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West Ham's Kudus has ban extended to 5 games
West Ham's Mohammed Kudus's ban has been extended to five matches and he has been fined £60,000 ($77,286) for violent conduct in last month's defeat at Tottenham.Sports - ESPN - November 6 -
Republicans retake control of US Senate
Republicans gain three seats, guaranteeing them at least 52 out of 100 in the new upper chamber.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
The Spin | The 1983 West Indian rebel tour to South Africa that shocked cricket
Source of a tip-off that blew the cover of 16 players leaving Barbados for the apartheid pariah state is finally revealed. As the England men’s team arrive at Bridgetown airport for their three ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
West Virginia attorney general wins governor's race to replace Jim Justice
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) is the projected winner of the state's gubernatorial race, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. Morrisey defeated Democratic nominee Steve ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Trump wins West Virginia and Indiana, CBS News projects
Former President Donald Trump will win West Virginia and Indiana, CBS News projects. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and CBS News executive director of elections and surveys ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Jim Justice wins West Virginia Senate race, flipping the seat for Republicans
NBC News projects the state's Republican governor Jim Justice flipped the seat currently held by Democratic-turned-independent Joe Manchin, who is retiring.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities
The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.World - The New York Times - November 5 -
Column: On election day eve, the optimism of 'The West Wing' will break your heart
The series' optimistically civil campaign between the potential successors of President Josiah Bartlet no longer reads as liberal wish-fulfillment but full-blown fantasy.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 4 -
Pro-West Leader Wins High-Stakes Vote in Former Soviet Republic
The president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, won re-election on Sunday against a rival candidate she had denounced as “Moscow’s man.”World - The New York Times - November 4 -
The west must outdo rival efforts to build an alternative financial system
Technological and geopolitical competition between democracies and autocracies are two sides of the same coinWorld - Financial Times - November 3 -
Liam Livingstone onslaught helps England level West Indies ODI series
West Indies 328-6; England 329-5 ; series level at 1-1 Captain hits 124 not out in five-wicket victory A Liam Livingstone masterclass secured England an unlikely victory and levelled the series ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Winnipeg Olympics Were Once The West's Top Women's Hockey Challengers
The Winnipeg Olympics were Western Canada's top challenger in the 1930s, almost annually competing for a Dominion title. Here's a look back at the historic women's hockey team.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2 -
The NFC West is in a dead heat: Examining the four-team race at midseason
Here's a look at where things stand with the Seahawks, 49ers, Rams and Cardinals.Sports - ESPN - November 2 -
Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say
The Israeli military said its soldiers had engaged in close combat in the Nur Shams area of the occupied territory.World - The New York Times - November 1 -
Lewis powers West Indies to victory over new-look England
Opener Evin Lewis hits 94 as the West Indies hammer England by eight wickets in the first one-day international in Antigua.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
West Indies beat England by eight wickets: first men’s one-day international – live
Evin Lewis’s coruscating 94 helped West Indies to an emphatic victory in a rain-affected game. 4th over: England 19-0 (Salt 8, Jacks 9) Seales continues and Salt again clips for two to midwicket, ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Alito denies Cornel West bid for intervention in Pennsylvania ballot access dispute
As the Nov. 5 election draws near, the Supreme Court has been asked to intervene in a growing number of disputes.Politics - CBS News - October 31 -
What Harris, Trump are doing in the West right before Election Day
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are visiting the West just days before the Nov. 5 Election Day. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more on the upcoming ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Lobbying World: S-3 Group and West Front Strategies merge
S-3 Group and West Front Strategies on Wednesday announced their merger. The firms, which brought in a combined $15 million in federal lobbying revenue in the first nine months of 2024, will ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Bradley Whitford on 'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'The West Wing' and campaigning for Harris
Bradley Whitford, star of "The West Wing" and "The Handmaid's Tale," talks about celebrity, campaigning for Harris and how those two shows reflect the trajectory of American politics.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 31 -
West Ridge a hotbed of anti-Jewish hate crimes, police data show
Chicago recorded about 70 anti-Jewish hate crimes this year, including vandalism and bomb threats, with West Ridge hit more than any neighborhood in the city.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
The West did nothing to stop North Korea’s alliance with Russia, and there will be consequences
Over the coming weeks, members of the new Axis of Evil may have further unhappy surprises for the democratically distracted West.Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Adidas receives €100mn boost from Kanye West settlement
German sportswear group to make further charity donation after agreeing deal with controversial rapperBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Adidas reaches out-of-court settlement with rapper Kanye West
The German sportswear company had been embroiled in a long-running dispute with the rapper now known as Ye over its decision to end its partnership with him in October 2022.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
HSBC chief says east-west division will not lead to ‘any split’
Georges Elhedery embarks on sweeping overhaul of lender as part of cost-cutting driveBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Lassa fever suspected in death of Iowa resident who traveled to West Africa
Health officials are investigating the death of an Iowa resident as a suspected case of Lassa fever, a frightening viral disease rarely seen in AmericaHealth - ABC News - October 28 -
Rúben Amorim in talks over Manchester United job after Ten Hag exit
United hope to unveil Sporting head coach next week Ten Hag sacked by United following West Ham defeat Manchester United were closing in on Rúben Amorim’s appointment as the club’s new manager ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
The expansion of BRICS signals shift away from the West, not a turn against it
The BRICS group — named after its five founding members, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has become a broader grouping of non-Western countries that wants to stay out of growing ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
US leads efforts to keep lifeline for West Bank lenders open
Yellen warns Netanyahu of ‘economic catastrophe’ if Israel refuses to extend waiver for Palestine banksBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Did VAR 'get it wrong' with West Ham penalty decision?
Match of the Day 2 pundits Micah Richards and Stephen Warnock analyse the controversial late penalty awarded to West Ham against Manchester United.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
'This is not right' - watch Ten Hag's last MOTD interview as Man Utd boss
Erik ten Hag says it is "unfair" and an "injustice" that West Ham were awarded a penalty by VAR in Manchester United's 2-1 loss at London Stadium.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
Jarrod Bowen piles pain on Manchester United with late winner for West Ham
There are days when it is impossible not to lay into Manchester United’s many failings under Erik ten Hag. On this occasion, though, the true villain of the piece was the cold, interfering hand of ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Putin's 'hybrid warfare' pressures neighbors at a crossroads to turn away from the West
The American presidential election isn’t the only vote that the Kremlin has its eyes on — and, arguably, is seeking to get its hands in.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
Watershed moment as Georgia goes to polls in tussle between Russia and west
Observers say country’s democracy at stake after Moscow-aligned ruling party’s threats to ban opposition. Georgians are heading to polls in a critical election that could determine whether one of ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Why the West should embrace Zelensky’s victory plan for Ukraine
Are Western policymakers ignorant? Of course not. Their problem is different.Politics - The Hill - October 25