Daily news from around the world · U.S. edition · Last updated Tue, Oct 3, 2023 10:45 am PDT
MSNBC · 6h ago · Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, his office said. The robbery happened in Washington D.C.'s Navy Yard area, about a mile from the Capitol.
· ABC News · 14h ago · U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, his office says
NPR · 14h ago ·
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar unharmed following armed carjacking about a mile from Capitol
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Cuellar's chief of staff released a statement saying the Texas congressman was approached by 3 armed assailants who then stole his vehicle. Cuellar was not harmed, his chief of staff said.
CBS News · 14h ago ·
Rep. Henry Cuellar carjacked in Washington, D.C., chief of staff says
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Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked by "3 armed assailants," his chief of staff said in a statement.
NBC News · 14h ago ·
Texas congressman is victim of carjacking in Washington, D.C.
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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar was the victim of an armed carjacking about a mile from the Capitol on Monday night. His office said he was not injured.
Rolling Stone · 14h ago ·
Congressman Henry Cuellar Unharmed After Armed Carjacking in D.C.
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The Texas congressman was reportedly carjacked about a mile from the U.S. Capitol on Monday night
Bloomberg · 13h ago ·
Congressman Henry Cuellar Is Victim of Carjacking in Washington
ABC News · 11h ago · Shares of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group have soared after they resumed trading in Hong Kong following a suspension last week
· CNBC · 11h ago · Shares of embattled Chinese property giantEvergrandesurged over 20% after itresumed trading in Hong Kongon Tuesday.
Wall Street Journal · 15h ago ·
China Evergrande Group’s Shares Rise After Resuming Trade
Bloomberg · Oct 2, 2023 ·
China Evergrande Seeks to Resume Trading Amid Police Probe
NBC News · 22h ago · Elon Musk has been sued for libel by a man who says the billionaire amplified posts that falsely identified him as having been involved in a fight between extremist groups in Oregon.
· Rolling Stone · 22h ago · The increasingly far-right billionaire can't seem to stop amplifying dangerous misinformation on his own social media platform
The Verge · 23h ago ·
Elon Musk sued for defamation for falsely identifying man as neo-Nazi protestor
Ars Technica · 20h ago ·
Musk sued for falsely accusing Jewish man of joining a neo-Nazi brawl
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"Yet another one of Elon Musk’s reckless smears."
Bloomberg · 21h ago
· NBC News · 9h ago · The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational armed force led by Kenya to Haiti to help combat violent gangs, marking the first time in almost 20 years that a force would be deployed to the troubled Caribbean nation.
CBS News · 10h ago ·
U.N. approves international force to combat gang violence in Haiti
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The U.N. Security Council voted to send a force led by Kenya to Haiti as it continues to deal with rampant gang violence.
NPR · 11h ago ·
U.N. Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to quell violence in Haiti
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The resolution authorizes the force to deploy for one year, with a review after nine months. The non-U.N. mission would be funded by voluntary contributions, with the U.S. pledging up to $200 million.
Politico · 16h ago ·
UN Security Council approves sending forces to Haiti to fight violent gangs
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The resolution was drafted by the United States and Ecuador.
Financial Times · 19h ago ·
UN security council approves mission to fight Haitian gangs
Wall Street Journal · 22h ago ·
U.N. to Vote on Kenyan-led Force to Bring Control to Haiti
ABC News · Sep 30, 2023 ·
UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
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The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote for Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in gang violence and restore security so the troubled Caribbean nation can hold l...
Bloomberg · 7h ago
· New Scientist · 7h ago · Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier figured out how to generate attosecond pulses of light, which last a billionth of a billionth of a second and can be used to make movies of electrons - a find that has won them the 2023 Nobel prize in physics
Financial Times · 7h ago ·
Trio awarded Nobel physics prize for advances in electron dynamics
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Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier created light pulses measured in billions of a billionth of a second
Wall Street Journal · 7h ago ·
Nobel Physics Prize Awarded to Trio for Work on Light, Electrons
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The prize was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier for their work studying electron dynamics in matter.
ABC News · 7h ago ·
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Agostini, Krausz and L’Huillier for using lasers to study atom electrons
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Agostini, Krausz and L’Huillier for using lasers to study atom electrons
ABC News · 5h ago · The Biden administration says the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs it selected for Medicare’s first price negotiations have agreed to participate
· NBC News · 6h ago · Major drugmakers have agreed to participate in Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act. The Biden administration aims to lower the prices of costly drugs.
NBC News · 6h ago · Former Detroit police chief James Craig, a candidate for Michigan’s GOP primary for governor last year, says he will seek the state’s open Senate seat in 2024.
NBC News · 6h ago · Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed a motion to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his position. Gaetz is accusing McCarthy of breaking his promises to Republicans by working with Democrats to delay a government shutdown and making a secret side deal on Ukraine funding.
· CBS News · 21h ago · Rep. Matt Gaetz accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of cutting a "secret side deal on Ukraine" to push through a temporary measure to keep the government running.
Washington Post · Oct 2, 2023 · Follow live updates as the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’s $250 million lawsuit against Donald Trump and his company is scheduled to begin Monday.
· CNBC · Oct 2, 2023 · New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Donald Trump, the Trump Organization and others in engaging in business fraud for years.
