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Extreme drought areas treble in size since 80s - study
Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.Top stories - BBC News - 9 hours ago -
Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s
Mexico's new president has announced an agriculture plan that could make the country's food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980sWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South date back to the 1980s
FEMA has been dealing with conspiracy theorists since shortly after the agency was created.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Last full-size Kmart in continental U.S. closes
On Sunday, the last full-size Kmart in the continental United States closed. The retail chain first opened in 1899 and officially changed its name to Kmart Corporation in the 1970s. By the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
Angelenos mourn Mexican-born pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who starred for the Dodgers in the 1980s
The city of Los Angeles is mourning the death of Mexican-born pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who starred for the Dodgers in the early 1980sSports - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Rudy May, 1980 American League ERA champion who pitched for Yankees, Angels, others, dies at 80
May pitched in parts of 16 MLB seasons across his careerSports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago -
Global business takes its chance to size up new Labour pitch
Starmer’s investment summit guests express both praise and doubt — but many want to wait to pass judgmentWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
Serena Williams has surgery to remove cyst size of ‘a small grapefruit’
Former world No 1 says she is recovering well Biopsy on cyst came back negative for cancer Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Crazy 8: Here are the Week 8 games you don't want to miss
Saturday features two games between top-11 ranked teams in the SEC — Alabama at Tennessee and Georgia at Texas — a ranked Big Ten matchup and more.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17 -
4 large asteroids, including 1 the size of a skyscraper, speed past Earth
Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
'A brain tumour the size of a tennis ball came out my eyebrow'
Patient Doreen Adams of Aberdeen says she is grateful for the benefits of the new brain surgery.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Growth the size of a melon: a scrotum-swelling disease threatening thousands
Efforts to eradicate the painful and disfiguring mosquito-borne infection lymphatic filariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries. For decades, a growth the size of a large melon ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Treasury’s stable coupon, auction sizes at risk from U.S. election results
Since May, the Treasury Department has guided market participants toward the idea that it won’t need to increase the size of its coupon issuances or auctions “for at least the next several ...Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday -
Serena Williams had benign cyst size of "small grapefruit" removed from neck
Retired tennis legend Serena Williams posted to social media that "all is OK" after having the grapefruit-sized cyst surgically removed from her neck.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Serena Williams reveals she had grapefruit-sized cyst removed from neck
Williams said she is "feeling so grateful" after having the cyst removed.Top stories - ABC News - October 16 -
Olympus-Sized Hades 2 Update Adds New Weapon, Explorable Region, And Adorable Familiars
As development continues on Hades 2 , Supergiant Games has released its first major update for the roguelite adventure. In addition to general fine-tuning and tweaks to the gameplay, the Olympic ...Tech - GameSpot - October 16 -
Serena Williams reveals she had grapefruit-size cyst removed from her neck
Tennis great Serena Williams said she had a grapefruit-size cyst removed from her neck and she's on her recovery journey.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
A French crypto whale backing Trump may be moving markets many times its size
There’s something funny going on in betting markets that seems to be leaking out into banking stocks, the dollar and Treasury yields.Business - MarketWatch - October 18 -
A giant, ancient meteor four times the size of Mount Everest may have sparked life on Earth
A giant meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and may have sparked life, scientists reveal.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
World Series 2024: Sizing up the Yankees' and Dodgers' pitching — 2 rotations, 2 strategies, 1 goal
The Dodgers and Yankees arrive at the World Series having navigated October very differently with their starting pitching.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
College football Week 9 TL;DR: Dillon Gabriel's march on record books highlights bite-sized recap
The most important scores and stats to know from Week 9's college football slateSports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago -
What we learned: We answered the big questions
Can the 49ers make a run? Can Jameis Winston save the Browns? Reporters react to all the action.Sports - ESPN - 20 hours ago -
The Breakdown | Sizing up four southern hemisphere giants before rugby's autumn series
The Springboks want a clean sweep but Australia, Argentina and New Zealand may have more modest November targets. Four southern hemisphere giants are preparing for combat over the horizon. With 90% ...World - The Guardian - 21 hours ago -
USMNT falls to Mexico for first time since 2019
Raúl Jiménez scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Mexico to a 2-0 friendly victory over the United States on Tuesday night in Guadalajara, Mexico.Sports - ESPN - October 16 -
Thompson back for first USWNT team since Paris
Six uncapped players will join head coach Emma Hayes' 26-player roster for the United States women's national team's first matches since winning the Olympic gold medal in women's soccer in August.Sports - ESPN - October 18 -
The most important Eagles development since the bye week
The Eagles are 2-0 since the bye week and it probably isn't a coincidence that Jalen Hurts has protected the football in those two games.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22 -
September Border Patrol encounters lowest since the pandemic
Fewer migrants were apprehended between ports of entry at the southern border in September than in any month since August of 2020, according to new data released by Customs and Border Protection ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
What has changed for England since Euros triumph?
BBC Sport looks at how England's Euro-winning squad has changed as they prepare to take on Germany in a repeat of the 2022 final.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
First video of pandas released since arrival in DC
The first video since two new giant pandas who were loaned from China to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was released Saturday. Bao Li and Qing Bao will make their public debut in January.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Johnson: U.S. is in 'most dangerous situation since World War II'
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview Sunday that the U.S. is in “the most dangerous situation since World War II,” citing the economy, global tensions and the southern border. ...Politics - The Hill - October 13 -
We're buying more of a stock that has gone on sale since reporting earnings
The purchase will increase the stock's weighting in our portfolio to 2.75% from 2.58%.Business - CNBC - October 14 -
Ricky Pearsall returns to the 49ers practice for the first time since shooting
San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall returned to the field for practice for the first time since he was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery nine days before the season openerSports - ABC News - October 15 -
49ers' Ricky Pearsall returns to practice for the first time since shooting
San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall returned to the field for practice on Monday for the first time since he was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery nine days before the ...Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
49ers overreactions: Is Brock Purdy team's best QB since Steve Young?
Matt Maiocco dives into the latest reactions and overreactions from 49ers fans ahead of San Francisco's Super Bowl LVIII rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Levi's Stadium.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15 -
Why Einhorn says it’s the most expensive stock market in decades
One leading hedge fund says it’s not just tech stocks with nosebleed valuations.Business - MarketWatch - October 16 -
Gustavsson Becomes First Netminder Since Penguins Jarry To Score Goalie Goal
Filip Gustavsson of the Minnesota Wild became the first NHL netminder since the Pittsburgh Penguins' Tristan Jarry to score a goalie goal.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16 -
Daughter of woman missing since Hurricane Helene looks for closure
Nearly 100 people remain missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene hit three weeks ago, as crews continue to search through layers of mud and debris.Top stories - CBS News - October 16