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The Power of Government Policies

The U.S. has the capacity to address its biggest problems. Whether it does is a different matter.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

The A.I. Power Grab

Big tech companies say A.I. can help solve climate change, even as it’s driving up their emissions and raising doubts about their climate goals.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

The Saudi factories powered by women

A surge in female labour force participation has emerged as a bright spot for the kingdom

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Bottom-Six Comes Through As Penguins Defeat Canadiens, 6-3

Lars Eller scored twice for the Penguins, and Tristan Jarry survived a late Montreal surge to seal the win

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15

Six-figure earners are getting nervous about falling behind on their bills

There was a small but sharp jump last month in the share of people bracing for a missed debt payment, according to the New York Fed’s survey of consumer expectations.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Six Russian soldiers granted French visas after fleeing war in Ukraine

Organisations assisting Russian deserters hope France’s decision will lead to more soldiers fleeing. Six Russian soldiers who fled the war in Ukraine have been granted temporary visas as they apply ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Israel kills mayor in strike on south Lebanon city hall

Leader of Nabatiyeh among 16 dead in first major attack on government buildings

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Nadal loses to Alcaraz at Six Kings Slam exhibition event

With an eye on the Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal says he was pleased with his performance despite losing 6-3, 6-3 to Carlos Alcaraz at the Six Kings Slam

Sports - ABC News - October 17

F1 arrives in Austin as a battle brews for the title with six races remaining

Check out this weekend's times, stats, predictions and preview.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Six F1 races to go: the factors that will decide if Verstappen or Norris wins title

The variables between Red Bull and McLaren suggest much drama to come as title chase could still go down to the wire. After a season that opened looking like it would deliver an all too familiar ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

'Terrified and angry': patients voice concerns as eye hospital to shut for six months

The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh is due to close for six months at the end of the month.

'Catastrophic failure': Seven dead, six critically injured after gangway collapses in Georgia

Seven people are dead and half a dozen others were critically injured after a gangway that's part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday.

New young drivers should not carry under-21s as passengers, AA says

It is also proposed that under-21s could lose their licences for not wearing a seatbelt.

Seven new lawsuits filed against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Four men and three women accuse the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting them at various parties in the US.

The Champions League Isn’t Fun For Everyone. Just Ask These Six Teams.

They dominate their domestic leagues, but this group has already conceded 49 goals after two rounds.

Sports - The New York Times - October 22

Justin Timberlake, suffering from laryngitis and bronchitis, postpones six concerts

Justin Timberlake postpones six concerts on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour because he has bronchitis and laryngitis. 'I'll make it up to you,' he tells fans.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 23

A puff on a joint - then six months of forced rehab in a concrete cell

A young woman buys cannabis for friends - and finds herself facing up to 20 years in prison.

Six years after synagogue shooting, a Jewish neighborhood grapples with antisemitism and elections

Amid a somber anniversary and with Election Day on the horizon, concerns about rising antisemitism are at the forefront of many voters’ minds in Squirrel Hill, a Jewish neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

Crash between cargo truck and bus in Mexico kills 19 and injures six

Collision occurred when a container filled with corn fell off truck, causing bus carrying 25 people to overturn. A cargo truck collided with a passenger bus in northern Mexico on Saturday, leaving ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Missing woman found with snake bite after six days in mountains

Lovisa Sjoberg disappeared after driving into the mountains to take photographs.

Harris hits critical battleground Pennsylvania six days before election

Vice-president continues to make closing argument to voters, reminding Americans of two different futures for US. Kamala Harris continued to make her closing argument to voters just six days ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Chinese factory activity expands for first time in six months

Beijing set to unveil fiscal stimulus focused on struggling local governments next week

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Six ways the Budget will affect you if you're under 25

Among the policies announced by the chancellor, some will have a direct impact on younger people.

Botswana president concedes defeat in election after party’s six-decade rule

Results show Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic party on track to lose by landslide. Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has conceded defeat in Wednesday’s elections, which his Botswana ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

After six years of tariffs, small-business owners aren’t eager for more

Donald Trump wants to greatly expand import duties. Entrepreneurs who weathered his first round, which Biden largely left intact, say they’d have to raise prices to survive.

For first time in six decades, freight rails split on union negotiation strategy

Union Pacific and CSX break from other freight rails in strategy to negotiate with labor unions two years after a nationwide rail strike was narrowly averted.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Cook Political Report shifts six House races to Dems, two to GOP

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Friday shifted six House races toward Democrats and two contests toward the GOP in their final update before Election Day. The election handicapper moved ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

‘Will anything change?’: six women react to Saoirse Ronan’s viral comment

Women tell us how they feel about safety after the actor’s remark on using a phone as a weapon went viral. Saoirse Ronan’s comment about women’s safety on The Graham Norton Show has gone viral ...

World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago

The power and the perils of Trump’s ‘flow state’

The former president’s latest town hall was a spectacle even by the standards of modern American politics

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Big Tech’s dash for nuclear power

The take-off of AI will fuel a surge in demand for electricity