Politico · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Trump arrives in court to face $250 million trial for New York business fraud
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The New York attorney general has accused Trump, his adult sons and his business empire of widespread fraud.
NPR · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Donald Trump's business fraud trial gets underway in New York
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Former President Donald Trump and three of his children are accused of exaggerating the value of their real estate.
CBS News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Trump civil trial begins Monday in New York
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The civil trial against former President Trump is set to begin Monday in New York. The state's attorney general, who accused the former president and his company of fraud, is seeking $250 million in damages and wants to ban Trump from running businesses in the state.
NBC News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Trump civil fraud trial gets underway in New York
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The no-jury trial in Manhattan is expected to last three months. Former President Donald Trump and several of his children are listed as potential witnesses.
BBC · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Donald Trump expected to attend civil fraud trial opening
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The US ex-president is accused of inflating the value of his property empire by more than $2bn.
NPR · 9h ago · Sam Bankman-Fried faces seven criminal charges, including for defrauding investors. His blockbuster trial is set to begin on Tuesday, and he could face an over 100-year prison term if convicted.
· CBS News · 20h ago · Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried faces a prison term of more than 100 years if he's convicted of fraud and money-laundering charges.
Ars Technica · Oct 2, 2023 ·
SBF trial to begin as judge says he faces “very long sentence” if convicted
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Jury selection tomorrow; seven criminal charges with max sentence of 110 years.
Washington Post · 9h ago · Sen. Doug Larsen was the pilot of the single-engine plane that crashed outside the city of Moab, killing all four occupants.
· Politico · 20h ago · Doug Larsen’s death was confirmed in an email that Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue sent to his fellow senators.
BBC · 20h ago ·
North Dakota state senator and his family die in plane crash
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North Dakota state senator Doug Larsen's plane crashed soon after taking off in Utah, officials say.
NBC News · 22h ago ·
North Dakota lawmaker and his family killed in Utah plane crash
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BISMARCK, N.D. — A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed in Utah, a Senate leader said Monday.
The Guardian · 22h ago ·
North Dakota state senator, wife and two children die in Utah plane crash
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Doug Larsen and family killed shortly after taking off from Canyonlands airfield, about 15 miles north of MoabA state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed in Utah, a
ABC News · 23h ago ·
North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and 2 kids were killed in a plane crash in Utah, Senate leadership says
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North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and 2 kids were killed in a plane crash in Utah, Senate leadership says
CBS News · 23h ago ·
North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash
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Doug Larsen, a Republican first elected to the North Dakota Senate in 2020, was also a lieutenant colonel in the North Dakota National Guard.
ABC News · 18h ago · Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed a resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
· Business Insider · 18h ago · Matt Gaetz introduced a motion to vacate against Kevin McCarthy on Monday after the speaker had to rely on Democrat votes to pass a spending bill.
Rolling Stone · 18h ago ·
Matt Gaetz Moves to Oust Kevin McCarthy From Speakership
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Republican infighting has reached new heights as the Florida Rep. officially files motion to strip Kevin McCarthy of his position as Speaker of the House
Forbes · Oct 2, 2023 ·
A Heavy Week Of Economic Data Lies Ahead
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Getting a bill through Congress could become more difficult as Speaker McCarthy may face a vote to have him removed as House Speaker.
MSNBC · Oct 2, 2023 ·
GOP’s Matt Gaetz tees up fight over Speaker McCarthy's gavel
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Rep. Matt Gaetz has repeatedly threatened to try to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Now, he's finally prepared to stop threatening and start actually trying.
Politico · Oct 2, 2023 ·
McCarthy faces deep Democratic mistrust with his gavel on the line
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Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to move against Kevin McCarthy as soon as Monday.
NBC News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Rep. Matt Gaetz threatens to trigger vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker
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Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has threatened to trigger a vote to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The move comes after the last-minute deal that averted a government shutdown on Saturday night. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports.
Bloomberg · Oct 1, 2023 ·
McCarthy to Face Far-Right Attempt to Oust Him as House Speaker
BBC · 18h ago ·
Right-wing Republican files bid to oust McCarthy
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Matt Gaetz files bid to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of US House, setting up a vote within 48 hours.
NPR · 19h ago ·
Gaetz launches the process to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., launched the process for holding a vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker but the road ahead is still unclear.
Financial Times · 17h ago ·
Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker
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Fellow Republicans set for showdown after bipartisan deal to keep government from shutting down
CBS News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Rep. Gaetz says he will file a motion this week to oust Speaker McCarthy
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pushed through a last-minute bipartisan stopgap bill on Saturday to keep the government open, but now his speakership is at risk as Rep.
Washington Post · 19h ago · The talking points were a response to anger from some GOP members after Bowman pulled a fire alarm in a congressional office building Saturday as Congress scrambled to avert a government shutdown.
· NPR · Oct 1, 2023 · The New York Democrat says a mistake occurred as he was rushing to get to a vote, but Republicans have suggested Bowman was trying to delay the proceedings.
BBC · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Jamaal Bowman: Democrat denies setting off fire alarm to stall spending vote
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Republicans have accused Jamaal Bowman of trying to delay a vote on a stopgap spending bill.
Christian Science Monitor · Oct 2, 2023 · Laphonza Butler has been selected by Governor Newsom to fill the seat of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate. Ms. Butler will be the only Black woman serving in the Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the chamber.
