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World - The Guardian
Tokyo cracks down on ‘kasuhara’ amid rise in customers abusing staff
A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employees. Japan is celebrated for its exceptional levels of customer ...1 hour ago -
Sports - ABC News
NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval
A judge has given preliminary approval to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that figures to transform college sports5 hours ago -
World - ABC News
Tunisia's Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring's birthplace
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign that saw opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys6 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Interpol asks public to help crack cold cases of 46 missing women
Interpol has launched another campaign to help identify a number of deceased women6 hours ago -
Business - CNBC
FTX creditors will make money on bankruptcy: $1.19 for every dollar
A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved FTX's reorganization plan almost two years after the crypto exchange spiraled into bankruptcy.8 hours ago - Crypto -
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Politics - The Hill
Taylor Swift is now the world's richest female musician with $1.6 billion: Forbes
It's time to write Taylor Swift's name atop the list of the world's wealthiest female music artists — the "Shake it Off" singer is now in the No. 1 spot, according to Forbes. The business magazine ...9 hours ago -
Entertainment - Los Angeles Times
Taylor Swift, worth $1.6 billion, overtakes Rihanna as world's richest female musician
Taylor Swift is worth an estimated $1.6 billion, Forbes said, making her the world's richest female musician. Rihanna, who held the title last year, is No. 2.9 hours ago -
Tech - ABC News
Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs at its $7.6 billion plant in Georgia
Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs in Georgia less than two years after breaking ground on its sprawling manufacturing plant west of Savannah9 hours ago -
Tech - Wired
FTX Customers Will Get Back Billions After Judge OKs Bankruptcy Plan
A US judge has authorized a plan for fallen crypto exchange FTX to return money to former customers, as the drawn-out bankruptcy process approaches its end.10 hours ago - Crypto -
World - The Guardian
Tunisia’s president wins landslide second term after cracking down on opponents
Kais Saied secured 90.7% of the vote in election on a turnout of just 27.7%, after detaining rival Ayachi Zammel. Tunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has secured a second five-year term with a ...10 hours ago -
Sports - ABC News
Judge gives preliminary approval to $2.78 billion settlement designed to pay college athletes
Judge gives preliminary approval to $2.78 billion settlement designed to pay college athletes11 hours ago -
Business - Inc.
Both Trump’s and Harris’s Economic Policies Will Add Billions to National Debt
Despite many clashing differences, both candidates economic plans would likely bloat the ballooning $35.7 trillion U.S. debt by another 10 to 20 percent, a study finds.12 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Health care is falling through the cracks this election year
The U.S. healthcare system is not prepared for the next pandemic, with hospital and emergency department overcrowding, increased medical error and patient mortality, shrinking hospital margins, ...12 hours ago -
Tech - Wired
The OpenAI Talent Exodus Gives Rivals an Opening
OpenAI built a reputation for making bold research bets before others. After a recent brain drain, it needs to attract a new generation of researchers to keep this going.13 hours ago -
Sports - CBS Sports
College football cracks down on gun-related celebrations amid growing trend: 'It's important we address it'
Coaches nationwide, including in the Big Ten and SEC, have been warned13 hours ago - College Football -
Top stories - BBC News
'Perseverance pays off for England on tough opening day'
England toiled on the opening day of the first Test but they, and stand-in skipper, Ollie Pope did just fine, says chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt.15 hours ago -
Tech - GameSpot
Joker 2 Opens With $120 Million Worldwide, Less Than Half Of The Original
Sequels typically open higher than their predecessors, but Joker: Folie à Deux would have been hard pressed to match the $96.2 million opening weekend of the first Joker movie in 2019. But over ...17 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Masood and Shafique hit centuries as Pakistan punish England in Test opener
First Test, day one: Pakistan 328-4 Masood stars with 151; Shafique hits 102 For weeks Pakistan teased England with talk of green pitches and seamer-friendly conditions, and then in the final ...17 hours ago - Pakistan -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Chevron to Sell Oil Sands, Shale Assets for $6.5 Billion to Canadian Natural
Chevron’s Canada unit plans to sell its stakes in oil sands and shale assets to Canadian Natural Resources for $6.5 billion as part of efforts to achieve divesting goal by 2028.17 hours ago -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Chicago Blackhawks' 2024 Opening Night Roster Set
The 23 players that will open the 2024-25 season on the Chicago Blackhawks' roster has been set.18 hours ago -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Winemaker Duckhorn Agrees to Be Taken Private in $1.95 Billion Deal
Duckhorn Portfolio has agreed to be taken private by Butterfly Equity in an all-cash deal that values the winemaker at $1.95 billion.18 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Pakistan bans Pashtun group as government cracks down on dissent
Protests have been broken up with violence and opposition politicians from Imran Khan’s party arrested. Pakistani authorities have unleashed a draconian crackdown on dissent, breaking up opposition ...18 hours ago - Pakistan -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Apollo Global to Take Barnes Group Private in $3.6 Billion Deal
Barnes Group has agreed to be acquired and taken private by Apollo Global Management in an all-cash deal that values the company at $3.6 billion.19 hours ago -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Activist Starboard Value Takes $1 Billion Stake in Pfizer
The drugmaker’s shares have slumped as demand for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments has slowed.Yesterday -
Politics - CBS News
Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 6, 2024
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as the world prepares to mark one year since the Hamas attack on Israel, Margaret Brennan speaks to UNICEF executive director Catherine ...Yesterday