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The Guardian - World
Israel reportedly carries out dozens of strikes in Lebanon in ‘major intensification’ – live
Israel Defense Forces says it hit about 30 Hezbollah rocket launchers and other infrastructure in airstrikes on Lebanon. Analysis: Israeli front-controlled manufacturing process likeliest ...12 minutes ago - Israel -
ABC News - World
Floods in Central Europe threaten new areas. Heavy rains also flood parts of Italy
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding ...47 minutes ago -
CNBC - Business
Why Caitlin Clark and other WNBA stars make modest salaries even as the sport booms
WNBA salaries are so low that many athletes play a second season overseas in the offseason. But a new $2.2 billion media rights deal may change everything.1 hour ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Tech
Meta to European Union: Your Tech Rules Threaten to Squelch the AI Boom
The Facebook parent and other companies are warning in an open letter that the regulations risk hampering innovation and economic growth.5 hours ago -
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The New York Times - World
Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents
Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?23 hours ago -
The New York Times - World
England and Wales Will Introduce Buffer Zones to Ban Protest at Abortion Clinics
“Safe access” zones outside clinics in England and Wales will make it illegal to harass anyone seeking medical services or working there, the British government said.Yesterday - Abortion -
ABC News - World
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central EuropeYesterday -
The Guardian - World
Floods in Poland and wildfires in Portugal show reality of climate breakdown, says EU
Emergency crews battle to reinforce defences around Wrocław in Poland amid devastating rainfall. Soldiers, emergency workers and volunteers battled through the night to reinforce defences around ...Yesterday - Climate -
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The Guardian - World
No kill zone: how revenge rampage Rebel Ridge is reinventing the action movie
In a blood-soaked genre with an ever-escalating bodycount, Jeremy Saulnier’s Netflix hit about a marine forcibly disarming a corrupt police system is a refreshing version of vigilante justice. If ...Yesterday -
The New York Times - Top stories
Europe’s Floods Are Another Sign of Growing Threat of Climate Change
Climate change is influencing extreme weather events like the flooding across six countries that has led to mass evacuations of cities as the waters continue to rise.Yesterday - Climate -
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BBC News - Top stories
Protest 'buffer zones' around abortion clinics to come into force
Those who break the law protecting areas around abortion clinics could face an unlimited fine.Yesterday - Abortion -
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The Guardian - World
Cookathons, speechathons and skipathons: the rapid rise of obscure world record attempts in west Africa
Guinness World Record attempts have risen sharply in the last year and a half – but controversy has followed . In 2008, two years after Ebenezer Smith graduated from high school with no means to go ...Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
Chinese solar panel boom threatens Pakistan’s debt-ridden grid
Industry rushes to switch to clean energy as cost of state power network becomes cripplingYesterday - China -
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BBC News - Top stories
Italy next to face storm after 21 killed in Europe floods
More than 50 regions of Italy have issued alerts, as flooding continues to batter Poland and the Czech Republic.2 days ago -
The New York Times - World
With Sandbags and Team Spirit, a Polish City Fought Off a Flood
Thousands of residents of Nysa, in southern Poland, formed a human chain overnight to pass each other sandbags, building a wall along a river embankment to keep the raging waters at bay.2 days ago -
ABC News - World
A Czech town faces hard recovery after massive flooding
Torrential rains have gone and flooding waters have been receding but residents of a Czech town are no mood to celebrate2 days ago -
ABC News - World
Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce their river banks ahead of more flooding
Soldiers have dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the worst flooding in years spreads across Central Europe2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Central Europe braces for further flooding as swollen rivers continue to rise
Deadly Storm Boris has dumped up to five times average September rainfall in four days. Storm Boris batters central Europe – in pictures As swollen rivers continued to rise, volunteers and ...2 days ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Bets on wild stock-market swings boom as traders face most uncertain Fed rate decision in recent memory
Some options traders are leaving nothing to chance ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy meeting.2 days ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Parts of North Carolina flooded after 'historic' rainfall
Hard rain of 1 foot and more inundated the southeastern coast of North Carolina on Monday, as a storm with no name moved ashore. The National Hurricane Center calls it Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 ...2 days ago -
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BBC News - Top stories
Floods and mudslides kill more than 200 in Myanmar
The storm has killed more than 500 people in northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.2 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - World
U.S. Officials Jet to Beijing Amid Flood of Cheap Chinese Exports
In the talks, Washington intends to highlight concerns over China’s manufacturing overcapacity.2 days ago - China -
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The New York Times - Top stories
Storm Lashes Carolinas With Historic Rainfall and Flash Flooding
More than a foot of rain fell on parts of North Carolina over 12 hours, catching residents, officials and forecasters by surprise.2 days ago -
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Financial Times - World
From steel to kimchi, South Korean exporters face flood of Chinese rivals
Overproduction, tariffs and weak demand increase competition with a glut of low-cost goods2 days ago - China