· Deadline Hollywood · Oct 2, 2023 · Laphonza Butler, the president of Emily’s List, has been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) as the state’s next U.S.
MSNBC · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill the seat of the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler will be the third Black woman in history to serve in the Senate.
NPR · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Gov. Newsom selects Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat
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Longtime political activist Laphonza Butler will be California's new U.S. Senator. Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to name Butler to the seat left empty by the death of Dianne Feinstein.
Variety · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Calif. Gov Gavin Newsom Set to Name Laphonza Butler to Fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat: Reports
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to name longtime labor leader and political organizer Laphonza Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat left open by the death last week of pioneering legislator Dianne Feinstein.
CBS News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Newsom taps Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein's Senate seat
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The death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein left an open seat in the Senate for California.
Wall Street Journal · Oct 1, 2023 ·
California Gov. Newsom is poised to appoint Emily's List president Laphonza Butler to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, potentially altering the 2024 race for the seat.
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California Gov. Newsom is poised to appoint Emily’s List president Laphonza Butler to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, potentially altering the 2024 race for the seat.
Business Insider · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Gavin Newsom appoints Laphonza Butler to fill Senate seat left empty by Dianne Feinstein
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Laphonza Butler, Gavin Newsom's appointee to replace Dianne Feinstein, will be the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate.
NBC News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Gov. Gavin Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill the seat of the late Democratic Sen.
ABC News · 21h ago · A judge is planning a spring trial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife
· Bloomberg · 22h ago
Politico · 22h ago · If elected, Don Gaetz could serve as a counterweight to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
· ABC News · Oct 2, 2023 · Don Gaetz says he plans to run again for the Florida Senate, which he led as president from 2012 to 2014
Business Insider · Oct 2, 2023 · Voter registration records indicate that California's interim replacement for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein doesn't live in the state.
· NPR · Oct 2, 2023 · NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California Barbara Boxer about Dianne Feinstein's legacy.
CBS News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Sen. Dianne Feinstein remembered: "Women are seen as spear throwers of change"
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein died Friday at the age of 90. She first appeared on "Face the Nation" in 1992, saying "Women are seen as spear throwers of change; we're not the same thing repeating itself."
Los Angeles Times · 4h ago ·
Kamala Harris to swear in Laphonza Butler as California's next U.S. senator
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Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to swear in Laphonza Butler as California's newest U.S. senator at the Capitol on Tuesday at noon Pacific time.
ABC News · 6h ago · AP source: India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country as ties worsen over murder allegation
· Bloomberg · 13h ago
NBC News · 7h ago · A case involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is one of several conservative-backed efforts before the justices aimed at weakening federal agencies.
· NPR · 9h ago · Payday lenders argue that the CFPB's funding structure is unconstitutional because it's not funded by money appropriated by Congress. The argument threatens the existence of other agencies, too.
CBS News · 7h ago · The attack came two days after a grizzly bear attacked and killed a Canadian couple and their dog in Banff National Park.
· ABC News · Oct 2, 2023 · National park officials in Canada say that a grizzly bear attack at a national park in western Canada has left two people dead, and that the bear later was killed by park rangers
NBC News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Canadian couple and their dog killed in grizzly bear attack at Banff National Park
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A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people and their dog in Alberta’s Banff National Park, according to Canadian park officials and a friend of the victims.
NPR · 9h ago · The federal government will test the emergency alert system by sending messages to millions of cellphones, TVs and radios. Prepare for your phone to emit loud sounds and vibrations.
· NBC News · 20h ago · A nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems will be conducted Wednesday, when a message will be sent to all cellphones, TVs and radios.
The Verge · Oct 2, 2023 ·
FEMA’s national emergency alert test rings phones, TVs, and radios on Wednesday
CBS News · 23h ago ·
Emergency alert test will sound Oct. 4 on all U.S. cellphones
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On Wednesday, Oct. 4, FEMA and the FCC will launch a nationwide test of the emergency alert system.
NBC News · 10h ago · Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed and a dozen injured in Alaska after a military truck was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Monday, officials said.
NPR · Oct 2, 2023 · The jackpot for the next drawing Monday night remains the world's ninth-largest lottery prize of all time.
· NBC News · Sep 30, 2023 · Saturday night's Powerball lottery draw took place without a single six-number ticket matching its numbers, a result that pushed the jackpot past the $1 billion mark, game officials said.
ABC News · Sep 30, 2023 ·
Powerball draws number for giant $960 million jackpot
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The numbers have been drawn for an estimated $960 million Powerball jackpot
CBS News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Powerball jackpot grows to estimated $1.04 billion
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The Powerball jackpot soared past the $1 billion mark after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday night.
NBC News · 20h ago · Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker fired off a letter to President Joe Biden about an “untenable” migrant crisis in the state.
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NPR · 16h ago · Gideon Cody's resignation comes days after Cody was suspended for reasons that were not made public, and weeks after a prosecutor said that there wasn't sufficient evidence to justify the search.
· ABC News · 17h ago · Central Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, City Council member confirms
CBS News · 17h ago · A 9-year-old girl who went missing in New York over the weekend has been found alive after a massive search. A suspect is in custody, police said. Jericka Duncan reports.
