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Use of "aphrodisiac honey" is surging, customs officials warn
A record amount of illegally imported honey touted as a sexual enhancement -- but often tainted with erectile dysfunction drugs -- was seized in France last year.CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Severance spending at top UK universities surges
FT analysis shows drop-off in overseas enrolments pushed redundancy payouts up by more than a fifth in 2024Financial Times - Jan. 19 -
Microsoft AutoGen v0.4: A turning point toward more intelligent AI agents for enterprise developers
AutoGen represents Microsoft’s latest attempt to address the challenges of building multi-agent systems for enterprise applications. This article explores what this means for the state of agentic ...VentureBeat - Jan. 18 -
Northampton edge out battling Munster in Champions Cup thriller
Northampton 34-32 Munster Seabrook runs in hat-trick as Saints seal home tie The team that won the Heineken Cup for Northampton back in 2000 were out on the field at half-time of this match, ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Why the gold boom is causing a surge in illegal mining
Gold exports from Africa more than doubled between 2012 and 2022 from 243 metric tons to 609 metric tons.CNBC - Jan. 18 -
Gaza ceasefire edges closer after 15 months of war
33 Israeli hostages held in Gaza are set to be released in exchange for 1,904 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.NBC News - Jan. 18 -
As college sports move toward pay for play, Title IX looms as another hurdle for the NCAA
A court settlement that would require colleges to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sportsABC News - Jan. 17 -
Manchester United take step towards potential 100,000-seat stadium
Task force report has completed initial feasibility work OTRTF claims huge value could be added to UK economy Old Trafford’s rebuild as a new 100,000-seater stadium and the wider regeneration ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Israel, Hamas barrel toward ceasefire: How will it work?
Fifteen months of devastating war in Gaza could come to a halt as soon as Sunday, with Israel’s government poised to approve a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. Though the exact ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Ash Gardner hits ton as Australia edge towards Women’s Ashes series victory over England
Third ODI: Australia, 308-8, beat England, 222, by 86 runs Third 50-over win gives hosts 6-0 lead heading into T20s There was a sense of inevitability about the result of the third Ashes ODI, ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Pakistan’s bet on Taliban backfires as violence surges
Islamabad had deadliest year in almost a decade following rise in terror attacksFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
Pakistani airline says ad showing plane flying toward Eiffel Tower never meant to evoke 9/11
Pakistan’s national airline says that an advertisement showing a plane heading toward the Eiffel Tower was never intended to evoke the memories of the Sept. 11 attacksABC News - Jan. 16 -
Edge computing’s rise will drive cloud consumption, not replace it
Successful edge AI deployments require deep integration between edge and cloud, complex orchestration and new approaches to data management.VentureBeat - Jan. 16 -
India Edges Closer to Acknowledging Role in Plot to Kill American
A government inquiry called for legal action against an unnamed person involved in the foiled conspiracy.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 16 -
GOP again holds edge in party affiliation: Survey
The Republican Party maintained its edge over the Democrats in 2024, with more Americans identifying with the GOP than with its rival political party, according to a poll published Thursday. The ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Lindsey Vonn falls toward end of downhill training run in Cortina
Lindsey Vonn has fallen toward the end of a World Cup downhill training run in Italy and appeared slightly banged upABC News - Jan. 16 -
BBC travels with aid convoys in Jordan heading towards Gaza
The BBC's Fergal Keane travelled with the trucks carrying crucial aid to the King Hussein Bridge border crossing with IsraelBBC News - Jan. 16 -
China Deploys Security to Try to Reassure a Country on Edge
Police are checking on safety at schools and visiting karaoke bars and rental homes to root out perceived malcontents, after several mass killings alarmed the public.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Ratcliffe edges closer to CIA confirmation with Democratic support: 5 takeaways
John Ratcliffe emerged largely unscathed from a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee that appeared to pave the way for him to serve as the next director of the Central Intelligence ...The Hill - Jan. 15 -
Wilson edges past Zhang in tight Masters opener
World champion Kyren Wilson edges past Zhang Anda 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
CPI edged higher in December, complicating the Fed's rate decision
Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.CBS News - Jan. 15 -
2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey
SpaceX has launched a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business up thereABC News - Jan. 15 -
Can I cut how much I pay towards my children’s school fees?
My ex-wife has chosen a school with very high fees and I can’t afford them following VAT changesFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
Bitcoin accelerates its slide, falling toward $90,000 to start the week
Bitcoin at one point dropped to the $90,000 mark to start the week, extending weekend losses as investors continued to dump tech stocks.CNBC - Jan. 13 -
10-year Treasury yield inches toward 5% as next U.S. inflation update looms
Yields on long-dated U.S. government debt pushed further into their highest closing levels in over a year on Monday, ahead of the midweek release of the December consumer-price index.MarketWatch - Jan. 13 -
Do you feel hopeless about humanity? Look for the good things – and build a bridge towards them
We all have the capacity for creativity and growth. Hold on to this potential when life seems bleak. Something quite peculiar has happened to my Facebook feed, and I like it. (Yes, I am still on ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
Northern Irish nun killed in Ecuador earthquake takes step towards sainthood
Beatification ceremony for Clare Crockett, former party girl from Derry, draws more than 100 people to Madrid. A nun from Northern Ireland who was killed in an earthquake while she was teaching ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Russian forces advance towards Dnipro region
Troops bypass urban warfare in Donetsk and push towards highway leading to DnipropetrovskFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
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Turkey's Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician as the two sides inch toward peace
A delegation from one of Turkey’s biggest pro-Kurdish political parties has met a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in prison, the latest step in a tentative process to end the country’s ...ABC News - Jan. 11 -
Supreme Court leans toward upholding law that could ban TikTok
The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes before the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether to block it.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
2025 NFL playoff bracket picks, score predictions: Rams stun Vikings in wild-card round, Ravens edge Steelers
Here's your weekly dose of John Breech's NFL picksCBS Sports - Jan. 10 -
Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter declares for NFL Draft after Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame
Carter finished the season with 12 sacks and should be a top-10 pick.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10 -
UK government borrowing costs rise towards 16-year high
Yields jump after strong US jobs data, threatening to wipe out room for extra borrowing under Labour’s budget rulesFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Investors are on edge as Friday’s jobs report could make or break the stock-market rally
Rising Treasury yields are ratcheting up the anxiety for equity investors. Thursday’s stock-market closure offered only a brief reprieve from the mounting tension.MarketWatch - Jan. 9 -
In rare underdog role vs. Ohio State in Cotton Bowl, Texas embraces type of edge Mack Brown once perfected
Brown recalled this week some of the tricks he used to keep his Longhorns on edgeCBS Sports - Jan. 9 -
2025 Cotton Bowl, Ohio State vs. Texas: Who has the edge in College Football Playoff semifinal game?
Who has the edge at the key positions in the College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday?CBS Sports - Jan. 9 -
Bergvall gives Tottenham edge in Carabao Cup semi-final to fury of Liverpool
Tottenham feared they had found a novel way to feel a kick where it most hurts, something entirely in keeping with the moment they are in. There were 77 minutes on the clock, this Carabao Cup ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Trump's unpredictable streak puts Asia on edge
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of all U.S. naval forces in the Indo-Pacific, was tongue-tied. Addressing a conference of military and national security professionals in November, he stumbled and ...The Hill - Jan. 8