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Five US election officials on what they’re expecting: ‘There’s a conspiracy theory for everything’

On election day eve we checked in with the people, many in swing states, working to ensure all votes are counted. In Fulton county, Georgia, they’re on guard for efforts to undermine democracy from ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Five economic areas the incoming US president needs to tackle

New administration must find a way to maintain growth while repositioning the economy

World - Financial Times - November 5

Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Announcement Is Less Than Five Months Away

Nintendo has reconfirmed that the Switch successor will be revealed by the end of March 2025 , when its current financial year concludes. Company president Shuntaro Furukawa made the ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 5

Christie says he would bet 'about five bucks' on Harris

Former New Jersey governor and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said he would "bet about five bucks" on Vice President Harris winning the presidential election during an interview with ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Trump wins three of five Nebraska votes, NBC News projects

NBC News projects former President Trump will gain three of the five electoral votes in Nebraska. NBC News Tom Llamas goes over the numbers in each congressional district.

5 takeaways as Trump wins White House for a second time

Former President Trump completed an extraordinary comeback early Wednesday morning, becoming the first president to win nonconsecutive terms in more than a century by defeating Vice President ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Milan

Marco van Basten is the only non-Italian to make this team that spent a combined 84 years in a Milan shirt. By Mark Gordon for The Gentleman Ultra . You often hear the phrase ‘nice problem to ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Amazon Games talks IP growth opportunities across five generations of gamers

Warner, Disney, and Netflix are seeing great success exploiting their IP, and that’s a big part of the Amazon Games’ strategy.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 8

Reasons to be hopeful: five ways science is making the world better

If Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you up. Ian Sample Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years

Ukraine-born Nadezhda Buyanova was accused of referring to young patient’s late soldier father as ‘legitimate target’. A Russian court has sentenced an elderly Moscow paediatrician to five and a ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Five new arrests in Amsterdam over violence against Israeli fans

Five new arrests have been made over the violence surrounding a soccer game last week involving Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Dutch police said Monday.

Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks

Nadezhda Buyanova denied making the remarks and called the case absurd.

Five bets to make on the red-hot Golden State Warriors

André Snellings explores whether the Warriors' early resurgence is for real and lists five ways to bet on them.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

CFP Anger Index: The SEC and five other teams are getting snubbed

Breaking down which teams have the most to be angry about with this week's CFP rankings.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Five issues Rúben Amorim must address as Man United manager

Ahead of Amorim's first game in charge of Manchester United, he's facing a big list of challenges. What must he address to turn the team around?

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Lecce

Salento club may not have a storied history but players did not have to stay long to make their mark. By Michele Tossani for The Gentleman Ultra . Picking five players for a rational Lecce ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Why next five days are key to Scots' World Cup hopes

The Nations League matches with Croatia and Poland could determined Scotland's World Cup hopes. Here's why...

Major bitcoin hacker Lichtenstein gets five years in prison for crypto laundering scheme

The value of the bitcoin stolen by hacker Ilya Lichstenstein from Bitfinex in 2016 is worth more than $10 billion now.

Business - CNBC - 20 hours ago

Five takeaways from Trump’s first week as president-elect

He has made his early priorities clear - and stunned some in Washington and around the world while doing so.

King gets five-year ban in match-fixing case

Mark King is found guilty by an independent disciplinary committee of one count of match-fixing and one count of providing inside information on a match.

Kentucky is a title contender! Duke is doomed? Judging five early-season overreactions

Two weeks into the 2024-25 season, we're seeing potential championship contenders, hot seat names and more -- or are we? Will these trends last?

Sports - ESPN - 1 hour ago

Social Media Layoffs Hit Meta

The tech giant confirmed an unspecified number of job cuts at WhatsApp and Instagram.

Business - Inc. - October 17

They Smash Chestnuts as a Sport. Then Controversy Hit.

World Conker Championships is a light-hearted event that has attracted contestants from all over the globe. This year, a cheating scandal took it by storm.

Sports - The New York Times - October 20

Yellow warnings in place as Storm Ashley hits

Warnings in Cumbria, Devon and Cornwall are issued for winds gusting up to 60mph (97km/h) and rain.

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

Western consumer groups unconvinced by China’s economic stimulus efforts

Falling sales for luxury, beauty and beer companies fuel doubts about Beijing’s attempts to boost confidence

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Trump hits three battleground states

Former President Donald Trump held campaign events in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia on Sunday. Nikole Killion reports.

Trump and Harris make final push to break US election deadlock

Presidential candidates descend on Pennsylvania as polls in most crucial swing state show a dead heat

Business - Financial Times - November 5

How violence became a theme of America’s election

Voters are on edge after a campaign season characterised by ‘unprecedented’ levels of extreme rhetoric

Business - Financial Times - November 4

FirstFT: Bitcoin hits a record high

Also in today’s newsletter, Kremlin denies Putin spoke to Trump last week and America Inc’s new chief executive

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Competitive socialising pulls Brits from the pub

UK boom in venues built around a game spreads internationally as boozy office events go out of fashion

Business - Financial Times - October 17

SpaceX Has a Plan for Starlink to Hit Gigabit Speeds

Elon Musk's satellite internet company told the FCC that a few tweaks to its “orbital configuration and operational parameters” could result in nearly 10 times faster downloads.

Tech - Wired - October 17

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