· ABC News · Oct 1, 2023 · Police were searching for a missing 9-year-old girl who had been camping with her family in upstate New York
Wall Street Journal · Oct 1, 2023 ·
The Pre-Giuliani New York State of Mind
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San Francisco can’t quite match it.
NBC News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Police are searching for 9-year-old girl abducted from a New York campground
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New York State Police are searching for a 9-year-old girl who they said was abducted Saturday night while camping with her family.
CBS News · 20h ago · Prosecutors alleged that Cigna submitted inaccurate and bogus codes for Medicare Advantage plans between 2016 and 2021.
· ABC News · 23h ago · Health insurance provider The Cigna Group will pay more than $172 million over claims it gave the federal government inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnoses codes in order to inflate reimbursement
NBC News · 20h ago · An average of 27 million people tuned into the Chiefs- Jets game — which Taylor Swift also attended — making it the most-watched Sunday TV show since the Super Bowl, according to NBC Sports.
· Variety · 21h ago · NBC’s Sunday Night Football game featuring the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the New York Jets averaged approximately 27 million viewers, making it the most-watched Sunday show since Super Bowl LVII on Fox in February.
NBC News · 3h ago · Music legend Stevie Nicks officially has her own Barbie doll — and it sold out in less than 24 hours.
· CBS News · 17h ago · Stevie Nicks now has her own Barbie, Mattel announced. The $55 doll is already sold out.
MSNBC · 6h ago · Even if Kevin McCarthy survives Matt Gaetz's effort to oust him — which is no certainty — an already weak Republican House speaker will be left even weaker.
· CBS News · Oct 2, 2023 · "It is becoming increasingly clear who the speaker of the House already works for and it's not the Republican conference," far-right GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday.
Business Insider · 6h ago · The BBC spoke to eight men who attended events hosted by Mike Jeffries and his partner Matthew Smith between 2009 and 2015 at which some said they had been sexually abused.
· CBS News · Oct 2, 2023 · A BBC investigation found Jeffries and his partner, Matthew Smith, were at the center of an organized operation running sex events, with a middleman recruiting young men.
BBC · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO accused of exploiting men for sex
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An organised network recruited men for sex with Abercrombie & Fitch’s then-CEO - BBC investigation.
CNBC · 7h ago · Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial kicks off with jury selection in New York on Tuesday morning.
· Financial Times · 9h ago · New York court will weed through prospective jurors as case against founder of FTX crypto exchange gets under way
ABC News · 13h ago ·
Jury selection to begin in trial of fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried
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Sam Bankman-Fried once promoted his FTX digital coin exchange as a safe way for regular people to get into cryptocurrency
Los Angeles Times · 8h ago · Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees in California and other states plan to go on a three-day strike starting Wednesday. Here's what patients and others need to know.
· Forbes · 23h ago · A strike at one of the nation’s largest healthcare organizations could kick off on Wednesday if union members don’t reach an agreement with Kaiser Permanente.
New Yorker · 8h ago · Like anchos and chipotles: five letters.
· Wall Street Journal · Oct 1, 2023
NBC News · 9h ago · Former NFL tight end Russ Francis, a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the New England Patriots who won a Super Bowl with the 1984 San Francisco 49ers, was killed along with another aviation enthusiast when their small plane crashed after takeoff fr
· ESPN · 18h ago · Former Pro Bowl tight end Russ Francis was killed in a plane crash in Lake Placid, New York.
Bloomberg · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Plane crash in Lake Placid kills 2, including former NFL player Russ Francis of Patriots, 49ers
CBS News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Former NFL Pro Bowl tight end Russ Francis among two killed in airplane crash in Lake Placid, per report
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Francis, who played for the Patriots and 49ers, was 70 years old
Bloomberg · 11h ago
· Financial Times · 14h ago · Canadian investment firm is buying Banks Renewables, one of the UK’s largest renewable developers
Deadline Hollywood · 17h ago · One down, and more to come. That’s the word from SAG-AFTRA and studio CEOS after meeting officially Monday for the first time since the 160,000-strong guild went out of strike on July 14 – they plan to do it again.
· Variety · Oct 1, 2023 · AI, streaming residuals and minimum rate hikes will be among the key issues on the table when SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood’s largest employers sit down Monday for the first formal bargaining talks since the performers union went on strike July 14.
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ABC News · 2h ago · Apple App Store - Top Apps Week ending 10/1/2023
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Ars Technica · 3h ago · Adding fake watermarks to real images, evading current watermarking methods is not hard.
· Wired · 8h ago · Researchers say that it's too easy to evade current methods of watermarking—or even to add fake watermarks to real images.
Wired · 6h ago · Police seized laptops and phones from reporters working for the anti-establishment Newsclick website—the latest outlet to be raided during a crackdown on media in India.
· Financial Times · 10h ago · NewsClick journalists and contributors say police seized phones and laptops in early morning operation
BBC · 7h ago · The video sharing site is looking into charging a fee of around $4.99 to get rid of ads.
· Variety · 19h ago · TikTok is exploring a new way to make money: The popular video app has kicked off a limited-scale test of a monthly subscription service that eliminates ads.
Bloomberg · 17h ago
· Wall Street Journal · 20h ago · The credit-card company’s corporate venture arm, Visa Ventures, will be in charge of the investments.
