Decades Freight Rails

Met Opera and Singer Injured in Onstage Fall Settle Decade-Old Lawsuit

Wendy White, a veteran mezzo-soprano, was performing when she fell in 2011. Her suit, which claimed negligence, had been one of the company’s longest-running court cases.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Tesla adds close to $150bn in market value on best day in over a decade

Car company sees biggest single-day stock gain since 2013 as CEO Elon Musk forecasts up to 30% in sales growth. Tesla shares closed up nearly 22% on Thursday – their biggest single-day gain in over ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Malaria Is Surging in Ethiopia, Reversing a Decade of Progress Against the Disease

Climate change, civil conflict and growing resistance to insecticides and treatments are all contributing to an alarming spread of cases.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

'Hear Me Out': Meme Halloween Costumes Are So Last Decade

Chronically online millennials turning memes into costumes used to be all the rage. Now, the TikTok generation has a new challenge to bring back some old classics.

Tech - Wired - October 25

Teen U.S. soldier accounted for decades after being killed in WWII

U.S. Army Pvt. Jeremiah P. Maroney was killed amid fierce fighting with German forces.

Russia Raises Interest Rate to 21 Percent, Its Highest in Decades

Military spending and recruitment are causing the country’s economy to overheat, leaving regulators in a struggle to rein in rising prices.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Millennium considers launching first new fund in more than three decades

Fund would invest in less liquid assets including private credit

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Washington Post not endorsing presidential candidate for first time in decades

The Washington Post will not be endorsing any candidate for president this year, the newspaper's publisher announced Friday. In a note to readers, Post publisher William Lewis said the outlet would ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Teen U.S. soldier accounted for decades after being killed in WWII

U.S. Army Pvt. Jeremiah P. Mahoney was killed amid fierce fighting with German forces.

World - CBS News - October 25

Generation Z: Sue Johnston is the greatest zombie to grace our screens in decades

When an army van full of toxins crashes into a care home, all the boomers become biters – and it’s kids’ blood they’re after. The undead are back, baby!. There was a sustained moment throughout the ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Japan Election: Governing Party Projected to Lose Majority

The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades

After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

How worried should stock-market investors be about a ‘lost decade’?

It’s theoretically possible that the stock market will play out a “Roaring ‘20s” scenario for the rest of this decade.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Toxic contamination of Southern California’s coast lives on decades later: Study

Toxic pesticides dumped off Southern California's coast decades ago are staying put — deep in adjacent ocean sediments and in the fish that reside in these habitats, a new study has found. Current ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Why the Chiefs are the new Patriots ... and how they could dominate the next decade

This year's Kansas City team stands where the 2006 Patriots once stood. Here's why they could chart the same course -- and what could get in the way.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Two decades of unlimited money in politics has transformed US democracy

In a matter of years, we went from a presidential candidate raising in the tens of millions to more than hundreds of millions for an election.

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Would a ‘lost decade’ derail your retirement plans? Not necessarily.

“If you feel like you’re behind if you don’t get 12%-plus returns every year, then maybe you need to re-evaluate your plan.”

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

At least 95 people dead in Spain’s worst floods in three decades

Soldiers aid search for dozens still missing as prime minister warns extreme weather may not be over. At least 95 people have died in eastern, central and southern Spain after torrential rains ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

The NHS and education are big winners in Reeves’ spending plan

But some Whitehall departments including the Home Office face real terms cuts to their budgets

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Spain flood death toll expected to rise as dozens missing

Spain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing.

Typhoon Kong-rey: biggest storm in decades wreaks destruction in Taiwan

People warned to stay inside because of high risk of storm surges, flooding and landslides as typhoon crosses island. The biggest typhoon to hit Taiwan in decades has crossed over the island, ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Amazon's cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade

Amazon Web Services delivered an operating margin of over 38%, the highest since at least 2014.

Business - CNBC - 21 hours ago

Botswana president concedes defeat in election after party’s six-decade rule

Results show Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic party on track to lose by landslide. Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has conceded defeat in Wednesday’s elections, which his Botswana ...

World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago

Their fireworks lit up Delhi at Diwali for decades. Pollution wiped them out.

Efforts by Indian officials to combat air pollution in New Delhi have upended the livelihoods of family-run businesses that produced fireworks for generations.

Decades of bus decline and what hampers Labour’s route forward

Bus fare cap increase will have only limited effect as the Budget lacked proper funding boost to support services

World - Financial Times - 11 hours ago

Diamond-rich Botswana’s ruling party loses power after 6 decades

Growing competition from synthetic stones hits southern African country’s economy

World - Financial Times - 10 hours ago

Met Police told about Al Fayed a decade earlier than stated

Police said the first report was in 2005, but the family of a woman who has since died reveal she made a complaint a decade earlier.

Scott Kingery traded after nearly a decade in Phillies organization

Nearly a decade after being drafted in the second round and 6½ years after signing one of the most unusual contract extensions in baseball history, Scott Kingery's time with the Phillies came to an ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 hours ago

AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat

Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region's last-functioning coal mine drill, load and haul the fuel up to the surface. The CSM mine is part of the Upper Silesian Coal ...

World - ABC News - October 14

Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new lawsuits alleging sexual assault and rape spanning two decades

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a series of new lawsuits filed in federal court Monday.

Latest in Decades Freight Rails

Met Opera and Singer Injured in Onstage Fall Settle Decade-Old Lawsuit

Tesla adds close to $150bn in market value on best day in over a decade

Malaria Is Surging in Ethiopia, Reversing a Decade of Progress Against the Disease

'Hear Me Out': Meme Halloween Costumes Are So Last Decade

Teen U.S. soldier accounted for decades after being killed in WWII

Russia Raises Interest Rate to 21 Percent, Its Highest in Decades

Millennium considers launching first new fund in more than three decades

Washington Post not endorsing presidential candidate for first time in decades

Teen U.S. soldier accounted for decades after being killed in WWII

Generation Z: Sue Johnston is the greatest zombie to grace our screens in decades

Japan Election: Governing Party Projected to Lose Majority

How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades

How worried should stock-market investors be about a ‘lost decade’?

Toxic contamination of Southern California’s coast lives on decades later: Study

Why the Chiefs are the new Patriots ... and how they could dominate the next decade

Two decades of unlimited money in politics has transformed US democracy

Would a ‘lost decade’ derail your retirement plans? Not necessarily.

At least 95 people dead in Spain’s worst floods in three decades

The NHS and education are big winners in Reeves’ spending plan

Spain flood death toll expected to rise as dozens missing

Typhoon Kong-rey: biggest storm in decades wreaks destruction in Taiwan

Amazon's cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade

Botswana president concedes defeat in election after party’s six-decade rule

Their fireworks lit up Delhi at Diwali for decades. Pollution wiped them out.

Decades of bus decline and what hampers Labour’s route forward

Diamond-rich Botswana’s ruling party loses power after 6 decades

Met Police told about Al Fayed a decade earlier than stated

Scott Kingery traded after nearly a decade in Phillies organization

AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat

Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new lawsuits alleging sexual assault and rape spanning two decades

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