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World - The Guardian
Cheating alleged after men’s world conker champion found with steel chestnut
Metal replica conker found in pocket of David Jakins AKA King Conker, first-time winner after competing since 1977. The World Conker Championships is investigating cheating allegations after the ...4 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Three Weeks to Go, and That’s All Anyone Is Sure Of
It’s been a long year. That won’t stop it from being a very long 22 days.4 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Archaeologists uncover one of the world's oldest churches
Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of an ancient church in Armenia, which they believe originated in the 4th century A.D.4 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
BBC boss warns of Russian and Chinese propaganda
The UK is losing out because of cuts to the World Service, the BBC's director general warns.4 days ago - Russia -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Fantasy Football Week 7: Waiver Wire Pickups
Bolster your fantasy football rosters with these Week 7 waiver wire pickups from analyst Andy Behrens.4 days ago - Fantasy Football -
Top stories - BBC News
Parts of UK forecast to see temperatures jump to 20C this week
Parts of the country could see a 10C bump in temperatures in the short period of fine weather.4 days ago - United Kingdom -
Top stories - BBC News
The stats and shoes behind Chepngetich's jaw-dropping marathon world record
How the Kenyan took a step beyond what was thought by knocking almost two minutes off the previous best in Chicago.4 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
What polls are saying three weeks from the election
Ultimately, with three weeks left before the election, the polls reflect one fundamental point: This race will be extremely close.4 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Can anyone stop dominant England winning World Cup?
England's 21-12 victory over Canada in Vancouver on Saturday retained the WXV1 title in their 20th straight win, can anyone stop the dominant Red Roses winning the Rugby World Cup next year?5 days ago -
Business - Financial Times
Starmer vows to rip up bureaucracy to unleash ‘shock and awe’ of investment
Prime minister targets competition authority and other regulators he believes are stifling global appeal5 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Kash Patel: The Magical Rise of a Self-Described ‘Wizard’ in Trump World
The MAGA loyalist Mr. Patel aims to run the C.I.A. if Donald Trump wins the presidency. But critics say his swagger masks deep inexperience.5 days ago - Donald Trump -
Top stories - BBC News
A week on the open Atlantic, hoping to reach Europe
The BBC follows one migrant's journey from Senegal to the Canary Islands5 days ago - US Open -
Sports - The New York Times
Ranking the Potential World Series Matchups, From Least to Most Interesting
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani could be making their World Series debuts against each other in one scenario.5 days ago -
Sports - The New York Times
Takeaways From Week 6 of the N.F.L. Season
Lamar Jackson stated his case for another M.V.P. award, while two rookie quarterbacks made their debuts.5 days ago - NFL -
Sports - The New York Times
Ruth Chepngetich Shatters the Women’s Marathon World Record in Chicago
The Kenyan runner became the first woman to break 2:10 in the marathon.5 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Steve Ballmer on becoming one of the world's richest billionaires
LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has seen his net worth soar north of $120 billion.5 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
200-1 outsider De Decker stuns Humphries to win World Grand Prix
Mike de Decker causes a huge upset as he beats defending champion Luke Humphries 6-4 to win the World Grand Prix title.5 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
'England deserve world-class coach' - but Carsley not ruling himself out
England interim boss Lee Carsley believes England deserve a world-class coach but said he is "definitely not" ruling himself out of the running.5 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
The Hunter's Moon this week will be a supermoon — the brightest in 2024
This week's full moon is called the Hunter's Moon. It's also a supermoon, which is expected to be the brightest one of the year so far.5 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
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. ...5 days ago -
World - The Guardian
BBC World Service retreat ‘helping Russia and China push propaganda’
BBC director-general Tim Davie to warn world facing ‘all-out assault on truth’ as state-funded media operators broadcast unchallenged. The BBC director-general will warn that the retreat of its ...5 days ago - China -
Top stories - BBC News
Australia beat India to reach T20 World Cup semis
Australia secure their place in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nine-run over India, who face a nervous wait to see if they will also qualify.5 days ago -
Sports - CBS Sports
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya sets women's world record in Chicago Marathon
Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon nearly two minutes faster than the previous women's marathon world record5 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Ruth Chepngetich smashes marathon world record by nearly two minutes in Chicago
Kenyan also won Chicago Marathon in 2021 and 2022 Tributes paid to late Kelvin Kiptum in race Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago ...5 days ago -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Ruth Chepngetich shatters women’s world record at Chicago Marathon
Kenyan distance runner Ruth Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 on Sunday, smashing the women’s full marathon world record. Chepngetich became the first woman to ever run under ...5 days ago -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Inside the Nasty Rivalry Rocking the World of Private Jets
The head of a private-jet company has been involved in a massive, often secret campaign to undermine his bitter rival. Now it’s spilling out into the open.October 11