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Ronaldo bicycle kick helps Portugal reach QFs

Portugal sealed a Nations League quarterfinal berth after a Cristiano Ronaldo double with a penalty and an overhead kick helped them hammer visiting Poland 5-1 in Group A1 on Friday.

Sports - ESPN - November 16

USC's Watkins reaches 1,000 points in 38th game

USC's JuJu Watkins reached 1,000 career points in her 38th game, tying the fourth-fewest games in NCAA Division I history, and two games quicker than former Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark.

Sports - ESPN - November 15

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.

Kingsbury sends Spirit to final with air of 'destiny'

Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury saved all three penalties she faced as the Spirit defeated reigning champion NJ/NY Gotham FC in a 3-0 penalty shootout on Saturday at Audi Field to ...

Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago

Delhi air pollution reaches 'severe plus' levels

India's capital Delhi is experiencing one of its most polluted days this year.

Mexico rally past Honduras to reach NL semifinals

Mexico's national team cruised to a 4-0 victory over Honduras on Tuesday to secure their spot in the Concacaf Nations League final four.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

How the European parliament reached a deal on the new commission

Also in this newsletter: Should EU countries still be issuing so many visas to Russians?

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Senate reaches deal on stalled Biden judicial nominees

The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on the Senate floor this week. A Senate Democratic ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

China’s Hacking Reached Deep Into U.S. Telecoms

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said hackers listened to phone calls and read texts by exploiting aging equipment and seams in the networks that connect systems.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Aaron Judge Knows He Is Failing the Yankees on the Biggest Stage in Baseball

“I can’t sit here and feel bad for myself. Nobody’s feeling bad for me,” Judge said.

Sports - The New York Times - October 28

These Bears coaching gaffes set the stage for an all-time Hail Mary

While the focus is on the final play, a number of debatable decisions by the Bears coach led to the Washington Commanders' miraculous win over Chicago.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 28

Consumer report shows companies are failing to protect from robocalls, texts

A new report says many phone companies are not doing enough to protect people from robocalls and texts. A consumer watchdog group says more than half of them have not fulfilled all of the ...

Why Ten Hag failed: From player disputes to bad results

He was handed the keys to Old Trafford upon arrived. Two years on, he's been told to give them back.

Sports - ESPN - October 30

Dumb plays like these are guaranteed to live on in infamy

From tossed helmets to dropped touchdowns, ugly passes to, well, Leon Lett … we proudly present a list of the dumbest plays in NFL history.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

AMD shares fall as forecast fails to impress despite strong AI growth

AMD shares are up about 20% so far in 2024, although rivals such as Nvidia and Broadcom have had much greater gains during the same period, driven by AI chips.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Treasury failed to disclose ‘material’ spending pressures under Hunt, says OBR

Watchdog says it cannot tell how big ‘black hole’ inherited by Rachel Reeves would have been with full transparency

World - Financial Times - October 30

Harvard Business School professor says this is the No. 1 'misconception about failing'

Failure is often a catalyst to success, but only if you're failing the right way, says the author of "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well."

Business - CNBC - October 30

Samsung falls short of expectations as chipmaker fails to reap AI benefits

Third-quarter operating profit far lower than analyst consensus and trails domestic rival SK Hynix

World - Financial Times - October 31

The Untold Story of Trump's Failed Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela's President

A successful CIA hack of Venezuela's military payroll system, insider fights for spy agency resources, and messy opposition politics: A WIRED investigation reveals a secret Trump-era attempt to ...

Tech - Wired - October 31

If Trump declares victory before votes are counted, 'it will fail,' Harris campaign says

Donald Trump for days has baselessly claimed cheating is occurring in voting in Pennsylvania, a key swing state in his campaign against Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Colleges failed to address antisemitism, House GOP report finds

It says universities have failed to adequately discipline antisemitic conduct.

Flacco fails to jolt Colts but still QB1 'right now'

Colts coach Shane Steichen plans to stick with Joe Flacco at QB despite Indianapolis' offense putting up season lows in points, yards and first downs during Sunday night's loss in Minneapolis.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

Without hard thinking on tax and the state, Kemi Badenoch is doomed to fail

The new Tory leader can’t rely on Labour being derailed by global events or problems with its own model

World - Financial Times - November 4

Train safety system failed before fatal crash, report says

David Tudor Evans died after the crash and four others were seriously injured.

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