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Forbes · 30m ago · Developments in biotech can have an impact on humanity, the Earth and the animal kingdom, so it’s not surprising that headlines from the field are of immense interest.
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Deadline Hollywood · 7h ago · Warner Bros. Discovery France boss Pierre Branco has become the latest international exec to depart. Branco has been with the company for 17 years, working his way up to being promomted to head of France, Benelux and Africa last year after Warner Bros merged with Discovery.
· Variety · 7h ago · Pierre Branco, general manager for Warner Bros. Discoveryin France, Benelux and Africa, is stepping down from his position, Variety has learned. Branco took the job a year ago and was previously country manager for WarnerMedia in France, Benelux, Mid
Deadline Hollywood · 7h ago · Powerhouse Japanese boyband agency Johnny & Associates, which is embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal relating to its late founder, Johnny Kitagawa, has announced it will change its name and split into two companies.
· Rolling Stone · 16h ago · The agency, whose founder has been accused of sexually abusing hundreds of boys and young men, said that 325 people have sought damages
Variety · 18h ago ·
Johnny & Associates, Japan Talent Agency, to Split Following Sex Abuse Scandal
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The Johnny & Associates talent agency in Japan is to dissolve following scandal caused by the acts of sexual abuse conducted by the group’s late founder Johnny Kitagawa.
ABC News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Johnny's becomes Smile-Up. Japanese music company hit with sex abuse scandal takes on a new name
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The Japanese entertainment company that has acknowledged its founder sexually assaulted hundreds of boys over the span of five decades has taken a new name: Smile-Up
BBC · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Johnny Kitagawa: Hundreds seek compensation over J-pop agency abuse
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More than 300 people seek compensation for being sexually abused by the late Johnny Kitagawa.
Deadline Hollywood · 8h ago · Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis, and Derry Girls star Louisa Harland have signed on to star in Ulster American, a new stage production from Irish playwright David Ireland (Cyprus Avenue) and directed by Jeremy Herrin (A Mirror, Best of Enemies).
· Variety · 8h ago · Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland will star in a new production of David Ireland’s award-winning play “Ulster American” at London’s Riverside Studios.
Deadline Hollywood · 17h ago · Lionel Messi’s journey in Major League Soccer (MLS) and Inter Miami CF is the subject of Messi Meets America, the new docuseries at Apple TV+. A new trailer dropped giving a sneak peek of the six-part documentary event that will premiere on October 11 with three episodes.
· Rolling Stone · 23h ago · Six-part series will offer a glimpse at the GOAT's short but incredibly impactful time at Inter Miami CF so far
Los Angeles Times · 20h ago · A Las Vegas judge sentenced L.A. rapper Blueface to a maximum of three years of probation for shooting a man in Las Vegas last year. The rapper pleaded guilty in July.
· Rolling Stone · 20h ago · The "Thotiana" rapper pleaded guilty to battery and discharging a firearm charges in relation to a 2022 incident outside a Vegas strip club
Variety · 21h ago · Bill Block is out as CEO of Miramax. The executive and film producer was hired in 2017. Block’s contract expired this week and was not renewed, sources said.
· Deadline Hollywood · 21h ago · EXCLUSIVE: In a major shakeup at Miramax, CEO Bill Block will exit the company this week, a move that will come as soon as Tuesday when his contract expires.
Deadline Hollywood · 28m ago · Katie Buckland has been experiencing a lot of firsts lately as the executive director of the Writers Guild Foundation. When the WGA strike kicked off in May, she and her small staff were asked to manage the “forlorn and sad little” picket line ou
Variety · 30m ago · Matty Healy took some time out of the 1975 concert in Los Angeles on Oct. 2 to issue an updated apology for “some of my actions have hurt some people.” Healy has been under fire numerous times throughout his musical career for controversial comme
Gizmodo · 31m ago · Image: Wizards of the Coast/BBCNext month, Doctor Who turns 60, and it’s celebrating in style between a trio of new episodes and all sorts of retrospective lookbacks—but one of its most intriguing collaborations to mark six decades of adventuring
Rolling Stone · 32m ago · Tamino, Sunny War, Julia Jacklin, and Sarah Kinsley will join on select dates
ABC News · Oct 1, 2023 · George Kirby allowed only three hits in six innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 and allowed Houston to win the American League West title
· CBS News · Sep 30, 2023 · The 2023 MLB postseason kicks off on Tuesday, Oct. 3
ESPN · 10h ago · Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith injured his knee on a questionable tackle near the sideline by Giants linebacker Isaiah Simmons and made his displeasure known.
· CBS News · 16h ago · The veteran was hurt after catching his own pass
Bloomberg · 17h ago
· ABC News · 21h ago · Saudi state media say a Saudi soccer team has refused to play a match in Iran because of busts of a slain Iranian general placed on the sidelines
BBC · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Asian Champions League: Saudi side Al-Ittihad refuse to play in Iran due to statue
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Al-Ittihad's Asian Champions League match with Iran's Sepahan is called off after the Saudi team refused to leave their dressing room.
