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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 - October 27 -
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 - October 27 -
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 - October 28 -
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 - October 28 -
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 - October 30 -
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 - October 29 -
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 - October 30 -
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 - October 30 -
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 budgetsWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
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 - October 31 -
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 - October 31 -
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 - November 1 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
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 servicesWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Diamond-rich Botswana’s ruling party loses power after 6 decades
Growing competition from synthetic stones hits southern African country’s economyWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
For first time in six decades, freight rails split on union negotiation strategy
Union Pacific and CSX break from other freight rails in strategy to negotiate with labor unions two years after a nationwide rail strike was narrowly averted.Business - CNBC - November 1 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
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 - November 1 -
Karaoke and Kong-rey: Taiwan sings through biggest typhoon in decades
A ‘typhoon day’ has come to mean one thing for many – a chance to indulge their favourite pastime. The winds of typhoon Kong-rey howled through the streets of the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
National Ballet of Ukraine completes first U.S. tour in decades
The National Ballet of Ukraine wrapped up a tour of the U.S. this week — its first since the fall of the Soviet Union more than 30 years ago. Several dancers spoke to CBS News about the power of ...Top stories - CBS News - November 2 -
Inside the decades-long struggle that made the Caitlin Clark phenomenon possible
In 1990, 34-year-old Carol Stiff, a basketball junkie who spent years coaching small college ball in the Northeast, packed away her clipboard and took an entry-level programmer position at what she ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4 -
The Decades-Long Struggle That Made the Caitlin Clark Phenomenon Possible
Before Clark turbocharged the popularity of women’s basketball, a foundation had to be built.Sports - The New York Times - November 6 -
A fixture of American politics for the past decade, Trump rallies are coming to an end
Regardless of who wins Tuesday’s election, a key fixture of America’s political landscape for nearly a decade is set to disappear: the Trump rally.Politics - NBC News - November 4 -
Antarctic ozone hole measures seventh smallest size in decades
The recent improvement is the result of declining chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Live-Action Legend Of Zelda Movie Planned To Come Out This Decade
Sometime in the next five years, Link should show up on the silver screen with the Master Sword in hand. Nintendo has revealed that The Legend of Zelda movie is planned to arrive in theaters before ...Tech - GameSpot - November 6 -
The Fed’s ‘temporary’ mortgage-backed security experiment will last decades
It looks like the Fed is stuck with very large, losing “temporary” mortgage-backed securities investments for a long time to come.Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Chuck Todd: This Democratic defeat — and the rise of Trump 2.0 — was a decade in the making
There’s something about an election that is both cleansing — especially for my pre-Election Day email inbox — and, most importantly, clarifying.Politics - NBC News - November 8 -
Extreme weather cost $2tn globally over past decade, report finds
US suffered greatest economic losses, report commissioned by International Chamber of Commerce finds, followed by China and India. Violent weather cost the world $2tn over the past decade, a report ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
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David Einhorn to speak as the priciest market in decades gets even pricier postelection
Einhorn's hedge fund returned just 9% in 2024 through the end of the third quarter, compared with the S&P 500′s more than 20% gain.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
China removes memorials and censors online outrage after deadly car attack
Chinese authorities scrambled on Wednesday to respond to public outrage over the Zhuhai car ramming that killed 35 people.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago
