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‘I’m done’: Joe Marler retires from international rugby to focus on family

Prop calls time on England career after 95 caps ‘I don’t want to leave my house with my kids crying’ Joe Marler has called time on his England career and will play no part in the rest of their ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Prince William meets young environmentalists and plays rugby on first day of South Africa visit

Britain’s Prince William offered words of encouragement to a group of young environmentalists and later joined a rugby practice at a local school as he opened his visit to South Africa

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Biden’s climate legacy in focus as US prepares for Trump’s return

Next administration set to take a radically different approach to energy policy

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Nikki Haley supporters torn between Trump and Harris: Deciders Focus Group

In the final installment of the NBC News Deciders Focus Group produced in collaboration with Syracuse University, Engagious and Sago, Margaret Talev shares how voters who supported former Gov. ...

Politics - NBC News - October 30

Trump claims Justice Dept. sued to add "illegal voters" in Virginia. Here's a fact check.

Republicans mischaracterized a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department to protect voters from being removed from voting lists too close to Election Day, CBS News' election law expert says.

Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: Chase Brown among players who prove that patience pays off

Fantasy football analyst and neuroscientist Renee Miller delivers a reverse-Panic Meter now that we're through six weeks of the season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15

Karl Rove fact-checks viral post: 'I have not been rallying for Kamala Harris'

Republican strategist Karl Rove on Tuesday sought to counter claims that he's been rallying for Vice President Harris in Pennsylvania, an allegation made in various viral posts on the social ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Harris says violent crime is down. Trump says it's up. Here's a fact check.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both point to different crime data sources, but experts say Harris' claim is closer to reality.

Super Bowl rematch: 10 facts about the 49ers facing Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in Week 7

Kansas City and San Francisco face off again eight months after Super Bowl LVIII

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Steelers celebrate 50th anniversary of first Super Bowl: 50 facts about Pittsburgh's 1974 championship team

The team will be honored during Sunday night's game against the Jets

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Blind date: ‘He strongly believed in the fact that we have a second, pudding stomach’

Richard, 31, an architectural designer, meets Rosa, 31, who works in domestic abuse support services. What were you hoping for? Good food with good company and a let’s see where things go from ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

What's fact vs. fiction in Netflix's 'Dating Game' killer film 'Woman of the Hour'

Was the 'Dating Game' killer an L.A. Times employee? Did Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala really go out for a drink? Your questions about Anna Kendrick's new film, answered.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 21

Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: Key tips for the 2nd half of the season, whether you're 7-0 or 0-7

With the midpoint of the fantasy football season here, Dr. Renee Miller examines what fantasy managers should do next.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

Musk shares fake image of The Atlantic, bringing fact-checking and condemnation from the magazine

The Atlantic magazine has found itself in the crosshairs of Elon Musk after it fact-checked a fake image shared by the tech billionaire.

My mother was told I’d died in a house fire at 10 days old. In fact, I was kidnapped

Delimar Vera spent her early years with the woman who snatched her. Then came a chance encounter with her real mother at a birthday party .... When Delimar Vera was six years old, the woman she ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Leonardo DiCaprio backs Harris, says Trump 'continues to deny the facts' about climate change

Leonardo DiCaprio says he's voting for Vice President Harris in the White House race because "we need a bold step forward to save our economy, our planet and ourselves," while former President ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Musk's election falsehoods travel hundreds of times further on X than fact-checks from officials

As Elon Musk continues to aggressively share conspiracy theories and misinformation about elections on X, election officials are fighting back.

Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: Now that dust has settled from 3 big WR trades, who's winning?

Amari Cooper, DeAndre Hopkins and Davante Adams all went to different teams the past few weeks. Fantasy football analyst and neuroscientist Renee Miller investigates the fallout now that recency ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform

Tech - ABC News - October 30

Fact Checking False Voter Fraud Claims About Votes Exceeding Eligible Voters

The number of votes cast in presidential elections has always been less than the number of eligible voters.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

Election fact check: How voting machines work and why they're hard to hack

While election officials use technology for voter registration, tallying and in some cases vote-casting, the system is largely centered around paper ballots.

Fact or Fiction: Under the rise of Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers are contenders again post-LeBron

Let's take a deeper dive into Cleveland's undefeated start to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Voters from all seven battleground states join focus group on 2024 election

Margaret Brennan speaks to a focus group of voters from all seven battleground states as Election Day 2024 nears.

Lee Carsley fears losing focus if he talks about permanent England job

Interim coach says he made mistake at three clubs England bounce back from defeat with win in Finland Lee Carsley has attempted to explain why he is so reluctant to say whether or not he wants ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

Big Ten, SEC in discussions over landmark scheduling agreement with focus on revenue, solidifying CFP spots

College football's two richest and most powerful conferences could face off in a series of "challenge" games

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

Kamala Harris keeps focus on Black male voters during appearance on "The Breakfast Club"

Vice President Kamala Harris made an appearance on "The Breakfast Club" radio show Tuesday where she continued to make her pitch to Black male voters. CBS News campaign reporter Nidia Cavazos has ...

Next James Bond Game Will Focus On A "Young" Bond, Aims To Launch New Trilogy

In 2020, Hitman developer IO Interactive revealed that it's working on Project 007 , the first new James Bond video game for consoles since 007 Legends was released in 2012. Now, IO ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 16

Dodgers sit Freddie Freeman for NLCS Game 4 as injury management takes focus with World Series two wins away

The Dodgers have other options, but none as good as even a compromised Freeman

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

Harris' closing argument will focus on 'contrast' between her and Trump: Harris campaign co-chair

Harris Campaign Co-Chair Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris' closing argument as Election Day nears.

Politics - NBC News - October 23

If voters think like economists, Harris has the edge, but if they focus on sticker shock, Trump will win, this expert says

With just 12 days left in a tight presidential race, all sorts of prediction models are getting attention. Oxford Economics offered two financially-focused models on Thursday,

Business - MarketWatch - October 25

McDonald’s earnings: Weaker demand, E. coli outbreak in focus — but sales seen at highest in years

As McDonald’s readies its third-quarter earnings report Tuesday, Wall Street is focused on demand from lower-income diners, as well as a recent E. coli outbreak.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

As AMD starts shifting focus to next year, just how high can AI revenue go?

Bullish expectations for AMD’s AI revenue came down sharply over the course of this year. Some analysts say early estimates for 2025 are already too high.