CBS News · 17h ago · Staying in Milwaukee is Giannis' long-term desire 'as long as we are winning'
· ABC News · 19h ago · Giannis Antetokounmpo praised the Milwaukee Bucks for showing a commitment to winning another championship by acquiring Damian Lillard but added that it still doesn’t make financial sense for him to sign a contract extension right now
Bloomberg · 20h ago ·
Antetokounmpo praises Lillard acquisition and says he wants to be a Buck 'as long as we're winning'
CBS News · 21h ago · The status of the USC star freshman is still uncertain heading into the 2023-24 season
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Los Angeles Times · 23h ago ·
Lakers' LeBron James dedicates season to son Bronny
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Lakers star LeBron James has dedicated this season to son Bronny, a USC freshman who is recovering from cardiac arrest.
ESPN · 17h ago · That expensive signing Mykhailo Mudryk only now just scored his first goal shows Chelsea still have a lot of work to do to turn a corner.
· BBC · 21h ago · Mykhaylo Mudryk scores his first Chelsea goal as the Blues beat Fulham to climb to 11th in Premier League.
ABC News · 17h ago · Phil Nevin will not return as the Los Angeles Angels’ manager next season
· ESPN · 18h ago · A day after the club finished the season at 73-89, the Los Angeles Angels announced that Phil Nevin will not return as the team's manager, and that general manager Perry Minasian will address the media about the managerial search Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times · 19h ago ·
Phil Nevin will not return as Angels manager in 2024
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The Angels will not retain manager Phil Nevin for the 2024 season following another year outside the postseason for the franchise.
ESPN · 18h ago · Asked about the NBA's new rest policy, Kawhi Leonard says he has sat games only when he's been injured and policy won't help him be more available.
· CBS News · 19h ago · Leonard has become one of the faces of load management, and he gave a lengthy answer on the topic at Clippers media day
Los Angeles Times · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Clippers open another training camp with title hopes and plenty of concerns
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Kawhi Leonard and Paul George open a fifth Clippers training camp together with a championship on their mind and questions surrounding the team.
CBS News · 20h ago · Team USA is hoping to have Joel Embiid as well, though the 76ers star is also considering playing for France or Cameroon
· ABC News · 21h ago · Kevin Durant just got done with his summer vacation
Bloomberg · 21h ago ·
Kevin Durant is in. Steph Curry wants to play. NBA stars have the Paris Olympics already in mind
ABC News · 22h ago · Coach Shane Steichen says the Colts will activate running back Jonathan Taylor from the physically unable to perform list and he could play Sunday against Tennessee
· CBS News · 23h ago · The Colts coach says Taylor, who has been out since last December due to injuries and a contract dispute, is 'excited to be back'
NBC News · Oct 2, 2023 · The Houston Rockets have told Kevin Porter Jr. that he cannot be with the team in any capacity in the wake of his domestic violence arrest last month.
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ABC News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Kevin Porter barred from Houston Rockets after domestic violence arrest in New York
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The Houston Rockets have told Kevin Porter Jr. that he can not be with the team in any capacity in the wake of his domestic violence arrest last month
BBC · 7h ago · A 14-year-old is arrested on suspicion of opening fire at the iconic Siam Paragon mall, officials say.
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BBC · 11h ago · Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar is reportedly unharmed after the incident in Washington.
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NPR · 7h ago · The scientists look at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split seconds, giving "humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons," according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
· NBC News · 7h ago · The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded Tuesday to three scientists who look at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split seconds.
ABC News · 11h ago ·
Nobels season resumes with Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarding the prize in physics
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Nobels season is resuming with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm awarding the prize in physics
NPR · 10h ago · Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths in the lakes in the region. Temperatures since last week have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit in the Tefe Lake region.
· ABC News · 14h ago · More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week due to a severe drought, and many more could be affected if water temperatures remain high
Washington Post · 11h ago · Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, whose research is behind mRNA coronavirus vaccines, won the prize for medicine. The other laureates will be named this week.
· Financial Times · Oct 2, 2023 · Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman praised for role in ‘unprecedented rate of development’ of coronavirus jabs
Smithsonian · 23h ago ·
Nobel Prize in Medicine Honors Two Scientists Who Enabled mRNA Vaccines
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Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman discovered a way to edit mRNA so it could be used in vaccines without getting attacked and destroyed by the body
The Economist · Oct 2, 2023 ·
A Nobel prize in physiology for mRNA vaccines
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Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman helped pioneer a technology that saved millions of lives
Politico · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Scientists who paved way for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines win Nobel prize
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Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for modifying mRNA to be accepted into the body.
BBC · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines
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Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed the technology which led to Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Scientists whose work on mRNA paved the way for first COVID-19 vaccines win Nobel Prize
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Nobel Prize winners Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman harnessed messenger RNA, an advance that led to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
Bloomberg · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Nobel for mRNA Vaccine Shows Power of Perseverance
Wall Street Journal · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman Win Nobel Prize for mRNA Vaccine Development
ESPN · Oct 2, 2023 · What went wrong in the VAR room to disallow Diaz's goal for Liverpool at Tottenham.
· International Business Times · Oct 1, 2023 · Liverpool forward Luis Diaz had a goal disallowed for offside in what was clearly a wrong call by match officials.
BBC · Sep 30, 2023 ·
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool: PGMOL admits 'significant human error' over disallowed Luis Diaz goal
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PGMOL admits the decision to disallow Luis Diaz's goal in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Spurs was "a significant human error".
