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Tuberculosis infections highest on record: WHO

Global tuberculosis cases reached an all-time high in 2023, with nearly 11 million people estimated to have become sick with the disease last year. According to the World Health Organization's ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

EU races to prepare for a Trump win

Bloc seeks to bolster aid to Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and trade policy in case Republican is re-elected

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Amazon's cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade

Amazon Web Services delivered an operating margin of over 38%, the highest since at least 2014.

Business - CNBC - October 31

China October exports record highest jump in 19 months, imports decline more than expected

The world's second largest economy has been grappling with weakening domestic consumption and a protracted property crisis, with exports being a rare bright spot.

Business - CNBC - November 7

Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked

The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year

Health - ABC News - October 30

The Who’s Who of Trump’s Staff Picks, and Bitcoin and Stocks Set Records

Plus, Israel’s cycle of war in North Gaza.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 12

Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record

The total number of women who are state lawmakers has once again reached new heights, following a trend up in recent years

Shel Talmy, record producer who oversaw hits by the Kinks and the Who, dies at 87

The American-born record producer was an architect of the catchy if rough-hewn sound that drove many a British pop act to stardom in the mid-1960s.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball sells for record $4.4 million. Who gets the money?

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball sold at an auction for a record $4.4 million. Who gets that money? That's still up to the courts to decide.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

SpaceX Dragon Capsule splashes down with crew who spent record 235 days at ISS

Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth early Friday in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, capping a record-setting 235-day mission to the International Space ...

1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared

Simon Bouie told his mother and grandmother he wasn’t going to get in trouble back in 1960.

Kiss chaste: number of high school boys in Japan who have had first kiss falls to record lows

Polls showing downward trend in kissing indicates a move away from ‘real physical sexual activity’ that could affect country’s birthrate, experts say. Just one in five of boys at senior high school ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

AI startup funding hit a record in the L.A. area last quarter. Here's who got the most money

L.A.-area startups received $1.8 billion in the third quarter, the highest quarterly amount for the region, according to CB Insights. Most of it went to a single company.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 8

A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price

A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million

Entertainment - ABC News - 4 days ago

Gaetz sent $10K in payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest

The House Ethics Committee has records showing Matt Gaetz allegedly paid more than $10,000 to two women who later testified in front of the panel, ABC News has learned.

Investors' reaction to Budget 'very different' to Truss, says Reeves's deputy

Treasury secretary speaks out to reassure the markets after a rise in the cost of government borrowing.

Myanmar overtakes Syria as country with highest landmine casualties

Landmine use has significantly increased in Myanmar as conflict has spread after the military’s seizure of power in February 2021. Myanmar overtook Syria last year to become the country with the ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

WNBA Finals Game 5 draws highest viewership in 25 years

The fifth game of this year’s WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty was the most-viewed WNBA finals game in 25 years across all networks, according to ESPN, citing Nielsen ...

New-home sales jump to highest level since May 2023, as lower mortgage rates drew buyers in

New-home sales surged in September, as home buyers seized on lower mortgage rates.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

Top prosecutor at U.N.'s highest court denies sexual misconduct claims

As ICC prosecutor Karim Khan sought charges against Hamas leaders and Israeli PM Netanyahu, he faced allegations of sexual misconduct.

Don’t be beguiled by the apparent calm reigning in US bond markets

The outcome of the presidential election could yet cause a crisis of confidence

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Russia Raises Interest Rate to 21 Percent, Its Highest in Decades

Military spending and recruitment are causing the country’s economy to overheat, leaving regulators in a struggle to rein in rising prices.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Tesla shares close at highest in 13 months as post-earnings rally continues

Following Tesla's best day on the market since 2013, the stock rose more than 3% on Friday, closing at its highest since September 2023.

Business - CNBC - October 25

World Series Game 1 draws the highest TV audience in five years

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ dramatic 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.

U.S. consumer confidence surges in October to highest level in nine months

The U.S. consumer-confidence index surged to 108.7 in October from a revised 99.2 reading in the prior month, the Conference Board said Tuesday. This is highest level of confidence since January.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Mortgage rates rise to highest level since July due to these 3 reasons

Mortgage applications fell 0.1% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Global food prices reach highest level in 18 months

Increases signal grocery price pressures likely to rise further over the coming quarters

World - Financial Times - November 8

Spain flood epicentre braces for fresh deluge

World - Yahoo News - November 13

Jake Paul-Mike Tyson was highest-grossing combat event in Texas at $18.1M

Jake Paul’s promotions company says the fighter's unanimous decision over Mike Tyson was the highest-grossing combat sports event in Texas at $18.1 million

Entertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago

Rising energy bills push inflation to highest for six months

Higher inflation pushes up the cost of living for households, and could mean that interest rates remain higher for longer.

10-year Treasury yield briefly tops 4.25%, hits highest level since late July

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose again Wednesday as traders digested the latest comments from Fed officials on the trajectory of interest rate cuts.

Business - CNBC - October 23

US unemployment applications fall; continuing claims hit highest level since 2021

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits rose to its highest level in almost three years

World Series ticket prices are the second-highest ever—a Yankees home game could run you nearly $5,000

It will cost more than $3,800 to see Shohei Ohtani play in his first World Series.

Business - CNBC - October 24

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

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