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Kenya's top judge: No-one has ever tried to bribe me

World - Yahoo News - November 11

Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Ah, the Christmas movie

Entertainment - ABC News - November 11

Inside the secret summit that tried to stop deadly rap wars

Before Tupac's murder, producer Quincy Jones brought stars together to try to end violence in hip-hop.

Murder accused tried to scale Buckingham Palace fence, court hears

Dylan Thomas, 24, admits the manslaughter of William Bush on Christmas Eve but denies murder.

Jeffries tries to take blame for GOP wins; Democrats don't buy it

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday sought to take the fall for the failure of Democrats to flip control of the House in last week's elections. But his colleagues weren't ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Are A.I. Clones the Future of Dating? I Tried Them for Myself.

A New York Times reporter tested a handful of chatbots to see if they could help improve his dating life. The results were decidedly mixed.

Tech - The New York Times - November 14

The Prado, Renowned for Its Art, Tries a New Role: Muse to Authors

Spain’s most storied museum has been inviting writers, including Nobel laureates, to live nearby and take inspiration from its paintings.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 16

Nadal's career over after Spain's Davis Cup defeat

Rafael Nadal's illustrious career is over after his Spain team were beaten by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarter-finals.

Deaf man said he tried to communicate with officers before violent arrest

Tyron McAlpin was violently arrested by two Phoenix police officers in August said he tried to alert the officers that he was deaf.

Florida Tries a Subtler Way to Curb Progressive Ideology: Cut Sociology

Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

I tried an anti-inflammatory diet for a week. This is what I learned

The principle is simple – eating healthy with an emphasis on whole grains, vegetables and heart-healthy fats. Inflammation is a familiar health concept, but it can be hard to understand how it ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Judge blocks Virginia from purging voter rolls of alleged noncitizens

The ruling in Virginia on its voter rolls comes as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a tight presidential election contest.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Michael Kors owner Capri’s shares crater after $8.5bn merger blocked

Decision is a win for antitrust regulators who argued deal with Kate Spade owner Tapestry would strangle competition

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Judge blocks Virginia from dropping alleged noncitizens from voter rolls

A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice request to block Virginia from systematically removing alleged noncitizens from the voter rolls this close to an election.

Appeals court leaves voter purge program in Virginia blocked

A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a Virginia purge program that was intended to clear suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls. The decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment

Marketing and sale of model prohibited after tech giant fails to meet rule 40% of phones be made from local parts. Indonesia has prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Bezos defends ‘principled decision’ to block Post’s endorsement of Harris

Billionaire denies intervention was part of deal with Donald Trump

World - Financial Times - October 29

Man arrested after suspect item led to tower block evacuation

Flats were cleared while a controlled explosion was carried out on a "device" found during death inquiry.

Jeremy Hunt attempts to block watchdog report on £22bn ‘fiscal hole’

Former chancellor argues publication on Budget day will be used by Labour as ‘political weapon’

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Albania's opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet

Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s ...

World - ABC News - October 29

Jack Dorsey's payments company Block expands corporate card service to the UK

Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey, has launched its corporate card service in the U.K.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Sam Altman Says the Path to Better AI Is Blocked by Missing Computer Power

Having access to piles of cash and some of the world’s most powerful AI processing chips isn’t enough for OpenAI to release new products at its chosen pace, its CEO claims.

Business - Inc. - November 1

Supreme Court won't block counting of certain provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The order means that election officials must tally provisional ballots submitted on Election Day by voters who returned defective mail ballots.

Judge rejects suit seeking to block acceptance of hand-returned mail ballots

The judge rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person.

Raffensperger assures Georgia that voting systems are secure amid Trump campaign's lawsuit

A Georgia judge rejected a lawsuit trying to block opening some election offices over the weekend to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more on the ...

Judge rejects request to block Elon Musk $1 million voter giveaway

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are backing Donald Trump in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - November 4

Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit to block hand-returned mail ballots

A Georgia judge has blocked attempts to keep voters in Fulton County from submitting mail-in ballots in person. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with officials in the Peach ...

Pennsylvania judge declines to block Elon Musk’s $1m voter prize giveaway

Prosecutors had called sweepstakes a scam that violates state election law and asked for it to be shut down. US election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updates The $1m-a-day voter ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls

Federal judges denied two states' requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day. Both Missouri and Texas ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Mexico's High Court Fails to Block Controversial Judicial Overhaul

President Claudia Sheinbaum says she won’t comply with any ruling made by the Supreme Court over a judicial system shake-up.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

Supreme Court hears Facebook's bid to block Cambridge Analytica shareholder suit

The Supreme Court considered Wednesday a bid from Facebook to block a shareholder lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal from moving forward. Shareholders sued the social media company ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it won’t block access

Tech - ABC News - November 6

Canada Orders TikTok’s Business to Close, But Won’t Block App

Following other countries’ lead, including the United States, the government cracks down on the video-sharing app over national security concerns.

Business - Inc. - November 7

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