CBS News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp on Premier League's VAR issues after shocking Tottenham call: 'Who does that help?'
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Liverpool had a goal wrongfully ruled offside in a 2-1 loss
NPR · 21h ago · Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine played a crucial role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines.
· International Business Times · 23h ago · Two scientists from Pennsylvania University, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, won the Medicine Nobel Prize for 15 years of relentless research on mRNA vaccines that eventually paved the way for the COVID-19 vaccine.
NBC News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to 2 scientists whose discoveries enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against Covid-19
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Hungarian-born American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing "to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times," for their discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines.
CBS News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Two scientists share Nobel for enabling COVID-19 vaccines
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American Drew Weissman, Hungarian Katalin Karikó win 2023 Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA research behind "the unprecedented rate" of COVID-19 vaccine development.
New Scientist · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Nobel prize for medicine goes to mRNA work behind covid-19 vaccines
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Wall Street Journal · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Nobel Prize Goes to Duo for mRNA Vaccine Development
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Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19.
ABC News · Oct 2, 2023 ·
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
NBC News · 19h ago · Eyewitnesses reported seeing a large fireball turn the sky orange after a lightning strike caused a gas explosion at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant near Oxford, England. Police say no one was hurt.
· BBC · 22h ago · Onlookers filmed the fireball after reports that an explosion was heard in the area.
Wall Street Journal · 20h ago · WeWork has decided to withhold interest payments due on Monday as it looks to restructure.
CBS News · 53m ago · Decades ago, about 4,500 young Inuit women in Greenland had IUDs inserted without consent.
International Business Times · 1h ago · Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk scored his first Chelsea goal on Monday, but he was among a few injury scares for the Blues upon leaving Craven Cottage.
NASA · 2h ago · Air taxis may become an important part of the U.S. transportation ecosystem, quickly carrying people relatively short distances – and eventually some may fly without a pilot aboard.
NASA · 2h ago · Two upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station to conduct science research and station maintenance will feature NASA astronauts, both first-time spacewalkers.
New Scientist · 2h ago · The low-pitched sound of purring is unusual for an animal with short vocal folds, but cats have other structures in their larynx that enable their contented rumbling
NASA · 2h ago · NASA will begin a new RS-25 test series Oct. 5, the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket.
Smithsonian · 2h ago · The building is connected to Winston Churchill, Ian Fleming and other famous figures
Gizmodo · 3h ago · A team of paleontologists studying the fossilized shell of a sea turtle from the Miocene Epoch found something surprising and perhaps impossible: preserved bone cells that they believe may contain ancient DNA, the molecule that holds the genetic information of living things.Read more...
Smithsonian · 3h ago · Known as bacteriophages, the specialized viruses could hijack and kill drug-resistant bacteria
Science Daily · 3h ago · Climate change means the American West will have 17% fewer safe days to light prescribed fires for wildfire management, according to new research. Winter, however, will see a net 4% increase in the number of favorable days.
Science Daily · 3h ago · Using a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible grating made only of air is not only immune to damage from the laser light, but it also preserves the original quality of the beam.
NBC News · 6h ago · A group of women in Greenland are seeking compensation from Denmark over an involuntary birth control campaign launched in the 1960s, their lawyer said on Monday.
· BBC · 19h ago · Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territory's population.
NBC News · 7h ago · Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty to three firearms charges during his arraignment in a federal court in Delaware on Tuesday/
· BBC · 8h ago · The president's son faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of three federal criminal charges.
ABC News · 11h ago ·
Hunter Biden returns to court in Delaware and is expected to plead not guilty to gun charges
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Hunter Biden is due back in a Delaware courtroom
ABC News · 30m ago · A judge has blocked a southeastern Wisconsin school district's policy of allowing students to change their names and gender pronouns without parental consent
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New Scientist · 4h ago · The microbes living on and in you can change your mood, your mind and your health - challenging our ideas about human nature
New Scientist · 4h ago · From diet, to stress, sleep and your social life, there are plenty of ways to keep the microbiome working and boost health at any age
NBC News · 4h ago · Elizabeth Hurley, who has been a global ambassador for Estée Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Campaign for nearly 30 years, joins TODAY to continue to raise awareness about the disease and encourages people to get screened by doctors.
New Scientist · 5h ago · A second vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease should be available from next year, adding to the first that was launched in 2019
Forbes · 5h ago · The payout will settle the claims of 11,000 people who said they weren’t property warned Nexium and Prilosec could cause chronic kidney disease.
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NPR · 4h ago · Lydia Davis' focus has shifted largely from issues of parenting and domestic relationships to aspects of aging — but the results are as penetrating as anything she's written.
NPR · 9h ago · As a film director, Jordan Peele is a master of horror. Now he's curated a book of horror stories called Out There Screaming. He talks to Brittany Luse of the NPR podcast It's Been a Minute.
New Yorker · Oct 2, 2023 · The author discusses “Heart,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.
NPR · Oct 1, 2023 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Yomi Adegoke abouther new novel, The List.
NPR · Sep 30, 2023 · NPR's Scott Simon speaks with fellow NPR host Steve Inskeep about his new book, "Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America."
NPR · Sep 29, 2023 · A new tribute album offers musical interpretations of Ginsberg's poems. The poet and countercultural activist spoke to Terry Gross in 1994 about his poem "Howl," which was inspired by his mother.
