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Hegseth on sexual assault allegations as police report emerges
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, is responding to a sexual assault allegation detailed in a 2017 California police report. CBS News Confirmed's Rhona ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert
With drones and A.I., researchers managed to double the number of mysterious geoglyphs in a matter of months.Tech - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
'Record-breaking' emergency housing demand over weekend
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive says it faced "unprecedented levels” of people seeking emergency temporary accommodation.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Emergency crews tackle flood waters in rescue operations
More than 100 flood warnings are in places across the country, with homes, businesses and roads being impacted.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study
Researchers found 38,000 fewer people – 10 times number of murders – would have died if atmosphere was not clogged with greenhouse pollutants. Climate breakdown caused more than half of the 68,000 ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Not just the rank-and-file: In-office mandates cause executives to quit
One-third of executives faced with in-office work mandates plan to leave their employers, highlighting a stark reality of potential crises in leadership and organizational stability as ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Watch: Helicopters and diggers used in Spain flooding rescues
At least 95 people have died and more are missing after torrential rain caused devastating flash floods.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Explained: The weather conditions that brought the floods
Much of the country has been badly hit by heavy rain and hailstorms, triggering rapid flooding across multiple areas.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Elon Musk says Trump's economic plans could cause 'temporary hardship'
Musk, the world's richest person, is a prominent supporter of Trump.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Switzerland is now flirting with deflation, causing a dilemma for its central bank
Switzerland could be at risk of slipping into deflationary territory next year as a stronger Swiss franc dogs policymakers' efforts to get a handle on prices.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Halloween haunted house in Michigan collects donations for a good cause
Karri Dumas and her family in Cadillac, Michigan, go all out for Halloween with a haunted house featuring inflatable clowns, skeleton armies and a cemetery. Rather than charging admission, they ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Climate change worsened disasters that caused half a million deaths: Report
The 10 deadliest extreme weather events of the previous two decades, which contributed to some 570,000 deaths, were all intensified by human-caused climate change, according to a new study from ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Israeli assault has caused ‘apocalyptic’ situation in northern Gaza, UN warns
Key officials say entire population of northern Gaza ‘at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’. The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is “apocalyptic” as Israel pursues a ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Thousands of women rally nationwide for abortion rights and feminist causes
Demonstrators from Texas to Connecticut and Washington DC carried signs and chanted: ‘We won’t go back!’. Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Election season may be causing stress, anxiety: Here's how to cope
As Election Day draws near, many Americans may be experiencing stress and anxiety. Here's how to cope.Top stories - ABC News - November 5 -
The sunscreen myth: could it really be causing skin cancer? | Antiviral
Overblown concerns about potential dangers of a common chemical threaten to undermine scientific evidence to the contrary. Because of his job as a dermatologist, Dr Deshan Sebaratnam frequently ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Mortgage rates surge higher on Trump victory, causing housing stocks to fall
Lennar, D.R. Horton and PulteGroup were all down Wednesday. Retailers Home Depot and Lowe's were also lower.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
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Quincy Jones' cause of death revealed to be pancreatic cancer, report says
Quincy Jones, the music legend who shaped Michael Jackson's career, suffered from pancreatic cancer before he died at his Bel-Air home earlier this month.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13 -
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Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing thousands
Super typhoon Man-Yi swept across the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Sunday, after triggering more than a million evacuations and damaging buildings.Top stories - NBC News - November 17 -
Gisèle Pelicot rape trial: children tell of ‘devastation’ caused by their father
Couple’s two sons and daughter beg Dominique Pelicot to reveal if other family members were abused. Gisèle Pelicot’s children have described their “devastation” to learn that their father had ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
2 killed in Ohio home explosion, cause under investigation
Several residents said the explosion in Bethel, Ohio, shook their homes and caused minor damage.Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
Bomb cyclone in Northwest causes vast power outages, kills at least 1
A major storm swept across the northwestern U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person.Top stories - CBS News - November 20 -
Panic Meter: Jayden Daniels and other big names are cause for concern
Dalton Del Don determines how worried fantasy football managers should be about Jayden Daniels' recent dip in production.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 20 -
Suspicious package causes security scare near U.S. Embassy in London
London police said a "loud bang" heard near the U.S. Embassy was a controlled explosion carried out after a suspicious package was discovered.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Defense pathologist testifies chokehold did not cause Jordan Neely's death
A forensic pathologist hired by Daniel Penny's defense team testified that several pre-existing factors, not the chokehold applied by Penny, caused Jordan Neely's death. WNBC's Erica Byfield reports.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Will Rachel Reeves' difficult week cause her lasting damage?
BBC's Ben Wright looks at the impact of a tricky week of scrutiny for the chancellor.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
‘Catastrophic’ marine heatwaves are killing sealife and causing mass disruption to UK fisheries
Targeted research must be launched urgently to save sea creatures and plant life, oceanography centre warns. Britain is facing a future of increasingly catastrophic marine heatwaves that could ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
The Lyrics to “+57” Cause Backlash in Colombia, a Reggaeton Hot Spot
A recent song’s explicit lyrics have prompted criticism that the music promotes harmful stereotypes about Colombia.World - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Congress stalemate causing backlog in aid applications after Helene
Helene ransacked western North Carolina on Sept. 27, leaving a path of devastation, death and an economic calamity from which the state will need years to recover.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago