falsehoods travel hundreds of times further on X than fact-checks from officials

As Elon Musk continues to aggressively share conspiracy theories and misinformation about elections on X, election officials are fighting back.

England need to reset after Pakistan’s dynamic spin duo offer reality check | Andy Bull

Ben Stokes’s side may need to go back to basics after spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan exposed a lack of focus. The sun was only just coming up in England when the last wicket went down in ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Polling has turned the US election into a game. We need to take a reality check | Peter Pomerantsev

The proliferation of opinion polls on the presidential election makes it seem more like a sport involving personalities, when what these surveys should be doing is targeting policies . In ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

After viral 'Chase glitch,' JPMorgan sues customers over $661K in check fraud

They thought it was a fast-pass to free money. Instead, they're being sued.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform

Tech - ABC News - 9 minutes ago

Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital

Sri Lanka has closed schools in its capital, Colombo, and its suburbs as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation

World - ABC News - October 14

State of the Race: A Close Race Gets Closer

There’s no sign that a deluge of surveys from Republican-aligned firms is meaningfully affecting the polling averages.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

Walgreens’ stock has best day in 16 years as company plans to close 1,200 stores

Walgreens’ stock has been hammered this year as consumer shopping patterns have changed, but its CEO says store closures “will realign our footprint to a healthier store base.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

Reeves aims to close £40bn funding gap as she plans tax rises in Budget

Figure is significantly more than the £22bn fiscal hole the government previously identified

Business - Financial Times - October 15

UK tax rises acceptable if part of pro-business Budget, CBI says

Rupert Soames believes companies will judge October 30 measures ‘in the round’