Sputters Latest Blow

Key Icahn holding sputters in latest blow to his corporate empire

Midwestern US refinery CVR Energy suspends its dividend, a crucial source of cash for the veteran financier

Business - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

Virginia's Tony Bennett digs deeper after retirement news conference: 'I felt I was the one holding them back'

Bennett's retirement ceremony on Friday provided a surreal transitional moment for Virginia — and possibly college basketball

Sports - CBS Sports - October 19

Sputtering Sooners fire OC Littrell, elevate Finley

The Sooners, who rank 128th in total offense and 107th in scoring, fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell and elevated Joe Jon Finley as the new play-caller.

Sports - ESPN - October 20

Scarce food and stifling homes: sputtering grid pushes Cuba nearer collapse

Four power cuts in a weekend born of the state’s penury have caused nationwide struggles and shortages. Dusk has become a particularly frenetic time in Havana, as Cuba prepared for a third night ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Spencer Rattler starts hot, sputters in debut as Bucs wallop Saints in NFC South showdown

A tough divisional matchup doesn't go the Saints' way as former five-star Rattler begins his NFL career.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 13

Bowen: Sinwar's death is serious blow to Hamas, but not the end

Netanyahu has won a big victory with the killing of Yahya Sinwar. But it is not the end of the war, nor of Hamas.

Harris and Trump trade blows in battleground states

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are continuing to campaign in key battleground states as the clock ticks down to election day. Harris used her events to sharpen her ...

Politics - NBC News - October 20

Harris campaign ‘blowing the opportunity,’ says Gov. Sununu

Sununu pointed to recent instances where Harris has struggled to distinguish herself from President Joe Biden.

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Clark: Clubs 'blowing out' pitchers with max usage

Union chief Tony Clark says it is up to MLB teams to change how pitchers are being used to help reduce injuries.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Tax blow for 1mn UK top earners by 2027

Fiscal drag will pull thousands more into a 60 per cent marginal rate

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Japan's ruling coalition loses a majority in the lower house, creating political uncertainty

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a key parliamentary election Sunday

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Japan’s ruling party is certain to lose a majority in the lower house, broadcaster says

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s conservative ruling party braced for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s elections.

Roob's Observations: Eagles blow out Bengals in Cincinnati

The Eagles went into Cincinnati Sunday and earned themselves a commanding 37-17 win over a dangerous Bengals team.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Democrats braced for jobs report blow ahead of election

Lacklustre data could obscure an ‘incredibly healthy’ employment market and weigh on Kamala Harris’s prospects

Business - Financial Times - 7 hours ago

Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon

The three worked for Lebanese news organizations, their employers said. Lebanon’s health ministry said they had been staying in a residence housing journalists.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

As U.S. Election Looms, Biden Aides Struggle With Middle East Wars

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tried to get Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to envision a U.S.-backed plan for ending the war in Gaza, but there was no sign of progress.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Republic of Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Election Victory

The Georgian Dream party won 54 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said Sunday, a result that critics of the government fear could derail the country’s pro-Western course.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

At Vatican Synod, Women’s Issues Are Relegated to a Side Group

A meeting four years in the making said the ordination of women required further study, but it called for women to have more leadership roles, even in seminaries.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species

With a new database of medical images, zoo and wildlife vets can finally see what healthy uncommon animals, from rhinos and tamarins to pangolins and sea stars, should look like on the inside.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Israel’s Strike Marks New Phase of Conflict, but Stops Short of All-Out War

Iran’s initial reaction suggested that the sides had once again averted an uncontrolled war, even if the prospect looms larger than ever.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Iran’s Leaders Stress Their Right to Respond to Israel’s Strikes

Iran’s supreme leader said Israel’s attack should not be “magnified or downplayed,” state media reported. U.S. and Israeli officials were expected to meet in Qatar for talks aimed at reviving ...