NPR · Sep 28, 2023 · NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sheila Johnson, the first Black female billionaire, about her account of surviving an emotionally abusive marriage. Johnson's new memoir is Walk Through Fire.
NPR · Sep 28, 2023 · Now that Winnie-the-Pooh is in the pubic domain, it's a free-for-all. In Winnie-the-Pooh: The Deforested Edition, the trees have are all gone. The book is by toilet paper company Who Gives A Crap.
Christian Science Monitor · Sep 27, 2023 · Often, community involves a sense of belonging. But our contributor sees in Dennis Lehane’s new novel, “Small Mercies,” that belonging can become a trap if not tempered by openness to others.
NPR · Sep 26, 2023 · Isle McElroy's novel covers a deep exploration of marriage, love, and the ways we know one another — while also touching on how so much of how we navigate the world depends on how it sees us.
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· ABC News · 13h ago · Rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon scored on a 97-yard interception return late in the third quarter and the Seattle Seahawks tied a team record with 11 sacks in a 24-3 victory over the struggling and offensively inept New York Giants
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· CBS News · Oct 2, 2023 · They were the first shows to leave the air when the writers strike began May 2 and now will be among the first to return.
ABC News · Oct 1, 2023 ·
Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff
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Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike
Forbes · 29m ago · A look at the many ways the "X-Men" franchise helped establish the modern superhero film genre, and inspired the MCU and Dark Knight Trilogy.
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Forbes · 50m ago · Montblanc just announced Maria Callas is the subject of this year’s Muses Special Edition collection, 100 years after her birth.
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Forbes · 46m ago · SL 43 is Mercedes-AMG’s sporting rear-wheel drive alternative to the Affalterbach firm’s all-wheel drive V8-powered range topper, the SL 63.
The Independent UK · 2h ago · From annual insurance to one-trip coverage, these policies offer protection when on the snow
Forbes · 3h ago · Despite an erratic global economy and war overseas, the luxury hotel business is booming and in record numbers.
The Independent UK · 4h ago · Dogs, cats and even snakes have been found in bags at airports
The Independent UK · 4h ago · Second Aslef walk-out of the week on last day of Conservative Party conference
Forbes · 4h ago · I had an idea that the new Super Sub from U-Boat Worx was going to be a little different than the personal submersibles that are currently being carried by some of the...
Forbes · 5h ago · A luxurious heritage hotel stay on a tropical island, Capella Singapore is the perfect place to escape the big city bustle.
The Independent UK · 6h ago · National rail strike on Wednesday will still cause widespread disruption
Forbes · 6h ago · The RM Sotheby’s auction includes 56 white Porsche sports cars, plus two red Porsche tractors and hundreds of items of Porsche memorabilia, from suitcases to skis.
The Independent UK · 7h ago · Eurostar ramping up “preventative treatments” to keep the critters on the other side of the Channel
Wall Street Journal · 36m ago · Daniel Henninger’s 1993 editorial noted an erosion of norms. Things have gotten much worse.
Wall Street Journal · 42m ago · Coalitions between minor and major parties would make U.S. politics milder.
Washington Post · 45m ago · The far-right Alternative for Germany is ascendant, and the nation’s leadership seems unable to confront it. An unsteady Europe could be in for further shocks.
Washington Post · 51m ago · The punishment in his case is, as far as I can tell, unprecedented in its scale.
Washington Post · 1h ago · Some behavior just crosses the line — and when it does, there have to be consequences.
Washington Post · 3h ago · Alexandra's live chat with readers starts at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Submit your questions now.
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MSNBC · 3h ago · One of the most important questions in American constitutional politics is whether the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump from holding the presidency again.
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Longreads · 8h ago · A surreal train ride between Chicago and New Orleans proves that Amtrak still has a lot to offer. (Not including speed or the food.)
Longreads · Sep 29, 2023 · "That said, things obviously did get weird."
Longreads · Sep 29, 2023 · Featuring stories from Margaret Talbot, Wiam El-Tamami, Virginia Heffernan, Dave Denison, and Meilan Solly.
Longreads · Sep 28, 2023 · "The Intercontinental in Kabul was Afghanistan's first luxury hotel. Once the site of legendary parties, the hotel is now in the hands of the Taliban, and their fighters are supposed to work with outsiders."
Longreads · Sep 28, 2023 · "The goal is to get his 46-year-old organs to look and act like 18-year-old organs."
Longreads · Sep 28, 2023 · "First it was chess and Go. Now AI can beat us at Diplomacy, the most human of board games. The way it wins offers hope that maybe AI will be a delight."
Longreads · Sep 28, 2023 · "Though the world wouldn't catch on until disaster struck, a tight-knit community of seafarers, explorers, and bold submariners worried for years that Stockton Rush's OceanGate implosion was all but guaranteed."
Longreads · Sep 28, 2023 · "A lifetime after the Holocaust, a few of its perpetrators somehow remain at large."
Longreads · Sep 27, 2023 · "Robert Konashewych was a young police officer with expensive tastes, two girlfriends and a mountain of debt. Heinz Sommerfeld was recently deceased with a large unclaimed estate. Problem, meet solution."
Longreads · Sep 27, 2023 · "On Chinese social media, women are censored and harassed, but undeterred."