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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 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
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 - 4 days ago -
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.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
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’ BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
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 -
Global food prices reach highest level in 18 months
Increases signal grocery price pressures likely to rise further over the coming quartersWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
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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 millionEntertainment - ABC News - 4 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.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
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 -
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 yearHealth - ABC News - October 30 -
Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the U.S.: The state has 'really high home prices' and expensive goods, expert says
The most expensive states were found by analyzing the cost of living by The Council for Community and Economic Research.Business - CNBC - November 3 -
Oil prices end at highest in a week after OPEC+ delays output hike by another month
Oil futures finished sharply higher Monday after OPEC+ said it would wait another month before beginning to unwind voluntary production cuts. Natural-gas prices also rallied as a potential ...Business - MarketWatch - November 4 -
Highest court in Massachusetts to hear arguments in Karen Read's bid to dismiss murder charge
The latest chapter in the Karen Read saga moves to the state’s highest court, where her attorneys Wednesday are hoping to convince judges that several charges related to the death of her Boston ...Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
NFL midseason grades: Chiefs receive highest marks in AFC West that's outperforming expectations
Here's how the Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos and Raiders are grading out at the halfway point.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6 -
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 -
Massachusetts highest court nixes legal rule on which ex gets the engagement ring
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has overturned a 65-year-old rule that required judges to identify and give engagement rings to the wronged party in a break-up. “More than six decades ago, ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Gunmen kill a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in a decade
Gunmen have killed a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in the country in the last decadeWorld - ABC News - November 8 -
Costa Rica bestows highest diplomatic honor on El Salvador President Bukele for security gains
Costa Rica has bestowed its highest diplomatic honor on visiting El Salvador President Nayib Bukele for his success in lowering levels of violence during a more than two-year campaign against ...World - ABC News - November 11 -
Manufacturing activity surges in New York region to highest level in nearly three years
The New York Federal Reserve’s Empire State business conditions index, a gauge of manufacturing activity in the state, surged 43.1 points in November to 31.2, the regional Fed bank said Friday. It ...Business - MarketWatch - November 15 -
Rafael Nadal has made $134 million in career prize money, will retire as No. 2 highest-earning tennis player ever
The 38-year-old's career earnings are surpassed only by Novak Djokovic's.Business - CNBC - 4 days ago -
Jake Paul-Mike Tyson was highest-grossing combat event in Texas at $18.1M, organizers say
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 millionSports - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Trump’s second chapter begins
Republicans will return to pinnacle of global power with Trump’s ‘America First’ agendaWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
US bans flights to Haiti after three planes struck by gunfire
Violence escalates as new interim prime minister is sworn inWorld - Financial Times - November 12 -
October second-warmest, second-driest on record for U.S.: NOAA
October 2024 was both the second-warmest and second-driest October ever recorded in the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The 48 contiguous U.S. states ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Canada braces for second Trump presidency
Defence spending and agricultural protections could raise tensions with the new US administrationWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
China braces for second Trump term
While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to put large tariffs on Chinese goods to protect American manufacturing, which might threaten the Asian nation's already-slowing ...Top stories - CBS News - November 16 -
Yin wins in Malaysia for second LPGA title this month
Ruoning Yin shot a 7-under 65 to win the LPGA Tour's Maybank Championship in Malaysia by one stroke for her second title this month.Sports - ESPN - October 28 -
Ella Emhoff, Stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, Has Made a Name Far From Washington
The stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, Ms. Emhoff has largely made a name for herself in New York’s creative scenes, far from Beltway politics.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 30
