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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Early pickups for Week 8

There are no byes in Week 8, so it's time to load up those fantasy football rosters.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

NFL Week 7: A bad time to be a first-place team

Of the eight division leaders entering the weekend, four — the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings — left it as losers.

NFL Week 7 winners, losers: 49ers still can't beat Chiefs

The Chiefs beat the 49ers in the Super Bowl rematch, while the Vikings suffered their first defeat. Here are all the winners and losers from Week 7.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

From the budget to waxing: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon

World - The Guardian - October 21

India’s airline industry in chaos after 90 hoax bomb threats in a week

Authorities yet to uncover source and motive of surge in fake bomb threats, as dozens of planes forced to reroute. A reported 90 hoax bomb threats have been made against Indian airlines in the past ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Chiefs remain perfect, Steelers dominate Jets in NFL Week 7

In Week 7 of the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs remained perfect in a Super Bowl rematch against the San Francisco 49ers. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson shined in his return to the gridiron as the Steelers ...

Lebanon's prime minister has had no contact with Hezbollah for weeks

World - Yahoo News - October 21

Sources: Raiders QB O'Connell to miss 4-6 weeks

Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell is expected to miss four to six weeks with a broken thumb on his right (throwing) hand, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Watch live: Trump visits Asheville weeks after Hurricane Helene

Former President Trump is visiting Asheville, N.C., where he will tour damage from Hurricane Helene and deliver remarks. The event marks Trump's first visit to western North Carolina since ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

NFL Winners and Losers: Breaking down the best and worst of Week 7

Jared Goff helped the Lions overcome adversity several times in a win over previously unbeaten Minnesota. Plus: Kansas City's identity is fully revealed.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

Rachel Reeves’s Budget balancing act

The chancellor’s tax plans must avoid overburdening business and investors

Business - Financial Times - October 21

The Playlist: Week 1 fantasy basketball wavier wire pickups and schedules notes

Dan Titus kicks off the NBA season with a look at the players you should consider adding to your fantasy hoops team now.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

Week 7 Care/Don't Care: For the Jets' problems, Davante Adams is not enough

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon makes sense of the major narratives from Week 7's Sunday action.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?

After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

Cockatoo rescued after ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

NSW environment minister hopes ‘Mickey will be flying free by tomorrow’ after successful capture by wildlife services. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

The Healthy and Unhealthy Ways to Digest Polls in the Final Two Weeks

The presidential race is close. For now, we have to live with that.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

NFL Power Rankings: Where does everyone stand after Week 7?

Mike Tomlin made a gutsy call to switch to Russell Wilson. It worked against a Jets team that is flailing because of the "media." Here's the league landscape.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

‘We were not prepared’: three weeks in a small town devastated by Hurricane Helene

Gerton, North Carolina, population 250, was badly hit by the storm. Emma Churchman describes how the community came together in the aftermath. The small mountain community of Gerton, about 16 miles ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Hospitals' IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks

Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains closed after a hurricane-related shutdown