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COP29 hosts accused of detaining climate defenders

Human rights groups have called for a review of how countries are chosen to host the COP climate summits.

Xiao beats defending champion Allen to reach semis

Xiao Guodong defeats 2023 winner Mark Allen 6-3 as he moves into the final of the Champion of Champions in Bolton.

Police defend investigation into journalist Allison Pearson's social media post

The Daily Telegraph columnist said she was left “dumbstruck and upset” by a police visit to her home.

Eberflus defends decision to run clock before kick

Bears coach Matt Eberflus defended his decision to not run one final play at the end of Chicago's Week 11 loss to the Green Bay Packers to get kicker Cairo Santos closer to the south end zone at ...

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

WATCH: Chargers' Bradley Bozeman defends Justin Herbert as Saints' Nathan Shepherd nearly injures QB on tackle

Bozeman goes to bat for his quarterback

Sports - CBS Sports - October 27

Europe markets watchdog bids to become EU’s version of SEC

Verena Ross calls for more centralised powers in response to appetite for stronger capital markets and investment in bloc

World - Financial Times - October 21

Liz Cheney hits Harris campaign trail in bid for Republican battleground voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is courting disaffected Republican voters by hitting the trail with Liz Cheney in the crucial blue wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. Nancy Cordes has ...

House arrest considered as alternative to jail in bid to ease prisons crisis

Major review of sentencing announced as 1,100 inmates are freed in latest phase of early release scheme

World - Financial Times - October 22

Trudeau to slash Canada’s migrant numbers in bid to shore up his government

High living and housing costs prompted public backlash to progressive immigration schemes

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Legal bid for Ecuador forest to be recognised as song co-creator

Petition to Ecuador’s copyright office is first legal attempt to recognise an ecosystem’s moral authorship. A forest in Ecuador could be recognised as the co-creator of a song under a ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Carlyle drops bid for Thyssenkrupp defence unit over Berlin indecision

US firm faced government reluctance over private equity involvement in German naval vessel maker

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Fever ax Sides despite Clark stardom, playoff bid

The Fever have fired coach Christie Sides after two seasons. Sides presided over Caitlin Clark's historic rookie season and led the team to its first postseason appearance since 2016.

Sports - ESPN - October 27

Belarus commission approves Lukashenko's 7th term bid but rejects opposition candidates

The national elections commission in Belarus has registered an initiative group for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to seek a seventh term in office, but rejected the attempts of two ...

World - ABC News - October 29

Saudi Arabia World Cup bid report accused of ‘whitewashing’ rights abuses

Law firm AS&H Clifford Chance failed to include alleged abuse of migrant workers in assessment for Fifa 2034 bid, say rights groups. A report by the Saudi arm of a global law firm on Saudi Arabia’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Alito denies Cornel West bid for intervention in Pennsylvania ballot access dispute

As the Nov. 5 election draws near, the Supreme Court has been asked to intervene in a growing number of disputes.

Politics - CBS News - October 31

Boeing union backs sweetened contract offer that could end strike, sets vote for Monday

The unionized machinists walked off the job on Sept. 13, halting most of Boeing's aircraft production.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Boeing raises pay offer in bid to end seven-week strike

The union representing more than 30,000 striking workers endorsed the offer and will hold a ballot on Monday.

Rebekah Vardy launches appeal bid against latest Rooney ruling

Last month a judge ruled in favour of Mrs Rooney in a dispute about the legal costs Mrs Vardy must pay.

Michael Jordan’s Fast-Track NASCAR Discovery Bid Rejected

In an early but narrow victory for NASCAR as it defends an antitrust lawsuit brought by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, a federal judge Thursday denied the race teams’ ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Khalife: Prison escape a bid to get put in high security unit

The alleged Iranian spy tells court he attached a sling made of trousers to the bottom of a lorry.

Boohoo Names New CEO, Defies Frasers' Bid to Install Ashley

Boohoo named Dan Finley as its next chief executive officer, spurning major shareholder Frasers’ attempts to install its owner Mike Ashley at the helm.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 1

Supreme Court rejects RNC bid to stop provisional option for some Pennsylvanians

The Supreme Court on Friday said it won’t block Pennsylvanians whose mail votes are voided for technical reasons from voting provisionally at their polling place on Election Day, rejecting a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

US regulator rejects bid to boost nuclear power to Amazon data center

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected an effort Friday to allow an Amazon data center to tap into additional power from a nearby Pennsylvania nuclear plant. The decision could ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Bid to Limit Judicial Overhaul

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Washington AG wins gubernatorial bid to replace retiring Inslee

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) is the winner of the state's gubernatorial contest, The Hill/Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects. Ferguson was up against former Rep. Dave Reichert (R) in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Planet Fitness enters 11th hour bid for bankrupt Blink Fitness

Equinox Group-owned gym chain Blink Fitness filed for bankruptcy protection in August after a failed attempt by the fitness group to enter the budget market.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Supreme Court hears Facebook's bid to block Cambridge Analytica shareholder suit

The Supreme Court considered Wednesday a bid from Facebook to block a shareholder lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal from moving forward. Shareholders sued the social media company ...