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Behind the Tactical Gains Against Iran, a Longer-Term Worry

Experts inside and outside the Biden administration fear that Iran may conclude it has only one defense left: racing for an atomic weapon.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Mane event: Lions decimate Cowboys, but suffer a major blow

Jared Goff and Detroit marched into AT&T Stadium and embarrassed Dallas. Unfortunately for the Lions, Aidan Hutchinson exited early with a severe leg injury.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 13

North Korea to blow up cross-border roads with the South, Seoul says

North Korea is getting ready to blow up roads that cross the heavily militarized border with South Korea, Seoul said Monday.

Israel assures US that retaliation against Iran will target military

Oil prices fall on signs Benjamin Netanyahu plans to avoid energy sector and nuclear sites

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Finland warns of increasing Ukraine fatigue among distracted west

Also in this newsletter: Meloni hits back against Albania migration hub criticism

World - Financial Times - October 15

Watch as North Korea blows up roads connecting to South Korea

Pyongyang vowed to sever road and railway access to South Korea in a bid to “completely separate” the two countries.

UK wage growth falls to 4.9%

Data for three months to August adds to evidence that pay pressures are easing

Business - Financial Times - October 15

North Korea blows up roads to south as tensions mount

Symbolic detonations are first of their kind and come amid dispute over drones

Business - Financial Times - October 15

North Korea Blows Up Roads, Prompting South to Fire Warning Shots

World - Yahoo News - October 15

North Korea is blowing stuff up and making threats, but it's unlikely to go further

World - Yahoo News - October 15

UK to consult on ‘opt-out’ AI content scraping in blow to publishers

Decision follows months of lobbying from tech sector and creative industries

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Italian court rejects Meloni plan to hold asylum-seekers in Albania

Anger in ruling coalition as first group of migrants sent to processing centres ordered to be returned to Italy

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Blow to Meloni’s Albania deal as court orders asylum seekers’ return to Italy

Judges’ decision on 12 men held in Italian migration hub in Albania also casts doubt on EU’s hardline plans. The last 12 asylum seekers being held in a new Italian migration hub in Albania must be ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Latest in Sputters Latest Blow

Key Icahn holding sputters in latest blow to his corporate empire

Virginia's Tony Bennett digs deeper after retirement news conference: 'I felt I was the one holding them back'

Sputtering Sooners fire OC Littrell, elevate Finley

Scarce food and stifling homes: sputtering grid pushes Cuba nearer collapse

Spencer Rattler starts hot, sputters in debut as Bucs wallop Saints in NFC South showdown

Bowen: Sinwar's death is serious blow to Hamas, but not the end

Harris and Trump trade blows in battleground states

Harris campaign ‘blowing the opportunity,’ says Gov. Sununu

Clark: Clubs 'blowing out' pitchers with max usage

Tax blow for 1mn UK top earners by 2027

Japan's ruling coalition loses a majority in the lower house, creating political uncertainty

Japan’s ruling party is certain to lose a majority in the lower house, broadcaster says

Roob's Observations: Eagles blow out Bengals in Cincinnati

Democrats braced for jobs report blow ahead of election

Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon

As U.S. Election Looms, Biden Aides Struggle With Middle East Wars

Republic of Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Election Victory

At Vatican Synod, Women’s Issues Are Relegated to a Side Group

A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species

Israel’s Strike Marks New Phase of Conflict, but Stops Short of All-Out War

Iran’s Leaders Stress Their Right to Respond to Israel’s Strikes

Behind the Tactical Gains Against Iran, a Longer-Term Worry

Mane event: Lions decimate Cowboys, but suffer a major blow

North Korea to blow up cross-border roads with the South, Seoul says

Israel assures US that retaliation against Iran will target military

Finland warns of increasing Ukraine fatigue among distracted west

Watch as North Korea blows up roads connecting to South Korea

UK wage growth falls to 4.9%

North Korea blows up roads to south as tensions mount

North Korea Blows Up Roads, Prompting South to Fire Warning Shots

North Korea is blowing stuff up and making threats, but it's unlikely to go further

UK to consult on ‘opt-out’ AI content scraping in blow to publishers

Italian court rejects Meloni plan to hold asylum-seekers in Albania

Blow to Meloni’s Albania deal as court orders asylum seekers’ return to Italy

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