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The secret to Pride and Prejudice’s enduring appeal? Lizzy Bennet has game
Three new TV adaptations of Austen’s classic novel have been announced, including Dolly Alderton taking it to Netflix and a BBC spin-off centred on the bookish Mary. At 12 years old, I plucked ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Anti-whaling activist held in Greenland appeals for political asylum in France
Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd organisation faces extradition to Japan after arrest in Nuuk in July. Paul Watson, the anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland and awaiting possible extradition ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Georgia prosecutor asks appeals court to reinstate 6 charges in Trump case
Lawyers for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said a judge "erred" when he dismissed the charges in March.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Morning Report — Harris appeals to GOP critics of Trump; Trump courts Latinos
In today’s issue: Vice President Harris and former President Trump are racing toward the Election Day finish line, stacking their schedules as they work the airwaves — and the voters. Both ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Fani Willis asks appeals court to reinstate charges against Trump
Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis (D) has asked a Georgia appeals court to reinstate six charges in her 2020 election subversion prosecution of former President Trump and several of ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Texas Supreme Court Halts Execution in Shaken Baby Case
Robert Roberson had been set to be executed on Thursday night for the death of his 2-year-old child. But after a bipartisan intervention by Texas lawmakers, the Supreme Court issued a stay.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
Trump and Harris campaigns spotlight religion in recent appeals to Christian voters
Former President Trump and Vice President Harris have focused on religion in recent days as they make their final appeals to Christian voters just weeks before the election. Thursday night’s Al ...Politics - The Hill - October 20 -
Appeals court upholds Jan. 6 trespassing misdemeanor faced by scores of rioters
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Jan. 6 rioter's misdemeanor trespassing conviction in connection with the 2021 Capitol attack. Couy Griffin, a founder of “Cowboys for Trump" and former ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Appeals court upholds freeing of woman wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years
A Missouri appellate court ruled that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing her lawyers argue was ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Democrats urge appeals court to uphold hospitals' emergency abortion care
Nearly every House and Senate Democrat is calling on a federal appeals court to affirm that hospitals participating in Medicare must provide emergency abortion care to patients when necessary. In ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Lucy Letby refused permission to appeal against attempted murder conviction
Nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more was able to have fair trial, judges rule. Lucy Letby has been refused permission to appeal against a conviction for ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Fulton County official appeals ruling requiring election certification
A Fulton County election official who refused to certify the results of the county's spring presidential primary election has appealed a state judge's ruling affirming that Georgia law requires ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Court of Appeal sides with UK consumers over ‘secret’ car loan commissions
Close Brothers shares plummet after landmark ruling that puts sector at risk of redressBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
Appeals court deems Mississippi mail-in ballot deadline illegal
A federal appeals court ruled that Mississippi’s law allowing mail ballots to be received after Election Day is illegal, a decision that escalates a consequential legal battle even as it may not ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Walz, AOC to play Madden on Twitch in an appeal to young men
Vice President Harris's running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) are set to play Madden NFL together on the live-streaming platform Twitch on Sunday. The ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
Harris and Trump lean into their faith in appeals to Christian voters in Georgia
Religious voters on both the right and the left are a powerful force in Georgia. In a race this close, they may be decisive. Two Georgia megachurches hosted presidential candidates last week, ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Appeals court leaves voter purge program in Virginia blocked
A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a Virginia purge program that was intended to clear suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls. The decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court ...Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel
From baby names to wedding planning, fans of the 40-year-old spreadsheet program reveal how it has transformed their lives. “I’m a boring man,” says Mike Elwin, an energy management consultant from ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Harris to appeal to voters in DC, Trump stumps in Pennsylvania on Tuesday
With a week until Election Day, Vice President Harris is set to make a pitch to voters in the nation’s capital on Tuesday while former President Trump is making a stop in the crucial swing state of ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Owners of New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22, appeal conviction
The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, are appealing their company’s criminal conviction on safety breaches at the High Court in AucklandWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Kamala Harris trying to appeal to young voters in final election push
Vice President Kamala Harris was back in Michigan Monday night where she made a special appeal to young voters, but was also interrupted by a group protesting the war in Gaza. CBS News campaign ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Appeals court rules against GOP in challenge to North Carolina voter rolls
A federal appeals court ruled against national and state Republicans in a challenge to 225,000 voter registrations in North Carolina, reversing a lower court's ruling sending the challenge back to ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
RNC's overseas ballot challenge in North Carolina rejected by appeals court
A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday rebuffed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to not process certain overseas ballots in the upcoming election unless the voter shows they ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Jimmy Kimmel appeals to Republicans to reject Trump in 19-minute monologue
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who is known for criticizing former President Trump, made an appeal to Republicans to reject the former president in his 19-minute opening monologue on Tuesday evening, one ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Audit Reports Matter After All, Appeals Court Says
The decision reverses an earlier ruling that spurred debate about the reports.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago -
Could Trump's garbage truck stunt appeal to undecided voters?
In Wisconsin on Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump got behind the wheel of a garbage truck "in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden." He seized on the president's remark where he appeared to ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Georgia election official appeals to Musk over foreign disinformation on X
Brad Raffensperger says viral post alleging repeat voting in US state is likely from ‘Russian troll farms’World - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Death toll from Spanish floods rises to 205 as residents appeal for aid
Spanish emergency authorities raised the death toll of the historic flash floods in Spain to at least 205 victims, 202 of them in Valencia alone.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Rebekah Vardy launches appeal bid against latest Rooney ruling
Last month a judge ruled in favour of Mrs Rooney in a dispute about the legal costs Mrs Vardy must pay.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Death toll from Spanish floods rises to 205 as residents appeal for aid
Three days after historic flash floods swept through several towns in southern Valencia, in eastern Spain, the initial shock is giving way to anger, frustration and a wave of solidarityWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Ed Sheeran Prevails in Copyright Appeal Over ‘Let’s Get It On’
A three-judge panel affirmed that Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” did not illegally borrow from Marvin Gaye’s song.Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite appeals for mercy
Richard Moore was put to death by lethal injection Friday for the 1999 fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Richard Moore executed in South Carolina despite appeal to cut sentence to life
South Carolina executed convicted killer Richard Moore despite a broad appeal for mercy by parties that included three jurors and the judge from his trial.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Harris Appeals to Latino Pride, and Anger at Trump, in Final Push
Kamala Harris is hoping that backlash to the bigotry at the Madison Square Garden rally will blunt Donald Trump’s appeal with a critical group of voters.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
American convicted on drug-related charges in Russia loses appeal
A court in the Russian capital has rejected an American citizen’s appeal against against his sentence on drug-related chargesWorld - ABC News - 17 hours ago